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Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Group 17 is a rugby league competition based in the Riverina and Central West regions of New South Wales, Australia. The competition collapsed in 2006 and reformed in 2018 as the Western Riverina Community Cup with six teams. It is currently sponsored by a chicken farm company called Proten which has been sponsoring the whole competition since 2018.

The season runs from mid-May to late July, and features a knockout, six regular season rounds, and a three week finals series culminating in the Grand Final which is hosted by a different team each year.

History

Early history

Group 17 was formed in 1935 and originally centred around Griffith and Leeton, but was suspended during World War II.[1] However, when rugby league returned to normal competition after the war, Leeton, along with Griffith, Yenda, Yanco and others, joined the Wagga Wagga competition, Group 20. Group 20 later became the Griffith and District competition after the Wagga clubs joined Group 9.

Rugby league in the Western Riverina district began as an inter-town competition between Hillston, Merriwagga, Goolgowi and Hay. The competition was suspended during World War 2.

It reformed in 1947 as the 'Western Zone' with teams from Hay, Darlington Point, Goolgowi, Carrathool and two teams from Hillston, 'Town' and 'Country'. Tullibigeal joined during the 1950s, and won the 1965 Clayton Cup, the Country Rugby League's highest honour, but later departed to form the TLU Sharks with Lake Cargelligo in Group 20. In 1959, the league became known as Group 17, and featured two zones, with Zone 1 being centred around Hillston and Zone 2 around Hay.

1968 Clayton Cup "Final"

After both Euabalong and Darlington Point finished the 1968 season undefeated in Zones 1 and 2 respectively, and were left as the only two undefeated teams in the state, administrators were unsure of which side were more deserving of the coveted Clayton Cup as the best team in the Country Rugby League. The idea of settling who was the best overall Group 17 side had been resolved with a playoff match in the past, such as when Zone 1 side Tullibigeal defeated Hay (Zone 2) in 1967. Thus, a playoff final to determine the overall Group 17 Premier, and also the Clayton Cup winner, was set down for the 29th of September 1968 at Goolgowi.

29 September 1968
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Darlington Point Template:Leagueicon 20–0 Template:Leagueicon Euabalong Tigers
Goolgowi Recreation Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: William "Bill" O'Brien (Weethalle)

In a one-way encounter, the Darlington Point Red & Blacks completed a 20-0 shutout of the Euabalong Tigers side, were awarded the Clayton Cup, and settled the annual dispute over which of the two zones was stronger. The match remains the only one of its kind to this day, which is significant given that the Clayton Cup has been awarded annually since 1937, and various other tiebreakers have been used on every other occasion two teams finish with identical records as the best team in the state.

Darlington Point were considered too strong for the competition after the result and joined Group 20 the following year in 1969. In around 1969-70 the two Group 17 "Zones" merged to form a single competition.

1970s-2006

The Deniliquin Blue Heelers were the dominant force in the early 1970s winning three consecutive premierships from 1969 to 1971, before folding in 1975. Coleambally also left in 1972 and merged with Darlington Point to form a combined club in Group 20 known as the DPC Roosters. Tullibigeal and Lake Cargelligo also merged to form a combined side known as Tullibigeal-Lakes United, with the new club joining Group 20 in 1972.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the competition sustained a decent standard, with eight clubs participating. More Clayton Cups were won by Group 17 clubs, with Rankins Springs (1993), Barellan (1999 and 2002) and Hillston (2006) all claiming the trophy. But by the 2000s, the Millennial Drought had caused many of the teams to be weakened, due to farming, the primary industry in the region, becoming not only unprofitable, but almost impossible. The competition collapsed after the 2006 season.

Western Riverina Community Cup Era (2018-present)

The competition was revived in 2018 as the Group 17 Western Riverina Community Cup, with six teams participating. The format involved a knockout and five rounds followed by semi-finals and a grand final. In each round, all three games were played at the same venue, similar to the NRL's Magic Round concept.[2][3] The season increased to six games the following year, where it has remained.[4]

Clubs

Design Club Nickname Years Home Ground No of Premierships Premiership Years
File:Tarcutta.png Barellan Rams 1950s–2004, 2018–present Barellan Sports Ground 9 1973–74, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1999, 2002–03
File:Grabben Gullen Blues Colours.png Deniliquin Blueheelers 1960s–1977, 2025–present Rotary Park, Deniliquin 3 1969–71
File:Henty.png Goolgowi-Merriwagga Rabbitohs 1955–2006, 2018–present Goolgowi Recreation Ground 8 1965–66, 1977, 1985, 1992, 2004–05, 2019
File:Grabben Gullen Blues Colours.png Hillston Bluebirds 1955–2006, 2018–present Stan Peters Oval, Hillston 8 1979–80, 1983, 1986–88, 1996, 2006
File:Camden Rams Colours.png Ivanhoe Roosters 1950s–2004, 2018–present Sahara Oval, Ivanhoe 0 None
File:Mittagong Lions Colours.png Narrandera Lizards 2001, 2018–present Narrandera Sports Ground 2 2022–23
File:Canberra Workmen Colours.png Rankins Springs Dragons 1955–2006, 2018–present Rankins Springs Recreation Ground 7 1962, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2018, 2021, 2024

Previous clubs

Past participants in the Group 17 competition included:

Bold indicates that the club fielded a team in the 2006 First-Grade competition.

Grand Finals

Group 17 Zone 2 Grand Finals 1959-1972
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Coach Report Minor Premiers
1959 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters
1960 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies File:North Sydney colours.svg Darlington Point
1961 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1962 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons File:North Sydney colours.svg Darlington Point
1963 File:North Sydney colours.svg Darlington Point File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1964 File:North Sydney colours.svg Darlington Point File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1965 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1966 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs 5–3 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1967 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 17–9 File:Ireland colours.svg Coleambally
1968 File:North Sydney colours.svg Darlington Point* 32–12 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies William "Bill" Watson File:North Sydney colours.svg Darlington Point*
1969 File:New South Wales colours.svg Deniliquin Blue Heelers File:Ireland colours.svg Coleambally
1970 File:New South Wales colours.svg Deniliquin Blue Heelers 26–14 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs Barry Cottam
1971 File:New South Wales colours.svg Deniliquin Blue Heelers 26–14 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs Barry Cottam
1972 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 26–9 File:New South Wales colours.svg Deniliquin Blue Heelers B. Curtis
Group 17 Grand Finals 1973–present
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Coach Report Minor Premiers
1973 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 41–2 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs R. Murdoch
1974 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 27–8 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies R. Murdoch
1975 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 25–11 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs M. Johnston
1976 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 9–3 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi-Merriwagga Rabbitohs Greg Smith
1977 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi-Merriwagga Rabbitohs 23–19 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies Greg Byrnes
1978 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 9–5 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds J. Campbell
1979 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds 16–10 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons G. Saddler
1980 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds 27–19 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons John Sheridan
1981 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 27–3 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds P. O'Brien
1982 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 23–15 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds Kevin Goldspink
1983 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds 38–36 Template:Leagueicon Weethalle Kangaroos Laurie Townsend TAN[5] File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1984 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 14–2 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs Mick Trembath TAN[6] File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1985 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs 8–6 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies Mick Turner File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1986 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds 16–5 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams Ray Schaefer File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1987 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds 34–29 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters Ray Schaefer File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1988 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds 18–6 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi-Merriwagga Rabbitohs Ray Schaefer File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1989 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 20–18 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi-Merriwagga Rabbitohs Neil-John Nisbet File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1990 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 26–14 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi-Merriwagga Rabbitohs Neil-John Nisbet File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1991 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 14–6 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds Neil-John Nisbet File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1992 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs 14–0 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons John Barzan TAN[7] File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1993 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons* 34–16 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies Stuart Vearing TAN[8] File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1994 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 27–18 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds Chris Aylett TAN[9] YT[10] File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters
1995 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies 38–10 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons Jack Byrnes TAN[11] YT[12] File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1996 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds 22–8 Template:Leagueicon Whitton Bulls John Townsend TAN[13] Template:Leagueicon Whitton Bulls
1997 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons 50–10 Template:Leagueicon Whitton Bulls Steve Schmetzer TAN[14] File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1998 Template:Leagueicon Whitton Bulls 20–12 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams James Mason and Shane Bamblett TAN[15] Template:Leagueicon Whitton Bulls
1999 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams* 38–22 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons John Waide File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
2000 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons 34–20 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams Stuart Vearing TAN[16] File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
2001 Template:Leagueicon Whitton Bulls 32–28 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons John Pannowitz (Co-coach) TAN[17] Template:Leagueicon Whitton Bulls
2002 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams* 10–7 Template:Leagueicon Whitton Bulls Clint Halden TAN[18] File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
2003 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 22–2 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
2004 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs 26–12 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams Greg Borger TAN[19] File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
2005 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs 31–28 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds Greg Borger TAN[20] File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
2006 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds* 32–0 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons Steve Parr File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
2007–17 hiatus due to drought & not enough clubs
2018 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons 16–10 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs Jamie Parsons & Joshua Curphey YT[21] TAN[22] File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
2019 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs 22–6 File:Australian colours.svg Narrandera Lizards Alex Brown & John Michael Cahill TAN[23] File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
2020 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons 10–8 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs Jamie Parsons & John Power File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
2022 File:Australian colours.svg Narrandera Lizards 20–14 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters Kye Longford BFBF[24] RG[25] File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters
2023 File:Australian colours.svg Narrandera Lizards 20–14 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters Kye Longford BFBF[26] File:Australian colours.svg Narrandera Lizards
2024 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons 20–18 File:Australian colours.svg Narrandera Lizards Damian Walker & Josh Johnston BFBF[27] File:Australian colours.svg Narrandera Lizards

The use of (*) indicates that the premiers for that season won the Clayton Cup as the premier team in NSWCRL competitions statewide (regionally, excludes Sydney) for that year.

Women's Nines Grand Finals

Group 17 Women's Nines Grand Finals 2022–present
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Coach Report Minor Premiers
2022 File:Australian colours.svg Narrandera Lizards 16–0 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs Owen Jones BFBF[24] RG[25] File:Australian colours.svg Narrandera Lizards
2023 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 16–14 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters Sam Everett BFBF[28] File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
2024 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams 26–6 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters Brittany Everett BFBF[27] File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams

Reserve Grade Premiers

Group 17 Reserve Grade Premiers 1970-1994
Season Premiers Score Runners-up Minor Premiers
1970 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1971 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1972 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1973 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1974 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1975 File:Balmain colours.svg Finley Tigers File:New South Wales colours.svg Deniliquin Blue Heelers
1976 File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1977 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams Template:Leagueicon Weethalle Kangaroos
1978 Template:Leagueicon Weethalle Kangaroos File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters
1979 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1980 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1981 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1982 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1983 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1984 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1985 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1986 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1987 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1988 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1989 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1990 Template:Leagueicon File:Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Weethalle/Three Ways United File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1991 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons Template:Leagueicon Weethalle Kangaroos
1992 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1993 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons 10-6 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1994 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds 32-8 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams

Group 17 Knockout - Ron Hunt Memorial Shield

Group 17 Knockout Winners 1974-1995
Season Winner
1974 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1975 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1976 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1977 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1978 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1979 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1980 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1981 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1982 File:Balmain colours.svg Euabalong Tigers
1983 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1984 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1985 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1986 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1987 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1988 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1989 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1990 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1991 File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1992 File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1993 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1994 File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1995 File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons

Best and Fairest Winners

First Grade

First Grade - Riverine Grazier Medal
Season Player Club
1971 Ian Springali File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1972 Geoff Langford File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1973 Greg Byrnes File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
Neil Scobie File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1974 Mick O'Connor File:New South Wales colours.svg Deniliquin Blue Heelers
1975 Ray Hardie File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1976 Gary Gray File:Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Griffith Three Ways United
1977 Neil Scobie File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1978 Mick Ireson File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1979 Paul McCanna File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
Jim Hanlon File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1980
1981 Greg Reko File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
David Robertson File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1982 Robert Matthews File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1983 Michael Lewis Template:Leagueicon Weethalle Kangaroos
Neil-John Nisbet File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1984 Warren Butler File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1985 Jim Vitucci File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
Robert Matthews File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1986 Ray Schaefer File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1987 Danny Byrnes File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1988 Robert Matthews File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1989 Wayne Dunbar File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
Col Pickersgill File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1990 Jim Vitucci File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1991 John Woods File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1992 Stuart Vearing File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
Wayne Basham File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams
1993 Paul Glyde File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1994 Stuart Vearing File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1995 Stuart Vearing File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
Charlie Prince File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Recess 2007-17
2018
2019
2020 Not Awarded - COVID-19
2021
2022
2023 William Charles File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters
2024 Oswald Herrmann File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barellan Rams

Women's 9s

Season Player Club
2022
2023
2024 Bobbi-Lee Goolagong File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters

Reserve Grade

Reserve Grade - Referees' Association Medal
Season Player Club
1971 Ross Hulm File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1972 Jock McRae File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1973 David Coates File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1974 Brian Peters File:New South Wales colours.svg Deniliquin Blue Heelers
1975 Brian Peters File:New South Wales colours.svg Deniliquin Blue Heelers
1976 Warren Clark File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1977 Leigh Heaslip Template:Leagueicon Weethalle Kangaroos
1978 Robert Clark File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoe Roosters
1979 Neil Baillie File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1980 David Robertson File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1981 Max Hutchison File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1982 Lionel Garner File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1983 Lester Apps File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1984 Rob Christian File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1985
1986 David Beazley File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1987 Geordie Groat File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1988 Ian Sherer File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
Wayne Kennedy File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1989 Wayne Parsons File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1990 Wayne Parsons File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
1991 Glenn Judd Template:Leagueicon Weethalle Kangaroos
1992 Jamie Ziebath File:South Sydney colours.svg Goolgowi Rabbitohs
1993 Paul Lamont File:Wigancolours.svg Rankins Springs Dragons
Wayne Dunbar File:Hullcolours.svg Hay Magpies
1994 Troy Kennedy File:Faxcolours.svg Hillston Bluebirds
1995 Colin Thorpe File:Balmain colours.svg Euabalong Tigers

Sources

Years Item Via
1959–70 Post: 19/07/2022 Proten Community Cup Facebook
1967–69, 1971–96 Country Rugby League Annual Report State Library of NSW
1970 to 1995 1995 Carlton Group 17 Grand Final Program Hard Copy
1983 to 2005 The Area News Microfilm copies at State Library of NSW
2003 to 2006 Rugby League Week Bound copies at State Library of NSW
2003 to 2006 Rugby League Week eResources at State Library of NSW
2018 to 2019 Various Newspaper Websites As referenced
2022 Battlers For Bush Footy Website
2022 The Riverine Grazier Website

See also

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