Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Lower Hunter |
Instituted | 2006 |
Inaugural season | 2007 |
Number of teams | 55 |
Country | ![]() |
Premiers |
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Most titles |
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Website | [1] |
Broadcast partner | Bar TV Sports (Australia) |
Newcastle & Hunter Community Rugby League is the governing body of second tier rugby league in the Newcastle and Hunter region. Formed in 2006 after a merger between the Maitland & Coalfields Rugby League and Lower Hunter Rugby League Competitions. It is now the largest senior Rugby League competition in the world. Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League competitions consists of five senior men's divisions, A Grade, B Grade, C Grade, Northern Conference & Southern Conference, as well as two Ladies League Tag divisions and Ladies Tackle. Currently there are over 50 men's teams, as well as 18 Ladies League Tag teams and 8 Ladies Tackle teams.
The inaugural season of Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League was 2007 after the amalgamation of the Lower Hunter Rugby League and the Hunter Valley Rugby League. 23 clubs (24 teams) entered 3 grades in the first season.
Club | Year Entered | City/Region | Ground |
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A-Grade | |||
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1981 | Lake Macquarie | Dudley Park |
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Newcastle | Hudson Park | |
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2022 | Newcastle | Townson Oval |
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1967 | Lake Macquarie | Parbury Park |
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Lake Macquarie | Bernie Curran Oval | |
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1962 | Lake Macquarie | Mick Bird Oval |
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Maitland | Fred Harvey Oval | |
B-Grade | |||
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2018 | Lake Macquarie | Walters Park |
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1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval |
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2022 | Maitland | Maitland Sportsground |
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1976 | Central Coast | Northern Lakes RLFC |
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Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | |
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Lake Macquarie | Wangi Oval | |
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Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
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Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | |
C-Grade North | |||
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2017 | Maitland | McKeachies Paddock |
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1910 | Cessnock | Kurri Kurri Sportsground |
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1930 | Dungog | Bennett Park |
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1998 | Port Stephens | Fingal Bay Oval |
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Kurri Kurri | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | |
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2017 | Cessnock | Jeffrey Park |
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2017 | Maitland | Coronation Park |
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Newcastle | Somerset Park | |
C-Grade South | |||
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2019 | Central Coast | Hallakulani Oval |
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Lake Macquarie | Neville Thompson Oval | |
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2019 | Newcastle | Learmont Park |
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1947 | Lake Macquarie | Cahill Oval |
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Lake Macquarie | Gibson Oval | |
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1976 | Central Coast | Northern Lakes RLFC |
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Newcastle | Tuxford Park | |
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Newcastle | The Grange | |
Northern Conference | |||
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1975 | Dungog | Clarence Town Park |
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Gloucester | Bert Gallagher Oval | |
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Port Stephens | Lionel Morten Oval | |
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Maitland | Paterson Showground | |
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Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | |
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Stroud | Stroud Showground | |
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Tea Gardens | Myall Park | |
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Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
Southern Conference | |||
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1934 | Lake Macquarie | Cardiff Oval |
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Maitland | King Edward Park | |
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1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval |
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Maitland | Stuart Park | |
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Maitland | Ray Lawler Reserve | |
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Newcastle | Lynn Oval | |
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Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
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Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | |
League Tag only teams | |||
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Newcastle | St John Oval |
Club | First Season | Last Season | Home Ground | Region |
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Barton Field | Lake Macquarie | ||
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Lenaghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | ||
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2011 | Leneghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | |
Bolton Point | 1997 | ? | ? | Lake Macquarie |
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? | 1996 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Bulahdelah Woodchoppers (Chairman Donald R. Doston) |
Established 1909 Chairman Donald R. DOSTON | Present club house stands and run by D.R Doston 2023 sponsor WD-40 | Bulahdelah Sports Ground (WD-40 Stadium) formarly Coopers Pale Playing Grounds. | Mid North Coast |
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Connelly Oval | Newcastle | ||
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2014 | Cessnock | ||
Elermore Vale Miners | 1995 | 1998 | Newcastle | |
Gateshead Zebras | 1972 | 2013 | Alan Davis Oval | Lake Macquarie |
Hamilton Pumas | Learmonth Park | |||
Lakeside Hawks | Lakeside Sports Complex | Port Stephens | ||
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1998 | 2016 | Ford Oval | Newcastle |
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Port Stephens | Vince Woodman Field | ||
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1998 | 1998 | Empire Park | Newcastle |
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Lake Macquarie | |||
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1989 | 2018 | Passmore Oval | Newcastle |
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2022 | Bill Sohier Park | Central Coast | |
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2019 | Central Coast | Bill Sohier Park | |
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2010 | 2020 | Maitland | |
Warners Bay-Mt Hutton | 1997 | 1997 | Mt Hutton Oval | Lake Macquarie |
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Hexham Oval | Port Stephens | ||
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Coronation Oval | Maitland | ||
Westlakes Wolves | 1998 | 2002 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Season | Grand Finals | Minor Premiers | |||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | ||
2019 |
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32–4 |
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Waratah Oval |
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2020 |
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24–14 |
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Lakeside Sporting Complex |
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Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2007 |
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20 – 16 |
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2008 | ||||
2009 |
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26 – 24 |
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Central Wyong |
2010 |
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16 – 12 |
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2011 |
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30 – 28 |
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2012 |
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44 – 18 |
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2013 |
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22 – 14 |
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2014 [1] |
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34 – 26 |
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2015 [2] |
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16 – 6 |
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2016 [3] |
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28 – 24 |
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2017 |
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14 – 10 |
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2018 |
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46 – 10 |
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2019 |
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18 – 16 |
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2020 |
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8–4 |
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Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 |
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32 – 16 |
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2010 |
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28 – 20 |
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2011 |
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24 – 18 |
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2012 |
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17 – 16 |
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2013 |
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28 – 24 |
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2014 [4] |
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18 – 12 |
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2015 [5] |
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24 – 4 |
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2016 [6] |
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24 – 18 |
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2017 |
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42 – 28 |
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2018 |
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24 – 16 |
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2019 |
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30 – 12 |
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2020 |
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22 – 12 |
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The competition was split into Northern & Southern Conferences in 2018 and 2019.
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 |
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19 – 18 |
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2010 |
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32 – 18 |
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2011 |
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38 – 24 |
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2012 |
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34 – 26 |
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2013 |
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22 – 18 |
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2014 |
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25 – 18 |
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2015 |
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30 – 20 |
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2016 [7] |
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24 – 20 |
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2017 |
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44 – 30 |
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Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2018 |
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18 – 6 |
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2019 |
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26 – 14 |
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Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2019 |
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12 – 4 |
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Sport | Rugby league |
---|---|
Formerly known as | Lower Hunter |
Instituted | 2006 |
Inaugural season | 2007 |
Number of teams | 55 |
Country | ![]() |
Premiers |
![]() |
Most titles |
![]() |
Website | [1] |
Broadcast partner | Bar TV Sports (Australia) |
Newcastle & Hunter Community Rugby League is the governing body of second tier rugby league in the Newcastle and Hunter region. Formed in 2006 after a merger between the Maitland & Coalfields Rugby League and Lower Hunter Rugby League Competitions. It is now the largest senior Rugby League competition in the world. Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League competitions consists of five senior men's divisions, A Grade, B Grade, C Grade, Northern Conference & Southern Conference, as well as two Ladies League Tag divisions and Ladies Tackle. Currently there are over 50 men's teams, as well as 18 Ladies League Tag teams and 8 Ladies Tackle teams.
The inaugural season of Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League was 2007 after the amalgamation of the Lower Hunter Rugby League and the Hunter Valley Rugby League. 23 clubs (24 teams) entered 3 grades in the first season.
Club | Year Entered | City/Region | Ground |
---|---|---|---|
A-Grade | |||
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1981 | Lake Macquarie | Dudley Park |
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Newcastle | Hudson Park | |
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2022 | Newcastle | Townson Oval |
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1967 | Lake Macquarie | Parbury Park |
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Lake Macquarie | Bernie Curran Oval | |
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1962 | Lake Macquarie | Mick Bird Oval |
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Maitland | Fred Harvey Oval | |
B-Grade | |||
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2018 | Lake Macquarie | Walters Park |
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1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval |
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2022 | Maitland | Maitland Sportsground |
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1976 | Central Coast | Northern Lakes RLFC |
![]() |
Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | |
![]() |
Lake Macquarie | Wangi Oval | |
![]() |
Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
![]() |
Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | |
C-Grade North | |||
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2017 | Maitland | McKeachies Paddock |
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1910 | Cessnock | Kurri Kurri Sportsground |
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1930 | Dungog | Bennett Park |
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1998 | Port Stephens | Fingal Bay Oval |
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Kurri Kurri | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | |
![]() |
2017 | Cessnock | Jeffrey Park |
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2017 | Maitland | Coronation Park |
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Newcastle | Somerset Park | |
C-Grade South | |||
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2019 | Central Coast | Hallakulani Oval |
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Lake Macquarie | Neville Thompson Oval | |
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2019 | Newcastle | Learmont Park |
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1947 | Lake Macquarie | Cahill Oval |
![]() |
Lake Macquarie | Gibson Oval | |
![]() |
1976 | Central Coast | Northern Lakes RLFC |
![]() |
Newcastle | Tuxford Park | |
![]() |
Newcastle | The Grange | |
Northern Conference | |||
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1975 | Dungog | Clarence Town Park |
![]() |
Gloucester | Bert Gallagher Oval | |
![]() |
Port Stephens | Lionel Morten Oval | |
![]() |
Maitland | Paterson Showground | |
![]() |
Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | |
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Stroud | Stroud Showground | |
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Tea Gardens | Myall Park | |
![]() |
Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
Southern Conference | |||
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1934 | Lake Macquarie | Cardiff Oval |
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Maitland | King Edward Park | |
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1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval |
![]() |
Maitland | Stuart Park | |
![]() |
Maitland | Ray Lawler Reserve | |
![]() |
Newcastle | Lynn Oval | |
![]() |
Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
![]() |
Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | |
League Tag only teams | |||
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Newcastle | St John Oval |
Club | First Season | Last Season | Home Ground | Region |
---|---|---|---|---|
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Barton Field | Lake Macquarie | ||
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Lenaghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | ||
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2011 | Leneghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | |
Bolton Point | 1997 | ? | ? | Lake Macquarie |
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? | 1996 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Bulahdelah Woodchoppers (Chairman Donald R. Doston) |
Established 1909 Chairman Donald R. DOSTON | Present club house stands and run by D.R Doston 2023 sponsor WD-40 | Bulahdelah Sports Ground (WD-40 Stadium) formarly Coopers Pale Playing Grounds. | Mid North Coast |
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Connelly Oval | Newcastle | ||
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2014 | Cessnock | ||
Elermore Vale Miners | 1995 | 1998 | Newcastle | |
Gateshead Zebras | 1972 | 2013 | Alan Davis Oval | Lake Macquarie |
Hamilton Pumas | Learmonth Park | |||
Lakeside Hawks | Lakeside Sports Complex | Port Stephens | ||
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1998 | 2016 | Ford Oval | Newcastle |
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Port Stephens | Vince Woodman Field | ||
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1998 | 1998 | Empire Park | Newcastle |
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Lake Macquarie | |||
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1989 | 2018 | Passmore Oval | Newcastle |
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2022 | Bill Sohier Park | Central Coast | |
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2019 | Central Coast | Bill Sohier Park | |
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2010 | 2020 | Maitland | |
Warners Bay-Mt Hutton | 1997 | 1997 | Mt Hutton Oval | Lake Macquarie |
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Hexham Oval | Port Stephens | ||
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Coronation Oval | Maitland | ||
Westlakes Wolves | 1998 | 2002 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Season | Grand Finals | Minor Premiers | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | ||
2019 |
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32–4 |
![]() |
Waratah Oval |
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2020 |
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24–14 |
![]() |
Lakeside Sporting Complex |
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Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2007 |
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20 – 16 |
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2008 | ||||
2009 |
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26 – 24 |
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Central Wyong |
2010 |
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16 – 12 |
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2011 |
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30 – 28 |
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2012 |
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44 – 18 |
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2013 |
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22 – 14 |
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2014 [1] |
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34 – 26 |
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2015 [2] |
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16 – 6 |
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2016 [3] |
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28 – 24 |
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2017 |
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14 – 10 |
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2018 |
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46 – 10 |
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2019 |
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18 – 16 |
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2020 |
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8–4 |
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Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 |
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32 – 16 |
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2010 |
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28 – 20 |
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2011 |
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24 – 18 |
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2012 |
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17 – 16 |
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2013 |
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28 – 24 |
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2014 [4] |
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18 – 12 |
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2015 [5] |
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24 – 4 |
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2016 [6] |
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24 – 18 |
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2017 |
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42 – 28 |
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2018 |
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24 – 16 |
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2019 |
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30 – 12 |
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2020 |
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22 – 12 |
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The competition was split into Northern & Southern Conferences in 2018 and 2019.
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 |
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19 – 18 |
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2010 |
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32 – 18 |
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2011 |
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38 – 24 |
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2012 |
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34 – 26 |
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2013 |
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22 – 18 |
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2014 |
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25 – 18 |
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2015 |
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30 – 20 |
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2016 [7] |
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24 – 20 |
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2017 |
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44 – 30 |
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Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2018 |
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18 – 6 |
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2019 |
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26 – 14 |
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Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2019 |
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12 – 4 |
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