Group 4 Rugby League

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Group 4 Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1913
Inaugural season1913
Number of teams9
CountryAustralia
PremiersFile:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears (2023)
Most titlesFile:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Robins/Lions (29 titles)
WebsiteGroup 4 at SportsTG

Group 4 is a rugby league competition in the New England and north west area of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League.

Structure

The Group runs a first grade, reserve grade, league tag and under 18s competitions. All nine first grade clubs run at least one lower grade team and most will have three or four. In addition to the nine first grade clubs, there was also one junior club involved in under 16s: Farrer MAHS. The Under 16s competition has since become a part of the junior league organisation in the region, Group 4 JRL. It also formerly ran a second division competition called the Wests Shield. The second division competition contained stand-alone senior teams from smaller towns within the region, who eventually moved up to first grade in 2018 after a merger between the divisions. Kootingal-Moonbi, Dungowan and Boggabri moved up to being full first grade teams, whilst Manilla and Barraba moved into the reserves competition. Manilla then re-joined the first grade competition in 2022. There are also Group 4 senior Under 18s and Under 16s representative teams that competes against other Group sides. They compete against Groups 19 and 21 in trials for the Greater Northern Tigers regional team.

Teams

Current teams

Nine teams currently compete in Group 4 Rugby League first grade, from towns across the New England and north west area of New South Wales. The 2020 season was postponed and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]
First Grade Clubs

Team Home ground No. of Premierships Premierships
File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri Kangaroos Jubilee Oval 2 1963, 1964
File:North Queensland colours.svg Dungowan Cowboys Dungowan Oval 0 None
File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Kitchener Park 7 1956, 1965, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1998
File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters Kootingal Oval 0 None
File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars Boughton Oval 4 1988, 1989, 1999, 2002
File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues Collins Park 5 1940, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1990
File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears Jack Woolaston Oval 22 1913, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1980, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers Cook Oval 2 1992, 2004
File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Werris Creek Magpies David Taylor Oval 10 1925, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1979, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997

Former teams

The following teams have competed in Group 4 First Grade since 1983:

  • Armidale (2016) (moved back to Group 19)
  • Barraba (1980s–2021, on and off) (folded)
  • Bendemeer (2018) (folded)
  • Collegians Tamworth (2017) (Returned to junior football only)
  • Coonabarabran (1998–2009) (moved to Castlereagh)
  • Inverell (1980s–1989) (moved to Group 19)
  • Moree Boomerangs (1980s–1990) (moved to Group 19)
  • Manilla Tigers (–2022) (folded)
  • Oxley Diggers Tamworth (2014–16) (folded)
  • Tamworth City (1956–1995, merged with West Tamworth)[2]
  • Tamworth United (1990–91)
  • Warialda (1980s–1988) (moved to Group 19)
  • West Tamworth (1913–1995 as the Robins, merged with Tamworth City 1995–2016), rebranded as South West (2017).

Many of these clubs have moved to Group 19. These clubs fielded teams in at least one Division 2 competition during the seasons 2011 to 2017.

  • Bendemeer (folded)
  • Bingara (Group 19)
  • Bundarra (moved to Group 19, in recess)
  • Quirindi (moved to Group 21, Folded)
  • Uralla (moved to Group 19, amalgamated with Walcha)
  • Walcha (moved to Group 19, amalgamated with Uralla)

In 2018, the clubs Bendemeer, Boggabri, Dungowan, Kootingal-Moonbi and Werris Creek were elevated from Division 2 into a reorganised First Grade competition. Manilla moved into the lower grades.

Map

Local Area in New South Wales
Map
45km
30miles
South West (defunct)
Manilla
Werris Creek
North Tamworth
Narrabri
Kootingal
Gunnedah
Dungowan
Boggabri
Locations of the current Group 4 clubs
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Map
800km
500miles
Tamworth
Canberra
Sydney
Relation to state & national capitals

Grand finals

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Report Winning Coach Grand Final venue Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon
1912 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth 10–4 File:Wigancolours.svg North Tamworth Rebels [3] Outer Oval, Tamworth
1913 File:Wigancolours.svg North Tamworth Rebels - File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth [4] Paddy McGuinness No Final
1914 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 12–3 File:Wigancolours.svg North Tamworth Rebels [5]
1915 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth - File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth
1919 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth 24–0 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth [6] Tamworth Oval
1920 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 8–3 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth [7] Tamworth Oval
1921 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth 5–4 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth E. (LEG) Frame
1922 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 7–6 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth
1923 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 7–0 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth [8]
1924 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth - No Final Tom McCormack No Final
1925 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek - No Final [9] Alec Main No Final
1926 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth 10–3 File:Balmain colours.svg Manilla [10] Harry Pinkerton Tamworth Oval
1927 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth 8–4 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Harry Pinkerton
1928 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 10–3 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth
1929 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth - No Final Harry Pinkerton No Final
1930 Nundle 8–5 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth
1931 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth 9–0 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth [11] Harry Thompson Tamworth Oval File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth
1932 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth 8–5 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth [12] Jim Tait
1933 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 8–7 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth [13] Benny Bell
1934 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth 20–15 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth [14] Cec Anderton
1935 Cup & Shield Games Only
1936
1937 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 13–5 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek [15]
1938 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 8–5 Tamworth [16]
1939 Tamworth - No Final No Final
1940 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues 31–7 Tamworth [17] Collins Park; Narrabri File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues
1941 Tamworth 7–4 Army
1942 Tamworth 17–15 File:New South Wales colours.svg RAAF All Blues
1943 Con Depot 17–10 Tamworth
1944 Tamworth 6–3 Railways [18]
1945 Railways 17–11 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
1946 Tamworth 13–3 File:Quirindi.png Quirindi
1947 File:Quirindi.png Quirindi 19–6 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth
1948 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 14–7 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg East Tamworth Eric Frazer File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
1949 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 18–11 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Eric Frazer File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
1950 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 10–2 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek Allan Nelson
1951 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth 13–2 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek [19] Vic Williams
1952 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 11–9 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth [20] Greg Wilkins File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
1953 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth 23–5 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah [21] Lloyd Russell File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears
1954 File:Windale.png Armidale 24–12 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth [22] Ron Madden Tamworth Oval File:Windale.png Armidale
1955 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 16–7 File:Windale.png Armidale
1956 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah 23–5 File:Windale.png Armidale
1957 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 21–7 File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri
1958 File:Great Britain colours.svg Tamworth City RSL 16–12 File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri
1959 File:Great Britain colours.svg Tamworth City RSL 24–2 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth
1960 File:Great Britain colours.svg Tamworth City RSL 13–8 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth
1961 File:Balmain colours.svg Manilla 10–8 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah
1962 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 22–7 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah
1963 File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri 22–10 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth
1964 File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri 18–17 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth
1965 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah 29–4 File:Quirindi.png Quirindi
1966 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 11–9 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah
1967 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 25–13 File:Balmain colours.svg Manilla
1968 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 26–12 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues
1969 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 5–2 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Wiliam Bischoff
1970 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues 32–9 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth
1971 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues 8–7 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth
1972 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 22–14 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Wiliam Bischoff
1973 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs 25–5 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth
1974 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 21–8 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek Des Kimmorley
1975 File:Australian colours.svg Walcha Roos 12–4 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek Marty Williamson File:Australian colours.svg Walcha Roos
1976 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues 18–5 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Frank Fish
1977 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 34–0 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues
1978 File:Great Britain colours.svg Tamworth City RSL Lions 15–7 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Dempsey Joy
1979 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 21–3 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs [9] Wiliam Bischoff David Taylor Park; Werris Creek File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
1980 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 23–15 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues Russell Worth File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers
1981 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 22–16 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek Scully Park File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears
1982 File:Great Britain colours.svg Tamworth City RSL Lions 21–2 File:Waikatoleague.png Moree Boomerangs Neville Baldock
1983 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs 26–22 File:Great Britain colours.svg Tamworth City RSL Lions Terry Donnelly
1984 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs 35–20 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears John Lennan
1985 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs 19–12 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues John Lennan Kitchener Park; Gunnedah File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri Kangaroos
1986 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 6–4 File:Brisbane colours.svg Inverell RSM Steve Martin Scully Park File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars
1987 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 10–0 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Steve Martin Scully Park File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers
1988 File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars 32–28 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs John Kirkwood Burt Jovanovich Park File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs File:North Sydney colours.svg Warialda Wombats
1989 File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars 16–15 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues John Kirkwood Burt Jovanovich Park File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars File:Brisbane colours.svg Inverell RSM
1990 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues 18–14 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Kevin Hill Collins Park; Narrabri File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues Tamworth United
1991 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth 21–6 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues Gary Maguire Scully Park File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues Tamworth United
1992 File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers 18–12 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth John Harvey Cook Oval; Wee Waa
1993 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 20–16 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Ron Dellar David Taylor Park; Werris Creek
1994 File:Great Britain colours.svg Tamworth City RSL Lions 24–14 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Mick Schmiedel Kitchener Park
1995 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 16–14 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Ron Dellar File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs
1996 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 45–14 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Ron Dellar File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
1997 File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek 32–32
Replay
22-21 		File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers Ron Dellar File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars
1998 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs 33–14 File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers Peter Ryman File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears
1999 File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars 32–20 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions Mark Ryan File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Parramatta colours.svg Coonabarabran Unicorns
2000 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions 23–6 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears [23] Tony La Chiusa Jack Woolaston Oval File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs
2001 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions 34–24 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears [24] Tony La Chiusa Scully Park File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs
2002 File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars 34–18 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions [25] Tony Murray Burt Jovanovich Oval, Moree File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers
2003 File:Parramatta colours.svg Coonabarabran Unicorns 33–24 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears [26] Mark Watton Jack Woolaston Oval File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
2004 File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers 46–10 File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars [27] Matt Hogan Cook Oval, Wee Waa File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
2005 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 34–28 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions [28] Luke Taylor Jack Woolaston Oval File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers
2006 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 42–14 File:Parramatta colours.svg Coonabarabran Unicorns Luke Taylor Jack Woolaston Oval File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues
2007 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 32–12 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions [29] Matt Parsons Jack Woolaston Oval File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Werris Creek.png Werris Creek
2008 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 8–6 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions Matt Parsons Jack Woolaston Oval File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues
2009 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions 52–28 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears Tony La Chiusa Scully Park File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues
2010 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions 55–12 File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers [30] Tony La Chiusa Scully Park File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars
2011 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions 54–14 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears [31] Tony La Chiusa Jack Woolaston Oval File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars
2012 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions 23–12 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears [32] Tony La Chiusa Jack Woolaston Oval File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars
2013 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions 33–24 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears [33] Tony La Chiusa Scully Park File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars
2014 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 56–18 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs [34] Brad McManus Jack Woolaston Oval File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Wellington colours.svg Oxley Diggers
2015 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 46–25 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions [35] Zac Russ Jack Woolaston Oval File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions File:Wellington colours.svg Oxley Diggers
2016 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 36–12 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg West Tamworth Lions [36] Brad McManus Jack Woolaston Oval File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Windale.png Armidale Rams
2017 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 30–22 File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues [37] Brad McManus Jack Woolaston Oval File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers
2018 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 34–28 File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs [38] Scott Blanch Jack Woolaston Oval File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Kootingal Moonbi Roosters File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri Kangaroos
2019 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 40–4 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Kootingal Moonbi Roosters [39] Scott Blanch Jack Woolaston Oval File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri Kangaroos
2020 and 2021 seasons cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 22–14 File:North Queensland colours.svg Dungowan Cowboys Paul Boyce Dungowan Recreation Reserve File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears File:Balmain colours.svg Manilla Tigers
2023 File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 26–16 File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars [40] Paul Boyce Jack Woolaston Oval File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues
2024 File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars 40-18 File:Ipswich Colours.svg Boggabri Michael Watton Boughton Oval File:Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Wee Waa Panthers

Junior League

Current Teams

Team Home ground
File:North Queensland colours.svg Dungowan Cowboys Dungowan Oval
File:South Sydney colours.svg Farrer Memorial AHS Farrer HS
File:Newcastle colours.svg Gunnedah Bulldogs Kitchener Park
File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters Kootingal Oval
File:Balmain colours.svg Manilla Tigers Manilla Oval
File:Newcastle colours.svg Collegians Tamworth JRLFC Tamworth
File:New South Wales colours.svg Narrabri Blues Collins Park
File:North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears Jack Woolaston Oval
File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg South West Robins Junior Sporting Assoc. Scully Park Precinct
File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Werris Creek Magpies David Taylor Oval

Notable juniors

Boggabri Kangaroos

Dungowan Cowboys

Gunnedah Bulldogs

Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters

Narrabri Blues

North Tamworth Bears

See also

References

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