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HardwareMan The LEAGUE NEWS Volume 35. No.

Illawarra Rugby League 9th September 2018

FINALS WIN Stadium Wollongong Watch every

FOR THE 2018 NRL SEASON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO

1 HardwareMan The LEAGUE NEWS Volume 35. No. 18 Grand Finals - Official website of the Illawarra Rugby League - Steelers Club proudly supporting Illawarra Rugby League 9th September 2018 Illawarra Division Rugby WESTS v THIRROUL SUNDAY 9th September 2018 GRAND FINALS WIN Stadium Wollongong Watch every game on our HUGE SPORTS VIEWING WALL JOIN US FOR THE 2018 NRL SEASON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN STATE OF ORIGIN AND NRL GRAND FINAL TICKETS Cnr Station St & Bong Bong Rd, Dapto Ph daptoleagues.com.au Page 1 /daptoleagues

WIN Stadium - Sunday 9th September Under 18 - Grand Final 11.35 am 35 mins.

SULLIVAN 7--Liam MACPHERSON 8--Mathew HOBBS 9--Blake BARBUTO 10--Aden PERRY 11--Joseph DICKSON 12--Bailey ANTROBUS 13--Jalal BAZZAZ (c) 14--Valere BAKURU 15--Eathan SUNLEY 16--Reece APOLO 18--Cooper

4--Josh PORTER 5--Robert TIGHE 6--James SARA 7--Max DEVLIN 8--Cody MITCHELL 9--Kane WATLING 10--Hudson SPICER 11--Carlin DEANE 12--Jesse COLQUHOUN 13--James ANDRAOS (c) 14--Salem NOLAN 15--Bailey

narrow 12-10 final win over Thirroul to reach the grand final and the opportunity to defend the Hardware Man Illawarra Cup won in 2017.

The League did well, under the circumstances; to provide Rugby League for this very important age group. Wests are favourites; but Collies will fight to retain the title.

2 WIN Stadium - Sunday 9th September Under 18 - Grand Final am 35 mins. each way - time off for stoppages as indicated by Referee WESTS RED Brendon Reeves, Russell Lewis 1--Matt FEAGAI 2--Tyrone HARDING 3--Max FEAGAI 4--Pattison HOFMAN 5--Christian SRBINOVSKI 6--Jayden SULLIVAN 7--Liam MACPHERSON 8--Mathew HOBBS 9--Blake BARBUTO 10--Aden PERRY 11--Joseph DICKSON 12--Bailey ANTROBUS 13--Jalal BAZZAZ (c) 14--Valere BAKURU 15--Eathan SUNLEY 16--Reece APOLO 18--Cooper REED 19--Junior AMONE 25--Jacob TAELE Referee: LACHLAN GREENFIELD Touch Judges: WILLIAM D'AMATO, CODY SIMMONS COLLEGIANS BLACK Coach: Peter Hooper 1--Thomas RODWELL 2--Jay WATLING 3--Ayzac BOWMAN 4--Josh PORTER 5--Robert TIGHE 6--James SARA 7--Max DEVLIN 8--Cody MITCHELL 9--Kane WATLING 10--Hudson SPICER 11--Carlin DEANE 12--Jesse COLQUHOUN 13--James ANDRAOS (c) 14--Salem NOLAN 15--Bailey SIMMONS 17--Jeremy MAU 18--Matthew NICHOLSON 19--Sean PAYNE 20--Duane WILLEMSEN 21--Clive BRETT 22--Drever BURDIS COLLIES THROUGH TO GRAND FINAL Defending Under 18 s premier, Collegians; scored a narrow final win over Thirroul to reach the grand final and the opportunity to defend the Hardware Man Illawarra Cup won in Opponent, Wests Red; finished the 15 rounds with only one defeat and a draw in this difficult six-team competition draw. The League did well, under the circumstances; to provide Rugby League for this very important age group. Wests are favourites; but Collies will fight to retain the title. In form 1st grade halbacks go head to head WIN Stadium - Sunday 9th September Second Grade - Grand Final 1.10 pm 35 mins. each way - time off for stoppages as indicated by Referee COLLEGIANS Coach: Adam Doyle 1--Donte LUSIO 2--Jack BUTLER 3--Donte EFARAIMO 4--Andrew BRAY (c) 5--Josh CONSTABLE 6--Tyler MOON 7--Braidon HOOPER 8--Jarred NICHOLSON 9--Joel HOLDSWORTH 10--Jake FITZGERALD 11--Jack CROSS 12--Jake SARGENT-WILSON 13--Ryan O CONNOR 14--Zac HICKS 15--Brody RIGG 16--Fletcher WINNING 17--Jack KELLY 18--Joe STEWART 19--Jake BELL 20--Chris RAVARUA 21--Ben Innis 22--Jake Upton Referee: MICHAEL FORD Touch Judges: JEREMY FRAMKE, DARREN LOVE DAPTO Coach: Jason Raper 1--Dillon CAPAAN 2- Todd MORRIS 3--Braydn MORRIS 4--Jy CLAPMAN 5--Mitchell HEFFERNAN 6--Brody HAWKINS 7--Troy PIEPER 8--Rhys BOWDITCH 9--Luke PENNY 10--Justin FAUGHLIN 11--Shannon BONNIE 12--Peni BOTIKI 13--Brad BUFFOLIN 14--Blake TAYLOR 15--Luke WILLIAMS 16--Daynan PATTERSON 17--Mark BORG 18--Alan STEWART 19--Jack NAYLOR DAPTO WILL AGAIN PUSH COLLIES The Second Grade grand final could prove to be the game of the day despite Collegians undefeated record to date. Dapto pushed Collies to a narrow loss in the major semi-final and will come back confident in this replay. The Canaries finished too strong for Thirroul with a final win last week. Collegians lost last season s grand final to Thirroul, 17-16; when the Butchers landed a last-minute field goal. JUSTIN RODRIGUES (Wests) JAKE WALSH (Thirroul) First Choice Couriers your local family owned express transport company. Proudly supporting local rugby league through our shorts sponsorship of the referees work / sport / promo CUSTOM SPORTS TEAMWEAR Design Your Own and Stock Service Page 2

WADE STANFORD (Wests lock forward) WIN Stadium - Sunday 9th September First Grade - Grand Final 3.00 pm 40 mins.

4--Mitch PORTER (c) 5--Will TOM 6--Zac GREENE 7--Justin RODRIGUES 8--Keiran RANKMORE 9--Josh DALEY 10--Nathan LEATIAGAGA 11--Dylan LAURI 12--Glenn

(Blue and White) Coach: Jarrod Costello 1--Leigh HIGGINS 2--Hayden CROSLAND 3--Daniel PERKINS 4--Callum TUTAUHA 5--Tom SIMPSON 6--Jack PAYNE 7--Jake

16--Ethan GEORGE 17--Aaron SCHOUPP 18--Mitch LACKERSTEEN 19--Jarrad WHITTY 22--Ty McCARTHY Referee: TAYLOR CLEVELAND Touch Judges: MICHAEL CHIN,

at the top of the First Grade points table Western Suburbs and Thirroul have come through to qualify for the grand final.

big one. The Butchers finished strongly to score a 20-12 final victory over Dapto after trailing 8-12 at half-time.

3 WADE STANFORD (Wests lock forward) WIN Stadium - Sunday 9th September First Grade - Grand Final 3.00 pm 40 mins. each way - time off for stoppages as indicated by Referee WESTS (Red and Blue) Coach: Peter McLeod 1--Tony PELLOW 2--Luke TOWERS 3--Colby PELLOW 4--Mitch PORTER (c) 5--Will TOM 6--Zac GREENE 7--Justin RODRIGUES 8--Keiran RANKMORE 9--Josh DALEY 10--Nathan LEATIAGAGA 11--Dylan LAURI 12--Glenn STEWART 13--Wade STANFORD 14--Jimmy GREHAN 15--Kyle LODGE 16--Zac BLAY 17--Jason GREEN 18--Kurt FIELD 19--Lachlan HURST 20--Brad SPEECHLEY THIRROUL (Blue and White) Coach: Jarrod Costello 1--Leigh HIGGINS 2--Hayden CROSLAND 3--Daniel PERKINS 4--Callum TUTAUHA 5--Tom SIMPSON 6--Jack PAYNE 7--Jake WALSH 8--Aaron BEATH 9--Joel JOHNSON (c) 10--Joel RUSKIN 11--Luke GALLAGHER 12--Luke DODGE 13--Michael MORRIS 14--Luke SHIELS 15--Riley LORD 16--Ethan GEORGE 17--Aaron SCHOUPP 18--Mitch LACKERSTEEN 19--Jarrad WHITTY 22--Ty McCARTHY Referee: TAYLOR CLEVELAND Touch Judges: MICHAEL CHIN, MICHAEL INNESS In-Goal Judges: WILLIAM CAMBOURN, RYAN SWEENEY SEASON S TOP TWO TEAMS TO PLAY FOR 2018 PREMIERSHIP The two teams that finished equal at the top of the First Grade points table Western Suburbs and Thirroul have come through to qualify for the grand final. Both clubs amassed 23 points from the competition rounds; played in the major semi-final won 20-4 by the Devils and still look evenly matched for the big one. The Butchers finished strongly to score a final victory over Dapto after trailing 8-12 at half-time. Wests will come in fresh from the week off. Great achievements on having their teams in the grand final by two locally-produced coaches PETER McLEOD (Wests) and JARROD COSTELLO (Thirroul) and to both clubs on their appointments. LUKE DODGE (Thirroul second row) Page 3

BOB LONG RETIRES AS I.R.L. JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN After 15 years heading up Judiciaries in Illawarra Rugby League, chairman BOB LONG (pictured at right) will officially retire from the position at the end of the 2018 season.

He has also been a member of the IRL Referees Coaching Panel and carried out many other roles within Rugby League including match reviews.

The League thanks Bob for his valuable contribution to these many roles that have greatly benefited Rugby League in the region. STEELERS CLUB TO HONOUR TEN WOMEN S AUSTRALIAN REPS.

licensed club. The Board of the Steelers this week announced there will be recognition displayed of the Australian Women s reps selected from clubs competing in the Illawarra competition.

Since the Illawarra Women s open competition commenced in 2011, there have been 10 selected for the Jillaroos directly from Illawarra clubs.

4 BOB LONG RETIRES AS I.R.L. JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN After 15 years heading up Judiciaries in Illawarra Rugby League, chairman BOB LONG (pictured at right) will officially retire from the position at the end of the 2018 season. A former referee, Bob is a life-member of both Illawarra Rugby League and the Referees Association. He has also been a member of the IRL Referees Coaching Panel and carried out many other roles within Rugby League including match reviews. In recent years, Bob has been a valued member of the IRL Board of Management and contributed greatly to setting up new Judiciary procedures in Illawarra that are now implemented throughout NSW CRL. The League thanks Bob for his valuable contribution to these many roles that have greatly benefited Rugby League in the region. STEELERS CLUB TO HONOUR TEN WOMEN S AUSTRALIAN REPS. The Illawarra Steelers proudly display the 46 Rugby League representatives that have come through the local Senior/Junior Leagues and Schools competitions or from the Steelers at the entrance to the licensed club. The Board of the Steelers this week announced there will be recognition displayed of the Australian Women s reps selected from clubs competing in the Illawarra competition. This coincides with the commencement of the initial NRL Women s competition this weekend. Since the Illawarra Women s open competition commenced in 2011, there have been 10 selected for the Jillaroos directly from Illawarra clubs. They are: EMILY ANDREWS (Helensburgh) TEGAN CHANDLER (Helensburgh) EMMA TONEGATO (Helensburgh) RUAN SIMS (Helensburgh) ALLANA FERGUSON (Helensburgh) SAM BREMNER (Helensburgh) MADDIE STUDDON (Helensburgh) KEZIE APPS (Helensburgh) TALISHA QUINN (Berkeley) RIKEYA HORNE (Corrimal) *Back in 1995 NATALIE DWYER (Albion Park) also captained the first Australian Women's team. WHEN IT DOESN T JUST MATTER ON THE FIELD It matters to us that your compensation claim is settled fairly and quickly. Carroll & O Dea Lawyers can win you compensation and secure your future. NO WIN. NO FEE. NO OBLIGATION. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. Matthew Forshaw, Solicitor Hanaan Indari, Partner Martin Rowney, Solicitor Matthew Forshaw, Solicitor When it matters Church Street Wollongong, NSW, 2500 KEZIE APPS SAM BREMNER JOIN US AFTER THE GAME AT OUR FAMILY FRIENDLY CLUB! LUNCH & DINNER SPECIALS MON FRI Indoor & outdoor play areas, alfresco dining, cocktails, wines, rotating craft tap beers & ciders. OPEN 11AM - 11PM DAILY LOCATED AT COLLEGIANS SPORTS CENTRE, 147 THE AVENUE, FIGTREE PH: (02) REDDOGONTHEGREEN.COM.AU FACEBOOK.COM/REDDOGONTHEGREEN INSTAGRAM.COM/REDDOGONTHEGREEN Page 4

illawarra women s league CORRIMAL S OPEN TEAM STARS ON WOMEN S GRAND FINAL DAY Another successful grand final day of Illawarra Women s Rugby League was held last Saturday, at Collegians

By far the most impressive performance of the day came from Corrimal Red scoring a 28-0 win over Helensburgh in the Women s Open grand final to retain the Inspirations Paint title won in

The Julie Nicoll Medal awarded to the best player was won by Corrimal forward JAMIE-ANNE WRIGHT.

Captain TAMMY FLETCHER proudly carries the Inspirations Paint Women's premiership trophy won by Corrimal Berkeley captain MADDISON WEATHERALL won the Under 18's premiership and also voted

5 illawarra women s league CORRIMAL S OPEN TEAM STARS ON WOMEN S GRAND FINAL DAY Another successful grand final day of Illawarra Women s Rugby League was held last Saturday, at Collegians Sports Complex. By far the most impressive performance of the day came from Corrimal Red scoring a 28-0 win over Helensburgh in the Women s Open grand final to retain the Inspirations Paint title won in Despite the scores, the grand final was a great game of Rugby League particularly in the first half, when Corrimal only held a 10-0 lead at half-time. The Julie Nicoll Medal awarded to the best player was won by Corrimal forward JAMIE-ANNE WRIGHT. Berkeley are the 2018 premiers of Women s Under 18 s scoring a grand final victory over Milton-Ulladulla. Captain TAMMY FLETCHER proudly carries the Inspirations Paint Women's premiership trophy won by Corrimal Berkeley captain MADDISON WEATHERALL won the Under 18's premiership and also voted "Player of the Grand Final" This was another outstanding game, with the Eagles captain MADDISON WEATHERALL being named player of the match. In the Women s Tag grand final, Western Suburbs scored a win over Thirroul. Wests forward SAMANTHA GROTH won the best player award in this match. *Women s Rugby League, in all forms; had continued growth throughout Corrimal Women's Open Champions for 2018 celebrate their Grand Final victory over Helensburgh Nowra 84 Worrigee St Ph: Warilla 26 Veronica St Ph: InspirationsPaint.com.au Page 5

In respect of matches in which scores are level at the end of the match regular time, the following provisions will now apply: a) If scores are equal at the conclusion of normal time, a period of ten

6 EXTRA TIME TO BE PLAYED FOR DRAWN GRAND FINAL MATCHES Under Country Rugby League rules Clause 10.5 of Schedule 2 -- there will be extra time played in all three of today's grand final matches where scores are equal at the conclusion of normal match time. In respect of matches in which scores are level at the end of the match regular time, the following provisions will now apply: a) If scores are equal at the conclusion of normal time, a period of ten (10) minutes extra time (5 minutes each half) will follow; b) The commencement of the period of extra time shall be determined by the toss of a coin as described under the Laws of the Game; c) After the first half of five (5) minutes, the referee shall cease play and teams shall immediately change ends. The team that did not kick off to commence the initial half of extra time will kick off to commence the second half; d) If the scores are still level at the end of the ten (10) minute extra time period a further period of golden point extra time shall be played whereby play will continue on an unlimited basis until the first point/s have been scored to determine the winner of the match; e) If a try is scored in this further period of extra time the conversion kick will not be permitted; f) The commencement of this period of golden point extra time shall be determined by the toss of a coin as described under the Laws of the Game. SUPPORT THE SPONSORS OF RUGBY LEAGUE Illawarra Rugby League Division acknowledges the following sponsors of our great game and suggests support whenever possible: Junior Competitions: Bendigo Bank Dapto Swish and Swash Contemporary Smiles Hello Harry Burger Joint All of Game: Illawarra Steelers St George Illawarra Dragons Senior Competitions: The Hardware Man Carlton & United Breweries Print Media UOW College Junior Representatives (Harold Matthews & SG Ball): Coastwide Engineering Baimed Physio Illawarra Women s Rugby League Inspirations Paint CRL Juniors Bendigo Bank Referees Cleary Bros PRINT MEDIA MEDAL FOR GRAND FINAL BEST PLAYER The player of the match in today s First Grade grand final will receive the prestigious Print Media Medal. This award has become traditional on grand final day and is donated by our printers of the Hardware Man Illawarra Rugby League News. LAST WEEK S RESULTS 1st Grade Final THIRROUL 20 def. DAPTO 12 2nd Grade Final DAPTO 36 def. THIRROUL 22 Under 18 s Final COLLEGIANS BLACK 12 def. THIRROUL 10 Hardware Man Shield Grand Final WESTS 30 def. WINDANG 10 Women s Opens Grand Final CORRIMAL RED 28 def. HELENSBURGH 0 Women s Under 18 Grand Final BERKELEY 24 def. MILTON-ULLADULLA 14 Page 6

The HardwareMan UNDEFEATED DEVILS ARE THE 2018 SHIELD CHAMPIONS With a 20-points second half scoring spree, Western

The undefeated Red Devils ran out winners 30-10 over Windang, after the scores were locked at 10-all at half-time.

The grand final was a fitting finale to the Shield season and both teams produced patches of very good football.

7 The HardwareMan UNDEFEATED DEVILS ARE THE 2018 SHIELD CHAMPIONS With a 20-points second half scoring spree, Western Suburbs took out last week s Hardware Man Illawarra Shield grand final. The undefeated Red Devils ran out winners over Windang, after the scores were locked at 10-all at half-time. The Sharks really put on a spirited display in the first half. The grand final was a fitting finale to the Shield season and both teams produced patches of very good football. Player of the grand final was awarded to Wests half-back DARREN BARTLEY ILLAWARRA SHIELD Wests' Capt-coach SHANE DONOGHUE receives the premiership trophy from Illawarra R.L. Board of Management member PAUL BALFOUR and BROOK MONTGOMERY, Marketing Manager of sponsor The Hardware Man Western Suburbs players celebrate their Hardware Man Shield Grand Final victory. Saturday 22nd September 2018 Wests' ADAM HADAYA reaches out for one of his team's grand final tries. Page 7

CELEBRATE A SUCCESSFUL 2018 SEASON WITH CHANGES AHEAD! On behalf of Illawarra Rugby League Division, I extend a warm welcome to 2018 grand final day, at WIN Stadium.

showpiece today. Congratulations to the teams that have won a place in today s three grand finals and to the winners of last week s Shield and Women s grand finals.

Western Suburbs started the season in fine fashion by taking out the VB Challenge Cup; and has gone on to win the First Grade minor premiership and the Print Media Club Championship IAN NEIL as well

The Illawarra-South Coast Dragons CRL Championship Under 23 s team again lost to Monaro in a semi-final, after a very impressive first round win over Western Division.

8 CELEBRATE A SUCCESSFUL 2018 SEASON WITH CHANGES AHEAD! On behalf of Illawarra Rugby League Division, I extend a warm welcome to 2018 grand final day, at WIN Stadium. This is the culmination of many long hours of planning Illawarra s future by Division administrators and continued hard work by club volunteers, their coaches and players to present our season s showpiece today. Congratulations to the teams that have won a place in today s three grand finals and to the winners of last week s Shield and Women s grand finals. In addition we acknowledge all teams that participated in the various 2018 competitions. Western Suburbs started the season in fine fashion by taking out the VB Challenge Cup; and has gone on to win the First Grade minor premiership and the Print Media Club Championship IAN NEIL as well as reaching today s grand final against Thirroul. The Illawarra-South Coast Dragons CRL Championship Under 23 s team again lost to Monaro in a semi-final, after a very impressive first round win over Western Division. Coach Wade Forrester has worked hard to produce results under this new CRL format. Various competitions again received valuable support from our major sponsors THE HARDWARE MAN (seniors); BENDIGO BANK (juniors) and INSPIRATION PAINTS (women s). In addition, we also receive great assistance from Cleary Bros. (sponsor of the Referees Association), Print Media and Carlton & United Breweries. The weekly Bar TV productions receive sponsorship from UOW College, Aussie Skips and Hello Harry. Whenever possible, please support all businesses that assist Rugby League in Illawarra - listed on page 6 of today's League News. Of course, the major financial contributor to the Illawarra Rugby League is the Steelers Club providing office accommodation and administration staff. We are very fortunate to have dedicated employees in Divisional Manager, Chris Bannerman; and our new Junior League Administrator, Luke Potter both well supported by Stacey Drury. The elected members of our Board of Management have been called on to give even more time to various projects during 2018 thank you. The Club Sustainability Program comes into operation for 2019 all clubs contributed and will be expected to continue to give full support. The announcement of a signed MOU to proceed with the merger of Country Rugby League and NSW Rugby League will be welcomed by all in Rugby League and Illawarra will be monitoring the progress. Enjoy grand final day, Congratulations in advance to all premiers. IAN NEIL, Chairman, Illawarra Rugby League Division. The HardwareMan Unanderra Princes Hwy Bulli 239 Princes Hwy The Hardware Man have been servicing the Illawarra region for over 30 years and are proud sponsors of Illawarra Rugby League. Paint Trade Tools Power Tools Plumbing Timber Building Supplies Foam & Rubber And much more! Locally owned & operated 100 % Tradie Trusted Page 8

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