Hills District Bulls Explained
| Clubname: | Hills District Bulls |
| Nickname: | The Bulls, Hills. |
| Colours: | Black
Maroon
Yellow |
| Coach: | Paul Griffin |
| Position: | 0 |
The Hills District Bulls is an Australian rugby league football club. It plays in the Parramatta District junior league based in at Crestwood Oval.
They have played in the Parramatta District since 1964.[1] They field teams in all age groups including C-Grade, A-Grade, Sydney Shield and Ron Massey Cup competitions.
History
Over a few beers at the Bull & Bush Hotel at Baulkham Hills the club's name and legend was born in 1963. The club's inaugural season was 1964. They commenced with an A Grade, A Reserve Grade and C Grade team and trained on Yattenden Oval. On some match days when there were insufficient A Grade players available, players from the A Reserve Grade team would double up and play two games. They moved from Yattenden Oval to The Castle Hill Showground in about 1966 although some home games were played at the Showground in 1964. From there they moved to Jasper Road to train and play their home games. The C Grade side won the Premiership in 1965 their second year in the competition and the first Premiership for the Club. They have used Crestwood Oval, Baulkham Hills, as their home ground since it was created in the 1970s.[1] On 4 September 2022, Hills District won the Ron Massey Cup after defeating Glebe 18-12 in the grand final. On 3 September 2023, Hill District defeated St Mary's 34-30 to win the Sydney Shield Grand Final.[2]
Hills District are currently a senior feeder side to NSW Cup team The North Sydney Bears.[3]
Notable Juniors
Notable First Grade Players that have played at Hills District Bulls include:
- John Kolc (1972–81 Parramatta Eels)
- Wade L'Estrange (2000 Parramatta Eels)
- Daniel Irvine (2000–07 Parramatta Eels, Canterbury & South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Nathan McMillan (2003 Parramatta Eels)
- Heath L'Estrange (2004–13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Sydney & Bradford)
- John Williams (2005–10 Parramatta Eels, Sydney, Cronulla & North Queensland)
- Blake Green (2007– Parramatta Eels, Cronulla, Canterbury, Hull KR & Wigan)
- David Williams (2008–15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
- Jarred Farlow (2013 Wests Tigers)
- Jason Baitieri (2010– Sydney Roosters & Catalans Dragons)
- Jamie Buhrer (2010– Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Newcastle Knights)[4]
- Luke Keary (2013– South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters)
- Ava Seumanufagai (2013– West Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Leeds)
- Pauli Pauli (2014– Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights, Wakefield Trinity)[5]
- Feleti Mateo (2004, 2006–2010 Parramatta Eels, 2011–2014 New Zealand Warriors, (2015–2016) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
- Joshua Curran (2019 Sydney Roosters, New Zealand Warriors)
- Ryan Papenhuyzen (2019– Melbourne Storm)
- Luke Sommerton (2023- Penrith Panthers)
Patrons
The club patrons are John Kolc and Ron Hilditch, both of whom have had distinguished rugby league careers, playing first grade for Parramatta Eels and later representing NSW and Australia.[1]
Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions
Ron Massey Cup
| Year | Competition | Ladder | Finals Position | All Match Record |
|---|
| Pos | Byes | Pts | P | W | L | D | For | Agst | Diff |
|---|
| 2016 | align=center | Ron Massey Cup[6] | 8 | 2 | 22 | align=left | Last 6 Semi-Finalist | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 686 | 512 | 174 |
| 2017 | align=center | Ron Massey Cup[7] | 3 | 7 | 36 | align=left | Last 6 Semi-Finalist | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 513 | 436 | 77 |
| 2018 | align=center | Ron Massey Cup[8] | 9 | 2 | 12 | align=left | | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 254 | 562 | -308 |
| 2019 | align=center | Ron Massey Cup[9] | 8 | 2 | 16 | align=left | Last 4 Preliminary Finalist | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 500 | 548 | -48 |
| 2020 | align=center | Ron Massey Cup | N/A | 0 | 0 | align=left | Competition Cancelled[10] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
| 2020 | align=center | President's Cup | 4 | 1 | 12 | align=left | Semi-Finalist[11] | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 202 | 114 | 88 | |
Sydney Shield
| Year | Competition | Ladder | Finals Position | All Match Record |
|---|
| Pos | Byes | Pts | P | W | L | D | For | Agst | Diff |
|---|
| 2014 | align=center | Sydney Shield | 9 | 0 | 15 | align=left | | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 552 | 694 | -142 |
| 2015 | align=center | Sydney Shield[12] | 5 | 2 | 29 | align=left | Grand Finalist[13] | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 718 | 500 | 218 |
| 2016 | align=center | Sydney Shield[14] | 12 | 0 | 14 | align=left | | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 626 | 738 | -112 |
| 2017 | align=center | Sydney Shield[15] | 10 | 3 | 16 | align=left | | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 340 | 712 | -372 |
| 2018 | align=center | Sydney Shield[16] | 10 | 2 | 8 | align=left | | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 264 | 826 | -562 |
| 2019 | align=center | Sydney Shield[17] | 9 | 1 | 14 | align=left | | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 506 | 736 | -230 |
| 2020 | align=center | Sydney Shield | 5 | 0 | 2 | align=left | Competition Cancelled | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| 2020 | align=center | Sydney Shield[18] | 5 | 1 | 11 | align=left | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 226 | 158 | 68 | |
Metropolitan Cup
| Year | Competition | Ladder | Finals Position | All Match Record |
|---|
| Pos | Byes | Pts | P | W | L | D | For | Agst | Diff |
|---|
| 1990 | align=center | Metropolitan Cup | 2 | | 18 | align=left | Grand Finalist | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | align=center | Metropolitan Cup | 8 | | 8 | align=left | | | | | | | | |
| 1992 | align=center | Metropolitan Cup | 8 | 2 | 17 | align=left | | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 288 | 292 | -4 |
| 1993 | align=center | Metropolitan Cup | 5 | 2 | 23 | align=left | | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 329 | 271 | 58 |
| 1994 | align=center | Metropolitan Cup | 4 | 0 | 22 | align=left | Grand Finalist | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 438 | 431 | 7 |
| 1995 | align=center | Metropolitan Cup | 7 | 2 | 10 | align=left | | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 234 | 519 | -285 | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 12 February 2011 . 17 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110217193756/http://www.hillsrugbyleague.com.au/content.php?id=88 . dead .
- Web site: Bulls win epic Ron Massey Cup Grand Final. www.nswrl.com.au. 4 September 2022 .
- Web site: Senior Feeder Clubs - North Sydney Bears . 21 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805093720/http://www.northsydneybears.com.au/teams/senior-feeder-clubs/ . 5 August 2017 . dead .
- Web site: Buhrer embracing Knights leadership role. 18 January 2017.
- News: The Parramatta Eels have re-signed Pauli Pauli on a new two-year deal. The Daily Telegraph. 19 March 2023. 11 July 2015. James Hooper.
- Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2016 - Ladder. 28 Aug 2016. League Unlimited. 17 Sep 2020. 17 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617091612/http://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2016/ladder. dead.
- Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2017 - Ladder. 3 Sep 2017. League Unlimited. 17 Sep 2020. 11 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181111221509/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2017/ladder. dead.
- Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2018 - Ladder. 26 Aug 2018. League Unlimited. 17 Sep 2020. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001171532/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2018/ladder. dead.
- Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2019 - Ladder. 1 Sep 2019. League Unlimited. 17 Sep 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002002801/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2019/ladder. dead.
- Web site: NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season. 27 Mar 2020. NSWRL. 24 Aug 2020.
- Web site: Pickers' Grand Final berth comes at a cost. 19 Sep 2020. NSWRL. 20 Sep 2020.
- Web site: Sydney Shield 2015 - Ladder. 30 Aug 2015. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002004536/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2015/ladder. dead.
- Web site: Sydney Shield Grand Final. 29 Sep 2015. NSWRL. 3 Sep 2020.
- Web site: Sydney Shield 2016 - Ladder. 28 Aug 2016. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002034314/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2016/ladder. dead.
- Web site: Sydney Shield 2017 - Ladder. 3 Sep 2017. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002042824/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2017/ladder. dead.
- Web site: Sydney Shield 2018 - Ladder. 26 Aug 2018. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002050453/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2018/ladder. dead.
- Web site: Sydney Shield 2019 - Ladder. 1 Sep 2019. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002045804/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2019/ladder. dead.
- Web site: Sydney Shield 2020 - Ladder. 13 Sep 2020. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020. 18 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918234144/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2020/ladder. dead.
