Group 9 Rugby League

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Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox rugby league football competition

Group 9 is a rugby league competition based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, and surrounding areas. The competition is played in six grades, with these being Under 16s, Under 18s, Women's Tackle, Women's League-Tag, Reserve-Grade and First-Grade.

Currently a home and away season consisting of sixteen rounds is played. The best four teams then play-off according to the Page–McIntyre system, culminating in the Group 9 Grand final, which is traditionally held at McDonald's Park in Wagga Wagga.

History

1920s–1950s: Foundations

Group 9 Rugby League was formed at a meeting at the Grand Hotel, Harden, following a four-hour meeting on 26 April 1923, which finished at 12:20 am the following morning. The foundation clubs were Harden, Murrumburrah, Binalong, Young, Wambanumba, Monteagle, Bendick Murrell, Cootamundra, Junee, Wagga Wagga, Gundagai, Tumut, Adelong, West Wyalong, Barmedman, Griffith, Temora, Leeton, Ariah Park and Mildil.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

File:Aerial view of Anzac Park Oval in Gundagai (1).jpg
Aerial view of Anzac Park Oval in Gundagai

Competition in the early years of Group 9 consisted of various challenge type matches, and it was not until 1933 that regular inter-club competition commenced.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

1960s–1980s: Murrumbidgee Breakaway and Reformation

In 1966, the rebel Murrumbidgee Rugby League broke away from the competition due to years of competition boundary disputes, leading to four years of reshuffled competitions from 1967 to 1970. The Murrumbidgee Rugby League was renamed to Riverina Zone 3 in 1969-70.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Given that a number of the Group 9 clubs (including Gundagai, Junee, Tumut) joined the five clubs who broke away from Group 20 to form the new competition (Batlow, Tumbarumba, Turvey Park, Wagga Magpies and Wagga Kangaroos), Group 9 was severely weakened in the 1966 season.

Therefore, the remaining Group 9 clubs were divided up and put into neighbouring competitions. Barmedman, Temora and West Wyalong joined the Group 20 during this period, leading to the 9/20 name, while Harden, Young and Wyangala Dam joined Group 8. To honour the additions of the clubs, the competitions were renamed to Group 9/20, Group 8/9 respectively.

In 1970, when the Group 9 body regained control of football in the district and the Murrumbidgee Rugby League/Riverina Zone 3 returned to the competition, West Wyalong remained in Group 20, while Harden, Temora and Young returned from their respective competitions.

1990s–present: Absorption of Group 13, Peak and Decline

File:ANZAC Park in Gundagai (1).jpg
Anzac Park Oval, Gundagai

After the Group 13 Rugby League competition collapsed in 1991, the Albury Blues (renamed Greater Southern Rams upon entry due to Tumut already being the Blues), Wagga Brothers, a merged outfit from Adelong and Batlow, and Tumbarumba, joined the competition.

However, the competition declined from a peak of 14 clubs in the late 1990s to 9 clubs in 2022. Clubs to leave in this period included Adelong-Batlow (folded), Harden-Murrumburrah (George Tooke Shield), Tumbarumba (folded, then joined Murray Cup) and Cootamundra (George Tooke Shield). Turvey Park and Wagga Magpies also merged in 2005 to form the South City Bulls.

Albury Thunder, the successor to Greater Southern Rams and Lavington Panthers, won a threepeat of titles from 2012 to 2014.

Group 9's crisis became even more apparent following powerhouse Junee's decision not to field a First Grade team in 2021 and 2022. However, this strategy paid off as the club won the Reserve Grade title in 2022, with plans to return to First Grade football in 2023. Their return to the premier grade was offset by the loss of the Wagga Brothers to the exact same fate for the 2023 season.

Current clubs

Town Nickname Home ground Years Titles Premiership Years
Template:Leagueicon Albury Thunder Greenfield Park, Albury 1992– 3 2012–14
File:Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs Les Boyd Oval 1923–2019; 2025– 9 1947–48, 1950–51, 1954, 1982, 1988, 1990,

2005

File:Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers ANZAC Park, Gundagai 1923– 8 1946, 1963, 1983, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2025
File:Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels Laurie Daley Oval, Junee 1923– 2 1964, 1986
File:Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls Harris Park, Wagga Wagga 2005– 3 2011, 2016–17
File:St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons Nixon Park, Temora 1923– 9 1957–59, 1961, 1977, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Template:Leagueicon Tumut Blues Twickenham, Tumut 1923– 10 1940, 1949, 1970, 1973, 2003, 2007–08,

2010, 2019, 2023

File:South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Wagga Brothers Geohex Park, Wagga Wagga 1980; 1993– 1 1995
File:Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Wagga Kangaroos Geohex Park, Wagga Wagga 1967–1991;

1993–

12 1968–69, 1971, 1978–79, 1985, 1987,

1994, 1999-2000-01, 2009

Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers Alfred Oval, Young 1923– 10 1941, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1968, 1974, 1984, 1991, 2024

Women's only clubs

Town Nickname Home ground Years Notes
File:Aberglasslyn Ants.svg Estella Storm Geohex Park, Wagga Wagga 2024– (Women's) Aligned with Wagga Wagga Brothers

Previous clubs

Post-1966 Schism

Club Nickname No. of
Premierships
Premiership Years Notes
File:North Sydney colours.svg Adelong-Batlow Bears 1 1996 Merger of Adelong and Batlow following the demise of Group 13, disbanded early 2000s
File:Annandale colours.svg Barmedman Clydesdales 0 None Moved to Group 20 in 1967, then moved to Group 9 Second Division in 1972
File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Cowra Magpies 1 1939 Moved to Group 10 in 1955
Template:Leagueicon Grenfell Goannas check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }} None Moved to Group 9 Second Division in 1972
File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 2 1962, 1981 Amalgamated with Binalong to form South West Brahmans in the George Tooke Shield. The clubs have separated and each field teams in the Shield
File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions 4 1972, 1975–76, 1993 Amalgamated with Wagga Magpies to form South City Bulls in 2005
File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens 1 1997 Recess then moved to Murray Cup
File:Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers 0 None Formed after Brothers joined from the defunct Group 13. De-amalgamated after one season (1992) and reformed as Wagga Brothers and Wagga Kangaroos
File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Wagga Magpies 3 1980, 1989, 1992 Amalgamated with Turvey Park Lions to form South City Bulls in 2005
File:North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men 4 1938, 1960, 1965–66 Moved to Group 20 in 1967

Pre-1966 Schism

First Grade Grand Finals

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Referee Venue Date Report
Group 9 Premiership
1933 Template:League icon Leeton Greens 23 – 7 Template:League icon Cowra Magpies Mr. Poplin Temora 17 September 1933 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1934 Template:League icon Leeton Greens (2) 14 – 6 Template:League icon Tumut Blues Mr. Moreghan Leeton 26 August 1934 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1935 – 1937: Various Challenge Cups contested only
1938 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men 34 – 14 Template:League icon Temora Dragons H. Thomas West Wyalong 31 July 1938 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1939 Template:League icon Cowra Magpies 13 – 7 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers
1940 Template:League icon Tumut Blues 15 – 10 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men C. Gardiner Junee 15 September 1940 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1941 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers 18 – 12 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers Young 3 August 1941 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1942 – 1945: Suspended due to World War II
1946 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 15 – 3 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men W. Lawrence Temora 15 September 1946 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1947 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs 50 – 10 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers M. Ibbotson Roberts' Park
Murrumburrah
31 August 1947 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1948 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (2) 14 – 9 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers Fisher Park
Cootamundra
1 August 1948 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1949 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (2) 11 – 10 Template:League icon Griffith Black & Whites M. Ibbotson Cootamundra 28 August 1949 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1950 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (3) 11 – 5 Template:League icon Junee Diesels M. Ibbotson Cootamundra Showground 1 October 1950 C<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1951 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (4) 16 – 13 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men Mr. Boyton Temora 14 October 1951 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1952 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (2) 14 – 11 Template:League icon Temora Dragons Temora 12 October 1952 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1953 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (3) 9 – 7 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs Mr. Boyton Roberts' Park
Murrumburrah
20 September 1953 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1954 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (5) 21 – 7 Template:League icon Temora Dragons Fisher Park
Cootamundra
3 September 1954 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1955 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (4) 38 – 5 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men
1956 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (5) 52 – 2 File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens
1957 Template:League icon Temora Dragons 13 – 7 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers Mr. Boyton Cootamundra 8 September 1957 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1958 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (2) 46 – 9 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks
1959 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (3) 25 – 8 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks
1960 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men (2) 18 – 7 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks <ref name= "WyalongHist">Template:Cite book</ref>
1961 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (4) 19 – 4 Template:League icon Junee Diesels Cootamundra
1962 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 18 – 10 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men
1963 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (2) 18 – 5 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1964 Template:League icon Junee Diesels 17 – 7 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks
1965 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men (3) 17 – 12 Template:League icon Tumut Blues <ref name= "WyalongHist" />
1966 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men (4) 23 – 2 Template:League icon Temora Dragons
Group 9/20 Premiership
1967 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Waratahs 32 – 2 Template:League icon Leeton Greenies
1968 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men (5) 15 – 4 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Waratahs
1969 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Waratahs (2) 18 – 9 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & Whites
1970 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men (6) 19 – 18 Template:League icon Temora Dragons
Group 8/9 Premiership
1967 Template:League icon Queanbeyan United Blues 14 – 6 Template:League icon Goulburn United Roosters B. Chapman Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

24 September 1967 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1968 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (6) 8 – 8 Template:League icon Queanbeyan United Blues K. Lyons Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

22 September 1968 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1969 Template:League icon Queanbeyan Kangaroos 8 – 2 Template:League icon Queanbeyan United Blues B. Chapman Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

14 September 1969 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1970 Template:League icon Queanbeyan Kangaroos (2) 12 – 0 Template:League icon Queanbeyan United Blues B. Chapman Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

27 September 1970 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Murrumbidgee Rugby League
1966 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies 20 – 0 File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens
1967 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (2) 12 – 10 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1968 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 17 – 11 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies
Riverina Zone 3
1969 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (2) 10 – 5 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies
1970 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (3) 7 – 4 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos
Group 9 Premiership
1971 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (3) 26 – 8 Template:League icon Tumut Blues T. Spain
1972 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions 19 – 5 Template:League icon Tumut Blues T. Spain
1973 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (4) 24 – 4 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos T. Spain
1974 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (7) 30 – 5 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs W. Marshall
1975 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (2) 26 – 6 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks T. Spain
1976 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (3) 13 – 8 Template:League icon Temora Dragons T. Spain
1977 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (5) 18 – 5 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs T. Spain
1978 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (4) 26 – 7 Template:League icon Tumut Blues T. Spain
1979 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (5) 20 – 7 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks T. Spain
1980 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (3) 27 – 19 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers T. Spain
1981 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (2) 18 – 15 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos T. Spain
1982 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (6) 14 – 8 Template:League icon Tumut Blues T. Spain
1983 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (3) 40 – 14 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers T. Spain
1984 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (8) 32 – 12 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers T. Spain Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1985 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (6) 28 – 12 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies L. Regent Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1986 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (2) 10 – 6 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers P. Hay Fisher Park
Cootamundra
1987 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (7) 37 – 8 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. Hay Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1988 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (7) 22 – 16 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. Hay Alfred Park
Young
1989 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (4) 24 – 23 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. Hay Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1990 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (8) 16 – 8 Template:League icon Temora Dragons B. Jacobson Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1991 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (9) 16 – 6 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies B. Jacobson Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1992 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (5) 16 – 4 Template:League icon Tumut Blues T. Fletcher Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1993 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (4) 24 – 10 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers B. Jacobson Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1994 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (8) 24 – 20 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers L. Pearce Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1995 Template:Leagueicon Wagga Brothers 42 – 16 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies J. Hetherington
1996 Template:League icon Adelong-Batlow Bears 20 – 10 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks T. Fletcher
1997 File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens 28 – 22 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks T. Fletcher
1998 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (6) 38 – 22 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers T. Fletcher
1999 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (9) 40 – 16 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks T. Fletcher
2000 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (10) 32 – 20 File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens T. Fletcher Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2000
2001 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (11) 22 – 20 Template:League icon Temora Dragons B. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
9 September 2001
2002 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (7) 56 – 16 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions B. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
22 September 2002
2003 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (5) 31 – 10 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers B. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
14 September 2003
2004 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (8) 28 – 24 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers B. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2004
2005 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (9) 19 – 12 Template:League icon Tumut Blues B. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2005 <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2006 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (9) 40 – 16 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers B. Nix <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2007 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (6) 28 – 10 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers Eric Weissel Oval
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2008 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (7) 20 – 14 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers B. Nix Fisher Park
Cootamundra
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2009 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (12) 42 – 4 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers B. Nix Equex Centre
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2010 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (8) 22 – 8 Template:League icon Junee Diesels B. Nix Lavington Sportsground
Albury
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2011 Template:League icon South City Bulls 20 – 18 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers B. Nix Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2011
2012 Template:League icon Albury Thunder 36 – 26 Template:League icon South City Bulls S. Muir Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2012
2013 Template:League icon Albury Thunder (2) 30 – 20 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers B. Nix Equex Centre
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2014 Template:League icon Albury Thunder (3) 45 – 4 Template:League icon South City Bulls B. Nix Equex Centre
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2015 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (4) 28 – 16 Template:League icon Junee Diesels B. Nix Equex Centre
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2016 Template:League icon South City Bulls (2) 22 – 18 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers B. Nix Equex Centre
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2017 Template:League icon South City Bulls (3) 24 – 8 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers S. Muir Equex Centre
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2018 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (5) 13 – 6 Template:League icon South City Bulls S. Muir McDonalds Park
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2019 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (9) 28 – 4 Template:League icon South City Bulls S. Muir McDonalds Park
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2020 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (6) 40 – 18 Template:League icon Tumut Blues S. Muir McDonalds Park
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2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (7) 34 – 4 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers S. Muir McDonalds Park
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2023 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (10) 23 – 18 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos B. Whitby McDonalds Park
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Team Performance

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Template:League icon Wagga Wagga Kangaroos 12 4 1968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009 1970, 1973, 1981, 2023
Template:League icon Tumut Blues 10 11 1940, 1949, 1970, 1973, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2019, 2023 1934, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1992, 2005, 2020
Template:League icon Temora Dragons 9 11 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1977, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006 1938, 1952, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,

2001

Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers 9 8 1941, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1974, 1984, 1991 1939, 1947, 1948, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1998, 2022
Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs 9 3 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1982, 1988, 1990, 2005 1953, 1974, 1977
Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 7 13 1946, 1963, 1983, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022 1941, 1957, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017
Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men 6 5 1938, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970 1940, 1946, 1951, 1955, 1962
File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies 5 5 1966, 1967, 1980, 1989, 1992 1968, 1969, 1985, 1991, 1995
Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions 4 1 1972, 1975, 1976, 1993 2002
Template:League icon South City Bulls 3 4 2011, 2016, 2017 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019
Template:League icon Albury Thunder 3 0 2012, 2013, 2014
Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 2 9 1962, 1981 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1975, 1979, 1996, 1997, 1999
Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels 2 4 1964, 1986 1950, 1961, 2010, 2015
Template:League icon Leeton Greenies 2 1 1933, 1934 1967
Template:Leagueicon Griffith Waratah Tigers 2 1 1967, 1969 1968
Template:League icon Queanbeyan Kangaroos 2 0 1969, 1970
Template:League icon Queanbeyan United Blues 1 3 1967 1968, 1969, 1970
File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens 1 3 1997 1956, 1966, 2000
Template:League icon Wagga Wagga Brothers 1 2 1995 2007, 2008
Template:League icon Cowra Magpies 1 1 1939 1933
Template:League icon Adelong-Batlow Bears 1 0 1996
Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & White Panthers 0 2 1949, 1969
Template:League icon Goulburn United Roosters 0 1 1967

Reserve Grade Grand Finals

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Referee Venue Date
Group 9 Reserve Grade
1947 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 8 – 3 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers
1950 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men 10 – 5 Template:League icon Temora Dragons
1951 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 7 – 6 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1952 Template:League icon Cowra Magpies 12 – 4 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs
1953 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs 36 – 10 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men
1954 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (2) 11 – 3 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men
1955 File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens 13 – 6 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs
1956 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (2) 14 – 7 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1957 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers 23 – 5 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers L. Boyton Young 15 September 1957
1958 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (3) 19 – 6 Template:League icon Temora Dragons
1959 Template:League icon Tumut Blues 6 – 0 Template:League icon Temora Dragons
1960 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (2) 21 – 6 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men
1961 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (3) 11 – 0 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels
1962 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels 5 – 2 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1963 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels (2) 8 – 6 Template:League icon Temora Dragons
1964 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (4) 8 – 5 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels
1965 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels (3) 10 – 6 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1966 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men (2) 3 – 2 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs
Group 9/20 Reserve Grade
1967 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men (3) 16 – 11 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & Whites
1968 Template:League icon Leeton Greenies 10 – 9 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men
1969 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & Whites 28 – 2 Template:League icon Barmedman Clydesdales
1970 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & Whites (2) 23 – 4 Template:League icon Temora Dragons
Group 8/9 Reserve Grade
1967 Template:Leagueicon Queanbeyan United Blues 22 – 14 Template:Leagueicon Goulburn Workers Bulldogs K. Lyons Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

24 September 1967
1968 Template:Leagueicon Queanbeyan United Blues (2) 18 – 5 Template:Leagueicon Goulburn Workers Bulldogs Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

22 September 1968
1969 Template:Leagueicon Queanbeyan Kangaroos 6 – 0 Template:Leagueicon Yass Magpies Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

14 September 1969
1970 Template:Leagueicon Queanbeyan United Blues (3) 12 – 0 Template:Leagueicon Queanbeyan Kangaroos Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

27 September 1970
Murrumbidgee Rugby League Reserve Grade
1966 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 8 – 0 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1967 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (2) 16 – 10 Template:League icon Tarcutta
1968 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (3) 25 – 7 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels
Riverina Zone 3 Reserve Grade
1969 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (4) 3 – 2 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos
1970 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (2) 5 – 2 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
Group 9 Reserve Grade
1971 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (5) 16 – 6 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers J. Gerber
1972 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (5) 26 – 7 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos J. Gerber
1973 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (2) 21 – 7 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions J. Gerber
1974 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (3) 12 – 8 Template:League icon Temora Dragons T. Spain
1975 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (3) 18 – 17 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers T. Hilton
1976 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (4) 30 – 7 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks T. Hilton
1977 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (4) 17 – 4 Template:League icon Temora Dragons R. Riach
1978 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (5) 18 – 11 Template:League icon Tumut Blues T. Briggs
1979 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (6) 22 – 5 Template:League icon Tumut Blues K. Martin
1980 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (5) 19 – 6 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks T. Briggs
1981 Template:League icon Temora Dragons 24 – 10 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers B. Barrett
1982 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (2) 11 – 5 Template:League icon Tumut Blues B. Barrett
1983 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (7) 13 – 6 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. Hay
1984 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (3) 22 – 14 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers P. Hay
1985 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels (4) 30 – 16 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos P. Hay
1986 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (5) 34 – 14 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers C. Patterson Fisher Park
Cootamundra
1987 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (6) 12 – 10 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. Walsh Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1988 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (6) 24 – 12 Template:League icon Junee Diesels P. O'Brien Alfred Park
Young
1989 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (7) 27 – 14 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies P. O'Brien Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1990 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (7) 23 – 14 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. O'Brien Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1991 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (6) 28 – 12 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos B. Alston Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1992 File:Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers 18 – 4 Template:League icon Tumut Blues J. Hetherington Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1993 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions 17 – 12 Template:League icon Tumut Blues J. Hetherington Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1994 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (7) 16 – 6 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers J. Hetherington Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1995 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (4) 13 – 10 Template:League icon Junee Diesels T. Fletcher
1996 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (2) 40 – 4 Template:League icon Tumut Blues J. Hetherington
1997 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (5) 20 – 6 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers L. Pearce
1998 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (3) 32 – 20 Template:League icon Tumut Blues C. Levy
1999 Template:League icon Adelong-Batlow Bears 14 – 10 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks L. Pearce
2000 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (3) 30 – 18 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers L. Pearce Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2000
2001 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (8) 22 – 20 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers W. Prosser Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
9 September 2001
2002 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (4) 30 – 8 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies T. Fletcher Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
22 September 2002
2003 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (5) 28 – 0 Template:League icon Tumut Blues W. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
14 September 2003
2004 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (8) 25 – 12 Template:League icon Tumut Blues W. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2004
2005 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (9) 34 – 4 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos S. Muir Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2005
2006 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (8) 16 – 10 Template:League icon Temora Dragons W. Bowden
2007 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (6) 48 – 10 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers L. O'Brien Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
2008 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (9) 20 – 14 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers S. Muir Fisher Park
Cootamundra
21 September 2008
2009 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers 10 – 4 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos S. Muir Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2009
2010 Template:League icon Lavington Panthers 34 – 10 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers S. Muir Lavington Sportsground
Albury
26 September 2010
2011 Template:League icon Albury Thunder 28 – 10 Template:League icon Junee Diesels S. Muir Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2011
2012 Template:League icon Albury Thunder (2) B. Nix Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2012
2013 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (2) J. White Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
29 September 2013
2014 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (6) S. Muir Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
28 September 2014
2015 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (7) 32 – 6 Template:League icon Albury Thunder S. Muir Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
13 September 2015
2016 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (8) 16 – 12 Template:League icon South City Bulls S. Muir Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
11 September 2016
2017 Template:League icon South City Bulls 22 – 4 Template:League icon Temora Dragons J. White Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2017
2018 Template:League icon South City Bulls (2) 18 – 6 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos S. Bartlett McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
1 September 2018
2019 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (9) 28 – 8 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers B. Whitby McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
15 September 2019
2020 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (10) 10 – 10 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers S. Byatt McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
27 September 2020
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (10) 14 – 10 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022
2023 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (9) 38 – 16 Template:League icon South City Bulls McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023

Team Performance

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels 10 6 1962, 1963, 1965, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2022 1961, 1964, 1968, 1988, 1995, 2011
Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 10 4 1947, 1956, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 1957, 1986, 1994, 2022
Template:League icon Tumut Blues 8 15 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1994, 2001, 2005 1951, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004
Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers 9 11 1957, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2004, 2023 1947, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2019, 2020
Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 7 7 1966, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990 1969, 1972, 1985, 1991, 2005, 2009, 2018
Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs 6 3 1953, 1954, 1958, 1964, 1972, 2007 1952, 1955, 1966
Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 5 3 1951, 1960, 1961, 1995, 1997 1976, 1980, 1999
Template:League icon Temora Dragons 4 12 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991 1950, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1987, 1990, 2006, 2017
Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men 3 4 1950, 1966, 1967 1953, 1954, 1960, 1968
Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions 3 1 1993, 1996, 1998 1973
Template:Leagueicon Queanbeyan United Blues 3 0 1967, 1968, 1970
Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & White Panthers 2 1 1969, 1970 1967
Template:League icon Wagga Brothers 2 2 2009, 2013 2008, 2010
Template:League icon Albury Thunder 2 1 2011, 2012 2015
Template:League icon South City Bulls 2 1 2017, 2018 2016, 2023
Template:Leagueicon Queanbeyan Kangaroos 1 1 1969 1970
Template:League icon Cowra Magpies 1 0 1952
File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens 1 0 1955
Template:League icon Leeton Greenies 1 0 1968
File:Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers 1 0 1992
Template:League icon Adelong-Batlow Bears 1 0 1999
Template:League icon Lavington Panthers 1 0 2010
Template:Leagueicon Goulburn Workers Bulldogs 0 2 1967, 1968
File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies 0 2 1989, 2002
Template:League icon Tarcutta 0 1 1967
Template:League icon Barmedman Clydesdales 0 1 1969
Template:Leagueicon Yass Magpies 0 1 1969

Under 18/19s Grand Finals

Group Nine has run two under-age competitions since 1971. Clubs in the older division compete for the Weissel Cup. This is not to be confused with the Weissel Medal, an award for the First Grade Player of the Year. Both awards are named in honour of the late Eric Weissel, an Australian representative who played and coached several clubs in the region.

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Referee Venue Date
Group 9 Under 18s
1971 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies 12 – 7 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers K. Robotham
1972 Template:League icon Temora Dragons 22 – 9 Template:League icon Tumut Blues J. Castle
1973 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers 33 – 10 Template:League icon Junee Diesels J. Craig
1974 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions 32 – 11 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers N. Hand
1975 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (2) 26 – 5 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs G. Negline
1976 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (2) 16 – 2 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies R. Riach
1977 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (3) M. Newman
1978 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 16 – 8 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions M. Newman
1979 Template:League icon Junee Diesels 37 – 16 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers M. Newman
1980 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (3) 20 – 13 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers B. Barrett
1981 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (2) 37 – 8 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers J. Hetherington
1982 Template:League icon Tumut Blues 19 – 10 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions P. Hay
1983 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (4) 14 – 8 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions C. Patterson
1984 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (2) 26 – 20 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers C. Patterson
1985 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (3) 20 – 14 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers P. Kidd
1986 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (4) 22 – 12 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers P. Kidd Fisher Park
Cootamundra
1987 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (5) 18 – 10 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. Kidd Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1988 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (2) 20 – 10 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers B. Jacobson Alfred Park
Young
1989 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (6) 28 – 10 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. Kidd Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1990 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (2) 62 – 12 Template:League icon Temora Dragons B. Alston Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1991 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (7) 34 – 22 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos T. Fletcher Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1992 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (8) B. Alston
1993 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (4) 33 – 24 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos L. Pearce Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1994 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 38 – 20 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers S.Pike Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1995 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (5) 24 – 12 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos S. Muir
1996 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers 32 – 10 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs L. Pearce
1997 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (2) 36 – 14 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs S. Levy
1998 File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (3) 14 – 10 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers W. Prosser
1999 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 24 – 20 Template:League icon Temora Dragons S. Muir
2000 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (9) 18 – 16 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers G. Payne Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2000
2001 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (3) 16 – 10 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers W. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
9 September 2001
2002 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (10) 30 – 20 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos W. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
22 September 2002
2003 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (2) 23 – 12 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers M. Carter Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
14 September 2003
2004 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (3) 14 – 12 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks P. Hargraves Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2004
2005 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (11) 24 – 16 Template:League icon Temora Dragons W. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2005
2006 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (3) S. Muir
2007 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (6) 40 – 28 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers B. Hartley Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
2008 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (4) 18 – 10 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers L. O'Brien Fisher Park
Cootamundra
21 September 2008
2009 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs 20 – 8 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers J. White Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2009
2010 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (4) 20 – 4 Template:League icon Tumut Blues J. White Lavington Sportsground
Albury
26 September 2010
2011 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (3) 34 – 12 Template:League icon Tumut Blues J. White Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2011
2012 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (5) M. Daly Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2012
2013 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (6) S. Went Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
29 September 2013
2014 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (4) J. White Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
28 September 2014
2015 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (7) Template:League icon South City Bulls J. White Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
13 September 2015
2016 Template:League icon South City Bulls 18 – 14 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers B. Hart Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
11 September 2016
2017 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (5) 32 – 18 Template:League icon South City Bulls B. Hart Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2017
2018 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (12) 14 – 10 Template:League icon South City Bulls B. Hart McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
1 September 2018
Group 9 Under 19s
2019 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (13) 36 – 12 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers C. Kirkman McDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

15 September 2019
Group 9 Under 18s
2020 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (6) 14 – 10 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers C. Kirkman McDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

27 September 2020
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 Template:League icon Junee Diesels (7) 16 – 14 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022
2023 Template:League icon South City Bulls (2) 22 –16 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023

Team Performance

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers 13 16 1973, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2018, 2019 1971, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2022, 2023
Template:League icon Temora Dragons 7 5 1972, 1988, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015 1987, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2005
Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels 7 1 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 2007, 2022 1973
Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 6 4 1978, 1990, 2001, 2010, 2017, 2020 1991, 1993, 1995, 2002
Template:League icon Wagga Brothers 4 2 1996, 1997, 2011, 2014 2016, 2020
Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions 4 3 1974, 1976, 1980, 1993 1978, 1982, 1983
File:Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies 3 1 1971, 1981, 1998 1976
Template:League icon Tumut Blues 3 3 1982, 2003, 2004 1972, 2010, 2011
Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 1 4 1999 1998, 2000, 2009, 2019
Template:League icon South City Bulls 2 3 2016, 2023 2015, 2017, 2018
Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 1 1 1994 2004
Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs 1 3 2009 1975, 1996, 1997

Under 16/17s Grand Finals

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Referee Venue Date
Group 9 Under 16s
1959 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs 9 – 8 Template:Leagueicon Boorowa Bushrangers
1960 Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 24 – 0 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs
1961 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (2) 25 – 0 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers
1962 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 8 – 6 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1963 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (2) 26 – 2 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels
1964 Template:League icon Tumut Blues 20 – 3 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers
1965 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers 15 – 0 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers
1966 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (2) 3 – 2 Template:League icon Temora Dragons
Group 9/20 Under 16s
1968 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Waratahs 30 – 9 Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men
1969 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Waratahs (2) 24 – 19 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & Whites
1970 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & Whites 5 – 3 Template:Leagueicon Griffith Waratahs
Murrumbidgee Rugby League Under 16s
1966 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 10 – 5 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1967 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (3) 16 – 8 Template:League icon Tumut Blues
1968 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions 23 – 4 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers
Riverina Zone 3 Under 16s
1969 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (2) 9 – 5 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions
1970 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (4) 15 – 0 Template:League icon Wagga Magpies
Group 9 Under 16s
1971 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (3) 12 – 4 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers T. Hilton
1972 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (2) 23 – 22 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers M. Jones
1973 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (3) 24 – 5 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs B. Kevin
1974 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (3) 16 – 9 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs T. Briggs
1975 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (4) 9 – 8 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions P. Robson
1976 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (2) 18 – 4 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers M. Newman
1977 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (4) 23 – 3 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers D. McLeod
1978 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (5) 22 – 15 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers R. Riach
1979 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (4) 10 – 9 Template:League icon Temora Dragons T. Briggs
1980 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (5) 18 – 9 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers P. Hay
1981 Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions (5) 7 – 5 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers P. Hay
1982 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (3) 20 – 8 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels T. O'Connell
1983 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (6) 26 – 22 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels T. O'Connell
1984 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (7) 18 – 14 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos P. O'Brien
1985 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels 34 – 24 Template:League icon Temora Dragons C. Patterson
1986 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (8) 10 – 6 Template:League icon Temora Dragons P. Walsh
1987 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (9) 28 – 0 Template:League icon Tumut Blues B. Jacobson
1988 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (10) 20 – 10 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos B. Alston
1989 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (11) 16 – 12 Template:League icon Temora Dragons M. Rudd
1990 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (12) 31 – 20 Template:League icon Temora Dragons M. Rudd
1991 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (4) 18 – 4 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs M. Rudd
1992 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (13) 14 – 4 File:Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers M. Payne
1993 Template:League icon Temora Dragons 19 – 6 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos S. Pike
1994 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (5) 26 – 4 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers J. Lavin
1995 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers 22 – 10 Template:League icon Albury Southern Rams L. Pearce
1996 Template:League icon Wagga Magpies 17 – 14 Template:League icon Tumut Blues S. Muir
1997 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (6) 24 – 0 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs W. Prosser
1998 Template:League icon Tumut Blues (6) 14 – 8 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers G. Payne
1999 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (7) 32 – 0 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs B. Nix
2000 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (2) 18 – 8 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers R. Claffey
2001 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (3) 24 – 12 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers K. Steel
2002 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (4) 26 – 24 Template:League icon Tumut Blues K. Steel
2003 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (2) 30 – 24 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers S. Skeers
2004 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (5) 28 – 14 Template:League icon Tumut Blues S. Muir
2005 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels (2) 26 – 14 Template:League icon South City Bulls J. White
2006 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (14) 22 – 16 Template:League icon Lavington Panthers A. Summergreene
2007 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (3) 30 – 16 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers J. Hazelman Eric Weissel Oval

Wagga Wagga

23 September 2007
2008 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (3) 36 – 4 Template:League icon South City Bulls B. Hartley Fisher Park

Cootamundra

21 September 2008
2009 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels (3) 28 – 8 Template:League icon South City Bulls S. Went 27 September 2009
2010 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers (5) 12 – 10 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers S. Went Lavington Sports Ground

Albury

2011 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (6) 36 – 22 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers S. Went
2012 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (8) Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs S. Went
2013 Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs (4) 18 – 16 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels B. Cramp
2014 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (7) 20 – 12 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers B. Compton
2015 Template:League icon South City Bulls T. Popple
2016 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos (9) B. Whitby
2017 Template:League icon Albury Thunder 16 – 10 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers T. Popple
2018 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (15) 22 – 8 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers M. Kirkman
Group 9 Under 17s
2019 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers (16) 12 – 10 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers T. Maloney McDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

15 September 2019
Group 9 Under 16s
2020 Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels (4) 34 – 4 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers I. Cornell McDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

27 September 2020
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (4) 12 – 2 Template:League icon Tumut Blues McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022
2023 Template:League icon Young Cherrypickers (17) 28 – 6 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023

Team Performance

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers 17 12 1965, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2023 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2017
Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 9 4 1966, 1976, 1982, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2012, 2016 1984, 1988, 1993, 2023
Template:League icon Temora Dragons 7 6 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2014 1966, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990
Template:League icon Tumut Blues 6 8 1964, 1969, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1998 1962, 1966, 1967, 1987, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2022
Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 5 7 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 2010 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1976, 2019, 2020
Template:League icon Turvey Park Lions 5 2 1968, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1981 1969, 1975
Template:League icon Cootamundra Bulldogs 4 7 1959, 1961, 2008, 2013 1960, 1973, 1974, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2012
Template:League icon Wagga Brothers 4 5 1995, 2003, 2007, 2022 1980, 1994, 2010, 2014, 2018
Template:Leagueicon Junee Diesels 4 4 1985, 2005, 2009, 2020 1963, 1982, 1983, 2013
Template:Leagueicon Griffith Waratah Tigers 2 1 1968, 1969 1970
Template:League icon South City Bulls 1 3 2015 2005, 2008, 2009
Template:Leagueicon Griffith Black & White Panthers 1 1 1970 1969
Template:League icon Wagga Magpies 1 1 1996 1970
Template:League icon Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks 1 0 1960
Template:League icon Albury Thunder 1 0 2017
Template:Leagueicon Boorowa Bushrangers 0 1 1959
Template:League icon West Wyalong Mallee Men 0 1 1968
File:Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers 0 1 1992
Template:League icon Albury Southern Rams 0 1 1995
Template:League icon Lavington Panthers 0 1 2006

Ladies League Tag Grand Finals

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Referee Venue Date
Group 9 Ladies League Tag
2008 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 6 – 4 Template:League icon Temora Dragons G. White Fisher Park

Cootamundra

21 September 2008
2009 Template:League icon Temora Dragons 16 – 4 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers M. Kirkman 27 September 2009
2010 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (2) 12 – 8 M. Kirkman Lavington Sports Ground

Albury

26 September 2010
2011 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers 34 – 10 Template:League icon Temora Dragons M. Kirkman Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2011
2012 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (2) 16 - 4 Template:League icon Temora Dragons M. Seldon Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2012
2013 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (3) 30 - 0 Template:League icon Temora Dragons T. Popple Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
29 September 2013
2014 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (4) Template:League icon Temora Dragons Z. Popple Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
28 September 2014
2015 Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 12 – 8 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers S. Byatt 13 September 2015
2016 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (5) 34 – 4 Template:League icon Albury Thunder S. Byatt Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
11 September 2016
2017 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (6) 11 – 10 Template:League icon Albury Thunder S. Byatt Equex Centre
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2017
2018 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (7) 18 – 0 Template:League icon Albury Thunder S. Muir McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
1 September 2018
2019 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers (8) 26 – 0 Template:League icon Temora Dragons Z. McDonald McDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

15 September 2019
2020 Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers 18 – 4 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos S. Muir McDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

27 September 2020
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (3) 12 – 2 Template:League icon Wagga Brothers McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022
2023 Template:League icon Temora Dragons (4) 10 – 8 Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos McDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023

Team Performance

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Template:League icon Wagga Brothers 8 2 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 2009, 2022
Template:League icon Temora Dragons 4 2 2009, 2010, 2022, 2023 2008, 2019
Template:League icon Wagga Kangaroos 1 1 2008 2020, 2023
Template:League icon Gundagai Tigers 1 0 2015
Template:Leagueicon Young Cherrypickers 1 0 2020
Template:League icon Albury Thunder 0 1 2018

Juniors

Junior League Clubs

File:ANZAC Park gates in Gundagai (1).jpg
ANZAC Park gates, Gundagai

The following clubs participate in the Group 9 Junior Rugby League competition. Where applicable, the club's differing senior team or competition is listed in brackets.

Notable Group 9 Juniors

Albury Thunder

Cootamundra Bulldogs

Junee Diesels

South City Bulls (Turvey Park/Wagga Magpies

Temora Dragons

Wagga Wagga Brothers

Wagga Wagga Kangaroos

Young Cherrypickers

See also

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References

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