Group 9 Rugby League

Group 9 Rugby League
General Information
Founded 27 April 1923
2014 Season
Premiers Albury
Minor Premiers South City
(14 wins, 2 losses)
Wooden Spoon Tumut
(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 Final, which is traditionally held at McDonalds Park in Wagga Wagga.

Current Clubs

Club Nickname Home Ground No. of Premierships Premiership Years
Albury
(previously Lavington Panthers)		 Thunder Greenfield Park, Albury 3 2012-13-14
Cootamundra Bulldogs Les Boyd Oval, Cootamundra 9 1947-48, 1950–51, 1954, 1982, 1988, 1990, 2005
Gundagai Tigers Anzac Park, Gundagai 3 1946, 1963, 1983
Junee Diesels Laurie Daley Oval, Junee 2 1964, 1986
South City Bulls Harris Park, Wagga Wagga 1 2011
Temora Dragons Nixon Park, Temora 9 1957-58-59, 1961, 1977, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Tumbarumba Greens Tumbarumba Showground; Memorial Park, Batlow 1 1997
Tumut Blues Twickenham, Tumut 6 1949, 1973, 2003, 2007–08, 2010
Wagga Brothers McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga 1 1995
Wagga Kangaroos McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga 10 1971, 1978–79, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999-2000-01, 2009
Young Cherrypickers Alfred Oval, Young 7 1952-53, 1955–56, 1974, 1984, 1991
Wagga Magpies Parramore Park, Wagga Wagga 3 1980, 1989, 1992

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
1947 Cootamundra
1948 Cootamundra
1949 Tumut
1950 Cootamundra
1951 Cootamundra
1952 Young
1953 Young
1954 Cootamundra
1955 Young
1956 Young
1957 Temora
1958 Temora
1959 Temora
1960 West Wyalong
1961 Temora
1962 Harden-Murrumburrah
1963 Gundagai
1964 Junee
1965 West Wyalong
1966 West Wyalong
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 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)		 Young
1981 Harden-Murrumburrah 18-15
(3 points)		 Wagga Kangaroos
1982 Cootamundra 14-8
(6 points)		 Tumut
1983 Gundagai 40-14
(26 points)		 Young
1984 Young 32-12
(20 points)		 Gundagai
1985 Wagga Kangaroos 28-12
(16 points)		 Wagga Magpies
1986 Junee 10-6
(4 points)		 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 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)		 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

Reserve-Grade

League-Tag

Under 18s

Under 16s

Notable Juniors

Albury Thunder/Rams/Lavington Panthers

Cootamundra Bulldogs

Junee Diesels

South City Bulls

Temora Dragons

Wagga Wagga Brothers

Wagga Wagga Kangaroos

Young Cherrypickers

References

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