The Warilla-Lake South Gorillas (or sometimes simplified to Warilla Gorillas) are an Australianrugby league football team based in Lake Illawarra, a coastal town of the Illawarra region. The club is a part of Country Rugby League and have competed in the South Coast first grade competition since 1970. The club's greatest achievement to date is winning the Clayton Cup in 1982.
The very first team to play for Warilla was an under-9's side in the Illawarra competition in 1964. On the back of this, in 1965, Warilla successfully split from Shellharbour-Lake Illawarra to form their own club known as Warilla. The club fielded an under-18s squad that year entered their inaugural grade team in reserves in 1966. In 1969, the club took its first step into first grade, as well as fielding a third grade side for the first time.[1][2]
The Gorillas won their first premiership in 1978.[3] Their success continued winning three more first grade grand finals in the 80's and again in the 90's. The turn of the century wasn't as fruitful for the club winning no first grade titles, although they participated in a few finals. Notably, the Gorillas lost two consecutive grand finals, in 2009 to the Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles[4] and in 2010 to the Gerringong Lions.[5]
In 2011 Warilla ended their 14-year premiership drought by defeating the Gerringong Lions 36-6. Prop Alex Volkanovski was named man of the match in his final game for the Gorillas before embarking on his UFC career.[6] Since the Gorillas last grand final win in 2011 they have appeared in three losing grand finals, 2013 to the Gerringong Lions, 2014 to the Nowra-Bomaderry Jets and in 2016 to the Gerringong Lions.
Colours
The team's colours are gold and blue.
Notable Juniors
Notable First Grade Players that have played at Warilla-Lake South Gorillas include:
Greg Hooper (1990 & 1996), Mark Payer (1992), Neil Farmilo (1997), Damien Paulissen (2008), Alex Volkanovski (2010), Daniel Burke (2019)
Group 7 Player of the Year: 10
Ron Warren (1978), Brian Love (1980), Merv Veitch (1982), Tommy Fowler (1984 & 1986), Neil Farmilo (1992 & 1997), Brade Miller (1994), Damien Paulissen (2008), Jake Brisbane (2022)
Rookie of the Year: 6
Peter Duffy (1985), Paul Veitch (1978), Wayne Marsh (1984), Mark Westaway (1985), Mark Walsh (2005), Tyson Brown (2009)
Leading Point-scorer of the Year: 4
Neil Street (1980), David Moffat (1982), Rod Roach (1987), Liam Watson (2002)
Leading Try-scorer of the Year: 5
Tommy Denniss (1980 & 1981), Richard Harvey (1984), Neil Farmilo (1987), Aaron Henry (2015), Justin Jones (2022)
Kevin Walsh Scholarship: 6
Tom Denniss (1980), Paul Veitch (1984), Richard Finter (1985), Glen Southwell (1987), Peter Hooper (1989), Daniel Castelli (1991)
Under-18s Player of the Year: 6
Mark Westaway (1984), Darren Davison (1986), Jason Hughes (1987), Gary Pabis (1988), Darren O'Sullivan (1991), Chris Henry (2000), Sam Hooper (2019)
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Warilla Lake South Gorillas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Warilla Lake South Gorillas or sometimes simplified to Warilla Gorillas are an Australian rugby league football team based in Lake Illawarra a coastal town of the Illawarra region The club is a part of Country Rugby League and have competed in the South Coast first grade competition since 1970 The club s greatest achievement to date is winning the Clayton Cup in 1982 Warilla GorillasClub informationFull nameWarilla Lake South Rugby League Football ClubNickname s The GorillasColours Gold BlueFounded1965 58 years ago 1965 Current detailsGround s Cec Glenholmes Oval Hooker Park Lake Illawarra New South WalesCoachTroy GrantCompetitionGroup 7 Rugby LeagueRecordsPremierships9 1978 1980 1982 1984 1991 1995 1997 2011 2022 Runners up11 1981 1986 1992 1994 1998 2009 2010 2013 2014 2016 2020 Minor premierships9 1980 1982 1992 1994 1997 1998 2009 2011 2014 Contents 1 History 1 1 Colours 2 Notable Juniors 3 Honours 3 1 Team 3 2 Individuals 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe very first team to play for Warilla was an under 9 s side in the Illawarra competition in 1964 On the back of this in 1965 Warilla successfully split from Shellharbour Lake Illawarra to form their own club known as Warilla The club fielded an under 18s squad that year entered their inaugural grade team in reserves in 1966 In 1969 the club took its first step into first grade as well as fielding a third grade side for the first time 1 2 The Gorillas won their first premiership in 1978 3 Their success continued winning three more first grade grand finals in the 80 s and again in the 90 s The turn of the century wasn t as fruitful for the club winning no first grade titles although they participated in a few finals Notably the Gorillas lost two consecutive grand finals in 2009 to the Albion Park Oak Flats Eagles 4 and in 2010 to the Gerringong Lions 5 In 2011 Warilla ended their 14 year premiership drought by defeating the Gerringong Lions 36 6 Prop Alex Volkanovski was named man of the match in his final game for the Gorillas before embarking on his UFC career 6 Since the Gorillas last grand final win in 2011 they have appeared in three losing grand finals 2013 to the Gerringong Lions 2014 to the Nowra Bomaderry Jets and in 2016 to the Gerringong Lions Colours Edit The team s colours are gold and blue Notable Juniors EditNotable First Grade Players that have played at Warilla Lake South Gorillas include Beau Henry 2011 14 Newcastle Knights amp Gold Coast Titans Alexander Volkanovski Current UFC Featherweight ChampionHonours EditTeam Edit Group 7 Rugby League Premierships 91978 1980 1982 1984 1991 1995 1997 2011 2022 dd First Grade Minor Premierships 91980 1982 1992 1994 1997 1998 2009 2011 2014 dd Second Grade Premierships 71987 1988 1991 1992 1994 2007 2010 dd Third Grade Premierships Regan Cup 31975 1976 1983 dd U 18 s Premierships 101968 1970 1974 1986 1988 1989 1991 1998 2001 2019 dd Club Championships 111972 1978 1980 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 1991 1992 2009 dd Clayton Cup 11982 dd Source 1 Individuals Edit Michael Cronin Medal 6Greg Hooper 1990 amp 1996 Mark Payer 1992 Neil Farmilo 1997 Damien Paulissen 2008 Alex Volkanovski 2010 Daniel Burke 2019 dd Group 7 Player of the Year 10Ron Warren 1978 Brian Love 1980 Merv Veitch 1982 Tommy Fowler 1984 amp 1986 Neil Farmilo 1992 amp 1997 Brade Miller 1994 Damien Paulissen 2008 Jake Brisbane 2022 dd Rookie of the Year 6Peter Duffy 1985 Paul Veitch 1978 Wayne Marsh 1984 Mark Westaway 1985 Mark Walsh 2005 Tyson Brown 2009 dd Leading Point scorer of the Year 4Neil Street 1980 David Moffat 1982 Rod Roach 1987 Liam Watson 2002 dd Leading Try scorer of the Year 5Tommy Denniss 1980 amp 1981 Richard Harvey 1984 Neil Farmilo 1987 Aaron Henry 2015 Justin Jones 2022 dd Kevin Walsh Scholarship 6Tom Denniss 1980 Paul Veitch 1984 Richard Finter 1985 Glen Southwell 1987 Peter Hooper 1989 Daniel Castelli 1991 dd Under 18s Player of the Year 6Mark Westaway 1984 Darren Davison 1986 Jason Hughes 1987 Gary Pabis 1988 Darren O Sullivan 1991 Chris Henry 2000 Sam Hooper 2019 dd Under 21s Player of the Year 2Clint Poole 1992 Travis Munro 1995 dd Source 7 References Edit a b About Us Warilla Lake South Gorillas Fox Sports Pulse Archived from the original on 9 March 2016 Harbour Bomaderry Play Off For 4th The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser Kiama State Library of NSW Microfilm RAV 319 2 September 1969 p 7 Warilla s First Ever Premiership The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser Kiama State Library of NSW Microfilm RAV 319 27 September 1978 p 20 Keeble Tim 20 September 2009 Eagles win back Group Seven title Illawarra Mercury Archived from the original on 25 September 2009 Keeble Tim 19 September 2010 Courageous Lions the pride of Gerringong Illawarra Mercury Archived from the original on 24 October 2010 Keeble Tim 18 September 2011 Warilla down Gerringong to claim Group 7 grand final Illawarra Mercury Archived from the original on 24 April 2018 History South Coast Group 7 Rugby League SportingPulse Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2011 External links EditWarilla Lake South Gorillas Homepage Country Rugby League Homepage Country Rugby League South Coast Rugby League Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warilla Lake South Gorillas amp oldid 1122336694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
