Waratah Mayfield is a

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club based in the

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region of Australia. Known as ''The Cheetahs'' and wearing

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and

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, they were a member of the First Grade

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until 2004 and now compete in

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History

Waratah Mayfield RLFC were founded in 1927 and entered the

in 1928. Waratah were successful right from the start in the Newcastle First Grade in only their second year losing the grand final in the years 1929, 1933 and 1934, before finally tasting glory in 1936 when they beat Northern Suburbs in the grand final, the team they lost to in 1929. In 1990, Waratah-Mayfield ended a 38-year drought when they defeated

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17-14 to win the Newcastle premiership. The next premiership came in 2000 when Waratah Mayfield faced off against

and again claimed victory taking out the grand final 20-14. Leaner times were ahead for Waratah Mayfield, and in 2004 the club suffering from financial hardships and struggling to recruit enough players to take part in the Newcastle rugby league they were forced to withdraw from all senior competitions. Today the club continues in junior rugby league competitions and in the

competition.

Premiership titles

Notable juniors

* Ron Bailey * Gary Thompson *

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References

* http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/ncl/nclcomps.htm * http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=15210 * http://www.cheetahs.com.au/cheetahs-articles/2002/2/20/cheetahs-launch-fight-for-survival/ * http://www.cheetahs.com.au/cheetahs-articles/2004/5/7/fulltime-for-cheetahs-player-crisis-decides-waratahs-fate/ {{Rugby League in New South Wales Rugby league teams in Newcastle, New South Wales Rugby clubs established in 1927 1927 establishments in Australia