Group 2 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales Since 1966, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 2 area runs from Grafton in the north to Macksville in the south. Group 2 teams played for many decades before 1966 when some redistribution, amalgamation or control mechanism presumably changed. Teams on the Nambucca River, namely Bowraville, Macksville and Nambucca Heads played in a southern division against Kempsey, Smithtown, Port Macquarie and Wauchope before 1966.
*Kempsey Dragons no longer field a senior team, but remain a member of Group 2. Kempsey's modern senior side, the Macleay Valley Mustangs, play in the Group 3 Rugby League Premiership.
‡Smithtown's senior team is Lower Macleay Magpies, in Hastings League.
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Group 2 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales Since 1966 run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League The Group 2 area runs from Grafton in the north to Macksville in the south Group 2 teams played for many decades before 1966 when some redistribution amalgamation or control mechanism presumably changed Teams on the Nambucca River namely Bowraville Macksville and Nambucca Heads played in a southern division against Kempsey Smithtown Port Macquarie and Wauchope before 1966 Group 2 Rugby LeagueSportRugby leagueInstituted1966Inaugural season1966Number of teams9 senior clubs 12 junior clubs Country AustraliaPremiersWoolgoolga Seahorses 2023 Most titlesBellingen Magpies 9 titles WebsiteGroup 2 Rugby League on facebook Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Clubs in 2022 Group 2 Competitions 1 1 1 Former Clubs 2 First Grade Grand Final Results 1966 present 2 1 Leader Board 3 Players from Group 2 to play NRL 3 1 Notable players 3 1 1 Bellingen 3 1 2 Coffs Harbour Comets 3 1 3 Grafton Ghosts 3 1 4 Macksville Sea Eagles 3 1 5 Orara Valley Axemen 3 1 6 Sawtell Panthers 3 1 7 South Grafton Rebels 3 1 8 Woolgoolga Seahorses 3 1 9 Bowraville Tigers 3 1 10 Kempsey Dragons 3 1 11 Nambucca Heads Roosters 3 1 12 Smithtown Tigers 4 See also 5 Sources 6 ReferencesTeams editClubs in 2022 Group 2 Competitions edit Clubs City Town Home Ground Titles Seniors JuniorsSenior Clubs nbsp Bellingen Dorrigo Magpies Bellingen Dorrigo Bellingen Park 1980 82 1984 1987 90 1999 Yes Yes nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets Coffs Harbour Geoff King Motors Oval 1970 71 1973 74 1983 1985 2013 2018 Yes Yes nbsp Grafton Ghosts Grafton Frank McGuren Field 2014 2017 2019 Yes Yes nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles Macksville Allan Gillett Oval 1979 1991 1995 Yes Yes nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters Nambucca Heads Coronation Park 1969 1972 1975 76 1986 1992 93 Yes Yes nbsp Sawtell Panthers Coffs Harbour Sawtell Rex Hardaker Oval 1978 2009 2011 Yes Yes nbsp South Grafton Rebels Grafton McKittrick Park 2015 16 2022 Yes Yes nbsp Woolgoolga Seahorses Woolgoolga Woolgoolga Sports Ground 2023 Yes Yes nbsp Orara Valley Axemen Coffs Harbour Coramba Coramba Sportsground 1994 1997 2008 Recess 2023 YesJunior Clubs nbsp Bowraville Tigers Bowraville Bowraville Sports Hub None No Yes nbsp Kempsey Dragons Kempsey Verge Street Oval None No Yes nbsp Smithtown Tigers Smithtown Smithtown Oval 1966 1968 1977 No Yes Kempsey Dragons no longer field a senior team but remain a member of Group 2 Kempsey s modern senior side the Macleay Valley Mustangs play in the Group 3 Rugby League Premiership Smithtown s senior team is Lower Macleay Magpies in Hastings League Former Clubs edit Former clubs nbsp Coffs Harbour Raiders nbsp Coffs Jetty Park Beach nbsp Central Kempsey nbsp Gimbisi Valley Warriors nbsp Dunghutti Broncos nbsp Kempsey Kowboys nbsp Kempsey Dragons nbsp Macleay Valley Mustangs nbsp Ngaku Warriors Kempsey nbsp Port City Breakers nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks nbsp SmithtownFirst Grade Grand Final Results 1966 present editSeason Grand Final Information Minor PremiersPremiers Score Runners up Report1966 nbsp Smithtown Tigers 3 2 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles1967 Smithtown Tigers Coffs Harbour1968 nbsp Smithtown Tigers 7 4 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets1969 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters 10 6 nbsp Central Kempsey1970 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets nbsp Central Kempsey1971 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets 20 9 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters1972 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters 15 10 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets1973 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets 20 13 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters1974 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets 6 2 nbsp Bellingen Magpies1975 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters 19 4 nbsp Kempsey Dragons1976 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters 19 2 nbsp Bellingen Magpies1977 nbsp Smithtown Tigers nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters1978 nbsp Sawtell Panthers 14 13 nbsp Smithtown Tigers nbsp Sawtell Clayton Cup 1979 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles 24 7 nbsp Smithtown Tigers1980 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 19 10 nbsp Sawtell Panthers1981 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 44 0 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles nbsp Bellingen Magpies1982 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 21 12 nbsp Ngaku Warriors Kempsey nbsp Sawtell Panthers1983 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets 28 16 nbsp Woolgoolga Seahorses nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets1984 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 4 1 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets nbsp Bellingen Magpies1985 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets 18 10 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters1986 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters 18 16 nbsp Kempsey Dragons nbsp Kempsey Dragons1987 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 23 6 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters nbsp Bellingen Magpies1988 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 50 24 nbsp Kempsey Dragons nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters1989 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 39 6 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets nbsp Bellingen Magpies1990 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 22 20 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen nbsp Smithtown Tigers1991 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles 26 26 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles1992 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters 40 6 nbsp Woolgoolga Seahorses nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters1993 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters 26 10 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles1994 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen 30 18 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles1995 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles 24 16 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles1996 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters 36 34 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters1997 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen 40 32 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets1998 nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks 26 25 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters1999 nbsp Bellingen Magpies 20 18 nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks2000 nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks 24 12 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks2001 nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks 54 26 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks2002 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles 39 26 nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks2003 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles 30 23 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks2004 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles 34 23 nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks2005 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles 60 22 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen nbsp Orara Valley Axemen2006 nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks 22 18 nbsp Sawtell Panthers nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks2007 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles 32 24 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles2008 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen 19 18 nbsp Woolgoolga Seahorses CCA 1 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen2009 nbsp Sawtell Panthers 21 20 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles nbsp Sawtell Panthers2010 nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks 41 16 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets nbsp Port Macquarie Sharks2011 nbsp Sawtell Panthers 29 28 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters CCA 2 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters2012 nbsp Macleay Valley Mustangs 36 12 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters MA 3 YT 4 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters2013 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets 42 20 nbsp Nambucca Heads Roosters CCA 5 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets2014 nbsp Grafton Ghosts 18 16 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets DE 6 nbsp Grafton Ghosts2015 nbsp South Grafton Rebels 46 18 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets DE 7 nbsp South Grafton Rebels2016 nbsp South Grafton Rebels 26 12 nbsp Grafton Ghosts DE 8 nbsp South Grafton Rebels2017 nbsp Grafton Ghosts 32 12 nbsp South Grafton Rebels DE 9 nbsp Grafton Ghosts2018 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets 30 14 nbsp Macksville Sea Eagles CCA 10 YT 11 nbsp Grafton Ghosts2019 nbsp Grafton Ghosts 68 6 nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets nbsp Coffs Harbour Comets2020 amp 2021 seasons cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2022 nbsp South Grafton Rebels 36 8 nbsp Orara Valley Axemen nbsp Orara Valley Axemen2023 nbsp Woolgoolga Seahorses 26 10 nbsp South Grafton Rebels BFBF 12 nbsp South Grafton RebelsLeader Board edit Club PremiershipsBellingen Magpies 9Macksville Sea Eagles 8Nambucca Heads Roosters 8Coffs Harbour Comets 8Port Macquarie Sharks 5Smithtown Tigers 4Sawtell Panthers 3Orara Valley Axemen 3Grafton Ghosts 3South Grafton Rebels 3Woolgoolga Seahorses 1Macleay Valley Mustangs 1Players from Group 2 to play NRL editPlayer ClubGreg Inglis Bowraville Tigers JRLAlbert Kelly Smithtown Tigers JRLKevin Gordon Sawtell Panthers JRLAiden Tolman Smithtown Tigers JRLWayne Bartrim Macleay Valley MustangsMatt Donovan Macksville Sea EaglesPaul Davis Port Macquarie Macksville and DunghuttiClint Greenshields Sawtell Panthers JRLTroy Robinson Sawtell Panthers JRLMitchell Thomson Sawtell Panthers JRLNotable players edit Bellingen edit Dylan EdwardsCoffs Harbour Comets edit Grafton Ghosts edit Danny Wicks Anthony DonMacksville Sea Eagles edit Matt Donovan Paul Davis Nathan SmithOrara Valley Axemen edit Luke MetcalfSawtell Panthers edit Kevin Gordon Jarrod Wallace Mitchell Thomson Troy Robinson Clint Greenshields Noel Cleal Jason AlchinSouth Grafton Rebels edit Brian Graham John Ferguson Ron Gill Fred Felsch Paul Pyers Kevin Stevens Eric LawrenceWoolgoolga Seahorses edit Bowraville Tigers edit Greg InglisKempsey Dragons edit Amos RobertsNambucca Heads Roosters edit Ryan Stig Daniel FitzhenrySmithtown Tigers edit Albert Kelly Aiden TolmanSee also edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp New South Wales portalRugby League Competitions in AustraliaSources editYears Acronym Item AvailableOnline Via1967 69 1971 96 Country Rugby League Annual Report No State Library of NSW2003 to 2014 RLW Rugby League Week Yes eResources at State Library of NSW2008 to 2019 CCA Coffs Coast Advocate Yes Coffs Coast Advocate website2010 to 2019 DE The Daily Examiner Yes Daily Examiner website2005 to 2019 Various Newspaper Websites Yes As referenced2023 BFBF Battlers For Bush Footy Yes As referencedGroup 2 on Country Rugby League s official siteReferences edit Greenshields Brad 9 September 2008 Axemen take out grand final The Coffs Coast Advocate Retrieved 12 April 2018 White Greg 19 September 2011 Sawtell Group 2 Premiers The Coffs Coast Advocate Retrieved 12 April 2018 Klein Thom 11 September 2012 Macleay Valley Mustangs end a half century s wait in 80 magical minutes Macleay Argus Retrieved 12 April 2018 Highlights From Group Two Rugby League Grand Final Macleay Valley Mustangs V Nambucca Roosters NBN TV 10 September 2012 Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2018 via YouTube White Greg 18 August 2013 Group 2 grand final glory glory to Coffs Harbour The Coffs Coast Advocate Retrieved 12 April 2018 McInerney Matthew 25 August 2014 Ghosts glory with extra time penalty The Daily Examiner Retrieved 12 April 2018 Elkerton Matthew 23 August 2015 South Grafton Rebels make history in Group 2 decider The Daily Examiner Retrieved 12 April 2018 Elkerton Matthew 11 September 2016 KINGS OF THE CLARENCE Rebels clinch premiership over Ghosts The Daily Examiner Retrieved 12 April 2018 GRAND FINAL Grafton Ghosts score spirited grand final win The Daily Examiner 3 September 2017 Retrieved 12 April 2018 Comets too good for Sea Eagles in Group 2 grand final The Coffs Coast Advocate 26 August 2018 Retrieved 12 April 2018 Grand Final 2 28 August 2018 Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2018 via YouTube Smith Tallon 22 September 2023 Grand Final Watch Dubbo CYMS take Peter McDonald Premiership title plus a recap of Groups 2 3 amp 7 GTS and the NHRL Battlers For Bush Footy Retrieved 25 September 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Group 2 Rugby League amp oldid 1177016548 First Grade Clubs in Group 2 Competition, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
