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S. G. Ball Cup
Current season or competition:
[[2024 S.G. Ball Cup]]
SportRugby league
Instituted1965
Inaugural season1965
Number of teams15
Country Australia
Premiers St George Dragons (4th title) (2024)
Most titles Parramatta Eels (14 titles)
WebsiteS. G. Ball Cup
Related competitionHarold Matthews Cup
Laurie Daley Cup
Mal Meninga Cup

The S. G. Ball Cup is a junior rugby league football competition played predominantly in New South Wales, between teams made up of male players aged under 19. Teams from Canberra and Melbourne, and Auckland (New Zealand Warriors) also participate. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales a team from Perth (West Coast Pirates) also participated. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League. The competition includes both junior representative teams of NRL and NSW Cup clubs that do not field a team in the NRL competition.

The S. G. Ball Cup is named after S. G. "George" Ball, one of the five people responsible for the formation of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and who was club secretary for over fifty years.

Clubs

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In 2023, 16 clubs fielded teams in the NSWRL S G Ball Cup.

In 2020, 18 clubs fielded teams in the NSWRL S G Ball Cup. After the sixth round on March 14 & 15, the 2020 competition was suspended and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1] Three teams from 2020 that did not return in 2021 were:

Previous teams that participated in the SG Ball Cup include: Gold Coast Titans (2008–09), Newtown Jets (1970s, early 1980s & 2009), Western Sydney Academy of Sport (2007–17).

Melbourne Storm competed in the S.G. Ball Cup from 2009 to 2014, did not compete from 2015 to 2018, and competed as the Victoria Thunderbolts from 2020 to 2022. The club returned as the Melbourne Storm from the 2023 season.

S. G. Ball Cup Premiers

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1965 to Current

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Year Premiers Score Runners Up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Notes
1965 South Sydney Rabbitohs 5 – 4 Canterbury Bulldogs Not applicable – Knock-Out Competition
1966 Parramatta Eels 12 – 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels North Sydney Bears
1967 Parramatta Eels 7 – 2 South Sydney Rabbitohs Canterbury Bulldogs Newtown Jets
1968 Parramatta Eels 7 – 4 South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels North Sydney Bears [2]
1969 South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 – 3 Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs Newtown Jets [3]
1970 St George Dragons 12 – 10 Parramatta Eels South Sydney Rabbitohs Eastern Suburbs Roosters [4]
1971 Western Suburbs Magpies 7 – 3 South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs Newtown Jets [5]
1972 Canterbury Bulldogs 13 – 8 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels North Sydney Bears [6]
1973 Parramatta Eels 19 – 10 Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers North Sydney Bears [7]
1974 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 – 8 Balmain Tigers Balmain Tigers North Sydney Bears
1975 South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 – 2 St George Dragons Parramatta Eels Newtown Jets
1976 South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 – 3 Western Suburbs Magpies South Sydney Rabbitohs North Sydney Bears
1977 Penrith Panthers 00 – 00 Parramatta Eels
1978 Canterbury Bulldogs 14 – 0 Penrith Panthers 12 teams split into 2 zones of 6 teams.
Semi-Finals were Zone 1 1st-place vs Zone 2 2nd-place,
and Zone 2 1st-place vs Zone 1 2nd-place.		 [8]
1979 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 – 0 Balmain Tigers [9]
1980 South Sydney Rabbitohs 23 – 10 Balmain Tigers [10]
1981 Penrith Panthers 18 – 9 Balmain Tigers [11]
1982 Balmain Tigers 25 – 16 Newtown Jets Cronulla Sharks Eastern Suburbs Roosters [12][13]
1983 Parramatta Eels 30 – 0 Western Suburbs Magpies Western Suburbs Magpies Newtown Jets
1984 St George Dragons 18 – 16 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels Western Suburbs Magpies [14]
1985 Parramatta Eels 32 – 12 St George Dragons Canterbury Bulldogs Western Suburbs Magpies
1986 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 – 8 Parramatta Eels South Sydney Rabbitohs
1987 Parramatta Eels 32 – 10 Canberra Raiders Parramatta Eels Eastern Suburbs Roosters [15]
1988 Parramatta Eels 20 – 10 Penrith Panthers [16]
1989 Illawarra Steelers 32 – 22 Penrith Panthers Illawarra Steelers Eastern Suburbs Roosters [17]
1990 Newcastle Knights 23 – 10 Manly Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights Eastern Suburbs Roosters
1991 Parramatta Eels 32 – 6 Manly Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles Eastern Suburbs Roosters
1992 St George Dragons 20 – 0 Canterbury Bulldogs St George Dragons Eastern Suburbs Roosters
1993 Parramatta Eels 28 – 20 St George Dragons [18]
1994 South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 – 20 Newcastle Knights [19]
1995 Canberra Raiders 36 – 6 Penrith Panthers Canberra Raiders [20]
1996 Illawarra Steelers 8 – 0 Parramatta Eels Illawarra Steelers Canterbury Bulldogs
1997 Sydney City Roosters 11 – 10 Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights [21]
1998 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 16 Manly Sea Eagles Illawarra Steelers Canterbury Bulldogs
1999 Parramatta Eels 38 – 6 Illawarra Steelers Parramatta Eels St George Dragons [22]
2000 Penrith Panthers 28 – 24 Illawarra Steelers Newcastle Knights Western Suburbs Magpies [23]
2001 Newcastle Knights 34 – 26 Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels St George Dragons
2002 Western Suburbs Magpies 18 – 16 Parramatta Eels Illawarra Steelers Manly Sea Eagles
2003 Canberra Raiders 16 – 4 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels St George Dragons [24][25]
2004 Newcastle Knights 42 – 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters North Sydney Bears
2005 Canberra Raiders 34 – 12 Illawarra Steelers Parramatta Eels North Sydney Bears
2006 Penrith Panthers 18 – 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels North Sydney Bears
2007 Parramatta Eels 22 – 12 Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers Western Sydney Academy
2008 Sydney Roosters 38 – 20 Parramatta Eels Canterbury Bulldogs North Sydney Bears
2009 Canterbury Bulldogs 42 – 16 Melbourne Storm St George Dragons Western Suburbs Magpies
2010 Sydney Roosters 28 – 24 Parramatta Eels Cronulla Sharks Central Coast Centurions
2011 Newcastle Knights 25 – 24 Canterbury Bulldogs Western Suburbs Magpies Western Sydney Academy
2012 Balmain Tigers 42 – 20 Canberra Raiders Balmain Tigers Western Sydney Academy
2013 Balmain Tigers 14 – 6 Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers West Coast Pirates
2014 Sydney Roosters 34 – 30 Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels West Coast Pirates
2015 Cronulla Sharks 24 – 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Canberra Raiders North Sydney Bears
2016 Penrith Panthers 25 – 10 Illawarra Steelers Newcastle Knights West Coast Pirates
2017 Parramatta Eels 30 – 22 Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks West Coast Pirates
2018 Penrith Panthers 25 – 14 Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Roosters West Coast Pirates
2019 Illawarra Steelers 34 – 23 Manly Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles West Coast Pirates
2020 Season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26]
2021 Canberra Raiders 18 – 14 Illawarra Steelers Sydney Roosters North Sydney Bears [27]
2022 Penrith Panthers 22 – 20 Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters Victoria Thunderbolts [28]
2023 Parramatta Eels 28 – 22 Newcastle Knights | Canberra Raiders Melbourne Storm [29]
2024 St George Dragons 40 – 18 Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Roosters Balmain Tigers [30][31]
  • U16/s from 1965 until 2005
  • U18/s from 2006 until 2020
  • U19/s from 2021 onwards

Premiership Tally

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No. Club Seasons
1 Parramatta Eels 14 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2017, 2023)
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 (1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1994, 1998)
3 Penrith Panthers 7 (1977, 1981, 2000, 2006, 2016, 2018, 2022)
4 Canberra Raiders 4 (1995, 2003, 2005, 2021)
4 Newcastle Knights 4 (1990, 2001, 2004, 2011)
4 Sydney Roosters 4 (1997, 2008, 2010, 2014)
4 St George Dragons 4 (1970, 1984, 1992, 2024)
8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 (1972, 1978, 2009)
8 Balmain Tigers 3 (1982, 2012, 2013)
8 Illawarra Steelers 3 (1989, 1996, 2019)
11 Western Suburbs Magpies 2 (1971, 2002)
12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1 (2015)

Bold means the team still currently play in the competition.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Souths, Parramatta Share Junior Cup Honours". The Rugby League News. 49 (26 (June 22, 1968)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Souths Take Junior Cups". The Rugby League News. 50 (22 (June 21, 1969)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "JUNIOR FINALS". The Rugby League News. 51 (26 (June 27, 1970)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Junior Stars Called Up". The Rugby League News. 52 (24 (July 3, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Juniors - A Goal-Kicking Discovery". The Rugby League News. 53 (23 (June 24, 1972)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "Cup to Balmain". The Rugby League News. 54 (24 (June 23, 1973)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Junior Representative Finals". Big League. 59 (13): 39. 17 May 1978.
  9. ^ "Junior Representative Finals". Big League. 60 (16): 33. 6 June 1979.
  10. ^ "Junior Representative Finals". Big League. 61 (14): 37. 28 May 1980.
  11. ^ "Junior Representative Finals". Big League. 62 (15): 42. 3 June 1981.
  12. ^ "S.G. Ball Competition". Big League. 63 (10): 40. 28 April 1982.
  13. ^ "Junior Rep Finals Results". Big League. 63 (12): 38. 12 May 1982.
  14. ^ "Sports results, details". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 17 June 1984. p. 30. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  15. ^ Middleton, David (1987). Rugby League 1987-88. Sydney: Lester-Townsend Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 0949853119.
  16. ^ "Times Sport". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 14 June 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  17. ^ Middleton, David (1990). Rugby League 1989-90. Sydney: Lester-Townsend Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 0949853321.
  18. ^ "Sport". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 6 June 1993. p. 12. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Siren Scores". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 5 June 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  20. ^ Hannan, Bevan (25 June 1995). "Close shave for Raiders' coach as reserves team makes it six". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 16. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  21. ^ Middleton, David (1998). Rugby League 1998. Sydney: Harper Sports. pp. 210–211. ISBN 0732264243.
  22. ^ Middleton, David (2000). Rugby League 2000. Sydney: Harper Sports. p. 253. ISBN 0732265576.
  23. ^ Middleton, David (2001). Rugby League 2001. Sydney: Harper Sports. p. 258. ISBN 0732269261.
  24. ^ "Monday Scoreboard - Part 2 - Netball-Water Polo". Daily Telegraph. News Limited. 19 May 2003. p. 48.
  25. ^ "Ball final goes to Raiders". Canberra Times. Fairfax. 18 May 2003. p. 61.
  26. ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". New South Wales Rugby League. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  27. ^ McEnally, Andrew (1 May 2021). "Raiders hold off Steelers in hard fought UNE SG Ball Cup Grand Final win". NSWRL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  28. ^ Honeysett, Stuart (30 April 2022). "Panthers stage stunning fightback to claim SG Ball Cup premiership". NSWRL. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  29. ^ McDonald, Margie (29 April 2023). "Eels able to outlast determined Knights". NSWRL. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  30. ^ Micallef, Tayla (27 April 2024). "Dragons break 32-year drought". NSWRL. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  31. ^ Beatton, Joel (27 April 2024). "SG Ball Cup: Dragons complete dream season with Grand Final dominance". Dragons.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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