Clubname: | Thirroul Butchers |
Nickname: | The Butchers |
Colours: | Blue White |
Premierships: | 10 |
Premiershipyears: | 1940, 1954, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2023 |
Minorpremierships: | 5 |
Minorpremiershipyears: | 1987, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2022 |
Season: | 2010 |
The Thirroul Butchers are an Australian rugby league football team based in Thirroul, a coastal town and suburb of Wollongong. The club was formed in 1913 and entered the Illawarra Rugby League, where it still competes today.
The Thirroul Butchers were established in 1913, entering the third season of the Illawarra Rugby League competition. On 20 May 1913 Thirroul (at the time also known as "The Blues") competed in their first premiership match, with a 13-3 loss to Unanderra. The team listed was: Dansfield, A. Lacey, E.Lacey, Hopkinson, Coulton, Grace, McDonald, Ryan, Moore, Green, Fraser, Schalel and Clarke.[1]
Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John McCarthy | 10 | 362 | 14 | 776 | |
Bruce Smith | 9 | 207 | 0 | 441 | |
Lionel Wheatley | 25 | 179 | 1 | 433 | |
Mark Taylor | 43 | 130 | 0 | 370 | |
Ray Morgan | 20 | 72 | 0 | 367 | |
Shane Sciberras | 11 | 154 | 0 | 356 | |
Peter McGrath | 1 | 163 | 0 | 329 | |
Ron Wall | 67 | 12 | 0 | 240 | |
Bill Everett | 5 | 98 | 1 | 211 | |
Sean Minogue | 12 | 74 | 0 | 197 |
1940, 1954, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012
1987, 1995, 2003, 2008
2003