Asquith Magpies

Australian rugby league club, based in Asquith, NSW

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CoachPatrick WeisnerCompetitionRon Massey Cup
Sydney Shield
NSWRL combined U23s

The Asquith Magpies Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Asquith, New South Wales formed in 1953. They previously competed in the NSW Ron Massey Cup competition and the Sydney Shield. Asquith are currently a senior feeder club side to NSW Cup team the North Sydney Bears.[1]

Notable players

  • Kaeo Weekes (2022- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
  • Mitchell Pearce (2007- Sydney Roosters, Newcastle Knights)
  • Liam Foran (2008-13 Melbourne Storm, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles & Salford City Reds)
  • Kieran Foran (2009- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Parramatta Eels, New Zealand Warriors & Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
  • Kevin Wilson 1970 to 1976 - then graded to North Sydney Bears playing all Grades including Captain of First Grade.

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

Tier 3

In three different time-periods, Asquith has entered teams in lower tier competitions run by the New South Wales Rugby League.
The win-loss-draw record in the table below includes Finals Series matches.
Sources: Rugby League Week, Big League, NSWRL Rugby League News, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph (Sydney), League Unlimited.

Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record
Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff
1970 Second Division[2] 8 2 14 20 6 12 2 264 347 -83
1971 Second Division[3] 9 2 10 20 5 15 0 223 497 -274
1972 Second Division[4] 1 2 40 Finalist 22 18 4 0 523 248 275
1973 Second Division[5] 3 2 32 Semi-Finalist 22 14 8 0 423 336 87
2005 Jim Beam Cup 7 3 19 19 8 10 1 538 589 -51
2006 Jim Beam Cup 9 2 12 16 3 11 2 319 544 -225
2007 Jim Beam Cup 11 0 8 22 4 18 0 428 806 -378
2013 Ron Massey Cup 11 0 15 22 7 14 1 550 726 -176
2014 Ron Massey Cup[6] 3 0 28 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 25 14 9 2 676 557 119
2015 Ron Massey Cup[7] 3 2 28 Grand Finalist[8] 24 14 10 0 697 568 129
2016 Ron Massey Cup[9] 9 2 22 20 9 11 0 473 608 -135
2018 Ron Massey Cup[10] 7 2 23 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 19 9 9 1 417 439 -22
2019 Ron Massey Cup[11] 4 2 27 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 22 11 10 1 482 374 108
2020 Ron Massey Cup N/A 0 0 Competition Cancelled[12] 1 0 1 0 32 44 -12

Tier 4

Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record
Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff
2014 Sydney Shield 11 0 8 22 4 18 0 466 890 -424
2015 Sydney Shield 12 2 15 20 5 14 1 421 616 -195
2016 Sydney Shield 14 0 2 22 1 21 0 137 1270 -1133
2017 Sydney Shield 4 3 34 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 24 15 9 0 712 594 118
2018 Sydney Shield 5 2 25 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 20 11 8 1 616 482 134
2019 Sydney Shield 8 1 19 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 22 9 12 1 658 612 46
2020 Sydney Shield N/A 0 0 Withdrew 1 0 1 0 16 20 -4

See also

  • Sports portal

Sources

Years Acronym Item Available
Online		 Via
1920 to 1973 RLN Rugby League News Yes Trove
1972-76, 78, 80-81,
1991-96, 1998-2009 		- New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report No State Library of NSW
2014-19 - New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report Yes NSWRL website
2003 to 2014 RLW Rugby League Week Yes eResources at State Library of NSW
1974 to 2019 BL Big League No State Library of NSW
2014 to present LU League Unlimited Yes League Unlimited website
2010 to 2019 - Various Newspaper Websites Yes As referenced

References

  1. ^ "Senior Feeder Clubs - North Sydney Bears". Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Points Table". The Rugby League news. 51 (40 (September 5, 1970)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 16. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Points Table". The Rugby League news. 52 (37 (September 26, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 4. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Points Table". The Rugby League news. 53 (36 (September 16, 1972)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 18. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "How they finished". The Rugby League news. (Grand Final 1973 Supplement (September 16, 1973)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 21. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Ron Massey Cup 2014 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Ron Massey Cup 2015 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Grand Final Highlights: Mounties v Asquith". NSWRL. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Ron Massey Cup 2016 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Ron Massey Cup 2018 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Ron Massey Cup 2019 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  12. ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

External links

  • Official website