Group 9 Rugby League

Group 9 Rugby League

General Information
Founded	27 April 1923
2015 Season
Premiers	Gundagai
Minor Premiers	Gundagai (14 wins, 1 loss)
Wooden Spoon	Tumbarumba (0 wins, 16 losses)

Group 9 is a rugby league competition based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, and surrounding areas. The competition is played in five grades, with these being Under 16s, Under 18s, Women's League-Tag, Reserve-Grade and First-Grade.

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 9 Grand Figrand finalnal, which is traditionally held at McDonalds Park in Wagga Wagga.

Current Clubs

Town	Team	Home Ground	No. of Premierships	Premiership Years
Albury (previously Lavington Panthers)	Albury Thunder	Greenfield Park, Albury	3	2012-13-14
Cootamundra	Cootamundra Bulldogs	Les Boyd Oval, Cootamundra	9	1947-48, 1950–51, 1954, 1982, 1988, 1990, 2005
Gundagai	Gundagai Tigers	Anzac Park, Gundagai	4	1946, 1963, 1983, 2015
Junee	Junee Diesels	Laurie Daley Oval, Junee	2	1964, 1986
South City	South City Bulls	Harris Park, Wagga Wagga	1	2011
Temora	Temora Dragons	Nixon Park, Temora	9	1957-58-59, 1961, 1977, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Tumbarumba	Tumbarumba Greens	Tumbarumba Showground; Memorial Park, Batlow	1	1997
Tumut	Tumut Blues	Twickenham, Tumut	6	1949, 1973, 2003, 2007–08, 2010
Wagga	Wagga Wagga Brothers	McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga	1	1995
Wagga	Wagga Wagga Kangaroos	McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga	10	1971, 1978–79, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999-2000-01, 2009
16x16px Young	Young Cherrypickers	Alfred Oval, Young	7	1952-53, 1955–56, 1974, 1984, 1991

Previous Clubs

Club	Nickname	No. of Premierships	Premiership Years	Moved to
Adelong-Batlow	Bears	1	1996	Disbanded
Harden-Murrumburrah	Hawks	2	1962, 1981	Disbanded before amalgamating with Binalong Brahmans to form South West Brahmans and move to George Tooke Shield in the Canberra Division
Turvey Park	Lions	4	1972, 1975–76, 1993	Amalgamated with Wagga Magpies to form South City Bulls in 2005
Wagga	Magpies	3	1980, 1989, 1992	Amalgamated with Turvey Park Lions to form South City Bulls in 2005
West Wyalong	Mallee Men	3	1960, 1965–66	Group 20

List of Premiers

First-Grade

Season	Grand Final Information			Minor Premiers
	Premiers	Score (Margin)	Runners-Up
1946	Gundagai	15-3	West Wyalong
1947	Cootamundra	50-10	Young
1948	Cootamundra	14-9	Young
1949	Tumut	11-10	Griffith	Barmedman
1950	Cootamundra	11-5	Junee	Junee
1951	Cootamundra	16-13	West Wyalong	Cootamundra
1952	16x16px Young	14-11	Temora	Young
1953	16x16px Young	9-7	Cootamundra	Young
1954	Cootamundra	21-7	Temora	Temora
1955	16x16px Young	38-5	West Wyalong
1956	16x16px Young	52-2	Tumbarumba
1957	Temora	13-7	Gundagai
1958	Temora	46-9	Harden-Murrumburrah
1959	Temora		Harden-Murrumburrah
1960	West Wyalong	18-7	Harden-Murrumburrah
1961	Temora	19-4	Junee
1962	Harden-Murrumburrah	18-10	West Wyalong
1963	Gundagai	18-5	Tumut
1964	Junee	17-7	Harden-Murrumburrah
1965	West Wyalong	17-12	Tumut
1966	West Wyalong	23-2	Temora
Group 9 merged with Group 20 to form three competitions between 1967 and 1970 (see below)
1971	Wagga Kangaroos	26-8 (18 points)	Tumut
1972	Turvey Park	19-5 (14 points)	Tumut
1973	Tumut	24-4 (20 points)	Wagga Kangaroos
1974	16x16px Young	30-5 (25 points)	Cootamundra
1975	Turvey Park	26-6 (20 points)	Harden
1976	Turvey Park	13-8 (5 points)	Temora
1977	Temora	18-5 (13 points)	Cootamundra
1978	Wagga Kangaroos	26-7 (19 points)	Tumut
1979	Wagga Kangaroos	20-7 (13 points)	Harden
1980	Wagga Magpies	27-19 (8 points)	16x16px Young
1981	Harden-Murrumburrah	18-15 (3 points)	Wagga Kangaroos
1982	Cootamundra	14-8 (6 points)	Tumut
1983	Gundagai	40-14 (26 points)	16x16px Young
1984	16x16px Young	32-12 (20 points)	Gundagai
1985	Wagga Kangaroos	28-12 (16 points)	Wagga Magpies
1986	Junee	10-6 (4 points)	16x16px Young
1987	Wagga Kangaroos	37-8 (29 points)	Temora
1988	Cootamundra	22-16 (6 points)	Temora
1989	Wagga Magpies	24-23 (1 point)	Temora
1990	Cootamundra		Temora
1991	16x16px Young	16-6 (10 points)	Wagga Magpies
1992	Wagga Magpies	16-4 (12 points)	Tumut
1993	Turvey Park	24-10 (14 points)	Gundagai
1994	Wagga Kangaroos	24-20 (4 points)	Gundagai
1995	Wagga Brothers	42-16 (26 points)	Wagga Magpies
1996	Adelong-Batlow	20-10 (10 points)	Harden
1997	Tumbarumba	28-22 (6 points)	Harden
1998	Temora	38-22 (16 points)	16x16px Young
1999	Wagga Kangaroos	40-16 (24 points)	Harden
2000	Wagga Kangaroos	32-20 (12 points)	Tumbarumba
2001	Wagga Kangaroos	22-20 (2 points)	Temora
2002	Temora	56-16 (40 points)	Turvey Park
2003	Tumut	31-10 (21 points)	Gundagai
2004	Temora	22-22 AET: 28-24 (4 points)	Gundagai
2005	Cootamundra	19-12 (7 points)	Tumut
2006	Temora	40-16 (24 points)	Gundagai
2007	Tumut	28-10 (18 points)	Wagga Brothers
2008	Tumut	20-14 (6 points)	Wagga Brothers
2009	Wagga Kangaroos	42-4 (38 points)	Gundagai
2010	Tumut	22-8 (14 points)	Junee
2011	South City	20-18 (2 points)	Gundagai	South City
2012	Albury	36-26 (10 points)	South City	Albury
2013	Albury	30-20 (10 points)	Gundagai	Albury
2014	Albury	45-4 (41 points)	South City

• 1967: Riverina Zone 3. Wagga Magpies
• 1967: Group 9/20 Comp 1. Griffith Waratahs Tigers
• 1967: Group 9/20 Comp 2. Queanbeyan Blues
• 1968: Riverina Zone 3. Wagga Kangaroos
• 1968: Group 9/20 Comp 1. West Wyalong
• 1968: Group 9/20 Comp 2. 16x16px Young
• 1969: Riverina Zone 3. Griffith Waratahs Tigers
• 1969: Group 9/20 Comp 1. 16x16px Griffith Black & Whites
• 1969: Group 9/20 Comp 2. Queanbeyan Kangaroos
• 1970: Riverina Zone 3. Tumut
• 1970: Group 9/20 Comp 1. West Wyalong
• 1970: Group 9/20 Comp 2. Queanbeyan Kangaroos

Reserve-Grade

• 1960: Harden-Murrumburrah
• 1961: Harden-Murrumburrah
• 1962: Junee
• 1963: Junee
• 1964: Cootamundra
• 1965: Junee
• 1966: Murrumbidgee RL. Wagga Kangaroos
• 1967: Riverina Zone 3. Tumut
• 1967: Group 9/20 Comp 1. West Wyalong
• 1967: Group 9/20 Comp 2. Queanbeyan
• 1968: Riverina Zone 3. Tumut
• 1968: Group 9/20 Comp 1. Leeton
• 1968: Group 9/20 Comp 2. Queanbeyan United
• 1969: Riverina Zone 3. Tumut
• 1969: Group 9/20 Comp 1. 16x16px Griffith Black & Whites
• 1969: Group 9/20 Comp 2. Queanbeyan Kangaroos
• 1970: Riverina Zone 3. Wagga Kangaroos
• 1970: Group 9/20 Comp 1. 16x16px Griffith Black & Whites
• 1970: Group 9/20 Comp 2. Queanbeyan United
• 1971: Tumut
• 1972: Cootamundra
• 1973: 16x16px Young
• 1974: 16x16px Young
• 1975: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1976: 16x16px Young
• 1977: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1978: 16x16px Young
• 1979: 16x16px Young
• 1980: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1981: Temora
• 1982: Temora
• 1983: 16x16px Young
• 1984: Temora
• 1985: Junee
• 1986: Junee
• 1987: Junee
• 1998: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1989: Junee
• 1990: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1991: Tumut
• 1992: Wagga Kangaroos/ Wagga Brothers
• 1993: Turvey Park
• 1994: Tumut
• 1995: Harden-Murrumburrah
• 1996: Turvey Park
• 1997: Harden-Murrumburrah
• 1998: Turvey Park
• 1999: Adelong-Batlow
• 2000: Gundagai
• 2001: Tumut
• 2002: Gundagai
• 2003: Gundagai
• 2004: 16x16px Young
• 2005: Tumut
• 2006: Junee
• 2007: Cootamundra
• 2008: Junee
• 2009: Wagga Brothers
• 2010: Lavington
• 2011: Albury
• 2012: Albury
• 2013: Wagga Brothers
• 2014: Gundagai
• 2015: Gundagai

League-Tag

• 2008: Wagga Kangaroos
• 2009: Temora
• 2010: Temora
• 2011: Wagga Brothers
• 2012: Wagga Brothers
• 2013: Wagga Brothers
• 2014: Wagga Brothers
• 2015: Gundagai

Under 18s

• 1971: Wagga Magpies
• 1972: Temora
• 1973: 16x16px Young
• 1974: Turvey Park
• 1975: 16x16px Young
• 1976: Turvey Park
• 1977: 16x16px Young
• 1978: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1979: Junee
• 1980: Turvey Park
• 1981: Wagga Magpies
• 1982: Tumut
• 1983: 16x16px Young
• 1984: Junee
• 1985: Junee
• 1986: Junee
• 1987: 16x16px Young
• 1988: Temora
• 1989: 16x16px Young
• 1990: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1991: 16x16px Young
• 1992: 16x16px Young
• 1993: Turvey Park
• 1994: Harden-Murrumburrah
• 1995: Junee
• 1996: Wagga Brothers
• 1997: Wagga Brothers
• 1998: Wagga Magpies
• 1999: Gundagai
• 2000: 16x16px Young
• 2001: Wagga Kangaroos
• 2002: 16x16px Young
• 2003: Tumut
• 2004: Tumut
• 2005: 16x16px Young
• 2006: Temora
• 2007: Junee
• 2008: Temora
• 2009: Cootamundra
• 2010: Wagga Kangaroos
• 2011: Wagga Brothers
• 2012: Temora
• 2013: Temora
• 2014: Wagga Brothers

Under 16s

• 1971: Tumut
• 1972: Turvey Park
• 1973: 16x16px Young
• 1974: Turvey Park
• 1975: 16x16px Young
• 1976: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1977: Tumut
• 1978: Tumut
• 1979: Turvey Park
• 1980: 16x16px Young
• 1981: Turvey Park
• 1982: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1983: 16x16px Young
• 1984: 16x16px Young
• 1985: Junee
• 1986: 16x16px Young
• 1987: 16x16px Young
• 1988: 16x16px Young
• 1989: 16x16px Young
• 1990: 16x16px Young
• 1991: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1992: 16x16px Young
• 1993: Temora
• 1994: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1995: Wagga Brothers
• 1997: Wagga Kangaroos
• 1998: Tumut
• 1999: Wagga Kangaroos
• 2000: Temora
• 2001: Wagga Magpies
• 2002: Wagga Magpies
• 2003: Wagga Brothers
• 2004: Temora
• 2005: Junee
• 2006: 16x16px Young
• 2007: Wagga Brothers
• 2008: Cootamundra
• 2009: Junee
• 2010: Gundagai
• 2011: Temora
• 2012: Wagga Kangaroos
• 2013: Cootamundra
• 2014: Temora

Notable Juniors

Albury Thunder/Rams/Lavington Panthers

• Adrian Purtell

Cootamundra Bulldogs

• Mark Bryant
• Les Boyd
• James Callan
• Glen Buttriss
• Jack De Belin

Junee Diesels

• Laurie Daley
• Jason Lidden
• Rick Keast
• Gavin Lamb
• Adam Perry
• Michael Dobson
• Damian Miles
• Jason Daley
• Craig Breen
• Phil Crowe
• Bradley Nicoll
• Matthew Nicoll
• Ben Nicoll
• Matthew Hands
• Cameron Woo
• Samuel Clune

South City Bulls

• Nick Skinner

Temora Dragons

• Mark Stimson
• Trent Barrett
• Todd Payten
• Josh McCrone
• Steve Reardon
• Ryan Hinchcliffe
• Mark Nicholls
• Ben Hampton
• Trevor Barnes
• Peter Wynn
• Graeme Wynn
• Brendon Reeves
• Peter Stimpson
• Gavin Price-Jones
• Steve Reardon

Wagga Wagga Brothers

• Jack Littlejohn

Wagga Wagga Kangaroos

• Peter Sterling
• Steve Mortimer
• Steve Martin
• Greg Watt
• Adam McCullum
• Jermaine Packer
• Geoff Lawson
• Paul Tilden
• Craig Hiscock
• Jeff Case
• Paul Upfield
• Marc Glanville
• Luke Priddis
• Jamie Soward
• Nigel Plum
• Cameron King
• Cameron Bruest
• Michael Parker-Walsh

Young Cherrypickers

• Brett Mullins
• Simon Woolford
• Jordan McLean

External links

• Group 9 Homepage