2013 NSW Cup

[Sydney Knight]

BRC would be lower in standard than the Ncle Rugby League that they were in this year. They seem to think the 160k salary cap in Ncle is too low so they must have some cash.

 

[Henson Park Hornets]

http://www.crlnsw.com.au/index.php?id=13&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=450&cHash=4fd108d4c8

Wyong are in for next year.... and the Maggies and Balmain are out.

 

[Roland]

Wyong finished 7th in the Newcastle comp this year but apparently a player points system is operating there now and Wyong rejected Jim Beam Cup 10 years ago because they didnt want to comply with that.

Wyong have always had a few ex NRL players but the points cap and salary cap meant that they fielded few prominent players in 2012.

Stringer brought over Alex Moore, Ben Fitzsimmons and Dale Langford from the Entrance and Mitch Williams and Shaun Boss played a hand of games and they have a prop, Reg Saunders, who goes alright.

Stringer's first targets is Josh Mantellato and wants Boss back from the Kinghts full time. He has plenty of money and expects 80% of the squad to be new recruits.

I suspect he knows what is required and will be targetting players that have already been through the pathway and finished with that.

Wyong will provide an interesting contrast to the other clubs.

 

[The Joker]

I wonder how many former Knights players or NRL players playing in the Newcastle comp will go to the Roos to get more exposure. If they do get a few they should still be competitive despite the absense of an NRL team to feed them.

 

[siv]

I wonder how many former Knights players or NRL players playing in the Newcastle comp will go to the Roos to get more exposure. If they do get a few they should still be competitive despite the absense of an NRL team to feed them.

It will only be players not signed in the Knights or Souths 32 man squad

 

[ballbag]

Have many players enquired about the open trial?
See premiership winning lock Todd hurrell signed with south Newcastle for next year

 

[IowaRL]

I know we have had 2 of our guys interested, but it's a little far to travel from the US to Wyong for a trial. Perhaps, if it's something they look at, they may have the opportunity to have some of the decent players from growing nations come and play. Having a feeder from overseas increases your profile everywhere, and increases the talent in other nations.

 

[Perth Red]

Could we be going to see the West Coast Pirates join the NSW cup I wonder?

‘‘The commission has made a decision that at this time, it’s not in the game’s best interests to commit to any of the proposals that have come forward regarding expansion,’’ Grant said.
‘‘In making this decision we’re cognisant of the investment of time and money that some of the consortiums have committed to over the last 12 months or so.
‘‘We do not want them or their supporters lost to the game and commit that following the 2014 season we we’ll conduct a formal and full review on expansion.
‘‘The findings of this review will allow us to be much more specific about our requirement and the opportunity and timing of any expansion plans.
‘‘In the interim we’d like them to redirect their involvement and support to those parts of the games that exist today.’’
Given the ARLC won’t even consider the prospect of more teams until after 2014, it would seem that there will be no new teams in the competition until at least 2017.
It was suggested that some of the consortiums could enter teams in the NSW and Queensland Cups as an avenue towards a place in the NRL.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...n-expansion-20121029-28e41.html#ixzz2Ame0jwc8

 

[defunk]

I think the ARLC should start a similar comp to the Bundy Cup in the non league states.

Lets sat for arguments sake:

3 WA teams (Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie)
3 NT teams (Darwin, Darwin, Alice Springs)
2 SA teams (Adelaide, Port Adelaide)

And if Vic or Tas wanna put a team in then possible but too much travel.

The game of the week could be on Fox Sports on a Weds arvo and it is then a semi professional comp for those states where maybe some league stars can get unearthed as when the WA Reds were in the Jim Beam Cup the biggest gripe was travel. This way it's not as far.

 

[Perth Red]

TBF the WARL premiership is much much stronger than anything in the NT and especially SA leagues so not really any benefit to WA teams to do this. You probably could make up one good team for the NT and 2-3 teams from Vic with possibly 4 teams from WA to form a decent comp but what would be the point?

I would think the purpose of us joining the NSW cup would be:
1. To maintain and grow a fan membership
2. To keep bid sponsors engaged
3. To give WA players coming out of Toyota cup a chance to return home but stay in the NRL shop window
4. To give the best players in the WARL premiership a chance against the big boys and get noticed by NRL teams
5. To establish a professional club infrastructure in preperation for an NRL team

Would need in the region of $1mill+ budget plus the ARLC to cover travel costs so a pretty hefty investment. We could probably aim for 2000 members paying $100 a year, $500k sponsorship plus Pirate merch sales etc so would need around $300k in ARLC funding which considering they are going to spend $40mill a year on grassroots is do able.

We would struggle playing strength wise though and not sure how easy it would be to get decent players from the East coast/NZ to move to Perth to play.

 

[Roland]

Other Newcastle clubs are worried about Wyong as they reckon they have $400k to spend and Newcastle clubs are on on a $160k salary cap.

Cessnock are worried that halves Joel Brown and Riley Brown will head to Wyong.

 

[KAB]

Other Newcastle clubs are worried about Wyong as they reckon they have $400k to spend and Newcastle clubs are on on a $160k salary cap.

Cessnock are worried that halves Joel Brown and Riley Brown will head to Wyong.

Brown brothers are staying in Cessnock, apprrantly a deal was done in the golden arches @cessnock; Cessnock toyota coming and helping the goannas out.t

 

[Wacko Jacko]

Reece Goldsmith is likely to be playing for Mounties. He played in QLD Cup (Capras) last year and was playing for Windsor Wolves year B4

 

[Mr Angry]

Auckland Vulcans0000Wests Tigers0000Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs0000Cronulla Sharks0000Illawarra Cutters0000Manly Sea Eagles0000Newcastle Knights0000Mounties0000Newtown Jets0000North Sydney Bears0000Wentworthville Magpies0000Wyong Roos0000Windsor Wolves0000Are these the correct associations?

Auckland Vulcans --> NZ Warriors
Wests Tigers --> Wests Tigers
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs --> Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Cronulla Sharks --> Cronulla Sharks
Illawarra Cutters --> St. George Illawarra Dragons
Manly Sea Eagles --> Manly Sea Eagles
Newcastle Knights --> Newcastle Knights
Mounties --> ??? Perhaps Raiders?
Newtown Jets --> Sydney Roosters
North Sydney Bears --> South Sydney Rabbitohs
Wentworthville Magpies --> Parramatta Eels
Wyong Roos --> ????? Maybe Melbourne???
Windsor Wolves --> Penrith Panthers.

 

[Timmah]

Auckland Vulcans --> Warriors
Wests Tigers --> Wests Tigers
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs --> Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Cronulla Sharks --> Cronulla Sharks & Melbourne Storm
Illawarra Cutters --> St. George Illawarra Dragons
Manly Sea Eagles --> Manly Sea Eagles
Newcastle Knights --> Newcastle Knights
Mounties --> Canberra Raiders
Newtown Jets --> Sydney Roosters
North Sydney Bears --> South Sydney Rabbitohs
Wentworthville Magpies --> Parramatta Eels
Wyong Roos --> NO FEEDER
Windsor Wolves --> Penrith Panthers

No changes to last year basically, just the WT name change from Balmain R/E.

 

[Timmah]

DRAW

ROUND 1 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 9-10 March
Wentworthville vs. Mounties Parramatta Stadium Saturday 9th, 1:30pm
Canterbury vs. North Sydney Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 9th, 3:00pm
Illawarra vs. Newtown WIN Stadium Saturday 9th, 3:00pm
Manly vs Auckland Brookvale Oval Saturday 9th, 3:00pm
Wyong vs. Newcastle Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 10th, 3:00pm
Cronulla vs. West Tigers Toyota Stadium Sunday 10th, 2:30pm
Windsor vs. BYE

ROUND 2 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 16-17 March
Auckland vs. Newtown Eden Park Saturday 16th, 1:30pm
Cronulla vs. North Sydney Toyota Stadium Saturday 16th, 3:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. Windsor Campbelltown Stadium Sunday 17th, 11:00am
Canterbury vs. Illawarra Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 16th, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Manly Mounties Complex Saturday 16th, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. Wyong Ringrose Park Sunday 17th, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. BYE

ROUND 3 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 23-24 March
Auckland vs. Newcastle Mt Smart No. 2 Saturday 23rd, 1:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. Manly Leichhardt Oval Saturday 23rd, 1:30pm
Canterbury vs. Wentworthville Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 23rd, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. North Sydney Henson Park Saturday 23rd, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Cronulla Mounties Complex Saturday 23rd, 3:00pm
Wyong vs. Windsor Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 24th, 3:00pm
Illawarra vs. BYE

ROUND 4 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 30-31 March
Cronulla vs. Newtown Toyota Stadium Saturday 30th, 3:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. Wentworthville Leichhardt Oval Saturday 30th, 3:00pm
Manly vs. Canterbury Brookvale Oval Saturday 30th, 3:00pm
Illawarra vs. North Sydney WIN Stadium Saturday 30th, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. Mounties Hunter Stadium Sunday 31st, 2:30pm
Auckland vs. Windsor Mt Smart Stadium Monday 1st, 12:00pm
Wyong vs. BYE

ROUND 5 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 6-7 April
Wentworthville vs. Newcastle Parramatta Stadium Saturday 6th, 1:30pm
Newtown vs. Manly Henson Park Saturday 6th, 3:00pm
Canterbury vs. Wests Tigers Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 6th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Illawarra Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 6th, 6:00pm
Auckland vs. North Sydney Mt Smart Stadium Sunday 7th, 12:00pm
Wyong vs. Cronulla Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 7th, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. BYE

ROUND 6 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 13-14 April
Newcastle vs. Windsor Hunter Stadium Saturday 13th, 1:30pm
Cronulla vs. Canterbury Toyota Stadium Saturday 13th, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Auckland Mounties Complex Saturday 13th, 3:00pm
Manly vs. Illawarra Brookvale Oval Saturday 13th, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. Newtown Ringrose Oval Sunday 14th, 3:00pm
North Sydney vs. Wyong North Sydney Oval Sunday 14th, 3:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. BYE

ROUND 6B Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 20-21 April
Wentworthville vs. Windsor Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 20th, 1:00pm
Manly vs. Cronulla Henson Park Saturday 20th, 1:00pm
Mounties vs. North Sydney Leichhardt Oval Saturday 20th, 1:30pm
Canterbury vs. Wyong Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 20th, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Newcastle Henson Park Saturday 20th, 3:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. Illawarra Leichhardt Oval Saturday 20th, 3:30pm
Auckland vs. BYE

ROUND 7 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 27-28 April
Auckland vs. Wests Tigers Mt Smart No. 2 Saturday 27th, 1:00pm
Wyong vs. Illawarra Leichhardt Oval Saturday 27th, 1:30pm
Newtown vs. Mounties Henson Park Saturday 27th, 3:00pm
Cronulla vs. Newcastle Toyota Stadium Saturday 27th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Manly Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 27th, 6:00pm
North Sydney vs. Wentworthville North Sydney Oval Sunday 28th, 3:00pm
Canterbury vs. BYE

ROUND 8 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 4-5 May
Newcastle vs. Canterbury Leichhardt Oval Saturday 4th, 1:30pm
Manly vs. Wentworthville Brookvale Oval Saturday 4th, 3:00pm
Cronulla vs. Auckland Toyota Stadium Saturday 4th, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Illawarra Henson Park Saturday 4th, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Wyong Mounties Complex Saturday 4th, 3:00pm
North Sydney vs. Wests Tigers North Sydney Oval Sunday 5th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. BYE

ROUND 9 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 11-12 May
Auckland vs. Wyong Wellington, NZ Saturday 11th, 1:30pm
Canterbury vs. Mounties Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 11th, 3:00pm
Illawarra vs. Wentworthville WIN Stadium Saturday 11th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Cronulla Centrebet Stadium Sunday 12th, 2:30pm
Newcastle vs. Wests Tigers Sports Ground No. 2 Sunday 12th, 3:00pm
North Sydney vs. Manly North Sydney Oval Sunday 12th, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. BYE

ROUND 10 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 18-19 May
Illawarra vs. Cronulla WIN Stadium Saturday 18th, 1:30pm
Wests Tigers vs. Newtown Leichhardt Oval Saturday 18th, 3:00pm
Manly vs. Newcastle Brookvale Oval Saturday 18th, 3:00pm
Canterbury vs. Auckland Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 18th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Mounties Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 18th, 6:00pm
Wyong vs. Wentworthville Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 19th, 3:00pm
North Sydney vs. BYE

ROUND 11 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 25-26 May
Illawarra vs. Windsor WIN Jubilee Kogarah Saturday 25th, 1:30pm
Manly vs. Mounties Brookvale Oval Saturday 25th, 3:00pm
North Sydney vs. Newtown North Sydney Oval Saturday 25th, 3:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. Wyong Campbelltown Stadium Saturday 25th, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. Canterbury Ringrose Park Sunday 26th, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. Auckland Sports Ground No. 2 Sunday 26th, 3:00pm
Cronulla vs. BYE

ROUND 12 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 1-2 June
Auckland vs. Illawarra Mt Smart No. 2 Saturday 1st, 1:00pm
North Sydney vs. Cronulla Leichhardt Oval Saturday 1st, 1:30pm
Canterbury vs. Newtown Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 1st, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Wests Tigers Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 1st, 6:00pm
Wyong vs. Manly Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 2nd, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. Wentworthville Sports Ground No. 2 Sunday 2nd, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. BYE

ROUND 13 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 8-9 June
Auckland vs. Manly Mt Smart Stadium Sunday 9th, 12:00pm
Newcastle vs. Illawarra Hunter Stadium Saturday 8th, 1:30pm
North Sydney vs. Canterbury North Sydney Oval Saturday 8th, 3:00pm
Cronulla vs. Mounties Toyota Stadium Saturday 8th, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. Wests Tigers Ringrose Park Sunday 9th, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Windsor Pioneer Oval, Parkes Sunday 9th, 3:00pm
Wyong vs. BYE

ROUND 14 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 15-16 June
Wests Tigers vs. Canterbury Leichhardt Oval Saturday 15th, 1:30pm
Cronulla vs. Wentworthville Toyota Stadium Saturday 15th, 3:00pm
Illawarra vs. Mounties WIN Stadium Saturday 15th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Auckland Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 15th, 6:00pm
Wyong vs. Newtown Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 16th, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. North Sydney Sports Ground No. 2 Sunday 16th, 3:00pm
Manly vs. BYE

ROUND 15 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 22-23 June
Wests Tigers vs. Auckland Campbelltown Stadium Saturday 22nd, 3:00pm
Illawarra vs. Wyong WIN Stadium Saturday 22nd, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Cronulla Henson Park Saturday 22nd, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Wentworthville Mounties Complex Saturday 22nd, 3:00pm
Canterbury vs. Manly Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 22nd, 3:00pm
North Sydney vs. Windsor North Sydney Oval Sunday 23rd, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. BYE

ROUND 16 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 29-30 June
Wests Tigers vs. Newcastle Leichhardt Oval Saturday 29th, 1:30pm
Manly vs. Windsor Brookvale Oval Saturday 29th, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Newtown Mounties Complex Saturday 29th, 3:00pm
Wyong vs. Canterbury Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 30th, 3:00pm
Auckland vs. Cronulla Mt Smart Stadium Sunday 30th, 12:00pm
North Sydney vs. Illawarra North Sydney Oval Sunday 30th, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. BYE

ROUND 17 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 6-7 July
Illawarra vs. Manly WIN Jubilee Kogarah Saturday 6th, 1:30pm
Canterbury vs. Newcastle Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 6th, 3:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. Mounties Campbelltown Stadium Saturday 6th, 3:00pm
Cronulla vs. Windsor Toyota Stadium Saturday 6th, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Wentworthville Henson Park Saturday 6th, 3:00pm
Wyong vs. North Sydney Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 7th, 3:00pm
Auckland vs. BYE

ROUND 18 NSW CUP REP WEEKEND Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 13-14 July
Wentworthville vs. Manly Parramatta Stadium Saturday 13th, 1:30pm


NSW Cup Rep Team V QLD Cup Rep Team
at Suncorp Stadium - ORIGIN III


ROUND 19 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 20-21 July
Windsor vs. Canterbury Leichhardt Oval Saturday 20th, 1:30pm
Mounties vs. Newcastle Mounties Complex Saturday 20th, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Auckland Henson Park Saturday 20th, 3.00pm
Cronulla vs. Illawarra Toyota Stadium Saturday 20th, 3:00pm
Wyong vs. Wests Tigers Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 21st, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. Manly Moved to Round 18
North Sydney vs. BYE

ROUND 20 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 27-28 July
Illawarra vs. Auckland WIN Stadium Saturday 27th, 3:00pm
Manly vs. Wyong Brookvale Oval Saturday 27th, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Canterbury Mounties Complex Saturday 27th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Newtown Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 27th, 6:00pm
Newcastle vs. Cronulla Sports Ground No. 2 Sunday 28th, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. North Sydney Ringrose Park Sunday 28th, 3:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. BYE

ROUND 21 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 3-4 August
Auckland vs. Wentworthville Mt Smart No. 2 Saturday 3rd, 1:00pm
Illawarra vs Canterbury WIN Stadium Saturday 3rd, 3:00pm
North Sydney vs Mounties North Sydney Oval Saturday 3rd, 3:00pm
Cronulla vs. Wyong Toyota Stadium Saturday 3rd, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Wests Tigers Henson Park Saturday 3rd, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Newcastle Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 3rd, 6:00pm
Manly vs. BYE

ROUND 22 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 10-11 August
Auckland vs. Canterbury Mt Smart No. 2 Saturday 10th, 1:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. Cronulla Campbelltown Stadium Saturday 10th, 3:00pm
Manly vs. Newtown Brookvale Oval Saturday 10th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Wentworthville Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 10th, 6:00pm
Wyong vs. Mounties Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 11th, 3:00pm
North Sydney vs. Newcastle North Sydney Oval Sunday 11th, 3:00pm
Illawarra vs. BYE

ROUND 23 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 17-18 August
Mounties vs. Illawarra Mounties Complex Saturday 17th, 3:00pm
Canterbury vs. Cronulla Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 17th, 3:00pm
Manly vs. Wests Tigers Brookvale Oval Saturday 17th, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. Newtown Sports Ground No. 2 Saturday 17th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. North Sydney Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 17th, 6:00pm
Wyong vs. Auckland Morrie Breen Oval Sunday 18th, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. BYE

ROUND 24 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 24-25 August
Cronulla vs. Manly Toyota Stadium Saturday 24th, 3:00pm
Illawarra vs. Newcastle WIN Stadium Saturday 24th, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Wyong Henson Park Saturday 24th, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Windsor Mounties Complex Saturday 24th, 3:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. North Sydney Campbelltown Stadium Saturday 24th, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. Auckland Ringrose Park Sunday 25th, 3:00pm
Canterbury vs. BYE

ROUND 25 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 31 August 1 September
Auckland vs. Mounties Mt Smart No. 2 Saturday 31st, 1:00pm
Illawarra vs. Wests Tigers WIN Stadium Saturday 31st, 3:00pm
Manly vs. North Sydney Brookvale Oval Saturday 31st, 3:00pm
Canterbury vs. Windsor Belmore Sports Ground Saturday 31st, 3:00pm
Wentworthville vs. Cronulla Ringrose Park Sunday 1st, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. Wyong Sports Ground No. 2 Sunday 1st, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. BYE

ROUND 26 Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 7-8 September
North Sydney vs. Auckland North Sydney Oval Saturday 7th, 3:00pm
Newtown vs. Canterbury Henson Park Saturday 7th, 3:00pm
Newcastle vs. Manly Sports Ground No. 2 Saturday 7th, 3:00pm
Mounties vs. Wests Tigers Mounties Complex Saturday 7th, 3:00pm
Windsor vs. Wyong Windsor Sporting Complex Saturday 7th, 6:00pm
Wentworthville vs. Illawarra Ringrose Park Sunday 8th, 3:00pm
Cronulla vs. BYE

FINAL SERIES - Week 1
Stadium Day / Time
Weekend of 14-15 September
Qualifier 1 vs. Qualifier 4 (Quarterfinal 1)
Qualifier 5 vs. Qualifier 8 (Quarterfinal 2)
Qualifier 6 vs. Qualifier 7 (Quarterfinal 3)
Qualifier 2 vs. Qualifier 3 (Quarterfinal 4)

Semi Finals
Sunday 22 September
Loser Quarterfinal 1 vs. Winner Quaterfinal 2 (Semi-Final 1)
Loser Quarterfinal 4 vs. Winner Quaterfinal 3 (Semi-Final 2)

Preliminary Finals
Sunday 29 September
Winner of Quarterfinal 1 vs. Winner of Semi Final 2 (PF 1)
Winner of Quarterfinal 4 vs. Winner of Semi Final 1 (PF 2)

Grand Final
Sunday 6 October
Winner PF 1 vs.Winner PF 2

http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=23444

 

[RL Tragic]

In todays Daily Telegraph they announced that the Saturday 1.30pm game will be shown live each week on Foxtel giving the NSW Cup real coverage. Great News!

 

[girvie]

Heard that Etu Uaisele is off to Wyong next year. It will be interesting to see who else they can pick up.

 

[girvie]

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1226147/gallery-illawarra-cutters-aiming-higher/?cs=302

The Illawarra Cutters have begun building on their impressive debut season in the NSW Cup with a host of new signings and new-found confidence.

The Paul McGregor-coached squad returned for its first pre-season training session of the new year yesterday, sweating out a fitness session at the University of Wollongong.

After surging into the finals in 2012 - falling to eventual premiers Newtown, the feeder team to the Sydney Roosters - McGregor is hopeful of taking his campaign a step further in 2013.

The former NRL star turned coach is confident his side won't suffer from second-year syndrome in the competitive second-tier league.

"We've started our recruiting a lot earlier and our base has been built on last year's finish," McGregor said.

"To get the calibre of players that I have this year, along with the mainstay of guys that we had last year - eight out of the 10 that I really wanted to keep - it's certainly the kind of start that I want."

The Cutters have signed several new players for the upcoming season, as well as retaining the bulk of last year's ever-improving squad.

Among the new additions are Wests Tigers duo Gus Aiga and Nathan Waters, Penrith firebrand Junior Vaivai and Redcliffe Dolphins pairing Matt Hancock and John Kennedy, both star players in the Queensland Cup.

Familiar faces Michael Lett, Jarrad Hickey and Jared Allen have also been retained.

"It all looks well," McGregor said.


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"Our expectation last year was to be competitive, but we did more than that and shocked a few people.

"What I expect from this year is not only to compete in every game but also to be a dominant side in every game.

"Each team we play, I want the opposition to know they're in a battle - I want them to walk away knowing they've played a team that competes," he said.

The Cutters will kick off their 2013 NSW Cup campaign with a blockbuster against Newtown on March 9.

 

[girvie]

This article is suggesting that Wyong will be a feeder club for the Knights.


http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.a...hin-plans-progression-to-newcastle-k/1704478/

FORMER Kawana Dolphins fullback Arthur Brown is settling in well to a new life, taking on a new rugby league opportunity, on the central New South Wales coast.

The 21-year-old - 22 on January 15 - moved to Wyong soon after playing for the victorious Dolphins in the Coast competition's grand final, to link up with Newcastle Knights feeder club the Wyong Roos.

"I'm very excited. It's a great opportunity and I'm going to take it while I'm still young," Brown said yesterday of his one-year contract.

Brown is already building an impressive rugby league resume.

As a teenager, he became one of the youngest players ever signed for a long-term contract with the Broncos.

He played with the Broncos under-20s, ran on with Redcliffe in the Q-Cup and contributed significantly to the Kawana Dolphins' unblemished 2012 season.

Legendary NRL coach Wayne Bennett has monitored Brown's progress through the schoolboy ranks and into the seniors.

They spoke early last year about possible opportunities with Newcastle.

The deal was done in September.

"He said it's a good opportunity and if I play well, anything's possible," Brown said. "He's known me from juniors - he's a guy I actually can talk to him, so that's good.

"I've just got to keep my head down and stay focused."

Standing at 190cm and weighing in at 108kg last season, Brown has developed strongly since his days as a lanky teen member of coach Rob Brough's rugby league school of excellence at Mountain Creek State High School.

Brough, who went on to coach Brown at the Kawana Dolphins seniors, described him as "one of the most skilful players" he had coached.

Brown shows equal respect for Brough.

"He loves the game; he's passionate about players and about the game itself," he said.

"EVERY time I've been coached by him, something good has come out of it."

The Wyong Roos, how

ever, have also now put their individual stamp on the young charge.

They have started grooming him for a position in the centres and he has already cut his weight back to 96kg to improve his speed.

"It's a challenge going from fullback to centre - the skills sets are different, the need to tackle more. Hopefully it'll be good," Brown said.

"They spoke to me about that and I'm working hard to do it. It's what they see in me, and if they see that, then I'm happy.

"I just want to make the first 13 at Wyong and play good footy."

The Wyong Roos play a Newcastle club side in a trial in early March.

Brown hopes a good showing will put him in the running for a possible call-up to the Knights' NRL side.

"That's my dream and I've been working hard for it," he said. "If there's some injuries, and I've been playing good, we'll go from there."