Concord-Burwood-Glebe Wolves Explained

Clubname:Glebe-Burwood Wolves
Fullname:Glebe-Burwood Wolves
Nickname:Wolves
Colours:Primary:
Charcoal
Pink
Secondary:
Dirty Red
White
Ground:Goddard Park
Coaches:Aaron Nyke Zammit & Michael Habib
Captain:Jackson Garlick
Season:2019
Position:10th
Current:2017 Concord-Burwood-Glebe Wolves season

The Glebe-Burwood Wolves are a rugby league club based in Concord, New South Wales. They compete in the Ron Massey Cup and also field junior sides from Under 6 to Under 17 age groups in the Balmain District Junior Rugby League.[1] In the Ron Massey Cup, they were initially known as the Concord-Burwood-Glebe Wolves, following a merger with foundation club Glebe. Their colours are charcoal and pink and since the incorporation of foundation club Glebe into the merger in 2017, the club occasionally wears the famous dirty red and white jersey worn by Glebe from 1908 to 1929. This is the first time in 87 years that the Glebe colours have been worn in a NSWRL competition.[2]

History

The club was originally founded in 2001 after a merger between Concord Rugby League club and Burwood Rugby League club.[3] The club played under the name of Concord-Burwood United Wolves in all grades until the 2011 season. In 2011, the A-Grade side merged with the North-Ryde Hawks to form Burwood North Ryde United for the purpose of having a more competitive team.[3] After a successful year in A-Grade, winning both the premiership and minor premiership, the merged club entered a team into the Bundaberg Red Cup for the 2012 season. They competed as Burwood North Ryde United in this competition from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, the merger disbanded and the club played in the Ron Massey Cup as a standalone club, the Concord-Burwood Wolves, for two seasons. In 2017, the Glebe rugby league side, after being absent from any competition since 1929, was merged into the club with the plans of fielding their own separate side for 2018.[1] [4] In 2017, the club was also announced to be in a partnership with Intrust Super Premiership NSW side North Sydney Bears as one of their pathway clubs.[5] In the 2017 Ron Massey Cup season, Concord-Burwood-Glebe finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. On 3 September 2017, they played against The Auburn Warriors but were defeated 29-20 thus being eliminated from the competition.[6] For The 2018 Ron Massey Cup season it was announced that the club had changed its name to The Glebe-Burwood Wolves [7]

Glebe-Burwood enjoyed a good 2018 season with the club qualifying for the finals and advancing all the way to the preliminary final before being defeated 24-22 by defending premiers the Wentworthville Magpies.[8] At the end of the 2019 Ron Massey Cup season, Glebe-Burwood finished in second last position on the table only 2 points above last placed Brothers Penrith.[9]

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield competitions were cancelled along with the Canterbury Cup NSW. As a result, Glebe entered into the temporary Presidents Cup competition. Glebe would go on to reach the grand final against the Maitland Pickers but were defeated 17-16 at Bankwest Stadium.[10]

Notable players

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

Under different incarnations the club has entered teams in lower tier competitions run by the New South Wales Rugby League.

Year Team Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record
Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff
2012 align=center Burwood North Ryde align=center Bundaberg Red Cup 8 0 6 align=left 18 3 15 0 400 720 -320
2013 align=center Burwood North Ryde align=center Ron Massey Cup 6 0 22 align=left Last 6 Semi-Finalist 24 12 12 0 676 616 60
2014 align=center Burwood North Ryde align=center Ron Massey Cup[11] 12 0 8 align=left 21 4 17 0 470 749 -279
2015 align=center Concord Burwood align=center Ron Massey Cup[12] 6 2 23 align=left Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 21 9 11 1 546 622 -76
2016 align=center Concord Burwood align=center Ron Massey Cup[13] 5 2 28 align=left Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 21 12 9 0 536 560 -24
2017 align=center Concord Burwood Glebe align=center Ron Massey Cup[14] 7 7 30 align=left Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 19 8 11 0 442 548 -106
2018 align=center Glebe-Burwood align=center Ron Massey Cup[15] 6 2 25 align=left Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 21 12 8 1 586 415 171
2019 align=center Glebe-Burwood align=center Ron Massey Cup[16] 10 2 12 align=left 20 4 16 0 338 641 -303
2020 align=center Glebe-Burwood align=center Ron Massey Cup N/A 0 2 align=left Competition Cancelled[17] 1 1 0 0 12 4 8
2020 align=center Glebe-Burwood align=center 2 1 15 align=left

See also

Sources

Years Acronym Item Available
Online
Via
1991–96, 1998–2009 align=center -New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report align=center NoState Library of NSW
2014–19 align=center -New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report align=center YesNSWRL website
2003 to 2014 align=center RLWRugby League Week align=center YeseResources at State Library of NSW
1974 to 2019 align=center BLBig League align=center NoState Library of NSW
2010 to 2019 align=center -Various Newspaper Websites align=center YesAs referenced

Notes and References

  1. News: Nick Walshaw. The Daily Telegraph. Glebe Dirty Reds ready for first rugby league game in 87 years . 3 November 2017. 12 May 2017.
  2. News: Heather McNab. Central Sydney. NewsLocal. Glebe Dirty Reds to don their crimson jerseys again for the first time in 87 years . 3 November 2017. 3 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Club History - Concord Burwood Glebe Wolves - SportsTG. SportsTG. 3 November 2017.
  4. News: Stuart McLennan. The Roar. Yearning for a pie on the hill with the Glebe Dirty Reds . 3 November 2017. 22 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Bears Feeder Structure. North Sydney Bears. 3 November 2017.
  6. Web site: RESULTS: 2017 Ron Massey Cup Finals Week 1. League Unlimited. 3 November 2017.
  7. Web site: 2018 DRAW | Ron Massey Cup. 22 March 2018.
  8. Web site: WRAP | Ron Massey Cup Finals Week Three. 15 September 2018.
  9. Web site: Ron Massey Cup Ladder 2019. NSWRL.
  10. Web site: Lamb finesses with a field goal to gift Maitland the trophy. www.nswrl.com.au. 27 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2014 - Ladder. 31 Aug 2014. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020. 6 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206194326/http://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2014/ladder. dead.
  12. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2015 - Ladder. 30 Aug 2015. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020. 6 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706114756/http://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2015/ladder. dead.
  13. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2016 - Ladder. 28 Aug 2016. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020. 17 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617091612/http://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2016/ladder. dead.
  14. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2017 - Ladder. 3 Sep 2017. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020. 11 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181111221509/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2017/ladder. dead.
  15. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2018 - Ladder. 26 Aug 2018. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001171532/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2018/ladder. dead.
  16. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2019 - Ladder. 1 Sep 2019. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002002801/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2019/ladder. dead.
  17. Web site: NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season. 27 Mar 2020. NSWRL. 24 Aug 2020.