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The 2024 Newcastle Rugby League Competition[1] was a competition to determine the best semi-professional Rugby League team in Newcastle. Season 2024 saw Maitland Pickers defeat Central Newcastle in the First Grade Grand Final, 24–4. This was Maitland's 15th premiership in the competition's history.[2] Central Newcastle appeared in their first Grand Final since 1963, breaking a 49-year drought. The inaugural Women's Premiership was also contested in 2024, with Maitland Pickers Women's team claiming the title.[3]

First Grade (Newcastle Rugby League)

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This season featured the same 11 teams as the 2023 season.

2024 Denton Engineering Cup
Duration13 April – 29 September 2023
Teams11
PremiersMaitland Pickers
Minor premiersMaitland Pickers
Broadcast partnersBar TV Sports

Teams

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Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach
Central Newcastle Butcher Boys St John Oval Adam Bettridge
Cessnock Goannas Baddeley Park Harry Siejka
Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Kurri Kurri Sports Ground Rip Taylor
Lakes United Seagulls Cahill Oval Ian Bourke
Macquarie Scorpions Lyall Peacock Field Jye Bailey
Maitland Pickers Maitland Sportsground Matt Lantry
Northern Hawks Tomaree Sports Ground Brad Tighe
South Newcastle Lions Townson Oval Andrew Ryan
The Entrance Tigers EDSACC Oval Jamie Forbes
Western Suburbs Rosellas Harker Oval Rick Stone
Wyong Roos Morry Breen Oval Mitch Williams

Team of the Year

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The Newcastle Rugby League announced the official Team of the Year and Player of the Year.[4]

  • Fullback – Lewis Young
  • Winger – Honeti Tuha
  • Centre – Matt Soper-Lawler
  • Five-Eighth – Ryan Glanville
  • Halfback – Bayden Searle
  • Prop – Jake Woods
  • Hooker – Mitch Black
  • Second Row – Henry Penn
  • Lock – Sam Anderson
  • Coach – Adam Bettridge
  • Player of the Year – Mitch Black

Other category winners were also announced:

  • Rookie of the Year - Beau Slade
  • Try of the Year - James Bradley
  • Representative Player of the Year - James Taylor
  • Leading pointscorer - Mitch Black
  • Leading tryscorer - Ty Fletcher

LeagueCastle provides official statistics for the Newcastle Rugby League competition.[5]

  • Most try assists - Ryan Glanville (21)
  • Most line-break assists - Ryan Glanville (27)
  • Most tackles - Connor Kirkwood (665)
  • Most line breaks - Mapu Uasi (20)
  • Most metres run - Connor Kirkwood (3596m)
  • Most tackle breaks - Luke Sharpe (90)

Running a Dally-M Style voting competition based on best statistical performances (3/2/1 point votes per game), Leaguecastle announced their 2024 Newcastle Rugby League Team of the Year 1 and 2 as follows:

LeagueCastle Team of the Year

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  • Joint Player/Stat Man of the Year – Connor Kirkwood & Tony Pellow.
  • Fullback – Tony Pellow
  • Wingers – Honeti Tuha & Mapu Uasi
  • Centres – Matt Soper-Lawler & Kain Anderson
  • Five-Eighth – Ryan Glanville
  • Halfback – Sam Clune
  • Hooker – Mitch Black
  • Props – Jayden Butterfield & Jake Woods
  • Second Rows – Wyatt Shaw & Jack Welsh
  • Lock – Connor Kirkwood
  • Coach (most players to register at least 1 vote) – Matt Lantry
  • Bench – Cameron Anderson, Reeve Howard, Luke Sharpe, Lewis Young, Alex Langbridge.

LeagueCastle Team of the Year 2

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  • Fullback – Matt Cooper
  • Wingers – Ty Fletcher & Mao Uta
  • Centres – Grant Nelson & Brayden Musgrove
  • Five-Eighth – Ryan Potts
  • Halfback – Nick Newman
  • Props – David Fifita & James Taylor
  • Hooker – Mitch Williams
  • Second Rows – Malik Deyaolu & Ethan Campbell
  • Lock – Ben Stone (Western Suburbs Rosellas)
  • Bench - Logan Radzievic, Isaiah Olsen, Manu Alexander, Harvey Neville, Nick Glohe

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Maitland Pickers 16 14 1 1 2 500 190 +310 33
2 South Newcastle Lions 16 12 0 4 2 530 294 +236 28
3 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys 16 11 0 5 2 447 256 +191 26
4 The Entrance Tigers 16 10 2 4 2 484 304 +180 26
5 Cessnock Goannas 16 9 3 4 2 402 286 +116 25
6 Wyong Roos 16 9 0 7 2 371 332 +39 22
7 Western Suburbs Rosellas 16 7 1 8 2 388 344 +44 19
8 Lakes United Seagulls 16 5 1 10 2 406 383 +23 15
9 Northern Hawks 16 4 1 11 2 264 462 –198 13
10 Macquarie Scorpions 16 2 0 14 2 190 652 -462 8
11 Kurri Kurri Bulldogs 16 0 1 15 2 224 703 –479 5
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: https://www.playrugbyleague.com/Competitions/Competition/2024-denton-engineering-cup-50216973?round=22
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored

Round 1

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Stat Definitions: LB (Line Breaks), TB (Tackle Breaks), LBA (LB Assists), TA (Try Assists), M (Metres), CAR (Carries), TCK (Tackles), OL (Offloads), FDO (Forced Drop Out), TC (Try Contribution), LBC (LB Contribution).

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
The Entrance Tigers 28 – 24 Lakes United Saturday, 13 April Newcastle No. 2 Sportsground Cahleb Faulkner (3 Tries, 2 LB, 10 TB, 111m)
Wyong Roos 25 – 24 Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Saturday, 13 April Newcastle No. 2 Sportsground Connor Kirkwood (30 TCK, 29 CAR 235m)
Northern Hawks 10 – 20 Maitland Pickers Saturday, 13 April Newcastle No. 2 Sportsground Sam Anderson (1 Try, 13 CAR, 120m, 20 TCK, 1 LB)
Macquarie Scorpions 6 – 26 Cessnock Goannas Saturday, 13 April Newcastle No. 2 Sportsground Harvey Neville (1 Try, 106m, 1 TA, 1 LBA, 1 LB).
Western Suburbs Rosellas 8 – 22 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Saturday, 13th April Newcastle No. 2 Sportsground Brock Greacen (21 CAR, 179m, 2 TB, 24 TCK)
South Newcastle Lions BYE

Round 2

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
Lakes United 12 – 12 Western Suburbs Rosellas Saturday, 20 April Cahill Oval Heath Gibbs (181m, 19 CAR, 1 LB, 4 TB, 1 TA)
Maitland Pickers 20 – 0 Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Saturday, 20 April Maitland No. 1 Sportsground Brock Lamb (1 Try, 2 TA, 2 LBA, 5 FDO)
Wyong Roos 0 – 6 The Entrance Tigers Saturday, 20 April Morry Breen Oval Jake Woods (169m, 21 CAR, 45 TCK, 4 TB)
Macquarie Scorpions 34 – 20 Northern Hawks Sunday, 28 April Lyall Peacock Field Jake Self (1 TA, 1 LBA, 2 TC, 1 LBC, 1 FDO 90% D).
South Newcastle Lions 24 – 6 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Sunday, 28th April Townson Oval Sam Clune (1 Try, 1 TC, 1 LBC, 2 LBA, 2 LB, 4 TB, 1 FDO, 25 TCK 100% D)
Cessnock Goannas BYE

Round 3

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
Central Newcastle Butcher Boys 38 – 10 Macquarie Scorpions Thursday, 25 April St. John Oval Ty Fletcher (3 Tries, 2 LB, 2 TB, 91m)
South Newcastle Lions 56 – 14 Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Thursday, 25 April Townson Oval Mitch Black (2 Tries, 1 TA, 2 TC, 2 LBC, 1 LBA, 3 TB, 28 TCK 100% D)
Cessnock Goannas 44 – 6 Northern Hawks Thursday, 25 April Baddeley Park Angus Ernst (2 TA, 2 TC, 2 LBA, 2 LBC, 1 FDO, 87% D)
Lakes United 20 – 14 Wyong Roos Sunday, 28 April Cahill Oval Dylan Phythian (2 Tries, 1 TA, 1 TC, 1 LBA, 2 LB, 8 TB, 1 40/20, 100% D).
Western Suburbs Rosellas 36 – 30 Maitland Pickers Sunday, 28 April Harker Oval Luke Walsh (3 TA, 3 LBA)
The Entrance Tigers BYE

Round 4

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
Cessnock Goannas 12 – 12 Maitland Pickers Saturday, 4 May Baddeley Park Wyatt Shaw (55 Tackles, 96% D, 1 Forced Error, 12 CAR, 97m)
Kurri Kurri Bulldogs 18 – 30 Lakes United Saturday, 4 May Kurri Kurri Sports Ground Peter Mata'utia (2 LBA, 1 TA, 1 TC, 4 TB, 2 OL, 12 CAR, 124m, 24 TCK, 89% D)
Northern Hawks 12 – 22 Wyong Roos Saturday, 4 May Morry Breen Oval Luke Sharpe (2 TC, 1 LBC, 1 LBA, 5 TB, 2 OL, 16 CAR, 151m)
Western Suburbs Rosellas 20 – 12 The Entrance Tigers Sunday, 5 May Baddeley Park Kiah Cooper (1 Try, 1 TA, 1 LBA, 1 LB, 7 TB, 115m).
Macquarie Scorpions 8 – 24 South Newcastle Lions Sunday, 18 May Lyall Peacock Field Mitch Black (3 TA, 3 LBA, 1 LBC, 1 FDO, 3 TB, 39 TCK, 98% D)
Central Newcastle Butcher Boys BYE

Round 5

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
Western Suburbs Rosellas 34 – 4 Northern Hawks Saturday, 11 May Lakeside Sporting Complex Will Smith (2 FDO, 1 TA, 1 TC, 1 LBA, 1 LBC, 1 LB, 2 TB, 14.8m a run)
Maitland Pickers 34 – 12 Lakes United Saturday, 11 May Maitland No. 1 Sportsground Matt Soper-Lawler (2 TA, 2 LBA, 3 TB, 10 CAR, 80m, 3 Forced Errors)
Wyong Roos 16 – 18 South Newcastle Lions Saturday, 11 May Morry Breen Oval Frank-Paul Nu'uausala (1 Try, 3 OL, 1 LB, 3 TB, 170m, 18 CAR, 21 TCK, 91% D)
Central Newcastle Butcher Boys 16 – 26 Cessnock Goannas Sunday, 12 May Baddeley Park Honeti Huha (2 Tries, 2 LB, 11 TB, 219m, 18 CAR)
The Entrance Tigers 62 – 10 Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Sunday, 12 May Maitland No. 1 Sportsground Myles Lee-Taueli (2 Tries, 7 TB, 2 LB, 1 TA, 183m, 16 CAR, 21 TCK, 95% D)
Macquarie Scorpions BYE

Round 6

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
Kurri Kurri Bulldogs 28 – 28 Cessnock Goannas Saturday, 25 May Kurri Kurri Sports Ground Connor Kirkwood (30 CAR, 244m, 38 TCK 98% D, 1 FDO)
Maitland Pickers 30 – 14 Wyong Roos Saturday, 25 May Maitland No. 1 Sportsground James Taylor (32 TCK, 19 CAR, 213m, 1 LB, 3 TB)
Northern Hawks 6 – 16 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Saturday, 25 May Tomaree Sports Ground Tyrone Nean (2 Tries, 1 LB, 1 TA, 2 LBA, 101m, 94% D)
Macquarie Scorpions 22 – 42 Western Suburbs Rosellas Sunday, 26 May Lyall Peacock Field Kiah Cooper (3 Tries, 7 TB, 3 LB, 1 LBA, 1 TC, 157m, 12 CAR)
The Entrance Tigers 22 – 26 South Newcastle Lions Sunday, 26 May EDSACC Oval North Tony Pellow (3 TA, 1 TC, 3 LBA, 1 LBC, 6 TB, 1 FDO, 145m, 14 CAR)
Lakes United BYE

Round 7

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
Cessnock Goannas 30 – 12 South Newcastle Lions Saturday, 1 June Baddeley Park Lewis Young (1 Try, 1 TA, 1 LBA, 4 LB, 9 TB, 176M, 13 CAR)
Kurri Kurri Bulldogs 12 – 24 Macquarie Scorpions Saturday, 1 June Kurri Kurri Sportsground Connor Kirkwood (51 TCK, 93% D, 35 CAR, 287m)
The Entrance Tigers 8 – 18 Maitland Pickers Tuesday, 4 June EDSACC South Luke Knight (2 Tries, 3 LB, 2 TB, 115m)
Western Suburbs Rosellas 16 – 22 Wyong Roos Thursday, 6 June Morry Breen Oval Isaac Blackhall (1 Try, 2 LB, 6 TB, 1 TA, 1 LBA, 1 TC, 141m, 13 CAR, 100% D)
Lakes United 24 – 26 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Saturday, 10 August Cahill Oval Nick Glohe (2 Tries, 2 LB, 7 TB, 111m, 28 TCK, 93% D)
Northern Hawks BYE

Round 8

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
Lakes United 20 – 30 The Entrance Tigers Saturday, 8 June Cahill Oval Tony Pellow (4 Tries, 1 TA, 1 LBA, 5 LB, 8 TB, 315m, 12 CAR)
Maitland Pickers 50 – 14 Northern Hawks Saturday, 8 June Maitland No.1 Sportsground Jackson Eckford (Debut) (3 Tries, 4 LB, 4 TB, 112m)
Cessnock Goannas 20 – 18 Macquarie Scorpions Saturday, 8 June Lakeside Sporting Complex Honeti Tuha (2 Tries, 1 LB, 6 TB, 1 OL, 205m, 15 CAR)
Central Newcastle Butcher Boys 24 – 22 South Newcastle Lions Wednesday, 12 June St. John Oval Kain Anderson (1 Try, 1 LB, 5 TB, 1 LBA, 1 TA, 101m)
Northern Hawks Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Western Suburbs Rosellas BYE

Round 9

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
Cessnock Goannas 26 – 12 Lakes United Saturday, 15 June Howe Park Harvey Neville (1 Try, 1 LB, 4 TB, 1 TA, 162m, 15 CAR, 94% D)
Kurri Kurri Bulldogs 22 – 54 The Entrance Tigers Saturday, 15 June Kurri Kurri Sportsground Tony Pellow (2 Tries, 5 LBA, 5 TB, 1 TA, 1 TC, 117m, 9 CAR)
South Newcastle Lions 38 – 8 Wyong Roos Saturday, 16 June Townson Oval Mapu Uasi (4 Tries, 4 LB, 6 TB, 1 TA, 133m)
Macquarie Scorpions 0 – 50 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Tuesday, 18 June St. John Oval Cameron Anderson (2 Tries, 2 TA, 1 TC, 1 LBA, 1 LBC, 3 LB, 6 TB, 113m)
Northern Hawks 14 – 12 Western Suburbs Rosellas Sunday, 11 August Tomaree Sports Ground Henry Penn (1 Try, 4 OL, 6 TB, 20 CAR, 173m, 24 TCK, 96% D)
Maitland Pickers BYE

Round 10

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue LeagueCastle's Man of the Match (and Stats)
South Newcastle Lions 62 – 10 Macquarie Scorpions Saturday, 22 June Townson Oval Reeve Howard (1 Try, 4 LB, 4 TB, 3 LBA, 3 TA, 1 TC, 195m)
Lakes United 62 – 10 Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Saturday, 22 June Cahill Oval Matt Cooper (2 Tries, 10 TB, 3 LB, 3 TA, 1 LBA, 171m)
Maitland Pickers 44 – 6 Cessnock Goannas Saturday, 22 June Maitland No. 1 Sportsground Matt Soper-Lawler (1 Try, 4 TA, 3 LBA, 1 LB, 3 TB, 106m)
The Entrance Tigers 30 – 16 Western Suburbs Rosellas Sunday, 23 June EDSACC South Nick Newman (2 Tries, 1 TA, 1 LBA, 3 LB, 8 TB, 15.8m a run)
Northern Hawks 14 – 36 Wyong Roos Wednesday, 3 July Tomaree Sports Ground Bayden Searle (2 Tries, 3 TA, 1 LBA, 2 LB, 1 FDO)
Central Newcastle Butcher Boys BYE

Finals Series

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
South Newcastle Lions 10 – 26 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Saturday, 7th September Townson Oval
The Entrance Tigers 16 – 6 Cessnock Goannas Sunday, 8 September EDSAAC South
Minor & Major Semi-Finals
Maitland Pickers 40 – 12 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Saturday, 14 September Maitland Sportsground
South Newcastle Lions 10 – 28 The Entrance Tigers Sunday, 15 September Baddeley Park
Preliminary Final
Central Newcastle Butcher Boys 30 – 20 The Entrance Tigers Sunday, 22 September St. John Oval
Grand Final
Maitland Pickers 24 – 4 Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Sunday, 29 September McDonald Jones Stadium

References

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  1. ^ "Maitland DE Cup vs Central Newcastle DE Cup - Grand Final, 2024 - Match Centre".
  2. ^ "Maitland DE Cup vs Central Newcastle DE Cup - Grand Final, 2024 - Match Centre".
  3. ^ "2024 OPORTO WOMEN'S PREMIERSHIP DRAW RELEASE".
  4. ^ "Who makes Newcastle Rugby League's team of the year for 2024?".
  5. ^ "Instagram".
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