Group 20 Rugby League
Group 20 is a rugby league competition in the region of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. The competition is played in five grades, with these being Under 16s, Under 18s, Women's League-Tag, Reserve Grade and First Grade.
Sport | Rugby league |
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Number of teams | 9 |
Country | |
Premiers | |
Most titles | |
Website | Group 20 Rugby League on facebook |
Currently, a home and away season consisting of eighteen rounds is played. The best five teams then play-off according to the McIntyre System, culminating in the Group 20 Grand Final, which is traditionally held at E.W. Moore Oval in Griffith.
Current clubs
Club | Nickname | Home Ground | No. of Premierships | Premiership Years |
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Hawks | Yanco Sports Ground | 8 | 1973, 1979, 1992-93-94-95-96, 2000 | |
Roosters | Darlington Point Sports Ground; Coleambally Sports Ground | 5 | 1980, 1983, 1987–88, 2019 | |
Black & White Panthers | E.W. Moore Oval, Griffith | 6 | 1954, 1958, 1961, 1975, 1990, 1998, 2017 | |
Waratah Tigers | Griffith Exies Oval | 13 | 1967, 1969, 1971–72, 1976-77-78, 1985, 2008, 2010, 2014–15, 2018 | |
Magpies | Hay Sports Ground | 0 | None | |
Greenies | Leeton No. 1 Oval | 6 | 1959, 1964, 1966, 1981, 1997, 2007 | |
Sharks | Lake Cargelligo Sports Ground | 3 | 1974, 2013, 2016 | |
Mallee Men | Ron Crowe Oval, West Wyalong | 7 | 1968, 1970, 1984, 1989, 2005, 2011–12 | |
Blueheelers | Wade Park, Yenda | 7 | 1982, 2001-02-03-04, 2006, 2009 |
Previous clubs
Club | Nickname | No. of Premierships | Premiership Years | Moved to |
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Hurricanes | 0 | None | Unamalgamated with Narrandera Lizards for Yanco-Wamoon to stand alone in 2015 | |
Lizards | 3 | 1986, 1991, 1999 | Disbanded in 2005 before amalgamating with Yanco-Wamoon Hawks to form Bidgee Hurricanes in 2012. After Hurricanes collapsed, reformed in Group 17 | |
Dragons | 0 | None | Group 9 | |
Greens | 1 | 1960 | Group 13 | |
Kangaroos | 2 | 1962–63 | Group 9 | |
Magpies | 4 | 1955-56-57, 1965 | Group 9 | |
Grand Finals
Season | Teams | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Coach | Report | Minor Premiers |
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1967 | 9 | 32-2 | |||||
1968 | 9 | 15-4 | Ron Crowe | ||||
1969 | 9 | 18-9 | Bob Lanigan | ||||
1970 | 10 | 19-18 | Peter Broad | ||||
1971 | 9 | 13-11 | Reg McCulla | ||||
1972 | 8-2 | ||||||
1973 | 16-11 | W Watson | |||||
1974 | 11-8 | M Condon | |||||
1975 | 9 | 22-7 | R. Adamson | ||||
1976 | 9 | 16-6 | Bob Priest | ||||
1977 | 9 | 34-15 | Bob Priest | ||||
1978 | 9 | 29-10 | Bob Priest | ||||
1979 | 9 | 19-14 | |||||
1980 | 16-15 | Geoff Foster | |||||
1981 | 30-11 | Ron Pilon | |||||
1982 | 23-22 | ||||||
1983 | 9 | 25-2 | Geoff Foster | TAN[1] | |||
1984 | 9 | 14-2 | Ron Pilon | TAN[2] | |||
1985 | 8 | 20-12 | Warren Jowett | ||||
1986 | 9 | 21-6 | S. Condren | ||||
1987 | 9 | 18-6 | John Barnhill | ||||
1988 | 9 | 14-8 | John Clune | ||||
1989 | 9 | 24-2 | Mick Lewis | ||||
1990 | 9 | 22-16 | Ray Schaeffer | ||||
1991 | 9 | 25-23 | Bill Watson | ||||
1992 | 9 | 18-17 | Wayne Everett | TAN[3] | |||
1993 | 9 | 14-10 | Wayne Everett | TAN[4] | |||
1994 | 9 | 32-10 | John Gutherson | TAN[5] | |||
1995 | 9 | 28-16 | Ken Kerr | TAN[6] | |||
1996 | 9 | 21-20 | Wayne Everett | TAN[7] | |||
1997 | 9 | 25-18 | Daryl Rando | TAN[8] | |||
1998 | 9 | 16-12 | Chris Brennan | TAN[9] | |||
1999 | 9 | 20-18 | Willie Wolfgramm | ||||
2000 | 8 | 39-14 | Roy Jewitt | TAN[10] | |||
2001 | 8 | 28-16 | Trevor Richards | TAN[11] | |||
2002 | 8 | 38-18 | Ray Mavroudis | TAN[12] | |||
2003 | 9 | 33-30 | |||||
2004 | 9 | 18-16 | Ray Mavroudis | TAN[13] | |||
2005 | 8 | 34-14 | Ryan Prevett | TAN[14] | |||
2006 | 8 | 26-22 | Paul Lawrence | RLW[15] | |||
2007 | 8 | 52-34 | YT[16] | ||||
2008 | 8 | 40-36 | |||||
2009 | 8 | 24-20 | |||||
2010 | 8 | 30-16 | |||||
2011 | 9 | 24-12 | |||||
2012 | 9 | 38-10 | TAN[17] YT[18] | ||||
2013 | 9 | 26-10 | TAN[19] | ||||
2014 | 9 | 22-18 | Kosie Lelei | ||||
2015 | 9 | 50-22 | TAN[20] | ||||
2016 | 9 | 14-8 | TAN[21] YT[22] | ||||
2017 | 9 | 28-10 | YT[23] | ||||
2018 | 9 | 30-20 | DA[24] YT[25] | ||||
2019 | 9 | 30-18 | Ryan McGoldrick & Ben Jeffery |
DA[26] |
Juniors playing in NRL
Griffith
- Shaun Spence
- Andrew Fifita
- David Fifita
- Simon Bonetti
- Michael Henderson
Leeton
Yanco
Sources
Years | Item | Via |
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1967-69, 1971-96 | Country Rugby League Annual Report | State Library of NSW |
1983 to 2005 | The Area News | Microfilm copies at State Library of NSW |
1970 to 2001 | Rugby League Week | Bound copies at State Library of NSW |
2002 to 2015 | Rugby League Week | eResources at State Library of NSW |
2018 to 2019 | Various Newspaper Websites | As referenced |
See also
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References
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- "14 Year Wait Ends For Pilon". The Area News. 18 September 1984. p. 28.
- Nolan, Kate (15 August 1992). "Griffith downed in a thriller - Injury allows Yanco to get back in game". The Area News. p. 20.
- Nolan, Kate (13 September 1993). "Twice as nice". The Area News. p. 1.
- McGill, Damian (12 September 1994). "Another cup for the cupboard". The Area News. p. 1.
- "Hawks make Group 20 history". The Area News. 11 September 1995. p. 1.
- "Hawks win fifth - just". The Area News. 16 September 1996. p. 28.
- "Leeton ends a 16 year premiership drought". The Area News. 15 September 1997. p. 28.
- White, David (21 September 1998). "Griffith Black & Whites' 16-12 victory". The Area News. p. 1.
- Whitelaw, Anya (21 August 2000). "The first win is the sweetest - Hawks save the best until last to triumph over Yenda". The Area News. p. 24.
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- Uhr, Grace (20 September 2004). "Yenda make it four - Blueheelers defeat Greenies in an 18-16 grand final thriller". The Area News. p. 24.
- Malone, Matt (19 September 2005). "Malleemen charge to historic title win". The Area News. p. 28.
- Logue, Matt. "Redemption". Rugby League Week. Sydney: Bauer Media Group (20/09/2006) – via eResources at State Library of NSW.
- "Group Twenty 2007 Grand Final". YouTube. 28 December 2009 [2007]. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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- Foscarini, Dean (17 December 2013) [2012]. "2012 Group 20 Grand Final in Griffith 17 September 2012". YouTube. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Rugari, Vince (23 September 2013). "Sharks celebrate first Group 20 title in 39 years". The Area News. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Piva, Andrew (27 September 2015). "Griffith Waratah Tigers win Group 20 premiership". The Area News. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Group 20 grand finals 2016 - Mega gallery and videos". The Area News. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Ratcliff, Ali (19 September 2016). "1st Grade Grand Final". YouTube. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Ratcliff, Ali (19 September 2017). "First Grade". YouTube. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Warren, Liam (16 September 2018). "Waratahs defeat Yenda in the Group 20 first grade decider". Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- Ratcliff, Ali (17 September 2018). "X Gold Grand Final 1st Grade". YouTube. Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Warren, Liam (8 September 2019). "Darlington Point Coleambally defeat Waratahs in Group 20 first grade". Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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