2011 New South Wales Cup
| 2011 New South Wales Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | New South Wales Cup |
| Teams | 11 |
| Premiers | File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Runners-up | File:Newtown colours.svg Auckland Vulcans |
| Minor Premiers | File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
The 2011 New South Wales Cup was the 104th season of New South Wales's top-level statewide rugby league competition. The competition was contested by eleven teams over a 30-week season (including Finals), which concluded with the 2011 Grand Final at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
Competition changes
Melbourne Storm exited the competition after the 2010 season, reducing the number of teams to 11.[1]
Season summary
Reigning premiers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs won the minor premiership, three points clear of the Auckland Vulcans. This was Canterbury's second successive minor premiership.
Ladder
| 2011 New South Wales Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P) | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 666 | 440 | +226 | 40 |
| 2 | File:Newtown colours.svg Auckland Vulcans | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 810 | 527 | +283 | 37 |
| 3 | File:Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 656 | 447 | +209 | 37 |
| 4 | File:Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 578 | 464 | +114 | 35 |
| 5 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Wentworthville Magpies | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 519 | 602 | -83 | 29 |
| 6 | File:North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 539 | 477 | +62 | 25 |
| 7 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Central Coast Centurions | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 575 | 651 | -76 | 25 |
| 8 | File:Balmain colours.svg Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 427 | 520 | -93 | 20 |
| 9 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 442 | 624 | -182 | 19 |
| 10 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg Windsor Wolves | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 459 | 702 | -243 | 17 |
| 11 | File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 452 | 669 | -217 | 16 |
Source:[2]
Finals series
Grand final
A try on the siren by Jonathan Wright secured the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs their third straight NSW Cup title, triumphing 30–28 over the Auckland Vulcans in the Grand Final at ANZ Stadium. The Bulldogs led by 8 points twice in the second half only to surrender both leads, with a Vulcans try in the 75th minute to Ivan Penehe seeing them take the lead 28–26. With their backs to the wall the Bulldogs secured a turnover 25 metres from the Vulcans line with 60 seconds on the clock, and after sending the ball from side to side Josh Reynolds passed the ball to Wright, who evaded the defence to score the match winner as the siren sounded.[3]
Sunday, 2 October
12:05 pm |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs File:Canterbury colours.svg | 30 – 28 | File:Newtown colours.svg Auckland Vulcans |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 6 Wright rugby ballrugby ball Lett rugby ballrugby ball Cutler rugby ball Romelo rugby ball Goals: 3 Goodwin rugby goalposts icon (3/5) Morrin (0/1) |
1st: 10–12 2nd: 20–16 Report:[2] |
Tries: 5 Peace rugby ballrugby ball Fisiiahi rugby ball Godinet rugby ball Pehehe rugby ball Goals: 4 Brett Seymour rugby goalposts icon (4/5) |
ANZ Stadium
Referee: Jon Stone |
See also
References
- ↑ "Feeder Team Strategy - A Bold Initiative". melbournestorm.com.au. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Middleton, David. 2011 Official Rugby League Annual. Sydney: News Magazines.
- ↑ Smart, Ross. "Bulldogs Club wins third straight NSW Cup Grand Final". Bulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.