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NRL Victoria
Founded1952
ResponsibilityVictoria, Australia
HeadquartersAAMI Park, Melbourne Storm Offices, Melbourne
CompetitionsFirst Grade, Second Grade, Womens Tackle, Womens Tag, Girls Tag, Under 18, Under 17, Under 16, Under 15, Under 14, Under 13, Under 12, Under 11, Under 6-10
Websitehttps://www.nrlvic.com/
Victoria (Australia)
As of 2 December 2009

NRL Victoria (abbreviated as NRLVic, and formerly the Victorian Rugby League) 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.

NRL Victoria solely administers the Storm Premiership in Melbourne, the Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League, and the Murray Cup Rugby League competitions. It also jointly administers the Limestone Coast Rugby League with NRL South Australia.

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.

Storm Premiership

Main article: Melbourne Rugby League

The Melbourne Rugby League has been running since the 1950s. RAAF Ballarat were the inaugural premiers with the Truganina Rabbitohs being the most recent in 2022. The competition was rebranded in 2022 to become the Storm Premiership, aligning with the strong Storm identity for Rugby League in Victoria.

Melbourne Rugby League Clubs

Colours Clubs Location Ground Founded Senior Premierships
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Waverley Oakleigh Panthers Clayton Fregon Reserve, Clayton 1976 4 (1980, 1992, 1993, 1994)
Wcatscolours.svg Altona Roosters Newport Bruce Comben Reserve, Altona Meadows 1987 8 (1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Balmain colours.svg Sunbury United Tigers Sunbury Langama Park, Sunbury 1992 4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Parramatta colours.svg Northern Thunder Broadmeadows Seabrook Reserve, Goulburn St, Broadmeadows 1999 0
Western Reds colours.svg Doveton Steelers Doveton Betula Reserve, Doveton 2001 1 (2007)
Norths Devils colours.svg South Eastern Titans Dandenong Greaves Reserve, Dandenong 2007 0
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Werribee Bears Werribee Haines Reserve, Werribee 2008 3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
Canadacolours.png North West Wolves Niddrie AJ Davis Reserve, Fullarton Rd, Airport West 2010 0
New Zealand colours.svg Casey Warriors Clyde Casey Fields, Cranbourne East 2010 1 (2015)
Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Eastern Raptors Boronia Colchester Reserve, Colchester Rd, Boronia 2011 0
Mackay Cutters colours.svg Melton Broncos Melton Mt Carberry Reserve, Melton South 2013 0
Canberra colours.svg Frankston Raiders Frankston Peninsula Reserve, Frankston 2015 1 (1983)
Leigh colours.svg Mernda Dragons Lalor Huskisson Reserve, Lalor 2015 0
South Sydney colours.svg Truganina Rabbitohs Truganina Clearwood Drive Reserve, Truganina 2015 2 (2019, 2022)
North Queensland colours.svg Sunshine Cowboys Ardeer More Park, Ardeer 2016 0
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Pakenham Eels Pakenham Cardinia Recreation Reserve, Cardinia 2016 0
Wellington colours.svg Hume Eagles Craigieburn Hothlyn Drive Reserve, Craigieburn 2020 0

Defunct Clubs

Colours Clubs Location Ground Founded Defunct Year
Widnes colours.svg Ballarat Highlanders Ballarat Doug Dean Reserve 2000s Moved to newly formed Central Highlands Rugby League as Ballarat Dragons
Canterbury colours.svg Berwick Bulldogs Berwick Greaves Reserve 1992 2007 (Replaced South Eastern Titans)
Central Comets colours.svg Casey Chiefs Casey Casey Fields, Cranbourne East 1997 2005 (Renamed Casey Sharks)
Cronulla colours.svg Casey Sharks Casey Casey Fields, Cranbourne East 2005 2010 (Renamed Casey Warriors)
New South Wales colours.svg Coburg RLFC Coburg Brearley Reserve 1981 1994
Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Craigieburn Phoenix Craigieburn Hothlyn Drive Reserve 2008 2016 (Renamed Hume City Bulldogs)
Newcastle colours.svg Dandenong Knights Dandenong Greaves Reserve 2002
New Zealand colours.svg Fitzroy All Blacks Fitzroy
Cronulla colours.svg Frankston Sharks Frankston Ballam Park 1981 2007 Replaced
Australian colours.svg Geelong Bulldogs Geelong Osborne Park 1991 1993
Canberra colours.svg Geelong Raiders Geelong Rippleside Park 2010 2012
Australian colours.svg Geelong Tiger Snakes Geelong Friers Reserve 2004 2010 (Renamed Geelong Raiders)
Adelaide colours.svg Gippsland Wildcats Morwell Maryvale Reserve 2002
Canterbury colours.svg Hume City Bulldogs Craigieburn Hothlyn Drive Reserve 2016 2020 (Renamed Hume Eagles)
Canberra colours.svg Laverton RLFC Laverton 1987 (Merged with Point Cook RLFC)
Widnes colours.svg Maroondah Magpies Bayswater Glen Park 2004 2007
Faxcolours.svg Melbourne University Parkville HG Smith Oval 2003
Widnes colours.svg Moorabbin Rams Moorabbin Keys Road Reserve 1965 (Rugby Union) 2007 Returned to Rugby Union
Parkdale RLFC Parkdale
Canadacolours.png St Kilda Saints St Kilda Elwood Reserve 2003

Murray Cup

Main article: Murray Cup (Rugby League)

The Murray Cup is a rugby league competition on the border of Victoria and New South Wales. Initially the competition was established in 1998 as the Goulburn Murray Rugby League by the Country Rugby League and the Victorian Rugby League. The league was disbanded in 2009 before being re-established as the Murray Cup in 2015. As of 2022 there is a competition for both Senior Men's and Women's Tag football.[1]

Current Clubs

Clubs Moniker Ground Men's LLT
North Sydney colours.svg Benalla Wolfpack Churchill Reserve, Benalla No Yes
Scorpions.png Bonegilla Gorillas Baranduda Recreation Reserve Yes No
Bullscolours.svg Charles Sturt University Mud Dogs Sarvaas Park, North Albury No Yes
Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars Airport Oval, Corowa Yes Yes
Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens Tumbarumba Showground In recess 2022
Newcastle colours.svg Wangaratta Knights Glenrowan Recreation Reserve Yes Yes
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm Baranduda Recreation Reserve No Yes
Ireland colours.svg Wodonga Wombats Baranduda Recreation Reserve Yes Yes

Former Teams

Clubs Moniker Notes
Murray Cup Era
Parramatta colours.svg Murray River Warriors Folded
North Sydney colours.svg Westside Brothers Folded
Goulburn Murray Rugby League Era
St. George colours.svg Albury Roos Roos Joined from Group 13 when it merged with Group 9
Western Suburbs colours.svg Chiltern RLFC Chiltern Unknown
Wests Tigers colours.svg Finley Tigers
St. George colours.svg Ballarat Highlanders RLFC Highlanders
Western Suburbs colours.svg Puckapunyal Seymour Army Folded 2007
New Zealand colours.svg Shepparton Warriors Folded 2007
Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets Folded 2005
Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets Folded 2005
Western Suburbs colours.svg Vikings RLFC Vikings
Australian colours.svg Wangaratta Scorpions Folded 2008
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wangaratta Tigers Folded
North Sydney colours.svg Wodonga Bears Folded

Goulburn Murray Rugby League/Murray Cup 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
Goulburn Murray Rugby League
1998 St. George colours.svg Albury Roos 21-20 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets
1999 New Zealand colours.svg Corowa Cougars 26-14 Wests Tigers colours.svg Finley Tigers
2000 Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets 28-24 St. George colours.svg Albury Roos
2001[2] New Zealand colours.svg Corowa Cougars 44-12 Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets
2002[3] Wests Tigers colours.svg Finley Tigers 40-12 New Zealand colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2003 Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets 24-22 New Zealand colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2004[4] New Zealand colours.svg Corowa Cougars Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets
2005[5] New Zealand colours.svg Corowa Cougars 50–6 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets
2006[6] New Zealand colours.svg Corowa Cougars Western Suburbs colours.svg Vikings RLFC
2007[7] Unknown
2008[8] Wests Tigers colours.svg Wangaratta Tigers Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
Hiatus 2009-2014
Murray Cup
2015 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
2016 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
2017 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm 14-4 Bullscolours.svg CSU Mud Dogs
2018 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
2019 Ireland colours.svg Tumbarumba 32-12 New Zealand colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2020-2021 No Premiers; unfinished seasons due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2022

Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League

Main article: Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League

Clubs

The Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League is a rugby league competition held in North-Western Victoria.[9]

Colours Clubs Town Ground
Wests Tigers colours.svg Mildura Tigers Mildura Nichols Point Reserve, Nichols Point
Gthundercolours.svg Robinvale Storm Robinvale Robinvale Sports Ground
Clubs on loan from Outback Rugby League
North Sydney colours.svg Silver City Scorpions Broken Hill Lamb Oval
Wests Tigers colours.svg Parntu Warriors Wilcannia Burke Oval

Former Clubs

Colours Clubs Town Ground
Penrith colours.svg Buronga Darling Buronga Buronga Recreation Reserve
St. George colours.svg Chaffey Titans Mildura Chaffey Secondary College
Saintscolours.svg Dareton Dragons Dareton George Gordan Oval
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Mildura Warriors Mildura Nichols Point Reserve
Parramatta colours.svg Murray Darling Eels Mildura Nichols Point Reserve
South Sydney colours.svg Sunraysia Rabbitohs Robinvale Mcleod Oval

Limestone Coast Rugby League

Main article: Limestone Coast Rugby League

The Limestone Coast Rugby League is a competition co-administered by NRL SA and NRL Victoria.[10]

Clubs

Colours Club District
Newcastle colours.svg Blue Lake Knights Mount Gambier, South Australia
Bullscolours.svg Gunditjmara Bulls Warrnambool, Victoria
New Zealand colours.svg Naracoorte Jets Naracoorte, South Australia
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Stawell Mounties Stawell, Victoria
Canberra colours.svg Warrnambool Raiders Warrnambool, Victoria

Former Clubs

Colours Club District
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Horsham Panthers Horsham, Victoria
Parramatta colours.svg North Warrnambool Warriors Warrnambool, Victoria

Grand Finals

Year Winner Score Loser Venue
2019 Canberra colours.svg Warrnambool Raiders 46-22 New Zealand colours.svg Naracoorte Jets Mount Gambier

Former Competitions

Central Highlands Rugby League

Main article: Central Highlands Rugby League

The Central Highlands Rugby League (CHRL) was a rugby league competition in western Victoria. It covered an area centred on Ballarat, stretching north to Creswick, south to Warrnambool, east to Bacchus Marsh, and west to Horsham.

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
North Queensland colours.svg Ararat Kings/Cowboys Ararat
Illawarra colours.svg Ballarat Dragons Ballarat Doug Dean Reserve
Norths Devils colours.svg Stawell Devils Stawell
Canberra colours.svg Wendouree Raiders Wendouree Doug Dean Reserve

Proposed Clubs

Colours Club Suburb Ground
Wests Tigers colours.svg Bendigo Tigers Bendigo

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.

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

Victoria Rugby League Notable Juniors

Altona Roosters

Casey Warriors

North West Wolves

Northern Thunder

South Eastern Titans

Waverley Oakleigh Panthers

Sunbury Tigers

Casey Warriors

See also

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