Gymea Gorillas

The Gymea Gorillas Junior Rugby League Football Club is a rugby league football club that is based in the Sydney suburb of Gymea and competes in the Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League. The club is based out of Gymea where its headquarters are located and usually draws on the large majority of its junior players from that suburb and the surrounding areas of Kirrawee, Sutherland, Grays Point, Sylvania and Kareela.

Gymea Gorillas
Club information
Full nameGymea Gorillas
Junior Rugby League
Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gorillas
Founded1962
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOChris Allen
SecretaryGreg Mortlock
CompetitionCSDRFL

The Gymea Gorillas club currently fields teams from Under 6 age groups all the way up to A Grade and has produced several international players including former Australian captain Greg Pierce. Currently Gymea Gorillas club fields 35 teams, equalling with De La Salle JRLFC for the most teams within the CSDRFL Area.

At the end of 2006 Gymea Gorillas JRLFC was awarded with both the junior and senior club of the year within the Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League. As the 2006 season proved to be very successful for Gymea Gorillas JRLFC in the senior grades; attaining both the Under 16s and Under 21s Premierships.

The 2007 season saw further success for the club with it taking out the A Grade premiership over Como Jannali

2012 saw the club enter its 50th year with a record of 39 teams representing the club from ages 6 thru to A grade.

Notable players

Player
Professional club(s)
Grahame BeamesCronulla
Mitch BrownCronulla
Darren ColesCronulla
Ian ForrestCronulla
Bryson GoodwinCronulla / Canterbury / South Sydney
Josh HannayCrusaders
Steve HardyCronulla / Easts
David HatchCronulla
Brett HowlandCronulla / Penrith
Howard JansenCronulla
David LamingCronulla
Sione MasimaCronulla
Steve McAlpinCronulla
Grant MortonCronulla
Greg NixonSouth Sydney Rabbitohs / Cronulla
John O'ConnorNorths / Cronulla
Greg PierceCronulla
Peter SaundersonCronulla
Glenn SteeleCronulla / Illawarra
Craig TracyCronulla
Mark WakefieldCronulla / Salford
Mitch WynnCronulla
For a complete list see List of first grade CSDRFL Players

See also


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