NRL Victoria

NRL Victoria is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the National Rugby League. The VRL commenced in 1952 and has been running each year since. RAAF Ballarat were the inaugural premiers with the Werribee Bears being the most recent in 2017.[1]

Not to be confused with Rugby Victoria.
NRL Victoria
Founded1952
ResponsibilityVictoria, Australia
HeadquartersAAMI Park, Melbourne Storm Offices, Melbourne
CompetitionsFirst Grade,

Second Grade, Womens Tackle, Womens Tag, Girls Tag, Under 18, Under 16, Under 15, Under 14, Under 13, Under 12, Under 11,

Under 6-10
Websitehttps://www.nrlvic.com/
As of 2 December 2009

NRL Victoria oversees the Melbourne Metropolitan Competition, Sunraysia Rugby League and affiliates (including Wodonga Storm) who participate in Country Rugby League Group 9 and the Murray Cup.

Prior to 2013 NRL Victoria was known as the Victorian Rugby League before the NRL completed a full rebranding exercise and renamed all affiliate states.

Over the years the VRL have produced a number of juniors for the Melbourne Storm SG Ball, NYC and NRL teams.

Melbourne Rugby League

NRL Victoria Clubs
Colours Club Suburb Ground Founded Senior Premierships
Waverley Oakleigh Panthers Clayton Fregon Reserve, Clayton 1976 4 (1980, 1992, 1993, 1994)
Altona Roosters Newport Bruce Comben Reserve, Altona Meadows 1987 8 (1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Sunbury United Tigers Sunbury Langama Park, Sunbury 1992 4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Northern Thunder Broadmeadows Seabrook Reserve, Goulburn St, Broadmeadows 1999 0
Doveton Steelers Doveton Betula Reserve, Doveton 2001 1 (2007)
South Eastern Titans Dandenong Greaves Reserve, Dandenong 2007 0
Werribee Bears Werribee Haines Reserve, Werribee 2008 3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
North West Wolves Niddrie AJ Davis Reserve, Fullarton Rd, Airport West 2010 0
Casey Warriors Clyde Casey Fields, Cranbourne East 2010 1 (2015)
Eastern Raptors Boronia Colchester Reserve, Colchester Rd, Boronia 2011 0
Melton Broncos Melton Mt Carberry Reserve, Melton South 2013 0
Frankston Raiders Frankston Peninsula Reserve, Frankston 2015 pr1981 1 (1983)
Mernda Dragons Lalor Huskisson Reserve, Lalor 2015 0
Truganina Rabbitohs Truganina Clearwood Drive Reserve, Truganina 2015 1 (2019)
Sunshine Cowboys Ardeer More Park, Ardeer 2016 0
Hume City Bulldogs Craigieburn Hothlyn Drive Reserve, Craigieburn 2016 0
Pakenham Eels Pakenham Cardinia Recreation Reserve, Cardinia 2016 0

Defunct Clubs
Colours Club Location Ground Founded Defunct Year
Casey Chiefs Casey Casey Fields, Cranbourne East 1997 2005 (Renamed Casey Sharks)
Casey Sharks Casey Casey Fields, Cranbourne East 2005 2010 (Renamed Casey Warriors)
Berwick Bulldogs Berwick Greaves Reserve 1992 2007 (Replaced South Eastern Titans)
Coburg RLFC Coburg Brearley Reserve 1981 1994
Craigieburn Phoenix Craigieburn Hothlyn Drive Reserve 2008 2016 (Renamed Hume City Bulldogs)
Dandenong Knights Dandenong Greaves Reserve 2002
Fitzroy All Blacks Fitzroy
Frankston Sharks Frankston Ballam Park 1981 2007 Replaced
Geelong Bulldogs Geelong Osborne Park 1991 1993
Geelong Tiger Snakes Geelong Friers Reserve 2004 2010 (Renamed Geelong Raiders)
Geelong Raiders Geelong Rippleside Park 2010 2012
Laverton RLFC Laverton 1987 (Merged with Point Cook RLFC)
Gippsland Wildcats Morwell Maryvale Reserve 2002
Maroondah Magpies Bayswater Glen Park 2004 2007
Moorabbin Rams Moorabbin Keys Road Reserve 1965 (Rugby Union) 2007 Returned to Rugby Union
Melbourne University Parkville HG Smith Oval 2003
[[Parkdale RLFC] Parkdale
St Kilda Saints St Kilda Elwood Reserve 2003

NRL Victoria Champions

This is a list of the recent NRL Victoria 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each seasons since 1980. The competition has existed since 1952 and to date it is the St Kilda Saints RLC who has won the most premierships (10) however, of the current clubs the most premierships have been won by Altona Roosters (8).[2]

Season Premiers Score Runners-Up
1980 Waverley RLFC
1981 St Kilda Saints RL
1982 St Kilda Saints RL
1983 Frankston RLFC
1984 Fitzroy All Blacks
1985 Laverton RLFC
1986 Parkdale RLFC
1987 Coburg RLFC
1988 Laverton RLFC
1989 Coburg RLFC
1990 Coburg RLFC
1991 St Kilda Saints RL
1992 Waverley Oakleigh Panthers
1993 Waverley Oakleigh Panthers
1994 Waverley Oakleigh Panthers
1995 St Kilda Saints RL
1996 St Kilda Saints RL
1997 Altona Roosters
1998 St Kilda Saints RL
1999 St Kilda Saints RL
2000 St Kilda Saints RL
2001[3] St Kilda Saints RL Southern Sharks
2002[4] St Kilda Saints RL Altona Roosters
2003 Altona Roosters Frankston Sharks
2004[5] Altona Roosters Frankston Sharks
2005[6] Altona Roosters 36–16 Doveton Steelers
2006[7] Altona Roosters 20–12 Casey Sharks
2007[8] Doveton Steelers 23–22 Altona Roosters
2008[9] Altona Roosters 72–10 Moorabbin Rams
2009[10] Sunbury Tigers 48–18 Casey Sharks
2010[11] Altona Roosters 28–26 Sunbury Tigers
2011[12] Sunbury Tigers 32–26 North West Wolves
2012[13] Altona Roosters 25–22 Sunbury Tigers
2013[14] Sunbury Tigers 34–16 Altona Roosters
2014[15] Sunbury Tigers 48–16 Casey Warriors
2015[16] Casey Warriors 30–22 Werribee Bears
2016[17] Werribee Bears 14-10 Casey Warriors
2017[18] Werribee Bears 20-18 Casey Warriors
2018[19] Werribee Bears 12-8 Sunbury Tigers
2019 Truganina Rabbitohs 52-16 Altona Roosters
2020 Competition not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Central Highlands Rugby League

The Central Highlands Rugby League (CHRL) was a Rugby league previous competition District in the Australian state of Victoria. It covers the area of Victoria centered on Ballarat and Ararat, as far north as Creswick, Warrnambool in the south west, Bacchus Marsh in the east, and Horsham in the west.

History

The CHRL District was established and registered with the ARL and VRL in 2005 by founder Ken James (previously Club Manager of MRL team Ballarat Highlanders Rugby League Club) after a necessity arose to start a competition in the western region of Victoria separate from the Melbourne Rugby League (MRL) District.

The CHRL competition started with two junior age levels but in 2008 due to the 11-year drought finally taking its toll on Central Victoria the council deemed the sports grounds used in the competition too dangerous for use. This temporarily ended competition for the CHRL (and some clubs in other sports too). After another two years of the fields not being used the councils re-allocated the fields to other purposes, ending the ability for clubs in the CHRL to continue until new home grounds are established.

Central Highlands Rugby League Clubs
Colours Club Suburb Ground
Ararat Kings Ararat
Ballarat Dragons Ballarat Doug Dean Reserve
Stawell Devils Stawell
Wendouree Raiders Wendouree

Extended competition

The CHRL also hosted matches in Ballarat between combined CHRL teams made up of players from both Ballarat Dragons and Ararat Cowboys against Altona Roosters and Sunbury Cougars, both from the MRL District, which expanded the experience of players at district representative level.

Current

NRL Victoria are currently looking for opportunities for Rugby League in this region.

Murray Cup Rugby League

The Murray Cup is a rugby league competition in the on the border of Victoria and NSW. It is currently being established by the CRL and VRL.

Current Clubs
Colours Club Champions Suburb Ground
Black and Maroon CSU Mud Dogs North Albury Sarvaas Park.
Corowa Cougars Corowa Corowa Airfield.
Green and White (Canberra) Tumbarumba greens 2019 Tumbarumba Tumbarumba Showground .
Navy Blue and Powder Blue Wodonga Storm 2014, 2017, 2018 Wodonga Barranduda Sports Oval.
Purple and Green Wodonga Wombats Wodonga Barranduda Sports Oval.
Blue and Gold Murray River Warriors 2015, 2016 West Albury Hayden Park.
Red, White and Black Benalla Wolfpack Rugby League Club Benalla Churchill Reserve.
Red and Blue (Newcastle) Wangaratta Knights Wangaratta Targoona Reserve

Old Murray Cup Clubs
Albury Thunder - Group 9
Twin City Hornets
Chiltetn RLFC
Tigers RLFC
Highlanders RLFC
Wests Brothers

Defunct Goulburn Murray Rugby League clubs
Location Ground Defunct Year
Charles Sturt University Muddogz Wodonga Charles Sturt University
Puckapunyal Seymour Seymour 2007
Shepparton Warriors Shepparton 2007 (Replaced)
Southern Riverina Jets Riverina 2005
Twin City Hornets Lavington 2005
Wangaratta Scorpions Wangaratta 2008
Westside Brothers

Goulburn Murray Rugby League Champions

This is a list of the Goulburn Murray Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each seasons the competition existed.

Season Premiers Score Runners-Up
2001[20] Corowa Cougars Twin City Hornets
2002[21] Southern Highlands Corowa Cougars
2003
2004[22] Corowa Cougars Twin City Hornets
2005[23] Corowa Cougars 50–6 Southern Riverina Jets
2006[24] Corowa Cougars Vikings RLFC
2007[25]
2008[26] Wangaratta Tigers Wodonga Storm
2009[27]
2010[28]

Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League

Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League Clubs
Colours Club Suburb Ground
Buronga Darling Buronga
Chaffey Titans Mildura Chaffery Secondary College, Mildura
Dareton Dragons Dareton
Mildura City Tigers Mildura Nichols Point Reserve, Nichols Point
Mildura Warriors Mildura Nichols Point Reserve, Nichols Point
Murray Darling Eels Mildura
Robinvale Storms Robinvale Robinvale Sports Ground
Sunraysia Rabbitohs Robinvale McLeod Oval

Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League Champions

This is a list of the Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each season the competition existed.

Season Premiers Score Runners-Up
1991 Buronga Euston Robinvale
1992 Euston Robinvale
1993 Euston Robinvale 52–20 Murray Darling Eels
1994 Euston Robinvale 36–12 Murray Darling Eels
1995 Mildura City Tigers 30–22 Murray Darling Eels
2012[29] Chaffey Titans 34–26 Sunraysia Rabbitohs
2013[30] Chaffey Titans 22–20 Mildura City Tigers
2014[31] Robinvale Storm 20–6 Mildura Warriors
2015[32] Robinvale Storm 22–16 Chaffey Titans
2016 [33] Robinvale Storm 28-20 Mildura Tigers
2017[34] Chaffey Titans 14–12 Mildura City Tigers

Victoria Rugby League Notable Juniors

Altona Roosters

Northern Thunder

South Eastern Titans

Waverley Oakleigh Panthers

See also

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