The Blacktown Workers Rugby League Football Club, also known as Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, are an Australian
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
football club based in
Blacktown, New South Wales formed in 1962. Since 2017 they have had a side in the
NSW Cup
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserv ...
, as the feeder team to the
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...
.
Knock-on Effect NSW Cup
The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles first season in The
Intrust Super Premiership NSW
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserv ...
was a disappointing one at they finished the season in 10th place and missed out on the finals series.
In 2018, the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles missed out on the finals for a second consecutive season after finishing 9th on the table.
At the end of the
2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season, the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles endured a tough season finishing last on the table and claiming the wooden spoon with just six wins all year. The
Ron Massey Cup
The Ron Massey Cup (formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup) is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and the ...
side also had a tough season finishing 9th on the table and missing out on the finals.
In the 2022 NSW Cup season, Blacktown Workers finished last on the table and claimed the
Wooden Spoon Wooden Spoon may refer to:
* Wooden spoon, implement
* Wooden spoon (award)
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after winning only two matches for the entire year. The 2022 Ron Massey Cup side also had a poor year finishing second last on the table.
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! Pos !! Byes !! Pts !! P !! W !! L !! D !! For !! Agst !! Diff
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, 2017 , , align=center , Intrust Super NSW Premiership , , 10 , , 3 , , 22 , , align=left , , , 22 , , 8 , , 14 , , 0 , , 466 , , 606 , , style="color:red;" , -140
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, 2018 , , align=center , Intrust Super NSW Premiership , , 9 , , 2 , , 22 , , align=left , , , 22 , , 8 , , 12 , , 2 , , 476 , , 496 , , style="color:red;" , -20
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, 2019 , , align=center , Canterbury Cup , , 12 , , 1 , , 15 , , align=left , , , 22 , , 6 , , 15 , , 1 , , 460 , , 615 , , style="color:red;" , -155
, -
, 2020 , , align=center , Canterbury Cup , , N/A , , 0 , , 0 , , align=left , Competition Cancelled , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 30 , , 44 , , style="color:red;" , -14
, -
, 2021 , , align=center , Knock on Effect NSW Cup, , 10 , , 4 , , 20 , , align=left , , , 16 , , 4 , , 8 , , 4 , , 254 , , 368 , , Style="color:red;" , -114
Notable Juniors
*
John Klein (1974–76
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrit ...
)
*Gary Allsop (1975–78
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrit ...
)
*Wayne Moore (1972–75) Penrith Panthers however graded in 1973 from Blacktown Leagues
*Peter Newsome (1975–77
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrit ...
) however graded in 1973 from Blacktown Leagues
*
Brad Izzard (1982–92
Penrith Panthers
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)
*
Craig Izzard (1983–93
Penrith Panthers
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,
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League.
The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
,
Balmain Tigers
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&
Illawarra Steelers
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)
*Robbie Robards (1985–88
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrit ...
)
*
Grant Izzard
Grant Izzard (born in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for the Penrith Panthers and the Illawarra Steelers of the New South Wales Rugby League premiersh ...
(1990–93
Penrith Panthers
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&
Illawarra Steelers
The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On the 13th of December 1980, the ...
)
*
Ben Galea
Ben Galea (born 16 August 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A City New South Wales representative forward, he previously played in Australasia's National Rugby League for the Balmain Tigers and the Wests Tiger ...
(1999–13
Balmain Tigers
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,
Wests Tigers
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,
Hull Kingston Rovers
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&
Hull F.C.
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)
*
Geoff Daniela
Geoff Daniela (born 28 February 1987) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays a and er for the St Mary's Saints in the Ron Massey Cup competition.
He has previously played as a professional for the Penrith Panthers ...
(2007–2013
Penrith Panthers
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&
Wests Tigers
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)
*
Brian To'o
Brian To'o (born 18 August 1998) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
He won both the 2021 and the 2022 NRL Grand Finals with the Panthers. He has represented the NSW Blues in ...
(2019–
Penrith Panthers
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)
Honours
*
Sydney Shield
The Sydney Shield is a rugby league football competition played in Sydney, New South Wales. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League.
Clubs
Seven teams are competing in the 2022 Sydney Shield. The season commenced on M ...
Minor Premiers:
:: 2013
Ron Massey Cup
Blacktown competeted in the NSWRL Second Division and Matropolitan Cup in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Blacktown Workers entered the competition now known as the
Ron Massey Cup
The Ron Massey Cup (formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup) is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and the ...
in 2012.
The win–loss–draw record in the table below includes Finals Series matches.
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! rowspan=2 , Year !! rowspan=2 , Competition !! colspan=3 , Ladder !! rowspan=2 , Finals Position !! colspan=7 , All Match Record
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! Pos !! Byes !! Pts !! P !! W !! L !! D !! For !! Agst !! Diff
, -
, 1967 , , align=center , Second Division , , 8 , , 0 , , 2 , , align=left , Wooden Spoon , , 14 , , 1 , , 13 , , 0 , , 112 , , 329 , , style="color:red;" , -217
, -
, 1968 , , align=center , Second Division , , 7 , , 2 , , 10 , , align=left , , , 16 , , 5 , , 11 , , 0 , , 140 , , 321 , , style="color:red;" , -181
, -
, 1969 , , align=center , Second Division , , 2 , , 0 , , 26 , , align=left , Finalist , , 18 , , 13 , , 5 , , 0 , , 346 , , 193 , , 153
, -
, 1970 , , align=center , Second Division , , 2 , , 2 , , 30 , , align=left , Grand Finalist , , 22 , , 16 , , 6 , , 0 , , 373 , , 208 , , 165
, -
, 1971 , , align=center , Second Division , , 10 , , 2 , , 9 , , align=left , , , 20 , , 4 , , 15 , , 1 , , 250 , , 601 , , style="color:red;" , -351
, -
, 1972 , , align=center , Second Division , , 9 , , 2 , , 16 , , align=left , , , 20 , , 6 , , 14 , , 0 , , 261 , , 528 , , style="color:red;" , -267
, -
, 1973 , , align=center , Second Division , , 10 , , 2 , , 11 , , align=left , , , 18 , , 3 , , 14 , , 1 , , 282 , , 484 , , style="color:red;" , -202
, -
, 1974 , , align=center , Metropolitan Cup , , 4 , , , , 25 , , align=left , Semi-Finalist , , 22 , , 12 , , 9 , , 1 , , 305 , , 282 , , 23
, -
, 1975 , , align=center , Metropolitan Cup , , 9 , , 2 , , 4 , , align=left , Wooden Spoon , , 16 , , 2 , , 14 , , 0 , , 209 , , 449 , , style="color:red;" , -240
, -
, 2012 , , align=center , Bundaberg Red Cup , , 9 , , 0 , , 5 , , align=left , , , 18 , , 2 , , 15 , , 1 , , 372 , , 904 , , style="color:red;" , -532
, -
, 2013 , , align=center , Ron Massey Cup , , 10 , , 0 , , 16 , , align=left , , , 22 , , 8 , , 14 , , 0 , , 576 , , 824 , , style="color:red;" , -248
, -
, 2014 , , align=center , Ron Massey Cup , , 10 , , 0 , , 16 , , align=left , , , 22 , , 8 , , 14 , , 0 , , 501 , , 713 , , style="color:red;" , -212
, -
, 2015 , , align=center , Ron Massey Cup , , 7 , , 2 , , 22 , , align=left , Last 6 Semi-Finalist , , 22 , , 10 , , 12 , , 0 , , 622 , , 499 , , 123
, -
, 2016 , , align=center , Ron Massey Cup , , 10 , , 2 , , 20 , , align=left , , , 20 , , 8 , , 12 , , 0 , , 503 , , 496 , , 7
, -
, 2017 , , align=center , Ron Massey Cup , , 8 , , 7 , , 28 , , align=left , Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist , , 19 , , 7 , , 12 , , 0 , , 408 , , 648 , , style="color:red;" , -240
, -
, 2018 , , align=center , Ron Massey Cup , , 8 , , 2 , , 20 , , align=left , Last 6 Semi-Finalist , , 20 , , 9 , , 11 , , 0 , , 457 , , 551 , , style="color:red;" , -94
, -
, 2019 , , align=center , Ron Massey Cup , , 9 , , 1 , , 16 , , align=left , , , 20 , , 6 , , 14 , , 0 , , 362 , , 606 , , style="color:red;" , -244
, -
, 2020 , , align=center , Ron Massey Cup , , N/A , , 0 , , 0 , , align=left , , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 4 , , 30 , , style="color:red;" , -26
Sydney Shield
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! rowspan=2 , Year !! rowspan=2 , Competition !! colspan=3 , Ladder !! rowspan=2 , Finals Position !! colspan=7 , All Match Record
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! Pos !! Byes !! Pts !! P !! W !! L !! D !! For !! Agst !! Diff
, -
, 2014 , , align=center , Sydney Shield , , 10 , , 0 , , 13 , , align=left , , , 22 , , 6 , , 15 , , 1 , , 410 , , 790 , , style="color:red;" , -380
, -
, 2015 , , align=center , Sydney Shield , , 9 , , 2 , , 19 , , align=left , , , 20 , , 7 , , 12 , , 1 , , 554 , , 573 , , style="color:red;" , -19
, -
, 2016 , , align=center , Sydney Shield , , 13 , , 0 , , 12 , , align=left , , , 22 , , 6 , , 16 , , 0 , , 525 , , 730 , , style="color:red;" , -205
, -
, 2017 , , align=center , Sydney Shield , , 9 , , 3 , , 18 , , align=left , , , 22 , , 6 , , 15 , , 0 , , 538 , , 806 , , style="color:red;" , -268
, -
, 2018 , , align=center , Sydney Shield
, , 8 , , 2 , , 16 , , align=left , Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist , , 19 , , 6 , , 13 , , 0 , , 454 , , 610 , , style="color:red;" , -156
See also
*
National Rugby League reserves affiliations
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*
List of rugby league clubs in Australia
This is a list of current rugby league clubs in Australia.
New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory
State of Origin
New South Wales Blues
National Rugby League
NSWRL Major Competitions
NSW Cup
Ron Massey Cup
Sydney Shi ...
*
Rugby league in New South Wales
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Sources
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, - bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Years !! Acronym !! Item !! Available
Online !! Via
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, 1920 to 1973
, align=center , RLN
, ''
Rugby League News''
, align=center , Yes
Trove, -
, 1972-76, 78, 80-81,
1991-96, 1998-2009
, align=center , -
, ''New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report''
, align=center , No
, State Library of NSW
, -
, 2014-19
, align=center , -
, ''New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report''
, align=center , Yes
NSWRL website, -
, 2003 to 2014
, align=center , RLW
, ''
Rugby League Week
''Rugby League Week'' (frequently abbreviated to RLW) was the highest selling Australian rugby league magazine, ahead of major competitor ''Big League''. It was published weekly (on Wednesdays) during the Australian rugby league season, which ru ...
''
, align=center , Yes
, eResources at State Library of NSW
, -
, 1974 to 2019
, align=center , BL
, ''
Big League
''Big League'' was the official magazine of the National Rugby League. Its predecessor, ''The Rugby League News'', was first published in 1920; in 1974 it was rebranded as ''Big League''. In 2020, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in ...
''
, align=center , No
, State Library of NSW
, -
, 2014 to now
, align=center , LU
, ''League Unlimited''
, align=center , Yes
League Unlimited website, -
, 2010 to 2019
, align=center , -
, Various Newspaper Websites
, align=center , Yes
, As referenced
References
External links
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Rugby clubs established in 1962
1962 establishments in Australia
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Ron Massey Cup
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