Group 9 Rugby League

Group 9 is a rugby league competition in New South Wales, Australia based around the surrounding areas of Wagga Wagga. It is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Competition is now played in four Grades, Under 16, known as the Sullivan Cup, Under 18, known as the Weissel Cup, Reserve Grade, known as the Burmiester Shield and the XXXX Gold Group 9 First Grade.

History

Group 9 Rugby League was formed at a meeting in Harden On Friday, April, 27, 1923. The foundation of the group was held in the 'Grand Hotel' Harden - owned then by a Mr Don McLean. The meeting was convened by the Harden-Murrumburrah Rugby League Club. The first president of Group 9 was Mr MP O'Brien, the Hon. Treasurer Mr JW Worner and the Hon. Secretary Mr LG Arthur, all of whom lived in Harden. The clubs represented were Junee, Temora, West Wyalong, Murrumburrah, Young, Harden, Wambanumba, Monteagle, Cootamundra, Gundagai, Binalong and Barmedman.

Teams

*Wagga Brothers
*South City "(formerly Wagga Magpies and Turvey Park Lions)"
*Tumut Blues
*Cootamundara Bulldogs
*Gundagai Tigers
*Wagga Kangaroos
*Junee Diesels
*Lavington Panthers "(previously known as Albury Blues and Albury Southern Rams)"
*Young Cherrypickers
*Temora Dragons
*Tumbarumba Greens
*Harden Hawks "(Kicked out of the 2007 Group 9 Comp)"

Group 9 First Grade Premiers

from 1971 onwards.

*2007. Tumut 28 defeated Wagga Brothers 10
*2006. Temora 40 defeated Gundagai 16
*2005. Cootamundra 19 defeated Tumut 12
*2004. Temora 28 defeated Gundagai 24 (Extra Time after 22 all at full time.)
*2003. Tumut 31 defeated Gundagai 10
*2002. Temora 56 defeated Turvey Park 16
*2001. Wagga Kangaroos 22 defeated Temora 20
*2000. Wagga Kangaroos 32 defeated Tumbarumba 20
*1999. Wagga Kangaroos 40 defeated Harden 16
*1998. Temora 38 defeated Young 22
*1997. Tumbarumba 28 defeated Harden 22
*1996. Adelong Batlow 20 defeated Harden 10
*1995. Wagga Brothers 42 defeated Wagga Magpies 16
*1994. Wagga Kangaroos 24 defeated Gundagai 20
*1993. Turvey Park 24 defeated Gundagai 10
*1992. Wagga Magpies 16 defeated Tumut 4
*1991. Young 16 defeated Wagga Magpies 6
*1990. Cootamundra 16 defeated Temora 16
*1989. Wagga Magpies 24 defeated Temora 23
*1988. Cootamundra 22 defeated Temora 16
*1987. Wagga Kangaroos 37 defeated Temora 8
*1986. Junee 10 defeated Young 6
*1985. Wagga Kangaroos 28 defeated Wagga Magpies 12
*1984. Young 32 defeated Gundagai 12
*1983. Gundagai 40 defeated Young 14
*1982. Cootamundra 14 defeated Tumut 8
*1981. Harden 18 defeated Wagga Kangaroos 15
*1980. Wagga Magpies 27 defeated Young 19
*1979. Wagga Kangaroos 20 defeated Harden 7
*1978. Wagga Kangaroos 26 defeated Tumut 7
*1977. Temora 18 defeated Cootamundra 5
*1976. Turvey Park 13 defeated Temora 8
*1975. Turvey Park 26 defeated Harden 6
*1974. Young 30 defeated Cootamundra 5
*1973. Tumut 24 defeated Wagga Kangaroos 4
*1972. Turvey Park 19 defeated Tumut 5
*1971. Wagga Kangaroos 26 defeated Tumut 8

Eric Weissel Medal Winners

*2008. Sam QUINN (Junee) 20 votes
*2007. Warren WEIR (Tumut) 37 votes
*2006. Patrick CLARK (Gundagai) & Trevor KRAUSE (Temora) 30 votes
*2005. Greg LYNCH (Lavington) 29 votes
*2004. Peter JENSEN (Tumbarumba) & Baden POWER(Kangaroos) 24 votes
*2003. William GOODE (Temora) & Peter McDONALD (Gundagai) 19 votes
*2002. Scott ENGLAND (Cootamundra) 23 votes
*2001. Trevor KRAUSE (Temora) 25 votes
*2000. Craig BLACKHALL (Tumbarumba) 30 votes
*1999. Brett CUMMINS (Kangaroos)
*1998. Todd HUGGINS (Junee)
*1997. Chris MARLAND (Temora) & Matt RIDLEY (Magpies)
*1996. Adam McGRATH (Tumbarumba)
*1995. Mark STIMSON (Temora) 25 votes
*1994. Chris WARD (Harden) 29 votes
*1993. Brett GALE (Albury) 28 votes
*1992. Paul STRUTT (Tumbarumba)
*1991. Mick SELL (Young)
*1990. Chas MASCINI (Kangaroos)
*1989. Michael WILKINSON (Tumut) 20 votes
*1988. Gary LITTLEJOHN (Magpies) 18 votes
*1987. Robert ANDERSON (Harden) 22 votes
*1986. George ASHBY (Gundagai)
*1985. Rod SLATER (Young)
*1984. Peter LEITNER (Harden)
*1983. Michael SCOTT (Young)
*1982. Pat CUDMORE (Junee)
*1981. D.TIMBS (Temora) & J.SHEA (Harden)
*1980. Michael HILL (Young)
*1979. Craig DUFFY (Temora)
*1978. Pat SMITH(Gundagai) & John SHEA (Harden)
*1977. Graeme SMITH (Wagga Magpies)
*1976. Steve McDONALD (Wagga Kangaroos)
*1975. John SHEA (Harden)
*1973. John SHEA (Harden)

External links

* [http://www.brothers.com.au Wagga Brothers Homepage]
* [http://www.sportingpulse.com.au/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=2184&pID=7 Group 9 Homepage]