Mount Pritchard Mounties
Club information | |
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Full name |
Mt. Pritchard Mounties Rugby League Football Club |
Founded | 1927 |
Current details | |
Ground(s) |
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Coach | Steve Antonelli |
Captain | Glenn Buttriss |
Competition |
NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield Parramatta Junior Rugby League |
The Mount Pritchard Mounties Rugby League Football Club (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield.[1] Mounties are the current feeder club side for The Canberra Raiders.[2]
2015
In 2015, Mounties defeated The Asquith Magpies to win The Ron Massey Cup 30-14. [3]
2016
Mounties achieved a rare feet in 2016 by having all 3 grades NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and The Sydney Shield finish first in the regular season and win the minor premiership. Not since 1985 has a club had all 3 grades claim the minor premiership in the same year. The last team to do so before this was The St George Dragons. Mounties also finished the season with all 3 grades making the grand final. The Sydney shield side was defeated by East-Campbelltown, The Ron Massey Cup side won against St Mary's and Illawarra Cutters defeated Mounties in the NSW Cup grand final. [4] [5] [6]
Notable NRL Juniors
- Arthur Summons (1960-64 Western Suburbs Magpies)
- Bob O'Reilly (1967-82 Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers & Eastern Suburbs Roosters)
- Geoff Gerard (1974-89 Parramatta Eels, Manly Sea Eagles & Penrith Panthers)
- Eric Grothe, Sr. (1979-89 Parramatta Eels)
- Steve Ella (1979-88 Parramatta Eels)
- Brad Fittler (1989-04 Penrith Panthers & Sydney Roosters)
- Lenny Beckett (1999-02 Newcastle Knights & Northern Eagles)
- Eric Grothe Jr (1999-10 Parramatta Eels & Sydney Roosters)
- Shane Shackleton (2005-12 Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels & Penrith Panthers)
- Tony Williams (2008 Parramatta Eels, Manly Sea Eagles, Canterbury Bulldogs & Cronulla Sutherland Sharks)
- Shannon Boyd (2014- Canberra Raiders)
- Nathan Davis (2016- Parramatta Eels)
See also
- National Rugby League reserves affiliations
- List of rugby league clubs in Australia
- Rugby league in New South Wales
References
- ↑ "History of the Club in Mount Pritchard and Liverpool". Mounties Group.
- ↑ "Mounties draw released". Canberra Raiders. 15 December 2015.
- ↑ http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/30/grand_final_highligh.html
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/mounties-achieve-triple-feat/tabid/10874/newsid/100765/default.aspx
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/nsw-cup-grand-final-day-a-year-in-the-making-for-mounties-coach-steve-antonelli-20160924-grnkg8.html
- ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/fairfield-advance/sport/mounties-are-set-to-go-back-to-back-with-another-successful-season/news-story/74a293e5d84f0a4aec7425c8af2809e2