The Thirroul Butchers are an

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football team based in

Thirroul Thirroul () is a northern seaside suburb of the city of Wollongong, Australia. Situated between Austinmer and Bulli, it is approximately 13 kilometres north of Wollongong, and 73 km south of Sydney. It lies between the Pacific Ocean and ...

, a coastal town of the

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region. The club was formed in 1913 and entered the

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, where it still competes today.

History

The Thirroul Butchers were established in 1913, entering the third season of the

competition. On 20 May 1913 Thirroul (at the time also known as "The Blues") competed in their first premiership match, with a 13-3 loss to Unanderra. The team listed was: Dansfield, A. Lacey, E.Lacey, Hopkinson, Coulton, Grace, McDonald, Ryan, Moore, Green, Fraser, Schalel and Clarke.Thirroul Butchers History
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Players

Notable former players

Trent Waterhouse Trent Waterhouse (born 8 January 1981), also known by the nickname of "House", is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Thirroul Butchers in the Illawarra Rugby League. He has previously played for t ...

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(2012-2014)) * Glen Air (1994-02

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) * Brent Grose (2001-08

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, South Sydney,

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) * Michael Howell (2002-04

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) * David Howell (2003-13

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(2021-

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Leading Pointscores

Honours

Premierships: 8 ::1940, 1954, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012 * Illawarra Minor Premierships: 4 ::1987, 1995, 2003, 2008 * CRL Challenge Cup:1 ::2003

References

External links

Thirroul Butchers Clubpage

Country Rugby League Homepage
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Country Rugby League The Country Rugby League of New South Wales (CRL), formed in 1934 and disbanded in 2019, was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in areas of New South Wales outside the Sydney metropolitan area until it merged with NSW Rug ...

Illawarra District League
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