Thirroul Butchers Explained

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.

History

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]

Players

Notable former players

Leading Pointscores

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

Honours

1940, 1954, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012

1987, 1995, 2003, 2008

2003

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thirroulbutchers.com/history.html Thirroul Butchers History