Mount Pritchard Mounties Explained

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The Mounties Rugby League Football Club (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield.[1]

Recent Seasons

2015

In 2015, Mounties defeated the Asquith Magpies to win the Ron Massey Cup 30–14.[2]

2016

Mounties achieved a rare feat in 2016 by having all 3 grades NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and the Sydney Shield finish first in the regular season and win the minor premiership. Not since 1985 had a club finished top of all 3 grades to claim the minor premiership in the same year. The last team to do so before this was the St. George Dragons. Mounties also finished the season with all 3 grades making the grand final. The Sydney shield side was defeated by East Campbelltown Eagles, the Ron Massey Cup side won against St Mary's Saints and Illawarra Cutters defeated Mounties in the NSW Cup grand final.[3] [4] [5]

2017

Mounties finished 5th in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW season. On 3 September 2017, Mounties faced off against Illawarra in the elimination final which was a rematch from last years Grand Final. Mounties went on to be defeated by Illawarra 30–26 and were eliminated.[6] On 24 September 2017, the Sydney Shield side made it to the grand final against St Mary's but lost the match 34–20.[7] On 24 October 2017, coach Steve Antonelli announced he was leaving the club after five years in charge to join Canterbury as assistant coach to Dean Pay.[8] On 5 December 2017, Mounties announced that Ryan Carr would be new head coach of the Intrust Super Premiership NSW side for The 2018 season.[9]

2018

Mounties qualified for the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW finals series finishing 6th on the table. Mounties progressed the second week on the final series where they were defeated 34–16 by Newtown ending their season.[10] The Mounties Ron Massey Cup team also made it to the second week of the finals series but were defeated 20–14 by the Concord-Glebe Wolves.[11]

2019

Mounties finished the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season in sixth place on the table and qualified for the finals. Mounties were eliminated in week one of the finals series as they were defeated by Newtown 44–20 at Campbelltown Stadium.[12]

The Ron Massey Cup side also qualified for the finals and reached the preliminary final but were defeated 22-12 by Wentworthville at Kogarah Oval.[13]

2020

Mounties entered in the Canterbury Cup and Ron Massey Cup competitions, however both were cancelled after one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

In August 2020, it was announced that Mounties had joined forces with NRL side Canterbury-Bankstown to act as their feeder club side in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition for the next two years starting in 2021.[14]

2022

Mounties finished 9th on the table during the 2022 NSW Cup season. The Ron Massey Cup side had a slightly better season finishing 5th on the table.[15]

2023

In 2023, Mount Pritchard pulled out of the NSW Cup competition but continued to field sides in the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield. In the Ron Massey Cup, Mounties finished second last. In the Sydney Shield, Mounties finished sixth on the table.[16]

NRL Juniors

Honours

2015, 2016

2015, 2016

2014

2016, 2017

2018, 2023

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

NSW Cup

Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record
Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff
2012 align=center NSW Cup 9 2 29 align=left 24 12 11 1 637 616 21
2013 align=center NSW Cup 10 2 24 align=left 24 10 14 0 541 618 -77
2014 align=center NSW Cup[17] 5 2 32 align=left Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 25 14 11 0 720 571 149
2015 align=center NSW Cup[18] 1 3 36 align=left Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 24 15 7 2 722 533 189
2016 align=center Intrust Super NSW Premiership[19] 1 3 44 align=left Grand Finalist[20] 28 21 4 0 683 504 179
2017 align=center Intrust Super NSW Premiership[21] 5 3 30 align=left Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 23 11 10 2 549 498 51
2018 align=center Intrust Super NSW Premiership[22] 6 2 26 align=left Last 6 Semi-Finalist 24 12 12 0 569 515 54
2019 align=center Canterbury Cup[23] 6 1 25 align=left Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 23 11 11 1 604 559 45
2020 align=center Canterbury Cup N/A 0 2 align=left Competition Cancelled[24] 1 1 0 0 44 30 14

Ron Massey Cup

The club has had two stints in third tier NSWRL competitions - initially in the early 1990s and from 2007 to the present.

Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record
Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff
1990 align=center Metropolitan Cup 6 10 align=left
1991 align=center Metropolitan Cup align=left
1992 align=center Metropolitan Cup 6 2 20 align=left 16 8 8 0 279 307 -28
1993 align=center Metropolitan Cup 8 2 13 align=left 16 4 11 1 248 356 -108
1994 align=center Metropolitan Cup 6 0 17 align=left 21 8 12 1 319 516 -197
2007 align=center Jim Beam Cup 7 0 20 align=left 22 10 12 0 610 541 69
2008 align=center Jim Beam Cup 3 0 32 align=left Finalist 25 17 8 0 782 602 180
2009 align=center Bundaberg Red Cup 4 0 23 align=left Semi-Finalist 20 12 7 1 546 469 77
2010 align=center Bundaberg Red Cup 3 0 24 align=left Semi-Finalist 23 12 11 0 550 617 -67
2011 align=center Bundaberg Red Cup 2 0 36 align=left Grand Finalist 24 20 4 0 791 442 349
2012 align=center Bundaberg Red Cup 6 0 22 align=left 18 11 7 0 642 471 171
2013 align=center Ron Massey Cup 2 0 33 align=left Grand Finalist[25] 26 18 7 1 877 517 360
2014 align=center Ron Massey Cup[26] 2 0 29 align=left Grand Finalist[27] 25 16 8 1 761 531 230
2015 align=center Ron Massey Cup[28] 1 2 40 align=left Premiers[29] 24 21 3 0 824 374 450
2016 align=center Ron Massey Cup[30] 1 2 36 align=left Premiers[31] [32] 24 19 5 0 810 381 429
2017 align=center Ron Massey Cup[33] 4 7 34 align=left Last 6 Semi-Finalist 20 9 9 2 486 388 98
2018 align=center Ron Massey Cup[34] 2 2 30 align=left Last 6 Semi-Finalist 20 12 6 2 456 313 143
2019 align=center Ron Massey Cup[35] 3 2 34 align=left Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 23 16 7 0 719 381 338
2020 align=center Ron Massey Cup N/A 0 0 align=left Competition Cancelled 1 1 0 0 30 4 26

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 6 0 22 align=left Grand Finalist[36] 24 11 11 2 620 687 -67
2015 align=center Sydney Shield[37] 4 2 30 align=left Last 6 Semi-Finalist 22 13 9 0 662 567 95
2016 align=center Sydney Shield[38] 1 0 40 align=left Grand Finalist[39] 25 22 3 0 1108 424 684
2017 align=center Sydney Shield[40] 1 3 44 align=left Grand Finalist[41] 26 21 5 0 904 417 487

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the Club in Mount Pritchard and Liverpool. Mounties Group.
  2. Web site: Grand Final Highlights: Mounties v Asquith. NRL Digital. Media. nswrl.com.au. 30 September 2015. 29 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Mounties achieve triple feat. nrl.com. 29 August 2016. 29 August 2017.
  4. Web site: NSW Cup: Grand final day a year in the making for Mounties coach Steve Antonelli. Caden. Helmers. 24 September 2016. 29 August 2017. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. Web site: Mounties aiming high. The Daily Telegraph. Australia. 29 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Illawarra Advance in Dying Seconds over Mounties. 3 September 2017.
  7. Web site: St Marys Claim 2017 Sydney Shield. 24 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Antonelli, Georgallis to Join Forces at Bulldogs. 23 October 2017.
  9. Web site: How Carr Will Drive Mounties' 2018 Season. 4 December 2017.
  10. Web site: Jets Thump Mounties to Book Panthers Showdown. 8 September 2018.
  11. Web site: NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge . 10 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175455/http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/0e40227df540a6714 . 29 August 2018 . dead .
  12. Web site: Live Coverage week one. NSWRL. 7 September 2019.
  13. Web site: Ron Massey Cup. NSWRL.
  14. Web site: Bulldogs to create joint venture with Mounties for next two seasons. www.bulldogs.com.au. 28 August 2020.
  15. Web site: 2022 NSW Cup Ladder. www.nswrl.com.au.
  16. Web site: Byes return to NSW Cup as teams, draw confirmed for 2023. www.zerotackle.com. 16 December 2022 .
  17. Web site: New South Wales Cup 2014. 31 Aug 2014. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  18. Web site: New South Wales Cup 2015. 29 Aug 2015. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  19. Web site: New South Wales Cup 2016. 28 Aug 2016. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  20. Web site: Cutters Win The Grand Final. Buxton. Matt. 25 Sep 2016. NSWRL. 18 Sep 2020.
  21. Web site: New South Wales Cup 2017. 27 Aug 2017. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  22. Web site: New South Wales Cup 2018. 26 Aug 2018. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  23. Web site: New South Wales Cup 2019. 8 Sep 2019. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  24. Web site: NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season. 27 Mar 2020. NSWRL. 24 Aug 2020.
  25. Web site: 2013 Ron Massey Cup Grand Final. 27 Jun 2014. 2013. YouTube. Power Productions. 18 Sep 2020.
  26. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2014 - Ladder. 31 Aug 2014. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020.
  27. Web site: Ron Massey Cup Grand Final - Highlights and Report. Anderson. Jamie. 29 Sep 2014. NSWRL. 18 Sep 2020.
  28. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2015 - Ladder. 30 Aug 2015. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020.
  29. Web site: Grand Final Highlights: Mounties v Asquith. 30 Sep 2015. NSWRL. 18 Sep 2020.
  30. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2016 - Ladder. 28 Aug 2016. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020.
  31. Web site: Mounties go back-to-back in Ron Massey Cup. Buxton. Matt. 25 Sep 2016. League Unlimited. NSWRL. 18 Sep 2020.
  32. Web site: Mounties win Ron Massey Cup. Boulous. Chris. 26 Sep 2016. Liverpool Champion. 18 Sep 2020.
  33. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2017 - Ladder. 3 Sep 2017. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020.
  34. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2018 - Ladder. 26 Aug 2018. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020.
  35. Web site: Ron Massey Cup 2019 - Ladder. 1 Sep 2019. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2020.
  36. Web site: Sydney Shield Grand Final - Highlights and Report. Anderson. Jamie. 29 Sep 2014. NSWRL. 3 Sep 2020.
  37. Web site: Sydney Shield 2015 - Ladder. 30 Aug 2015. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  38. Web site: Sydney Shield 2016 - Ladder. 28 Aug 2016. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  39. Web site: East Campbelltown secures Sydney Shield victory. Draper. Daniel. 26 Sep 2016. Wollondilly Advertiser. 3 Sep 2020.
  40. Web site: Sydney Shield 2017 - Ladder. 3 Sep 2017. League Unlimited. 20 Sep 2020.
  41. Web site: St Marys Claim 2017 Sydney Shield. Cupido. Andre. 24 Sep 2017. NSWRL. 3 Sep 2020.

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