Representative
Sydney Metropolitan Cup
- Sydney Junior Competitions
Newcastle
- Lower Hunter
Illawarra
Canberra
- Group 16
Central Coast
Group 1
- Gold Coast-Group 18
Group 2
- Group 3
Group 4
- Group 19
- Group 21
Group 6
- Group 7
Group 9
- Group 17
- Group 20
Group 10
- Group 11
- Group 12
- Group 14
Place of Origin:
Country Origin 18 beat City Origin 16
on Friday 3rd May at Steelers Stadium, Woolongong.
Firsts:
Country Firsts 10 beat Sydney Metropolitan Cup 10
on Friday 3rd May at Steelers Stadium, Woolongong.
Under-19s:
Sydney 22 beat Country 12
on Friday 3rd May at Steelers Stadium, Woolongong.
Under-17s:
Sydney 16 beat Country 14
on Friday 3rd May at Steelers Stadium, Woolongong.
Due to the Canberra Raiders' ties with Superleague the ACT chose not to take part in the Championships, leaving Group 16 to field a team on their own.
Preliminary Round:
Group Sixteen 36 beat Illawarra 6.
Newcastle 68 beat Northern Division 6.
Northern Zone:
Central Coast 20 beat North Coast 18.
Newcastle 25 beat Northern Rivers 18.
Newcastle 30 beat Central Coast 16.
Southern Zone:
Western Division 22 beat Group Sixteen 18.
Riverina beat Southern Division.
Western Division 28 beat Riverina 16.
Final:
Western Division 28 beat Newcastle 16.
Illawarra Western Suburbs, Kellyville and UTS joined.
1 Ryde-Eastwood 16 12 1 3 2 422 260 162 29
2 Wentworthville 16 12 0 4 2 474 263 211 28
3 Guilford 16 11 1 4 2 406 294 112 27
4 Newtown 16 10 1 5 2 476 274 202 25
------------------------------------------------------
5 Moorebank 16 9 0 7 2 353 276 77 22
6 Illawarra 16 9 0 7 2 398 374 24 22
7 St Marys 16 2 2 12 2 258 542 -284 10
8 UTS Roosters 16 3 0 13 2 216 514 -298 10
9 Kellyville 16 1 1 14 2 234 440 -206 7
Semifinals:
Ryde-Eastwood 42 beat Wentworthville 26.
Newtown 20 beat Guilford 18.
Preliminary Final:
Newtown 12 beat Wentworthville 6.
Grand Final:
Newtown 28 beat Ryde-Eastwood 16.
Teams (9): Guilford, Illawarra, Kellyville, Moorebank, Newtown,
Ryde-Eastwood, St Marys, UTS Roosters, Wentworthville.
[Final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
Ryde-Eastwood 40 beat Illawarra 8.
St Marys 22 beat Wentworthville 20.
Preliminary Final:
Illawarra 26 beat St Marys 16.
Grand Final:
Illawarra 12 beat Ryde-Eastwood 10.
[No information available.]
Six levels of premiership competition were run in the Newcastle region:
Quarterfinals:
Woy Woy 14 beat Kurri Kurri 12.
Lakes United 26 beat Dungog 18.
Maitland United 16 beat South Newcastle 14.
Toronto Workers 18 drew with Western Suburbs 18.
(Western Suburbs won on countback.)
Semifinals:
Lakes United 26 beat Woy Woy 14.
Maitland United 22 beat Western Suburbs 18.
Final:
Lakes United 32 beat Maitland United 22.
1 Lakes United 3 3 0 0 - 80 38 2.105 6 ------------------------------------------------------- 2 Western Suburbs 3 2 1 0 - 78 22 3.545 5 3 South Newcastle 3 2 1 0 - 64 42 1.523 5 6 Toronto Workers 3 2 0 1 - 60 60 1.000 4 4 Kurri Workers 3 1 1 1 - 52 46 1.130 3 5 North Nelson Bay 3 1 0 2 - 45 54 0.833 2 7 Maitland United 3 1 0 2 - 34 58 0.586 2 9 Waratah Mayfield 3 1 0 2 - 52 86 0.604 2 8 Cessnock 3 0 1 2 - 32 41 0.780 1 10 Central Charlestown 3 0 0 3 - 42 92 0.456 0 Lakes United won.
1 Western Suburbs 18 16 0 2 - 779 200 579 32
2 Lakes United 18 15 0 3 - 613 249 364 30
3 South Newcastle 18 13 0 5 - 572 241 331 24*
4 Kurri Workers 18 11 0 7 - 536 280 256 22
5 Toronto Workers 18 11 0 7 - 484 388 96 22
------------------------------------------------------
6 North Nelson Bay 18 8 0 10 - 360 521 -161 16
7 Cessnock 18 6 2 10 - 357 450 -93 14
8 Maitland United 18 4 2 12 - 292 552 -260 10
9 Waratah Mayfield 18 1 2 15 - 184 540 -366 4
10 Central Charlestown 18 2 0 16 - 190 732 -542 4
* South Newcastle had 2 points deducted for fielding an
illegal player.
Preliminary Semifinals:
Kurri Workers 24 beat Toronto Workers 18.
Lakes United 35 beat South Newcastle 10.
Semifinals:
Lakes United 24 beat Western Suburbs 23 after extra time.
Kurri Workers 30 beat South Newcastle 26.
Final:
Western Suburbs 20 beat Kurri Workers 16 after extra time.
Grand Final:
Lakes United 16 beat Western Suburbs 6.
1 Western Suburbs 18 17 0 1 - 716 167 549 34
2 Lakes United 18 14 0 4 - 630 247 383 28
3 South Newcastle 18 13 0 5 - 506 254 252 26
4 Kurri Workers 18 12 0 6 - 522 208 314 24
5 Cessnock 18 10 0 8 - 422 299 123 20
------------------------------------------------------
6 Toronto Workers 18 9 0 9 - 414 374 40 18
7 Maitland United 18 6 0 12 - 344 457 -113 12
8 Waratah Mayfield 18 5 0 13 - 304 582 -278 10
9 Central Charlestown 18 2 1 15 - 142 870 -728 5
10 North Nelson Bay 18 1 1 16 - 206 690 -484 3
[Table Error: For - Against = 58]
Preliminary Semifinals:
Kurri Workers 13 beat Cessnock 4.
Lakes United 14 beat South Newcastle 6.
Semifinals:
Kurri Workers 19 beat South Newcastle 13.
Western Suburbs 12 beat Lakes United 10.
Final:
Kurri Workers 13 beat Lakes United 12 after extra time.
Grand Final:
Western Suburbs 20 beat Kurri Workers 6.
1 South Newcastle 18 14 0 4 - 576 188 388 28
2 Kurri Workers 18 12 2 4 - 471 215 256 26
3 Western Suburbs 18 12 1 5 - 612 229 383 25
4 Maitland United 18 12 0 6 - 510 258 252 24
5 Toronto Workers 18 11 1 6 - 438 298 140 23
------------------------------------------------------
6 Lakes United 18 8 2 8 - 478 269 209 18
7 Cessnock 18 7 0 11 - 268 496 -228 14
8 Waratah Mayfield 18 5 0 13 - 240 532 -292 10
9 North Nelson Bay 18 1 0 17 - 136 566 -430 2
10 Central Charlestown 18 1 0 17 - 150 830 -680 2
[Table Error: For - Against = -2]
Preliminary Semifinals:
Maitland United 30 beat Toronto Workers 14.
Kurri Workers 8 beat Western Suburbs 4.
Semifinals:
Western Suburbs 16 beat Maitland United 12.
South Newcastle 14 beat Kurri Workers 12.
Final:
Western Suburbs 20 beat Kurri Workers 10 after extra time.
Grand Final:
South Newcastle 8 beat Western Suburbs 0.
1st x6 Res x4 3rd x3 Total
1 Western Suburbs 192 136 75 403
2 Lakes United 180 112 54 346
3 South Newcastle 144 103 84 332
4 Kurri Workers 132 96 78 306
5 Toronto Workers 132 72 69 273
6 Cessnock 84 80 42 206
7 Maitland United 60 48 72 180
8 North Nelson Bay 96 12 6 114
9 Waratah Mayfield 24 40 30 94
10 Central Charlestown 24 20 6 50
1 Woodberry 18 15 0 3 - 536 310 226 30
2 Dora Creek 18 11 0 7 - 531 442 89 22
3 Windale 18 10 1 7 - 467 368 99 21
4 Swansea United 18 10 0 8 - 476 433 43 20
5 Cardiff 18 8 1 9 - 464 431 33 17
------------------------------------------------------
5=Raymond Terrace 18 8 1 9 - 404 424 -20 17
7 Lambton 18 8 0 10 - 396 483 -87 16
8 Beresfield 18 0 1 17 - 283 666 -383 1
Preliminary Semifinals:
Swansea United 34 beat Cardiff 26.
Dora Creek 34 beat Windale 18.
Semifinals:
Swansea United 35 beat Windale 22.
Woodberry 32 beat Dora Creek 20.
Preliminary Final:
Dora Creek 28 beat Swansea United 22.
Grand Final:
Woodberry 30 beat Dora Creek 20.
1 Swansea United 17*14 2 1 - 565 241 324 30
2 Karuah 18 13 1 4 - 517 273 244 27
3 Windale 18 10 1 7 - 454 352 102 21
4 Cardiff 18 9 1 8 - 364 398 -34 19
5 Raymond Terrace 18 8 1 9 - 366 379 -13 17
------------------------------------------------------
6 Morriset 18 8 0 10 - 366 438 -72 16
7 Belmont North 17* 4 0 13 - 256 474 -218 8
8 Kotara 18 2 0 16 - 256 589 -333 4
* One deferred game was not played.
Preliminary Semifinals:
Cardiff 28 beat Raymond Terrace 12.
Windale 19 beat Karuah 18.
Semifinals:
Cardiff 40 beat Karuah 20.
Swansea United 16 beat Windale 13.
Preliminary Final:
Windale 34 beat Cardiff 18.
Grand Final:
Windale 36 beat Swansea United 16. [or 26-16?]
1 Gateshead 18 12 0 6 - 428 316 112 24
1=Shortland 18 12 0 6 - 452 355 97 24
3 Wallsend 18 11 0 7 - 403 368 35 22
4 Tea Gardens 18 9 3 6 - 423 324 99 21
5 West Wallsend 18 9 2 7 - 502 401 101 20
------------------------------------------------------
6 Stockton 18 9 1 8 - 388 448 -60 19
7 Mallabula 18 4 2 12 - 387 504 -117 10
8 Wangi 18 1 2 15 - 288 535 -247 4
[Table Error: For - Against = 20]
Preliminary Semifinals:
Tea Gardens 20 beat West Wallsend 14. [or 20-18?]
Shortland 23 beat Wallsend 20.
Semifinals:
Wallsend 38 beat Tea Gardens 8.
Shortland 20 beat Gateshead 12.
Preliminary Final:
Wallsend 18 beat Gateshead 8.
Grand Final:
Shortland 32 beat Wallsend 18. [or 32-20?]
A fourth grade was added to the Lower Hunter competition, after 1995 saw the two lower grades combined into one. [I'm not sure if this was C Grade or B Grade Division 2.--Jim]
1 Booragul 18 15 0 3 - 497 233 264 30
2 Carrington 18 14 1 3 - 472 255 217 29
3 Dudley 18 11 1 6 - 374 334 40 23
4 Elermore Vale 18 10 1 7 - 388 382 6 21
5 Belmont 18 6 1 11 - 315 437 -122 13
------------------------------------------------------
6 Buladelah 17* 4 2 11 - 261 373 -112 10
7 Lakeside 18 3 2 13 - 254 274 -20 8
8 North Newcastle 17* 4 0 13 - 292 464 -172 8
* One deferred game was not played.
[Table Error: For - Against = 101]
Preliminary Semifinals:
Belmont 44 beat Elermore Vale 38.
Dudley 18 beat Carrington 8.
Semifinals:
Carrington 22 beat Belmont 4. [or 26-4?]
Booragul 20 beat Dudley 14.
Preliminary Final:
Dudley 26 beat Carrington 16.
Grand Final:
Booragul 24 beat Dudley 12.
Abermain and Clarence Town again fielded teams after several years break, and Branxton from Group 21. Morpeth were unable to field a team. An eight team final series was adopted.
Final order: Hinton, Dungog, East Maitland, Paterson River, Western Suburbs, Kearsley, South End, Abermain, Stroud, Clarence Town, Branxton.
Quarterfinals:
Hinton beat East Maitland.
Western Suburbs beat Dungog.
Paterson River beat Abermain.
Kearsley beat South End.
Preliminary Semifinals:
Paterson River beat Dungog.
East Maitland beat Kearsley.
Semifinals:
Hinton beat Paterson River.
Western Suburbs beat East Maitland.
Grand Final:
Western Suburbs 24 beat Hinton 10.
Western Suburbs' first grand final win in 31 years.
Raymond Terrace were minor and major premiers.
Western Suburbs were minor and major premiers.
Lakes United and Stockton were joint major premiers.
Western Suburbs were minor and major premiers.
Dungog were minor and major premiers.
Western Suburbs also fielded a team in the Metropolitan Cup.
1 Collegians 16 14 1 1 2 33
2 Thirroul 16 11 0 5 2 26
3 Western Suburbs 16 9 0 7 2 22
4 Corrimal 16 9 0 7 2 22
------------------------------------------------------
5 Dapto 16 7 1 8 2 19
6 Wollongong University
16 7 0 9 2 18
7 Berkeley 16 7 0 9 2 18
8 Port Kembla 16 7 0 9 2 18
9 Helensburgh 16 0 0 16 2 4
(Daily Telegraph, 20.8.1996)
Semifinals:
Corrimal 10 beat Western Suburbs 9.
Thirroul 16 beat Collegians 14.
Preliminary Final:
Collegians 28 beat Corrimal 10.
Grand Final:
Collegians 11 beat Thirroul 2.
Grand Final:
Thirroul 9 beat Collegians 8.
Grand Final:
Dapto 26 beat Western Suburbs 22.
1 Queanbeyan United 16 13 0 3 2 552 216 336 30
2 West Belconnen 16 13 0 3 2 397 237 160 30
3 Woden Valley 16 12 0 4 2 396 290 106 28
4 Goulburn 16 8 0 8 2 366 300 66 20
5 Queanbeyan Kangaroos 16 8 0 8 2 285 282 3 20
------------------------------------------------------
6 Canberra City 16 7 0 9 2 300 318 -18 16
7 Tuggeranong 16 5 0 11 2 292 416 -124 14
8 Ginninderra 16 5 0 11 2 276 406 -130 14
9 Valley Dragons 16 1 0 15 2 190 589 -399 6
(Canberra Times, 12.8.1996)
Playoff:
Goulburn beat Queanbeyan Kangaroos.
Semifinals:
Woden Valley 12 beat Goulburn 8.
West Belconnen 26 beat Queanbeyan United 14.
Preliminary Final:
Woden Valley 24 beat Queanbeyan United 20.
Grand Final:
Woden Valley 14 beat West Belconnen 10.
Les McIntyre Medal: Brendan Norton (Woden Valley).
1 West Belconnen 16 12 0 4 2 357 183 174 28
2 Goulburn 16 12 0 4 2 364 207 157 28
3 Tuggeranong 16 11 0 5 2 338 224 114 26
4 Woden Valley 16 10 0 6 2 415 208 207 24
5 Ginninderra 16 10 0 6 2 297 251 46 24
------------------------------------------------------
6 Queanbeyan United 16 9 0 7 2 378 275 103 22
7 Canberra City 16 5 0 11 2 261 426 -165 14
8 Valley Dragons 16 2 0 14 2 172 561 -389 8
9 Queanbeyan Kangaroos 16 1 0 15 2 146 392 -246 6
(Canberra Times, 12.8.1996)
[Table error: for - against = 1]
Playoff:
Woden Valley beat Ginninderra.
Semifinals:
Tuggeranong 14 beat Woden Valley 8.
West Belconnen 20 beat Goulburn 8.
Preliminary Final:
Tuggeranong 24 beat Goulburn 20.
Grand Final:
Tuggeranong 16 beat West Belconnen 12.
1 Queanbeyan United 16 16 0 0 2 680 162 518 36
2 Woden Valley 16 11 1 4 2 344 206 138 27
3 West Belconnen 16 10 1 5 2 427 160 267 25
4 Tuggeranong 16 10 1 5 2 380 234 146 25
------------------------------------------------------
5 Canberra City 16 9 0 7 2 355 235 120 22
6 Goulburn 16 8 0 8 2 312 311 1 20
7 Valley Dragons 16 5 1 10 2 300 374 -74 15
8 Ginninderra 16 1 0 15 2 96 566 -470 6
9 Queanbeyan Kangaroos 16 1 0 15 2 128 710 -582 6
(Canberra Times, 12.8.1996)
[Table error: for - against = 64]
Semifinals:
Tuggeranong 18 beat West Belconnen 10.
Queanbeyan United 26 beat Woden Valley 16.
Preliminary Final:
Tuggeranong 26 beat Woden Valley 4.
Grand Final:
Queanbeyan United 24 beat Tuggeranong 16.
Bungendore moved to the George Tooke Shield competiton. Gordon and Kenmore did not field teams. South Tuggeranong entered a team.
1 Harman 16 12 0 4 2 516 184 332 28
2 South Tuggeranong 16 12 0 4 2 410 264 146 28
3 Captains Flat 16 11 0 5 2 392 236 156 25
4 Sails 16 10 0 6 2 420 224 196 24
5 Gunning 16 10 0 6 2 378 300 78 24
------------------------------------------------------
6 Valley Statesman 16 8 0 8 2 375 316 59 20
7 Weston Creek 16 4 0 12 2 290 445 -155 12
8 Bredbo 16 3 0 13 2 190 484 -294 10
9 Bogong 16 2 0 14 2 229 530 -301 8
(Canberra Times, 2.9.1996)
[Table error: for - against = 217]
Playoff:
Sails 20 beat Gunning 8.
Semifinals:
Harman 12 beat South Tuggeranong 8.
Sails 12 beat Captains Flat 4.
Final:
Harman 14 beat Sails 12.
Jerrabomberra and East Canberra United did not field teams. Bungendore moved here from the Canberra Cup.
1 Yass United 16 12 1 3 4 371 254 117 33
2 Goulburn Exchange 16 9 1 6 4 361 278 83 27
3 Crookwell 16 7 0 9 4 323 341 -18 22
4 Bungendore 16 5 1 10 4 264 323 -59 19
5 Braidwood 16 5 1 10 4 272 416 -144 19
------------------------------------------------------
(Canberra Times, 20.8.1996)
[Table error: for - against = -21]
Playoff:
Braidwood beat Bungendore.
Semifinals:
Crookwell 12 beat Braidwood 10.
Goulburn Exchange beat Yass United.
Preliminary Final:
Crookwell 14 beat Yass United 12.
Grand Final:
Goulburn Exchange 16 beat Crookwell 6.
1 Yass United 16 14 0 2 4 547 144 403 36
2 Crookwell 16 11 2 3 4 360 226 134 32
3 Braidwood 16 7 1 8 4 252 382 -130 23
4 Goulburn Exchange 16 4 2 10 4 223 288 -65 18
------------------------------------------------------
5 Bungendore 16 1 1 14 4 164 463 -299 11
(Canberra Times, 20.8.1996)
[Table error: for - against = 43]
Semifinals:
Goulburn Exchange 36 beat Braidwood 9.
Yass United 26 beat Crookwell 8.
Preliminary Final:
Goulburn Exchange 17 beat Crookwell 4.
Grand Final:
Goulburn Exchange 22 beat Yass United 0.
The Umina-Etalong club folded at the end of the season due to debts and a lack of playing talent.
1 Wyong 16 15 0 1 2 34
2 Berkeley Vale 16 12 1 3 2 29
3 The Entrance 16 10 1 5 2 25
4 Erina 16 9 1 6 2 23
------------------------------------------------------
5 Woy Woy 16 8 0 8 2 20
6 Gosford 16 7 1 8 2 19
7 North Lakes 16 5 0 11 2 14
8 Ourimbah-Wyoming 16 3 0 13 2 10
9 Terrigal-Wamberai 16 0 0 16 2 4
* Umina-Etalong withdrew.
(Daily Telegraph, 6.8.1996)
Semifinals:
The Entrance 32 beat Erina 6.
Wyong 16 beat Berkeley Vale 7.
Preliminary Final:
The Entrance 40 beat Berkeley Vale 14.
Grand Final:
Wyong 13 beat The Entrance 6.
[Final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
The Entrance 18 beat Woy Woy 0.
Wyong 16 beat Ourimbah-Wyoming 17. # ???
Preliminary Final:
?
Grand Final:
Ourimbah-Wyoming 16 beat Wyong 10.
[Final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
The Entrance 30 beat Ourimbah-Wyoming 8.
Wyong 18 beat Northern Lakes 16.
Preliminary Final:
?
Grand Final:
Wyong 10 beat The Entrance 4.
[Final table unavailable.]
Playoffs:
Ourimbah-Wyoming 26 beat Woy Woy 14.
Ourimbah-Wyoming 34 beat Gosford 20.
Semifinals:
Wyong 20 beat The Entrance 14.
? beat ?.
Preliminary Final:
The Entrance beat ?.
Grand Final:
Wyong 16 beat The Entrance 0.
South Lismore Rabbitohs went into recess before the start of the competition and then folded.
1 Byron Bay 18 15 1 2 - 31
2 Lismore Marist Brothers
18 13 0 5 - 26
3 Mullumbimby 18 12 0 6 - 24
4 Lower Clarence 18 11 1 6 - 23
5 Casino RSM 18 11 0 7 - 22
------------------------------------------------------
6 Ballina 18 9 0 9 - 18
7 Lismore Workers 18 6 0 12 - 12
8 South Grafton 18 6 0 12 - 12
9 Grafton 18 5 0 13 - 10
10 Kyogle 18 1 0 17 - 2
(Daily Telegraph, 13.8.1996)
Preliminary Semifinals:
Casino RSM 16 beat Lower Clarence 12.
Mullumbimby 24 beat Lismore Marist Brothers 18.
Semifinals:
Byron Bay 34 beat Mullumbimby 18.
Lismore Marist Brothers 16 beat Casino RSM 10.
Preliminary Final:
Lismore Marist Brothers 38 beat Mullumbimby 10.
Grand Final:
Byron Bay 11 beat Lismore Marist Brothers 10 after extra time.
Grand Final:
Lower Clarence 21 beat Lismore Marist Brothers 0.
Grand Final:
Kyogle 20 beat Lower Clarence 10.
1 Nambucca Heads 18 15 1 2 - 31
2 Coffs Harbour 18 14 0 4 - 28
3 Sawtell 18 12 1 5 - 25
4 Bellingen Valley-Dorrigo
18 11 0 7 - 22
5 Orara Valley 18 11 0 7 - 22
------------------------------------------------------
6 Macksville 18 9 0 9 - 18
7 Port Macquarie 18 6 1 11 - 13
8 Wauchope 18 6 0 12 - 12
9 Macleay Valley 18 3 0 15 - 6
10 Woolgoola 18 1 1 16 - 3
(Daily Telegraph, 6.8.1996)
Preliminary Semifinals:
Orara Valley 31 beat Bellingen Valley-Dorrigo 18.
Sawtell 19 beat Coffs Harbour 14.
Semifinals:
Orara Valley 27 beat Coffs Harbour 20 after extra time.
Nambucca Heads 34 beat Sawtell 6.
Preliminary Final:
Orara Valley 32 beat Sawtell 30.
Grand Final:
Nambucca Heads 36 beat Orara Valley 34 after extra time.
Grand Final:
Coffs Harbour 40 beat Nambucca Heads 4.
Grand Final:
Port Macquarie 18 beat Macksville 14.
1 Wingham District 22 18 0 4 ? 36
2 Old Bar 22 17 0 5 ? 34
3 Forster-Tuncurry 22 17 0 5 ? 34
4 Lower Manning 22 14 0 8 ? 28
5 Taree United 22 13 1 8 ? 27
6 Laurieton 22 13 0 9 ? 26
------------------------------------------------------
7 Gloucester 22 12 0 10 ? 24
8 Forster Dragons 22 9 0 13 ? 18
9 Wingham Hotel 22 7 0 15 ? 14
10 Wallamba 22 1 0 21 ? 4
11 South Taree
* South Taree withdrew.
(Daily Telegraph, 20.8.1996)
Elimination Semifinals:
Lower Manning 22 beat Taree United 18.
Forster-Tuncurry 25 beat Laurieton 0.
Semifinals:
Lower Manning 36 beat Forster-Tuncurry 30.
Wingham District 10 beat Old Bar 8.
Preliminary Final:
Old Bar 8 beat Lower Manning 4.
Grand Final:
Old Bar 24 beat Wingham District 2.
Grand Final:
Forster-Tuncurry 20 beat Taree 12.
Grand Final:
Wingham District 16 beat Forster-Tuncurry 11.
Boggabri, Curlewis, Manilla and Wee Waa were promoted to first division for 1996 after the second division collapsed. Curlewis proved uncompetitive and withdrew. Tamworth City RSL went into recess and folded.
1 Werris Creek 16 15 1 0 2 35
2 Gunnedah 16 10 1 5 2 25
3 Manilla 16 10 0 6 2 24
4 Moree 16 8 2 6 2 22
------------------------------------------------------
5 West Tamworth 16 8 0 8 2 20
6 Wee Waa 16 7 2 8 2 18
7 Narrabri 16 6 0 10 2 16
8 Boggabri 16 4 0 12 2 12
9 North Tamworth 16 2 0 14 2 8
(Daily Telegraph, 20.8.1996)
Semifinals:
Manilla 32 beat Moree 26.
Werris Creek 38 beat Gunnedah 0.
Preliminary Final:
Gunnedah 30 beat Manilla 18.
Grand Final:
Werris Creek 45 beat Gunnedah 14.
Grand Final:
West Tamworth 24 beat Werris Creek 22.
Grand Final:
West Tamworth 17 beat Werris Creek 13.
Oakdale returned from second division for 1996, replacing Warragamba.
1 Narellan 17 12 2 3 - 26
2 The Oaks 17 12 0 5 - 24
3 Oakdale 17 12 0 5 - 24
4 Thirlmere 17 12 0 5 - 24
5 Bowral-Robertson 17 8 2 7 - 18
------------------------------------------------------
6 Camden 17 8 1 8 - 17
7 Appin 17 6 0 11 - 12
8 Moss Vale 17 5 1 11 - 11
9 Picton 17 5 0 12 - 10
10 Mittagong 17 2 0 15 - 4
(Daily Telegraph, 20.8.1996)
Preliminary Semifinals:
Thirlmere 23 beat Bowral-Robertson 22.
Oakdale 22 beat The Oaks 14.
Semifinals:
Narellan 22 beat Oakdale 6.
Thirlmere 28 beat The Oaks 10.
Preliminary Final:
Thirlmere 24 beat Oakdale 18.
Grand Final:
Narellan 40 beat Thirlmere 8.
Grand Final:
Camden 26 beat Picton 22.
Grand Final:
Camden 14 beat Appin 12.
Bay and Basin, a new club, entered the competition.
1 Nowra 20 17 0 3 2 38
2 Warilla 20 17 0 3 2 38
3 Shellharbour Workers 20 15 1 4 2 35
4 Albion Park-Oak Flats
20 14 0 6 2 32
5 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads
20 12 2 6 2 30
------------------------------------------------------
6 Gerringong 20 9 0 11 2 22
7 Kiama 20 9 0 11 2 22
8 Milton-Ulladulla 20 7 1 12 2 19
9 Bomaderry 20 6 0 13 2 16
10 Batemans Bay 20 2 0 18 2 8
11 Bay and Basin 20 0 0 20 2 4
(Daily Telegraph, 20.8.1996)
Preliminary Semifinals:
Berry-Shoalhaven Heads 11 beat Albion Park-Oak Flats 0.
Warilla 26 beat Shellharbour Workers 14.
Semifinals:
Nowra 42 beat Warilla 8.
Shellharbour Workers 14 beat Berry-Shoalhaven Heads 12.
Preliminary Final:
Shellharbour Workers 30 beat Warilla 8.
Grand Final:
Nowra 42 beat Shellharbour Workers 6.
Grand Final:
Bomaderry 6 beat Shellharbour Workers 4.
Grand Final:
Jamberoo 14 beat Crookhaven 12.
Grand Final:
Bay and Basin 24 beat Shellharbour Workers 18.
1 Adelong-Batlow 18 15 0 3 - 30
2 Tumbarumba 18 14 1 3 - 29
3 Harden-Murrumburrah 18 13 0 5 - 26
4 Tumut 18 13 0 5 - 26
5 Wagga Brothers 18 12 1 5 - 25
------------------------------------------------------
6 Temora 18 12 0 6 - 24
7 Turvey Park 18 12 0 6 - 24
8 Wagga Magpies 18 12 0 6 - 24
9 Albury Blues 18 6 0 12 - 12
10 Young 18 5 0 13 - 10
11 Cootamundra 18 4 0 14 - 8
12 Junee 18 4 0 14 - 8
13 Wagga Kangaroos 18 2 0 16 - 4
14 Gundagai 18 1 0 17 - 2
Preliminary Semifinals:
Harden-Murrumburrah 28 beat Tumbarumba 6.
Tumut 22 beat Wagga Brothers 16.
Semifinals:
Adelong-Batlow 26 beat Harden-Murrumburrah 4.
Tumut 25 beat Tumbarumba 6.
Preliminary Final:
Harden-Murrumburrah 26 beat Tumut 18.
Grand Final:
Adelong-Batlow 20 beat Harden-Murrumburrah 10.
Grand Final:
Turvey Park 40 beat Tumut 4.
Grand Final:
Wagga Brothers 32 beat Cootamundra 10.
Orange United rejoined the competition under the name City of Orange "Hawks".
1 Cowra 18 13 1 2 2 31
2 Blayney United 18 11 2 3 2 28
3 City of Orange 18 10 2 4 2 26
4 Mudgee 18 10 1 5 2 25
5 Bathurst St Patricks 18 5 2 9 2 16
------------------------------------------------------
6 Lithgow Workmans Club18 4 2 10 2 14
7 Bathurst Penguins 18 4 2 9 2 14
8 Orange CYMS 18 5 0 11 2 14
9 Oberon 18 4 0 12 2 12
(Daily Telegraph, 6.8.1996)
Preliminary Semifinals:
Mudgee 40 beat Bathurst St Patricks 14.
Blayney United 12 drew with City of Orange 12.
(Blayney United won replay 23-17)
Semifinals:
Cowra 34 beat Blayney United 28.
Mudgee 22 beat City of Orange 6.
Preliminary Final:
Blayney United 16 beat Mudgee 8.
Grand Final:
Blayney United 34 beat Cowra 23.
Grand Final:
Bathurst Railway 10 beat Cowra 8.
Grand Final:
City of Orange 32 beat Mudgee 26.
[No information available.]
1 Parkes 14 13 0 1 - 26
2 Wellington 14 8 1 5 - 17
3 Forbes 14 8 1 5 - 17
4 Cobar 14 8 0 6 - 16
5 Narromine 14 6 0 8 - 12
------------------------------------------------------
6 Dubbo Westside 14 4 1 9 - 9
7 Dubbo CYMS 14 4 0 10 - 8
8 Dubbo Macquarie 14 3 1 19 - 7
(Daily Telegraph, 6.8.1996)
Preliminary Semifinals:
Narromine 26 beat Cobar 20.
Wellington 44 beat Forbes 28.
Semifinals:
Narromine 33 beat Forbes 22.
Parkes 48 beat Wellington 10.
Preliminary Final:
Narromine 24 beat Wellington 20.
Grand Final:
Parkes 28 beat Narromine 18.
Grand Final:
Parkes 22 beat Dubbo Westside 14.
Grand Final:
Wellington 34 beat Dubbo Macquarie 6.
1 Wilcannia Boomerangs 12 11 0 1 - 22
2 Broken Hill Geebungs 12 9 0 3 - 18
3 Menindee 12 3 0 9 - 6
4 Broken Hill Saints 12 1 0 11 - 2
* Broken Hill United withdrew due to lack of players.
(Daily Telegraph, 30.7.1996)
Semifinals:
Menindee 72 beat Broken Hill Saints 18.
Wilcannia Boomerangs 46 beat Broken Hill Geebungs 22.
Preliminary Final:
Broken Hill Geebungs 54 beat Menindee 24.
Grand Final:
Wilcannia Boomerangs 38 beat Broken Hill Geebungs 34.
Coonamble won all three grades.
Geurie the first grade competition but withdrew due to lack of players (and folded?). Gilgandra and Baradine also withdrew from the first grade competition due to lack of players, and Baradine folded.
Teams (4): Coonabarabran, Coonamble, Nyngan, Warren.
* Baradine and Gilgandra withdrew due to lack of players.
* Geurie joined but withdrew due to lack of players.
[No final table available.]
Semifinals:
Coonabarabran 38 beat Warren 18.
Nyngan 22 beat Coonamble 18.
Preliminary Final:
Coonamble 22 beat Coonabarabran 18.
Grand Final:
Coonamble 36 beat Nyngan 28.
[Teams and final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
Binnaway 56 beat Nyngan 12.
Coonabarabran 24 beat Coonamble 16.
Preliminary Final:
Coonamble 26 beat Binnaway 14.
Grand Final:
Coonamble 20 beat Coonabarabran 16.
[Teams and final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
Gilgandra 44 beat Coonabarabran 24.
Coonamble 28 beat Gilgandra 4.
Preliminary Final:
Coonabarabran 26 beat Gilgandra 19.
Grand Final:
Coonamble 36 beat Coonabarabran 18.
1 Eden 14 14 0 0 - 28
2 Snowy River 14 9 0 5 - 18
3 Bega 14 7 2 5 - 16
4 Cooma United 14 6 0 8 - 12
5 Tathra 14 5 2 7 - 12
6 Moruya 14 6 0 8 - 12
------------------------------------------------------
7 Merimbula-Pambula 14 4 0 10 - 8
8 Narooma 14 3 0 11 - 6
(Daily Telegraph, 6.8.1996)
Playoff:
Moruya beat Tathra.
Preliminary Semifinals:
Cooma United 38 beat Moroya 26.
Snowy River 38 beat Bega 19.
Semifinals:
Bega 24 beat Cooma United 12.
Eden 32 beat Snowy River 6.
Preliminary Final:
Snowy River 44 beat Bega 14.
Grand Final:
Snowy River 18 beat Eden 0.
Preliminary Semifinals:
Bega beat ?.
Eden 12 beat Snowy River 10.
Semifinals:
Bega 8 beat Snowy River 6.
Eden 30 beat Cooma United 6.
Preliminary Final:
Cooma United 29 beat Bega 10.
Grand Final:
Eden 14 beat Cooma United 0.
Preliminary Semifinals:
Cooma United beat ?.
Bega 42 beat Merimbula-Pambula 22.
Semifinals:
Merimbula-Pambula 38 beat Cooma United 10.
Eden 42 beat Bega 10.
Preliminary Final:
Merimbula-Pambula 32 beat Bega 22.
Grand Final:
Eden 22 beat Merimbula-Pambula 10.
Ivanhoe rejoined after a year in recess.
Whitton were newly formed for 1996.
Euabalong United were ejected from the competition for three years for misconduct, after a number of spiteful incidents caused a match against Barellan to be abandoned.
1 Whitton 12 10 0 2 - 20
2 Hillston 12 9 1 2 - 19
3 Barellan 12 8 1 3 - 17
4 Hay 12 6 1 5 - 13
------------------------------------------------------
5 Ivanhoe 12 3 5 4 - 11
6 Euabalong United 12 4 2 6 - 10
7 Rankin Springs 12 2 0 10 - 4
8 Goolgowi-Merriwagga 12 1 0 11 - 2
Semifinals:
Barellan 24 beat Hay 18.
Hillston 16 beat Whitton 12.
Preliminary Final:
Whitton 22 beat Barellan 20.
Grand Final:
Hillston 22 beat Whitton 18.
Grand Final:
Hillston 20 beat Barellan 10.
Bilambil-Terranora Lakes went into in recess and folded. Beenleigh's first grade side was actually the Brisbane Bronco's colts team.
1 Burleigh Heads 18 15 0 3 ? 30
2 South Tweed Heads 18 13 1 4 ? 27
3 Runaway Bay 18 13 0 5 ? 26
4 Beenleigh 18 12 0 6 ? 24
5 Nerang 18 10 1 7 ? 21
------------------------------------------------------
6 Tugun 18 10 0 8 ? 20
7 Beaudesert 18 9 2 7 ? 20
8 Cudgen Headland 18 10 0 8 ? 20
9 Tweed Heads 18 6 0 12 ? 12
10 Southport 18 4 0 14 ? 8
11 Murwillumbah 18 3 0 15 ? 6
Preliminary Semifinals:
Runaway Bay 14 beat South Tweed Heads 8.
Beenleigh 28 beat Nerang 20.
Semifinals:
Burleigh Heads 22 beat Runaway Bay 6.
South Tweed Heads 15 beat Beenleigh 10.
Preliminary Final:
South Tweed Heads 23 beat Runaway Bay 18.
Grand Final:
South Tweed Heads 16 beat Burleigh Heads 10.
Grand Final:
Burleigh Heads 28 beat Runaway Bay 14.
Grand Final:
Beenleigh 32 beat Tweed Heads Seagulls 10.
Guyra are back for 1996.
Ashford "Roosters", Bingara "Bullets", and Walcha withdrew from the second division.
1 Inverell RSM 17 16 0 1 - 32
2 Warialda 17 10 2 5 - 22
3 Glen Innes 17 11 0 6 - 22
4 Moree Boomerangs 17 10 1 6 - 21
------------------------------------------------------
5 Guyra 17 6 0 11 - 12
6 YCW 17 6 0 11 - 12
7 Armidale 17 4 1 12 - 9
8 Uralla 17 3 0 14 - 8
Semifinals:
Warialda 40 beat Inverell RSM 14.
Glen Innes 54 beat Moree Boomerangs 37.
Preliminary Final:
Inverell RSM 34 beat Glen Innes 12.
Grand Final:
Warialda 36 beat Inverell RSM 20.
Grand Final:
Moree Boomerangs 28 beat Inverell RSM 20.
Grand Final:
Armidale 40 beat Inverell RSM 26.
1 Griffith Waratahs 16 13 0 3 2 30
2 Narrandera 16 12 0 4 2 28
3 Yanco-Wamoon 16 11 1 4 2 27
4 Leeton 16 10 0 6 2 24
5 Yenda 16 9 1 6 2 23
------------------------------------------------------
6 Darlington Point-Coleambally
16 5 1 10 2 15
7 Griffith 16 5 1 10 2 15
8 Tullibigeal-Lakes United
16 2 1 13 2 9
9 West Wyalong 16 1 2 13 2 8
Preliminary Semifinals:
Narrandera 30 beat Yanco-Wamoon 18.
Leeton 38 beat Yenda 30.
Semifinals:
Narrandera 38 beat Griffith Waratahs 22.
Yanco-Wamoon 44 beat Leeton 6.
Preliminary Final:
Yanco-Wamoon 25 beat Griffith Waratahs 4.
Grand Final:
Yanco-Wamoon 21 beat Narrandera 20.
Yanco-Wamoon's fifth premiership in a row.
Grand Final:
Griffith Waratahs 24 beat Yenda 12.
Grand Final:
Yanco-Wamoon 28 beat Leeton 14.
Greta-Branxton, Quirindi, and Merriwa went into recess for the year.
1 Denman 16 13 1 2 4 35
2 Scone 16 9 3 4 4 29
3 Aberdeen 16 7 3 6 4 25
4 Singleton 16 7 1 8 4 23
------------------------------------------------------
5 Muswellbrook 16 0 0 16 4 8
Semifinals:
Singleton 33 beat Aberdeen 32.
Scone 20 beat Denman 18.
Preliminary Final:
Singleton 33 beat Denman 8.
Grand Final:
Scone 27 beat Singleton 14.
Scone's third first grade premiership in a row.
[Final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
Denman beat ?.
Aberdeen 28 beat Scone 16.
Preliminary Final:
Scone 18 beat Denman 12.
Grand Final:
Aberdeen 22 beat Scone 0.
[Final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
Singleton beat ?.
Muswellbrook 22 beat Scone 6.
Preliminary Final:
Scone 26 beat Singleton 10.
Grand Final:
Muswellbrook 22 beat Scone 16.
[Final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
Murrurundi beat ?.
Quirindi 20 beat Bunnan 10.
Preliminary Final:
Bunnan 16 beat Murrurundi 8.
Grand Final:
Quirindi 22 beat Bunnan 16.