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2016 Canberra Rugby League
The 2016 Canberra Raiders Cup was the 19th season of the cup, and the 93rd season of domestic rugby league in Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci .... The 2016 Canberra Raiders Cup consisted of 18 regular season rounds which began on 9 April and ended on 20 August. There were 3 playoff rounds, beginning on 27 August with the first semi-final, and ending on 11 September with the Grand Final. Teams 9 teams will compete in 2016. Ladder Stats Most Tries Most Goals Most Field Goals Most Points Season Awards Les McIntyre Medal Player Of The Year Robert Roberts (West Belconnen Warriors) Coach Of The Year Lincoln Withers & David Howell (Gungahlin Bulls) Top Pointscorer Brent Crisp (Queanbeyan Kangaroos) Top Tryscorer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canberra
Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2021, Canberra's estimated population was 453,558. The area chosen for the capital had been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for up to 21,000 years, with the principal group being the Ngunnawal people. European settlement commenced in the first half of the 19th century, as evidenced by surviving landmarks such as St John's Anglican Church and Blundells Cottage. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Following a long dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital, a compromise was reached: the new capital would be buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canberra Rugby League
The Canberra Region Rugby League competition is more commonly known as the Canberra Raiders Cup, covering the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding New South Wales towns Queanbeyan, Goulburn and Yass. The competition is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League and players are eligible for selection in the Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ... Division of the CRL Tier 1 Divisional Championships. The Canberra district competition has an under 19s, reserve and first grade competitions. History After the establishment of Rugby League in Sydney in 1909, the game slowly made its way south, reaching the Canberra District in the late 1910s. During those years and into the 1920s and 30s Challenge Cup football was the most popular form of competition, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Belconnen Warriors
West Belconnen Warriors Rugby League Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory formed in the mid 1970s. They conduct teams for both junior and senior teams. Notable Juniors *Bradley Clyde (1988-00 Canberra Raiders & Canterbury Bulldogs) * Troy Thompson (2001-11 Canberra Raiders & Melbourne Storm) *Nick Kouparitsas (2006-11 Canterbury Bulldogs, Sydney Roosters & London Broncos) *Brent Crisp (2008 Canterbury Bulldogs) * Matt Frawley (2017- Canterbury Bulldogs) *Bailey Simonsson (2019- Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby ...) References External links {{Canberra Sports Teams Sports clubs and teams in Canberra Rugby league teams in the Australian Capital Territory Rugby clubs established in 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Canberra Raiders Cup
The 2017 Canberra Raiders Cup will be the 20th season of the cup, and the 94th season of domestic rugby league in Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci .... The 2017 Canberra Raiders Cup will consist of 18 regular season rounds that will begin on 1 April and end on 13 August. There will be 3 playoff rounds, beginning on 19 August with the major semi-final, and ending on 3 September with the Grand Final. Teams 9 Teams will compete in the first grade competition in 2017. Venues Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Ladder First Grade * Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals * The team highlighted in blue have clinched the minor premiership * The team highlighted in red have clinched the wooden spoon First Grade Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Picker
Michael Picker (born 14 June 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2010s for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He is the younger brother of Joe Picker and younger brother Ben Picker played in the Raiders under 20s. Playing career Picker started his NRL career in round 23 of the 2011 NRL season in a 29-point loss against South Sydney as 18th man. He received the ball 44 times and ran about 35m from 5 runs. He made 16 tackles, and suffered a shoulder injury. In round 24 against the Gold Coast, he had more luck, starting at hooker replacing Alan Tongue. In round 25, the Canberra Raiders played Penrith at Bruce Stadium. He played 20 minutes and scored a try. His final game in the top grade came in round 26 against Canterbury-Bankstown with the game finishing in a 36-22 loss. Post playing In 2014, it was revealed that Picker had retired from rugby league and was self-employed living in Crookwell, New South Wales. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Withers
Lincoln Withers (born 7 May 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Withers also played for Crusaders and in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders, St George Illawarra Dragons and the Wests Tigers. His position of choice was either at half-back or . Background Withers was born in Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryLincoln Withers junior rugby league club was Woden Western Rams. Playing career While attending Erindale College in the ACT, Withers was selected to play with the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team in 1997. Withers made his first grade debut for Canberra against Brisbane in Round 14 2000. In 2001, Withers joined Wests and played with them up until the end of 2003. In 2004, Withers joined St George Illawarra spending 1 season at the club before returning to Canberra becoming a regular starter with the team before departing at the end of 2008. Withers signed with the Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Howell (rugby League)
David Howell (born ) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL in the Super League. He primarily plays as a , and can also operate as a er. Howell previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. NRL career Howell made his first grade début for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2003, where he made 12 NRL appearances before joining the Canberra Raiders in 2005. He was released from the final year of his contract with the Canberra Raiders to join the London-based Harlequins. The Raiders told Howell he would not have a spot in the team after 2008 when his contract terminated. Howell scored 15 tries in 48 games for Canberra during the last three seasons. Super League career Originally linked with Wigan, Howell signed a two-year deal at The Stoop. He was the sixth addition to the Londoners squad for 2008's Super League XIII. Howell played in the centres and replaced Great Britain inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queanbeyan Blues
Queanbeyan Blues United Rugby League Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales formed in the late 1920s. They conduct teams for both junior and senior teams. Notable Juniors * Johnny Hawke (1949-52 St George Dragons) * Carl Frommel (1982 Canberra Raiders) *Jon Hardy (1982-85 Canberra Raiders) *Glenn Lazarus (1989-99 Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos & Melbourne Storm) *Ricky Stuart (1988-00 Canberra Raiders & Canterbury Bulldogs) *Matt Giteau (2001-22 ACT Brumbies, Western Force & RC Toulonnais) *Brent Kite (2002-15 St George Illawarra Dragons, Manly Sea Eagles & Penrith Panthers) *Trevor Thurling (2004-12 Canberra Raiders & Canterbury Bulldogs) *Terry Campese (2004-16 Canberra Raiders & Hull Kingston Rovers) *Cameron King (2010-19 St George Illawarra Dragons, North Queensland Cowboys & Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiffert Oval
Seiffert Oval is an enclosed rectangular playing field in Queanbeyan, New South Wales. It has a grass playing surface and an official capacity of 15,000, 1,500 of which is seated capacity in the grandstand. The oval boasts lighting, toilets, kiosk, a food outlet, home and away change rooms and car parking facilities. The oval has been used for Rugby league, Soccer and Rugby Union and is currently the home ground for the Queanbeyan Blues. The oval is owned and managed by the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council. The ground record crowd was set on 18 June 1989 when 18,272 fans turned out in Round 12 of the 1989 NSWRL season to see the Raiders defeat the Brisbane Broncos 27–6. Rugby League Seiffert Oval served as the base of the Canberra Raiders for the first eight seasons of its existence (1982–1989). The Raiders' first game at Seiffert was in Round 2 of the 1982 NSWRFL season against the Western Suburbs Magpies. In front of 6,769 fans, Wests ran out 33–4 winners, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Woolford
Simon Woolford (born 7 April 1975) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who was most recently the head coach of the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and a former professional rugby league footballer. He played in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, and represented Country in the City vs Country Origin match in 2002. Background Woolford was born in Young, New South Wales, Australia. Playing career He played for the Canberra Raiders and St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL. He primarily played as a . He made his first grade debut for Canberra on 29 May 1994 in round 11 of the season. He played for NSW Country in the City vs Country Origin match in 2002. Coaching career Woolford coached the Queanbeyan Blues in the Canberra Rugby League competition. In 2015 he was suspended for nine months after breaking the window of the coaching box. This was later overturned in a retrial and a suspended sentence of 3 months was han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Gorrell
Aaron Gorrell (born 31 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s. He played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, and for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. Background Gorrell was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Playing career Gorrell was made famous by slotting in the last-minute conversion in a round 15, 2006 game against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. The Dragons won the match 18-16. Gorrell had converted rookie Brett Morris' try in the 78th minute after coach Nathan Brown gave him the goal-kicking duties after Mathew Head had kicked the last two conversions. In 2007 he joined Catalans Dragons for their second season in the Super League. With his NRL experience he proved a key influence in the opening rounds of the season, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in round four which required a knee reconstruction. It was confirmed by the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Thompson (rugby League)
Troy Thompson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a or as a second rower for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders. Early life Born in Canberra, Australia. Thompson was educated at Dickson College, Canberra, where he represented 1997 Australian Schoolboys. Thompson played his junior football with West Belconnen Warriors. Playing career Thompson made his first-grade debut playing for Canberra Raiders against the Broncos in round 21 of the 2001 season. In 2005 he, along with Josh Miller, won the Raiders' ''Player of the Year'' award, becoming the first joint-winners in the club's history. Thompson was told he would not be offered another contract when his current one expired at the end of the 2010 season. This caused Thompson to publicly attack the Raiders for not offering him a further deal, to which he felt he was entitled due to playing for the club for so long. This was due to Canber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
