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Western Suburbs Magpies

The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia. The club, as a sole entity, departed the top-flight competition in 1999 after forming a 50–50 joint venture with Balmain Tigers to form the Wests Tigers. The club currently fields sides in the NSW State Cup (Canterbury Cup), Ron Massey Cup (Opens),[2] S.G. Ball Cup (Under 19's) and Harold Matthews Cup (Under 17's) competitions.

Western Suburbs Magpies
Club information
Full nameWestern Suburbs Magpies
Nickname(s)The Fibros,
The Cherry Pickers,
Wests,
Western Suburbs,
The Magpies
Colours  White
  Black
Founded4 February 1908; 115 years ago (4 February 1908)
(foundation club)
Exitedformed joint venture in 2000 with Balmain Tigers
Former details
CompetitionNSWRL/ARL, NRL
199917th of 17
Records
Premierships4 – 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952
Runners-up8 – 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963
Minor premierships5 – 1930, 1948, 1952, 1961, 1978
Wooden spoons18 – 1908*,[1] 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1953, 1955, 1971, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999

Campbelltown Stadium, which has a capacity of 18,000, is their home stadium.

History edit

The club was one of the foundation members of the Sydney rugby football league competition in 1908. Founded at a meeting on 4 February 1908 at Ashfield Town Hall, they won only one match the following season so were the League's first wooden spooners (after Cumberland were awarded an extra bye).[1] Though they spent long periods of time as also-rans they did taste premiership success four times in the mid 20th century. They won their first premiership in 1930, beating St George 27–2.[3] Four years later they defeated Eastern Suburbs to win their second title.[4] For the 1944 NSWRFL season Queensland 1910s representative player Henry Bolewski became coach the Western Suburbs club, replacing Alf Blair, who moved to South Sydney. Wests improved slightly on the previous season, finishing 5th (out of 8), but failing to make the finals, and Bolewski was replaced by club great, Frank McMillan.

Wests won a second pair of premierships, beating Balmain in 1948[5] and South Sydney 22–12 in 1952.[6] Both times they defeated a club hunting its third title in a row.

1960s edit

Apart from these occasions, the club was famous for three successive grand final matches in 1961, 1962 and 1963 against the St George Dragons in the midst of their 11-premiership run. The club boasted footballers such as halfback Arthur Summons, Harry 'Bomber' Wells, Kel O'Shea, Noel Kelly and Peter Dimond. The 1963 grand final was immortalised in a photograph which became known as 'The Gladiators' after St. George captain Norm Provan and Summons trudged off the field together.

1970s edit

A final period of glory beckoned in the late 1970s where they spent a few years at the top or near-top of the table, yet failed to make a grand final. Coached by Roy Masters and boasting such players as fullback John Dorahy, half Tommy Raudonikis, five-eighth Graeme O'Grady, Gavin Miller, Ron Giteau, Les Boyd, prop John Donnelly and five-eighth Terry Lamb. However attractive offers from other clubs and then doubts about the club's viability led to years of exodus of talent. Wests did manage to win the 1977 Amco Cup.[7]

1980s edit

John Ribot, a winger for Wests, was the top try-scorer for the 1980 season. In 1983 the NSWRFL attempted to expel Wests from the competition, but a prolonged legal battle to keep their spot ensued, unlike the Newtown Jets who did not compete that year. Richard Conti appeared against New South Wales Rugby League bosses John Quayle and Colin Love in 1985, successfully advocating to keep the embattled club in the competition. He was later appointed the chairman of the NSWRL Judiciary.

Eventually, Wests relocated to Campbelltown in 1987. Ironically, this was where Newtown had unsuccessfully tried to move to four years earlier.

1990s edit

Wests began a rebuilding process in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Laurie Freier started the 1988 Winfield Cup season as the club's coach but was replaced during the season by John Bailey.[8]

The club made the semi-finals in 1991 and 1992 under coach Warren Ryan. Wests were NSWRL Club Champions in 1991 when all three grades made the semi-finals. The team also made it to the pre-season Challenge Cup final in 1993 but was beaten by a star-studded Canberra side.

The club then slipped down the ladder and the coaching reins were handed over to caretaker Wayne Ellis. The decision to appoint Tommy Raudonikis as coach for the start of the 1995 season sent a shot of adrenaline into the club.[citation needed] Raudonikis took the Magpies to the finals in 1996. However the club could not compete in the player market in 1997 thanks to the Super League war which saw players' contracts soar sky high to unsustainable levels.[9]

In 1998 and 1999, a Magpie team filled with many unknown players struggled to be competitive and twice received the wooden spoon. With the club struggling on-field and trying to compete financially against clubs with News Limited funding, the writing was on the wall.[10]

Joint venture edit

The well documented Super League War in 1997 between Super League (News Ltd) and the Australian Rugby League (ARL) resulted in a compromise that by the year 2000, the National Rugby League (NRL) competition would be contested by only 14 teams. With Western Suburbs struggling on field in the NRL competition, it was decided by the club in the middle of 1999 that to survive the cull they would be required to merge their senior team with another club's team. After initial talks with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs failed an agreement was reached with the Balmain Tigers on 27 July 1999. The Wests Tigers first competed in the 2000 competition. The club also merged its playing colours from the two joint venture partners.

Major sponsors edit

  • Allied Express[11]
  • Victa (1978–1982)
  • IPEC Couriers (1984–1985)
  • Masterton Homes (1986–1992)
  • Goldstar / LG Electronics (1995–1997)
  • Signature Security Systems (1998–1999)
  • Club Hotels (2000)
  • Save Home Loans (2005)
  • Wests Ashfield Leagues (2006–2015)
 
Wests in action in 2008

Wests Ashfield Leagues have also been key sponsors & supporters of the club since they were established.

  • Rebel Sport (Centenary Partner and 2008 Major Sponsor)
  • Allied Express (2015)

Current days edit

The Western Suburbs Magpies home matches are played at Lidcombe Oval, Lidcombe and their training facilities are near by.

In 2000 the Western Suburbs Magpies Under 20s team were runners up to the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, captained by Mitch Zammit and Luke Duffy. The Western Suburbs Magpies last title was won in 2002 when the Western Suburbs Magpies captained by Liam Fulton won the New South Wales Rugby League Under 18's competition.

From 2000 to 2012 the Western Suburbs Magpies fielded teams in the NSWRL First Grade competition now known as the NSW Cup.

In 2006 the Wests Tigers on advice from Tim Sheens pushed the notion that the NRL side would be better served with a single NSW Cup side. Western Suburbs board opposed this decision and decided to continue fielding their own team. Wests Tigers then allocated all NRL contracted players to the Balmain Tigers (the Wests Magpies had six junior players in that group, as opposed to one from Balmain), citing the advantages of both the NRL and NSW Cup teams training together at Concord Oval. This continued from 2006 to 2007.

Magpies chairman Kevin Hammond was disappointed at the Wests Tigers decision and informed the Wests Tigers of that in 2008, if the Magpies did not receive a fair share of player allocation from the Wests Tigers, they would form a feeder partnership with rivals Canberra Raiders. The Wests Tigers capitulated.

The Western Suburbs Magpies made the semi-finals in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2012 funding was withheld from the Magpies by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club Directors (not unanimously) as they now supported Wests Tigers proposal for a single NSW Cup side, even though this was done simply because Balmain couldn't afford a side and Wests could.

This also went against the Magpies Football Club members wishes and they organised a Protest Rally through the streets of Campbelltown.[12] Wests Ashfield Leagues Club under pressure reinstated funding late in the off season after the Magpies players had already signed on to play with other teams.

The Wests Tigers however decided to cease all support of the Magpies NSW Cup side while continuing support for Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers. The Magpies failed to win a game in 2012 while Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers made it to the Grand Final where they were defeated by the Newtown Jets.[13]

The Magpies dropped back to the third tier Ron Massey Cup in 2013,[14] with members voting to field a separate NSW Cup team in 2014, although this did not eventuate.[15] In 2015, The Magpies added a team in the Sydney Shield competition to act as a feeder for their Ron Massey Cup campaign. In 2016, Western Suburbs made the preliminary final match against St Mary's in The Ron Massey Cup but lost the match in a close tussle.[16] 2017 proved to be a bad year for Wests as The Ron Massey Cup side finished with the wooden spoon and The Sydney Shield side finished second last.[17][18]

On 5 June 2017, it was announced that Western Suburbs had placed a bid to be included into the Intrust Super Premiership season for 2018.[19] The re-entry to the Intrust Super Premiership ends the clubs 5-year hiatus from the top level NSWRL competition that it had participated continuously in from 1908 to 2012. For its return the team will be coached by former Western Suburbs 1st grade player Brett Hodgson.[20] In 2018, Wests enjoyed a solid return to the Intrust Super Premiership NSW after finishing in 5th place on the table. In week 1 of the finals, Wests were defeated by the Wyong Roos 18–14 in the elimination final thus ending their season.[21]

At the end of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season, Western Suburbs missed out on the finals after finishing in 10th place. Western Suburbs had a difficult year during the 2022 NSW Cup finishing 11th on the table just one spot above wooden spooners Blacktown Workers.[22][23]

Home grounds edit

St Luke's Park was the home ground of the Western Suburbs club in 1910 and 1911.[24] They started playing their matches at Pratten Park in Ashfield in 1912, but after pressure from local residents there the council refused the club permission to use that ground, forcing them to return to St. Luke's Oval from 1915 to 1919.[25] The Magpies have played at three home grounds since foundation. They returned to Pratten Park in 1920, remaining there until 1966, the club then played at Pratten Park sporadically over the next two decades playing games there in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 and 1985. The final ever first grade game to be played at Pratten Park was on 18 August 1985 against Penrith, Penrith won the match by 42–16.[26] They then moved to Lidcombe Oval in 1967.[27] This was due to Ashfield council not allowing the club to play matches on a Sunday (as this was the church day). In 1987, they moved to Campbelltown's Orana Park (located in adjacent Leumeah), which, after a $25 million renovation, is now called Campbelltown Stadium which is now one of the home grounds of the Wests Tigers. The Magpies' lower grade sides play most home games at Campbelltown Stadium, with the occasional game moved to Lidcombe Oval.

Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club edit

While no leagues club is called the "Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club", the businesses "Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd" is a fully controlled entity of Wests Ashfield Leagues Club. The Leagues club was formed in the 1950s and is now one of the leading community Clubs in Sydney.[28]

Board of directors edit

The current board of directors of the Wests Magpies (Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club)

  • Dennis Burgess - Chairman WAL appointed
  • Stephen Montgomery WAL Appointed
  • Tony Andreacchio – WAL Appointed
  • Rick Wayde - WAL Appointed
  • Shannon Cavanagh – FC Member Elected
  • Allan Fallah – FC Member Elected
  • Tony Westlake – FC Member Elected

The board of directors comprises 4 members appointed by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, and 3 members elected by the members of the football club

District Junior competition edit

The Western Suburbs District Junior Rugby League (WSDJRL) was a completely separate entity to the Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC. They were known as the "Junior Magpies", and administered the junior rugby league on behalf of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Tigers joint venture. It consisted of a network of affiliated junior rugby league clubs throughout the greater Campbelltown and Liverpool areas of southwestern Sydney. As of 2016 the following clubs were involved in the WSDJRL;

  • All Saints JRLFC
  • All Stars Glenquarie (formally Macquarie Fields Hawks)
  • Campbelltown City Kangaroos JRLFC
  • Campbelltown Collegians JRLFC
  • Campbelltown Warriors JRLFC
  • Eaglevale St Andrews JRLFC
  • East Campbelltown Eagles JRLFC
  • Hinchinbrook Hornets JRLFC
  • Ingleburn RSL Tigers JRLFC
  • Liverpool Catholic Club Raiders JRLFC
  • Macarthur Saints JRLFC (ex-St Thomas More JRLFC)
  • Minto Cobras JRLFC
  • Valley United Vikings JRLFC (formally known as East Valley United and also Green Valley United)

The league was placed into administration in January 2019, with the NSWRL stepping in to manage the competition.

The following clubs also competed in the WSDJRL, but have now folded:

  • Airds Colts JRLFC
  • Ashcroft JRLFC
  • Claymore Panthers JRLFC
  • Dayments Dolphins JRLFC
  • Heckenberg JRLFC
  • Ingleburn Bulldogs JRLFC
  • Leumeah Wolves JRLFC
  • Liverpool City JRLFC
  • Liverpool Titans JRLFC
  • Liverpool RSL JRLFC
  • Macquarie Cobras JRLFC
  • Warwick Farm JRLFC
  • Woodlands JRLFC
  • Sadlier Bulldogs JRLFC

The WSDJRL has produced many ex and current Wests Tigers players including Brett Hodgson (Eagle Vale-St Andrews & Ingleburn RSL), Dean Collis (Campbelltown Warriors), Bryce Gibbs (All Saints Liverpool), Shannon Gallant (All Saints Liverpool & Campbelltown City) Chris Lawrence (Eagle Vale), and Shannon McDonnell (All Saints Liverpool). David Noaofaluma (Campbelltown Warriors, Campbelltown Collegians) James Tedesco (Eagle Vale St. Andrews) also Camden Rams (group 6, CRL) Other notable NRL players who grew up playing junior rugby league in the WSDJRL are Anthony Minichiello (East Valley United), Mark Minichiello (Liverpool Catholic Club) Frank Pritchard (Campbelltown City)Eric Grothe, Jr. (Eagle Vale), Ryan Hoffman (Campbelltown Collegians), Ben Roberts (Narellan Jets), Sauaso Sue (Macquarie Field Hawks), Israel Folau, Jarryd Hayne, Krisnan Inu, Michael Lett (Ingleburn RSL), Gray Viane, John Skandalis, Ken McGuinness, Kevin McGuinness, Tim Lafai and Mickey & Lopini Paea (all Minto Cobras).

The WSDJRL took over its current boundaries from the CRL Group 6 Northern Junior League and parts of the Parramatta DJRL (i.e. Liverpool) in 1987. They were forced to move out of their traditional territory around the Ashfield and Lidcombe areas of inner western Sydney to be able to then survive in the NSWRL. The old WSDJRL area has since been acquired by the Balmain DJRL and Bulldogs (Canterbury) DJRL. Clubs that used to play in the WSDJRL include;

  • Ashfield Colts (now folded) – Also known as the Ashfield Kings
  •   Burwood United (now merged with Concord in Balmain DJRL)
  •   Concord United (now merged with Burwood in Balmain DJRL)
  •   Benedicts Auburn (now Trinity College, Auburn)
  •   Enfield Federals (When the Magpies first went to Campbelltown they became part of Canterbury, then they folded for a few years before coming in under the Balmain DJRL) (produced Hazem El Masri, Robbie Farah, Scott Gale, Brett Clark, Wayne Smith, Ken Hey, Jim Serdaris, Denis Pittard, Tim Pickup and Brett Gale Leo Epifania)
  •   Five Dock JRLFC (now in Balmain DJRL)
  •   Lidcombe Bulls (folded in mid-1980s)
  •   Berala Bears (now in Bulldogs DJRL)
  •   Croydon Park (folded in mid-1980s)
  •   Holman JRLFC (Named after Keith Holman, based at Henley Park, Enfield. Colours were yellow with a blue shoulder saddle, and the emblem was oval shaped with a kangaroo, a football, a kiwi, a rooster & a lion ; signifying that Keith played for Australia against New Zealand, France & England. Folded in mid-1980s)
  • Homebush – unsure when folded
  •   Royal Sheaf Hotel (Burwood, folded in late 1980s)
  • Oriental Shamrocks (folded in 1960s)
  • Granville Diggers – folded in mid 80s
  • De La Salle – Ashfield – again, unsure of when they folded
  • Christian Brothers Burwood
  • Auburn United – unsure when folded
  • Strathfield – unsure when folded

The first year of the WSDJRL was 1910 and the final standings were: Parramatta Iona 16, Parramatta District 14, Campsie Triers 11, Granville Royals 11, Enfield Mercantile 9, Ashfield Surryville 7, Auburn Park 2. Since the NSWRL had promised 2 sets of medals the teams then split into 2 grades, Campsie Triers beating Granville Royals in a playoff to go onto the A section and the other 4 teams in the B Finals. Parramatta District won the A Grade and Granville Royals the B Grade. Parramatta District went into the NSWRL 3rd Grade competition in 1911 and Granville Royals joined them in 1912. Campsie Triers and Enfield Mercantile were formed by a split in the Enfield Federals club that had won the B Grade of the WSJRU competition in 1909, in its first year as a club. Val Howell, Frank Howell, S Gagan, G Gagan, A Tanner and Thompson joined Campsie while Lewis, H McCoy, D Nicholls, Prentice and Smythe joined Mercantile. They were together as the Feds in 1911 and won both that season and again in 1912, so without the split they might have won titles in each of their first 4 seasons.

Notable players edit

Hall of Fame edit

On Friday 30 May 2008 the centenary of the Western Suburbs Magpies was celebrated with a ball in the Grand Harbour Ballroom at Sydney's Star City Casino. Six inaugural members were also inducted into the Western Suburbs Magpies Hall of Fame:[29]

2010 Inductees

1997 MIA players

  • Wayne Shields

2012 Inductees

Team of the Century edit

 
This painting of the Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Century hangs in Wests Ashfield Leagues Club.

In 2004 the club named its Team of the Century:[30]

International Representatives edit

The following Western Suburbs Magpies players have represented their countries in international competition.

Magpies Test Captains edit

Coaching register edit

No. Name Years G W L D % Premierships Runners-up Minor Premierships Wooden spoons
1 Tedda Courtney 1923
2 Albert Johnston 1924 8 4 4 0 50%
3 Clarrie Prentice 1927 18 10 8 0 56%
4 Chris McKivat 1928 12 4 8 1 33%
5 Jim Craig 1929–1930, 1932, 1939 66 40 22 4 61% 1930 1932 1930
6 Frank McMillan 1931, 1934, 1936, 1945 61 38 21 2 62% 1934
7 William Brogan 1933 14 4 9 1 29% 1933
8 Jerry Brien 1937 8 3 5 0 38%
9 Cec Fifield 1938 14 4 9 1 29%
10 Merv Gray 1940 14 3 11 0 21% 1940
11 Les Mead 1941 14 6 8 0 43%
12 Albert McGuinness 1942 14 2 12 0 14% 1942
13 Alf Blair 1943 14 3 11 0 21%
14 Henry Bolewski 1944 7 1 5 1 14%
15 Paddy Bugden 1944 7 3 3 1 43%
16 Jack Walsh 1946, 1956–1957 53 26 25 2 49%
17 Frank Burge 1947 20 12 8 0 60%
18 Jeff Smith 1948, 1950–1951 59 38 19 2 64% 1948 1950 1948
19 Col Maxwell 1949 19 12 7 0 63%
20 Tom McMahon 1952 20 15 4 1 75% 1952 1952
21 Peter McLean 1953 18 5 13 0 28% 1953
22 Keith Holman 1954–1955, 1977 58 16 41 1 28% 1955
23 Vic Hey 1958–1959 40 26 13 1 65% 1958
24 Dudley Beger 1960 22 13 9 0 59%
25 Jack Fitzgerald 1961–1964 80 53 25 2 66% 1961, 1962, 1963 1961
26 Ken Kearney 1965 18 6 12 0 33%
27 Noel Kelly 1966–1969 85 43 40 2 51%
28 Ron Watson 1970–1971 44 10 33 1 23% 1971
29 Don Parish 1972–1976 113 50 57 6 44%
30 Tommy Raudonikis 1976, 1995–1999 116 39 76 1 34% 1998, 1999
31 Roy Masters 1978–1981 94 56 36 2 60% 1978
32 Terry Fearnley 1982 27 16 11 0 59%
33 Len Stacker 1983 26 5 19 2 19% 1983
34 Ken Gentle 1984–1985 48 6 40 2 13% 1984
35 Steve Ghosn 1986–1987 48 13 32 3 27% 1987
36 Laurie Freier 1988 16 2 13 1 13%
37 John Bailey 1988–1990 50 15 33 2 30% 1988,
38 Warren Ryan 1991–1994 84 37 43 3 44%
39 Wayne Ellis 1994 7 2 5 0 29%

Records edit

Club honours edit

  • Premierships: 4 – 1930 beat St George; 1934 beat Easts; 1948 beat Balmain; 1952 beat South Sydney
  • Runners Up: 8 – 1918; 1925; 1932; 1950; 1958; 1961; 1962; 1963
  • Minor Premierships: 5 – 1930; 1948; 1952; 1961; 1978
  • Amco Cup: 1 – 1977
  • City Cup: 2 – 1918; 1919

Youth/Pre-season honours edit

  • NSWRL Club Championships: 4 – 1948; 1960; 1961; 1991
  • State Cup / Jersey Flegg U20s: 1 – 1965
  • Ampol Cup: 1 – 1963
  • NSWRL Reserve Grade: 3 (1936, 1961, 1981)
  • NSWRL Third Grade: 7 (1936, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1958, 1961, 1967)
  • Under 23 Premiership: 1 (1977)
  • President's Cup: 1 (1925, 1947, 1958, 1992)
  • Flegg Memorial Trophy: 2 (1961, 1981)
  • NSWRL SG Ball U18's: 2 (1971, 2002)

Largest crowd:

Biggest defeat: 67–0 vs South Sydney (Agricultural Showground, 23 July 1910)

Biggest win: 62–5 vs Balmain (Lidcombe Oval, 31 March 1974)

Individual edit

Most First Grade Games

  1. 201 – Tommy Raudonikis (1969–1979)
  2. 200 – Keith Holman (1949–1961)
  3. 161 – Tedda Courtney (1909, 1911–1924)
  4. 161 – Wayne Smith (1976–1984)
  5. 160 – Trevor Cogger (1981–1991)
  6. 155 – Peter Dimond (1958–1967)
  7. 148 – John Donnelly (1975–1984)
  8. 148 – Steve Georgallis (1993–1999)
  9. 144 – Darren Willis (1992–1998)
  10. 143 – Nev Charlton (1954-1961)
  11. 141 – Frank McMillan (1921–1924, 1926–1935)

Most Tries in a Match: Alan Ridley, 6 vs Newtown, Pratten Park, 11 July 1936

Most Tries in a Season: Alan Ridley, 18 in 1932 and Paul Smith, 18 in 1994

Most 1st Grade Tries For Club: Peter Dimond, 83

Most Tries For Club (All grades): Trevor Cogger, 88

Most Goals in a Match: Les Mead, 12 v Canterbury, Pratten Park, 31 August 1935

Most Points in a Match: Les Mead, 27 (1 try, 12 goals) v Canterbury, Pratten Park, 31 August 1935

Most Points in a Season: Peter Rowles, 215 (8 tries, 94 goals, 3 field goals) in 1978

Most Points for Club: Bill Keato, 776 (6 tries, 379 goals)

All Time 1st Grade Numbered Players List edit

Below is a list of all players that played for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the NSWRL, ARL and NRL First Grade competitions from 1908 to 1999.

Notable fans edit

  • Doug Sutherland, mayor of Sydney (1980–87)[31]
  • Trooper Mark Donaldson VC
  • Paul Gerantonis (1969–current)
  • Malcolm T. Elliott (radio broadcaster)
  • John Singleton (entrepreneur, businessman and horse racing identity)
  • Steve Waugh (former Australian Cricket captain)
  • Ken Callander
  • John Coates (Australian Olympic Committee chairman)
  • Michael Clarke former Australian Cricket Captain

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "The Club - Western Suburbs Magpies". www.westsmagpies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Dragon-Killers! Who'd a Thought It?". The Truth. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 5 October 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. ^ "League Punters Who Bet On "Stew" Left With Briefs". The Truth. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 9 September 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Balmain Dispute Wests' Try". The Truth. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 19 September 1948. p. 16. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Wests' Rough League Final". The Sun. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 21 September 1952. p. 28. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Missed goal cost East Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 August 1977. p. 28. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  8. ^ Sarno, Tony (12 August 1988). "The battle heats up for 15th spot". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. p. 47. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Super League: 20 years on, former CEO John Ribot opens up on the deals, the money, the mistakes". Courier Mail.
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  11. ^ "Sponsors - Western Suburbs Magpies". www.westsmagpies.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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Works cited edit

  • Whiticker, Alan; Collis, Ian (2006). The History of Rugby League Clubs. New Holland, Sydney. ISBN 9781741104707.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Further reading edit

  • Lester, Gary (1995). Clouds of dust, buckets of blood: the story of the Western Suburbs Rugby League Magpies. Playright Publishing. ISBN 9780949853523.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Wests Archives Website details the history of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Tigers
  • Western Suburbs Page on the Rugby League Project Page

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The Western Suburbs Magpies legal name Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney New South Wales Formed in 1908 Wests as they are commonly referred to were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia The club as a sole entity departed the top flight competition in 1999 after forming a 50 50 joint venture with Balmain Tigers to form the Wests Tigers The club currently fields sides in the NSW State Cup Canterbury Cup Ron Massey Cup Opens 2 S G Ball Cup Under 19 s and Harold Matthews Cup Under 17 s competitions Western Suburbs MagpiesClub informationFull nameWestern Suburbs MagpiesNickname s The Fibros The Cherry Pickers Wests Western Suburbs The MagpiesColours White BlackFounded4 February 1908 115 years ago 4 February 1908 foundation club Exitedformed joint venture in 2000 with Balmain TigersFormer detailsCompetitionNSWRL ARL NRL199917th of 17RecordsPremierships4 1930 1934 1948 1952Runners up8 1918 1925 1932 1950 1958 1961 1962 1963Minor premierships5 1930 1948 1952 1961 1978Wooden spoons18 1908 1 1909 1910 1912 1913 1916 1933 1940 1942 1953 1955 1971 1983 1984 1987 1988 1998 1999Campbelltown Stadium which has a capacity of 18 000 is their home stadium Contents 1 History 1 1 1960s 1 2 1970s 1 3 1980s 1 4 1990s 1 5 Joint venture 1 6 Major sponsors 2 Current days 3 Home grounds 4 Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club 5 Board of directors 6 District Junior competition 7 Notable players 7 1 Hall of Fame 7 2 Team of the Century 7 3 International Representatives 8 Magpies Test Captains 9 Coaching register 10 Records 10 1 Club honours 10 1 1 Youth Pre season honours 10 2 Individual 11 All Time 1st Grade Numbered Players List 12 Notable fans 13 See also 14 References 14 1 Works cited 15 Further reading 16 External linksHistory editThe club was one of the foundation members of the Sydney rugby football league competition in 1908 Founded at a meeting on 4 February 1908 at Ashfield Town Hall they won only one match the following season so were the League s first wooden spooners after Cumberland were awarded an extra bye 1 Though they spent long periods of time as also rans they did taste premiership success four times in the mid 20th century They won their first premiership in 1930 beating St George 27 2 3 Four years later they defeated Eastern Suburbs to win their second title 4 For the 1944 NSWRFL season Queensland 1910s representative player Henry Bolewski became coach the Western Suburbs club replacing Alf Blair who moved to South Sydney Wests improved slightly on the previous season finishing 5th out of 8 but failing to make the finals and Bolewski was replaced by club great Frank McMillan Wests won a second pair of premierships beating Balmain in 1948 5 and South Sydney 22 12 in 1952 6 Both times they defeated a club hunting its third title in a row 1960s edit Apart from these occasions the club was famous for three successive grand final matches in 1961 1962 and 1963 against the St George Dragons in the midst of their 11 premiership run The club boasted footballers such as halfback Arthur Summons Harry Bomber Wells Kel O Shea Noel Kelly and Peter Dimond The 1963 grand final was immortalised in a photograph which became known as The Gladiators after St George captain Norm Provan and Summons trudged off the field together 1970s edit A final period of glory beckoned in the late 1970s where they spent a few years at the top or near top of the table yet failed to make a grand final Coached by Roy Masters and boasting such players as fullback John Dorahy half Tommy Raudonikis five eighth Graeme O Grady Gavin Miller Ron Giteau Les Boyd prop John Donnelly and five eighth Terry Lamb However attractive offers from other clubs and then doubts about the club s viability led to years of exodus of talent Wests did manage to win the 1977 Amco Cup 7 1980s edit John Ribot a winger for Wests was the top try scorer for the 1980 season In 1983 the NSWRFL attempted to expel Wests from the competition but a prolonged legal battle to keep their spot ensued unlike the Newtown Jets who did not compete that year Richard Conti appeared against New South Wales Rugby League bosses John Quayle and Colin Love in 1985 successfully advocating to keep the embattled club in the competition He was later appointed the chairman of the NSWRL Judiciary Eventually Wests relocated to Campbelltown in 1987 Ironically this was where Newtown had unsuccessfully tried to move to four years earlier 1990s edit Wests began a rebuilding process in the late 1980s and early 1990s Laurie Freier started the 1988 Winfield Cup season as the club s coach but was replaced during the season by John Bailey 8 The club made the semi finals in 1991 and 1992 under coach Warren Ryan Wests were NSWRL Club Champions in 1991 when all three grades made the semi finals The team also made it to the pre season Challenge Cup final in 1993 but was beaten by a star studded Canberra side The club then slipped down the ladder and the coaching reins were handed over to caretaker Wayne Ellis The decision to appoint Tommy Raudonikis as coach for the start of the 1995 season sent a shot of adrenaline into the club citation needed Raudonikis took the Magpies to the finals in 1996 However the club could not compete in the player market in 1997 thanks to the Super League war which saw players contracts soar sky high to unsustainable levels 9 In 1998 and 1999 a Magpie team filled with many unknown players struggled to be competitive and twice received the wooden spoon With the club struggling on field and trying to compete financially against clubs with News Limited funding the writing was on the wall 10 Joint venture edit The well documented Super League War in 1997 between Super League News Ltd and the Australian Rugby League ARL resulted in a compromise that by the year 2000 the National Rugby League NRL competition would be contested by only 14 teams With Western Suburbs struggling on field in the NRL competition it was decided by the club in the middle of 1999 that to survive the cull they would be required to merge their senior team with another club s team After initial talks with the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs failed an agreement was reached with the Balmain Tigers on 27 July 1999 The Wests Tigers first competed in the 2000 competition The club also merged its playing colours from the two joint venture partners Major sponsors edit Allied Express 11 Victa 1978 1982 IPEC Couriers 1984 1985 Masterton Homes 1986 1992 Goldstar LG Electronics 1995 1997 Signature Security Systems 1998 1999 Club Hotels 2000 Save Home Loans 2005 Wests Ashfield Leagues 2006 2015 nbsp Wests in action in 2008Wests Ashfield Leagues have also been key sponsors amp supporters of the club since they were established Rebel Sport Centenary Partner and 2008 Major Sponsor Allied Express 2015 Current days editThe Western Suburbs Magpies home matches are played at Lidcombe Oval Lidcombe and their training facilities are near by In 2000 the Western Suburbs Magpies Under 20s team were runners up to the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs captained by Mitch Zammit and Luke Duffy The Western Suburbs Magpies last title was won in 2002 when the Western Suburbs Magpies captained by Liam Fulton won the New South Wales Rugby League Under 18 s competition From 2000 to 2012 the Western Suburbs Magpies fielded teams in the NSWRL First Grade competition now known as the NSW Cup In 2006 the Wests Tigers on advice from Tim Sheens pushed the notion that the NRL side would be better served with a single NSW Cup side Western Suburbs board opposed this decision and decided to continue fielding their own team Wests Tigers then allocated all NRL contracted players to the Balmain Tigers the Wests Magpies had six junior players in that group as opposed to one from Balmain citing the advantages of both the NRL and NSW Cup teams training together at Concord Oval This continued from 2006 to 2007 Magpies chairman Kevin Hammond was disappointed at the Wests Tigers decision and informed the Wests Tigers of that in 2008 if the Magpies did not receive a fair share of player allocation from the Wests Tigers they would form a feeder partnership with rivals Canberra Raiders The Wests Tigers capitulated The Western Suburbs Magpies made the semi finals in 2008 2009 and 2010 In 2012 funding was withheld from the Magpies by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club Directors not unanimously as they now supported Wests Tigers proposal for a single NSW Cup side even though this was done simply because Balmain couldn t afford a side and Wests could This also went against the Magpies Football Club members wishes and they organised a Protest Rally through the streets of Campbelltown 12 Wests Ashfield Leagues Club under pressure reinstated funding late in the off season after the Magpies players had already signed on to play with other teams The Wests Tigers however decided to cease all support of the Magpies NSW Cup side while continuing support for Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers The Magpies failed to win a game in 2012 while Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers made it to the Grand Final where they were defeated by the Newtown Jets 13 The Magpies dropped back to the third tier Ron Massey Cup in 2013 14 with members voting to field a separate NSW Cup team in 2014 although this did not eventuate 15 In 2015 The Magpies added a team in the Sydney Shield competition to act as a feeder for their Ron Massey Cup campaign In 2016 Western Suburbs made the preliminary final match against St Mary s in The Ron Massey Cup but lost the match in a close tussle 16 2017 proved to be a bad year for Wests as The Ron Massey Cup side finished with the wooden spoon and The Sydney Shield side finished second last 17 18 On 5 June 2017 it was announced that Western Suburbs had placed a bid to be included into the Intrust Super Premiership season for 2018 19 The re entry to the Intrust Super Premiership ends the clubs 5 year hiatus from the top level NSWRL competition that it had participated continuously in from 1908 to 2012 For its return the team will be coached by former Western Suburbs 1st grade player Brett Hodgson 20 In 2018 Wests enjoyed a solid return to the Intrust Super Premiership NSW after finishing in 5th place on the table In week 1 of the finals Wests were defeated by the Wyong Roos 18 14 in the elimination final thus ending their season 21 At the end of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season Western Suburbs missed out on the finals after finishing in 10th place Western Suburbs had a difficult year during the 2022 NSW Cup finishing 11th on the table just one spot above wooden spooners Blacktown Workers 22 23 Home grounds editSt Luke s Park was the home ground of the Western Suburbs club in 1910 and 1911 24 They started playing their matches at Pratten Park in Ashfield in 1912 but after pressure from local residents there the council refused the club permission to use that ground forcing them to return to St Luke s Oval from 1915 to 1919 25 The Magpies have played at three home grounds since foundation They returned to Pratten Park in 1920 remaining there until 1966 the club then played at Pratten Park sporadically over the next two decades playing games there in 1971 1972 1973 1977 and 1985 The final ever first grade game to be played at Pratten Park was on 18 August 1985 against Penrith Penrith won the match by 42 16 26 They then moved to Lidcombe Oval in 1967 27 This was due to Ashfield council not allowing the club to play matches on a Sunday as this was the church day In 1987 they moved to Campbelltown s Orana Park located in adjacent Leumeah which after a 25 million renovation is now called Campbelltown Stadium which is now one of the home grounds of the Wests Tigers The Magpies lower grade sides play most home games at Campbelltown Stadium with the occasional game moved to Lidcombe Oval Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club editWhile no leagues club is called the Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club the businesses Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd is a fully controlled entity of Wests Ashfield Leagues Club The Leagues club was formed in the 1950s and is now one of the leading community Clubs in Sydney 28 Board of directors editThe current board of directors of the Wests Magpies Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Dennis Burgess Chairman WAL appointed Stephen Montgomery WAL Appointed Tony Andreacchio WAL Appointed Rick Wayde WAL Appointed Shannon Cavanagh FC Member Elected Allan Fallah FC Member Elected Tony Westlake FC Member ElectedThe board of directors comprises 4 members appointed by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club and 3 members elected by the members of the football clubDistrict Junior competition editThe Western Suburbs District Junior Rugby League WSDJRL was a completely separate entity to the Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC They were known as the Junior Magpies and administered the junior rugby league on behalf of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Tigers joint venture It consisted of a network of affiliated junior rugby league clubs throughout the greater Campbelltown and Liverpool areas of southwestern Sydney As of 2016 the following clubs were involved in the WSDJRL All Saints JRLFC All Stars Glenquarie formally Macquarie Fields Hawks Campbelltown City Kangaroos JRLFC Campbelltown Collegians JRLFC Campbelltown Warriors JRLFC Eaglevale St Andrews JRLFC East Campbelltown Eagles JRLFC Hinchinbrook Hornets JRLFC Ingleburn RSL Tigers JRLFC Liverpool Catholic Club Raiders JRLFC Macarthur Saints JRLFC ex St Thomas More JRLFC Minto Cobras JRLFC Valley United Vikings JRLFC formally known as East Valley United and also Green Valley United The league was placed into administration in January 2019 with the NSWRL stepping in to manage the competition The following clubs also competed in the WSDJRL but have now folded Airds Colts JRLFC Ashcroft JRLFC Claymore Panthers JRLFC Dayments Dolphins JRLFC Heckenberg JRLFC Ingleburn Bulldogs JRLFC Leumeah Wolves JRLFC Liverpool City JRLFC Liverpool Titans JRLFC Liverpool RSL JRLFC Macquarie Cobras JRLFC Warwick Farm JRLFC Woodlands JRLFC Sadlier Bulldogs JRLFCThe WSDJRL has produced many ex and current Wests Tigers players including Brett Hodgson Eagle Vale St Andrews amp Ingleburn RSL Dean Collis Campbelltown Warriors Bryce Gibbs All Saints Liverpool Shannon Gallant All Saints Liverpool amp Campbelltown City Chris Lawrence Eagle Vale and Shannon McDonnell All Saints Liverpool David Noaofaluma Campbelltown Warriors Campbelltown Collegians James Tedesco Eagle Vale St Andrews also Camden Rams group 6 CRL Other notable NRL players who grew up playing junior rugby league in the WSDJRL are Anthony Minichiello East Valley United Mark Minichiello Liverpool Catholic Club Frank Pritchard Campbelltown City Eric Grothe Jr Eagle Vale Ryan Hoffman Campbelltown Collegians Ben Roberts Narellan Jets Sauaso Sue Macquarie Field Hawks Israel Folau Jarryd Hayne Krisnan Inu Michael Lett Ingleburn RSL Gray Viane John Skandalis Ken McGuinness Kevin McGuinness Tim Lafai and Mickey amp Lopini Paea all Minto Cobras The WSDJRL took over its current boundaries from the CRL Group 6 Northern Junior League and parts of the Parramatta DJRL i e Liverpool in 1987 They were forced to move out of their traditional territory around the Ashfield and Lidcombe areas of inner western Sydney to be able to then survive in the NSWRL The old WSDJRL area has since been acquired by the Balmain DJRL and Bulldogs Canterbury DJRL Clubs that used to play in the WSDJRL include Ashfield Colts now folded Also known as the Ashfield Kings nbsp Burwood United now merged with Concord in Balmain DJRL nbsp Concord United now merged with Burwood in Balmain DJRL nbsp Benedicts Auburn now Trinity College Auburn nbsp Enfield Federals When the Magpies first went to Campbelltown they became part of Canterbury then they folded for a few years before coming in under the Balmain DJRL produced Hazem El Masri Robbie Farah Scott Gale Brett Clark Wayne Smith Ken Hey Jim Serdaris Denis Pittard Tim Pickup and Brett Gale Leo Epifania nbsp Five Dock JRLFC now in Balmain DJRL nbsp Lidcombe Bulls folded in mid 1980s nbsp Berala Bears now in Bulldogs DJRL nbsp Croydon Park folded in mid 1980s nbsp Holman JRLFC Named after Keith Holman based at Henley Park Enfield Colours were yellow with a blue shoulder saddle and the emblem was oval shaped with a kangaroo a football a kiwi a rooster amp a lion signifying that Keith played for Australia against New Zealand France amp England Folded in mid 1980s Homebush unsure when folded nbsp Royal Sheaf Hotel Burwood folded in late 1980s Oriental Shamrocks folded in 1960s Granville Diggers folded in mid 80s De La Salle Ashfield again unsure of when they folded Christian Brothers Burwood Auburn United unsure when folded Strathfield unsure when foldedThe first year of the WSDJRL was 1910 and the final standings were Parramatta Iona 16 Parramatta District 14 Campsie Triers 11 Granville Royals 11 Enfield Mercantile 9 Ashfield Surryville 7 Auburn Park 2 Since the NSWRL had promised 2 sets of medals the teams then split into 2 grades Campsie Triers beating Granville Royals in a playoff to go onto the A section and the other 4 teams in the B Finals Parramatta District won the A Grade and Granville Royals the B Grade Parramatta District went into the NSWRL 3rd Grade competition in 1911 and Granville Royals joined them in 1912 Campsie Triers and Enfield Mercantile were formed by a split in the Enfield Federals club that had won the B Grade of the WSJRU competition in 1909 in its first year as a club Val Howell Frank Howell S Gagan G Gagan A Tanner and Thompson joined Campsie while Lewis H McCoy D Nicholls Prentice and Smythe joined Mercantile They were together as the Feds in 1911 and won both that season and again in 1912 so without the split they might have won titles in each of their first 4 seasons Notable players editHall of Fame edit On Friday 30 May 2008 the centenary of the Western Suburbs Magpies was celebrated with a ball in the Grand Harbour Ballroom at Sydney s Star City Casino Six inaugural members were also inducted into the Western Suburbs Magpies Hall of Fame 29 Keith Holman Jim Abercrombie Peter Dimond Arthur Summons Tommy Raudonikis Noel Kelly2010 Inductees Dick Vest Bill Keato Trevor Cogger1997 MIA players Wayne Shields2012 Inductees Clarrie Prentice Frank Stanmore Wayne SmithTeam of the Century edit nbsp This painting of the Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Century hangs in Wests Ashfield Leagues Club In 2004 the club named its Team of the Century 30 No Position Player1 nbsp FB Frank McMillan2 nbsp WG Peter Dimond3 nbsp CE Harry Wells4 nbsp CE Cliff Pearce5 nbsp WG Alan Ridley6 nbsp FE Vic Hey7 nbsp HB Keith Holman8 nbsp PR John Donnelly9 nbsp HK Noel Kelly No Position Player10 nbsp PR Ed Tedda Courtney11 nbsp SR Kel O Shea12 nbsp SR Arthur Clues13 nbsp LK Les Boyd14 nbsp RE Tommy Raudonikis15 nbsp RE John Dorahy16 nbsp RE Neville Charlton17 nbsp RE Bill Carson nbsp CO Roy MastersInternational Representatives edit The following Western Suburbs Magpies players have represented their countries in international competition nbsp AustraliaFrank McMillan Bill Brogan Alan Ridley Vic Hey Dick Vest Keith Holman Arthur Summons Peter Dimond Don Parish Harry Wells Kel O Shea Noel Kelly John Ribot Terry Lamb Paul Langmack David Gillespie Tommy Raudonikis Jim Serdaris Les Boyd John Donnelly nbsp New ZealandMark Horo Stephen Kearney Brendon Tuuta nbsp EnglandHarvey Howard Lee Crooks Garry Schofield Ellery Hanley nbsp IrelandShayne McMenemy nbsp FijiNetane Masima nbsp Papua New GuineaDavid Buko nbsp Vic Hey Australian Rep 1933 38 nbsp Glory Days Frank McMillan 1934 premiership winning captain with right Alan Brady amp Charlie CornwellMagpies Test Captains editHerb Gilbert 1920 Frank McMillan 1933 to 1934 Col Maxwell 1948 to 1949 Arthur Summons 1963 to 1964 Tommy Raudonikis 1973Coaching register editNo Name Years G W L D Premierships Runners up Minor Premierships Wooden spoons1 Tedda Courtney 1923 2 Albert Johnston 1924 8 4 4 0 50 3 Clarrie Prentice 1927 18 10 8 0 56 4 Chris McKivat 1928 12 4 8 1 33 5 Jim Craig 1929 1930 1932 1939 66 40 22 4 61 1930 1932 1930 6 Frank McMillan 1931 1934 1936 1945 61 38 21 2 62 1934 7 William Brogan 1933 14 4 9 1 29 19338 Jerry Brien 1937 8 3 5 0 38 9 Cec Fifield 1938 14 4 9 1 29 10 Merv Gray 1940 14 3 11 0 21 194011 Les Mead 1941 14 6 8 0 43 12 Albert McGuinness 1942 14 2 12 0 14 194213 Alf Blair 1943 14 3 11 0 21 14 Henry Bolewski 1944 7 1 5 1 14 15 Paddy Bugden 1944 7 3 3 1 43 16 Jack Walsh 1946 1956 1957 53 26 25 2 49 17 Frank Burge 1947 20 12 8 0 60 18 Jeff Smith 1948 1950 1951 59 38 19 2 64 1948 1950 1948 19 Col Maxwell 1949 19 12 7 0 63 20 Tom McMahon 1952 20 15 4 1 75 1952 1952 21 Peter McLean 1953 18 5 13 0 28 195322 Keith Holman 1954 1955 1977 58 16 41 1 28 195523 Vic Hey 1958 1959 40 26 13 1 65 1958 24 Dudley Beger 1960 22 13 9 0 59 25 Jack Fitzgerald 1961 1964 80 53 25 2 66 1961 1962 1963 1961 26 Ken Kearney 1965 18 6 12 0 33 27 Noel Kelly 1966 1969 85 43 40 2 51 28 Ron Watson 1970 1971 44 10 33 1 23 197129 Don Parish 1972 1976 113 50 57 6 44 30 Tommy Raudonikis 1976 1995 1999 116 39 76 1 34 1998 199931 Roy Masters 1978 1981 94 56 36 2 60 1978 32 Terry Fearnley 1982 27 16 11 0 59 33 Len Stacker 1983 26 5 19 2 19 198334 Ken Gentle 1984 1985 48 6 40 2 13 198435 Steve Ghosn 1986 1987 48 13 32 3 27 198736 Laurie Freier 1988 16 2 13 1 13 37 John Bailey 1988 1990 50 15 33 2 30 1988 38 Warren Ryan 1991 1994 84 37 43 3 44 39 Wayne Ellis 1994 7 2 5 0 29 Records editClub honours edit Premierships 4 1930 beat St George 1934 beat Easts 1948 beat Balmain 1952 beat South Sydney Runners Up 8 1918 1925 1932 1950 1958 1961 1962 1963 Minor Premierships 5 1930 1948 1952 1961 1978 Amco Cup 1 1977 City Cup 2 1918 1919Youth Pre season honours edit NSWRL Club Championships 4 1948 1960 1961 1991 State Cup Jersey Flegg U20s 1 1965 Ampol Cup 1 1963 NSWRL Reserve Grade 3 1936 1961 1981 NSWRL Third Grade 7 1936 1938 1939 1944 1958 1961 1967 Under 23 Premiership 1 1977 President s Cup 1 1925 1947 1958 1992 Flegg Memorial Trophy 2 1961 1981 NSWRL SG Ball U18 s 2 1971 2002 Largest crowd Lidcombe Oval 21 015 vs Parramatta 30 July 1978 Campbelltown Sports Ground 17 286 vs St George 2 August 1991 Pratten Park 12 407 vs St George 15 June 1964 Biggest defeat 67 0 vs South Sydney Agricultural Showground 23 July 1910 Biggest win 62 5 vs Balmain Lidcombe Oval 31 March 1974 Individual edit Most First Grade Games 201 Tommy Raudonikis 1969 1979 200 Keith Holman 1949 1961 161 Tedda Courtney 1909 1911 1924 161 Wayne Smith 1976 1984 160 Trevor Cogger 1981 1991 155 Peter Dimond 1958 1967 148 John Donnelly 1975 1984 148 Steve Georgallis 1993 1999 144 Darren Willis 1992 1998 143 Nev Charlton 1954 1961 141 Frank McMillan 1921 1924 1926 1935 Most Tries in a Match Alan Ridley 6 vs Newtown Pratten Park 11 July 1936Most Tries in a Season Alan Ridley 18 in 1932 and Paul Smith 18 in 1994Most 1st Grade Tries For Club Peter Dimond 83Most Tries For Club All grades Trevor Cogger 88Most Goals in a Match Les Mead 12 v Canterbury Pratten Park 31 August 1935Most Points in a Match Les Mead 27 1 try 12 goals v Canterbury Pratten Park 31 August 1935Most Points in a Season Peter Rowles 215 8 tries 94 goals 3 field goals in 1978Most Points for Club Bill Keato 776 6 tries 379 goals All Time 1st Grade Numbered Players List editFurther information List of Western Suburbs Magpies players Below is a list of all players that played for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the NSWRL ARL and NRL First Grade competitions from 1908 to 1999 19081 Jim Abercrombie 2 C Blake 3 A Brown 4 George Duffin 5 B Duggan 6 Bill Elliott 7 Percy Franks 8 L Gormley 9 Ray Gormley 10 Ted Mead 11 T Mount 12 Tom Phelan 13 Jim Stack 14 Les Byewell 15 R Ellis 16 Charles Luhr 17 T Watkins 18 E Ellis 19 Boyleau 20 Claude McFayden 21 N Booth 22 Charlie Elliott 23 J Frost 24 J Hodgson 25 S Gilbert 26 Holloway 27 J Herrington 190928 A Abbott 29 Harry Bloomfield 30 F Casey 31 Albert Halling 32 R Meredith 33 J Spears 34 T Wallis 35 H Boyle 36 Edward Bellamy 37 Albert Burdus 38 Tedda Courtney 39 S Duncan 40 Bill Medcalf 41 V Sands 42 C Blake 43 E Gulliver 44 E Fletcher 45 G Shaw 46 W Wenban 47 C Clifford 48 P Scotten 49 R McCallum 50 Harold R Thompson 51 H Kemp 52 W Moore 53 William Thrussell 54 W Wright 191055 W Barclay 56 Percy Bolt 57 T Doyle 58 J Feeney 59 V Jarvis 60 E Mantle 61 H G Naylor 62 Walter Palmer 63 E Willings 64 Grinstead 65 Owens 66 Sam Perry 67 Keen 68 James 69 Percy Briscoe 70 Chipperfield 71 J Ogilvie 72 Horace Alderson 73 Johns 74 J Slingsby 75 D McDonald 76 G Patterson 77 Baldock 78 Tom Dowswell 79 Healy 80 McEvoy 81 Ryan 191182 George Duffin 83 Herb Gilbert 84 Rangi Joass 85 W Mueller 86 A Munnery 87 P J Thompson 88 Jack Tully 89 S B Wall 90 A Gillett 91 Alf Joass 92 Dick Moroney 93 V West 94 Oliver Griffin 95 A Paterson 96 A Stack 191297 Tom Alpen 98 Harold Bissett 99 S Dennis 100 E S Williams 101 Arthur Conlin 102 G Holt 103 George Alderson 104 Thackeray 105 Stuart 106 B Webster 107 Ray Steward 108 Bertram Alderson 109 W Gander 110 G Easterbrook 111 Hearn 112 C Lucky 113 Cecil Foord 114 Charles Rothwell 1913115 S Carr 116 W Foord 117 Eddie Griffiths 118 J Lindsay 119 Johnno Stuntz 120 George Gagen 121 V Masters 122 Harry Clarke 123 L West 124 Henry McIllmurray 125 A Rose 126 Fred Lane 127 Maxworthy 128 W Warby 129 J Freeman 130 H Sly 131 W Weigan 132 Harrington 1914133 W Anderton 134 Charlie Collier 135 Jack Nicholson 136 R Tremain 137 Clarrie Tye 138 E Mason 139 D Watson 140 N Williams 141 R Upton 142 F Holt 143 Dick Vest 1915144 Harold Leddy 145 Tom McCauley 146 A Mitchell 147 Archie Prentice 148 Clarrie Prentice 149 W L Simpson 150 A Smith 151 Athol White 152 Billy Connelly 153 Alf Bossi 154 G Hastle 155 G Viles 156 D Woodward 1916157 A McPherson 158 Roy Norman 159 A Carroll 160 H Lee 161 S Langley 162 F Large 163 R Swanson 164 E Johnson 1917165 P Burns 166 George Potter 167 Jack Redmond 168 Ted Boland 169 Charles Ashworth 170 Harold Holmes 171 Roy Bossi 172 S D Matthews 173 Joe Reidy 1918174 Wally Collins 175 Albert Johnston 176 Walter Palmer 1919177 George McGowan 178 W Matthews 179 Patrick McCue 180 Bill Lucas 181 Roy Farnsworth 182 Gordon Stettler 1920183 Viv Farnsworth 184 Ward Prentice 185 Lyall Wall 186 Harry Tancred 187 Frank Gray 188 G Bossi 1921189 Edward Burnicle 190 Frank McMillan 191 Eric Doig 192 R Howell 193 J Plumb 194 E Stapleton 195 Frank Burridge 196 J Ryan 197 R Walker 1922198 Tedda Brooks 199 H Haylock 200 Louis Yanz 201 F Young 202 J Drew 203 Fred Yanz Sr 204 Wade Lane 205 R Dark 206 Neil Matterson 207 J Walker 208 Cyril Bellamy 209 Arthur Mendel 1923210 Cec Fifield 211 W McCabe 212 Bob Lindfield 213 Bill Carpenter 214 Jerry Brien 1924215 Joe Mansted 216 F Elliott 217 Ed Courtney Jr 218 Frank Matterson 219 Frank McCauley 220 R Ives 1925221 George Daisley 222 Gilbert C 1926223 Flint C 224 Jim Parsons 225 Tony Redmond 226 C Stapleton 227 Frank Spillane 228 Jack Holmes 229 G Peterson 230 Harry Owen 231 Roy Liston 232 R Wheldon 233 Cecil Rhodes 234 Dave Hey 1927235 Les Dolan 236 Les Hayes 237 Ken Sherwood 238 G Cameron 239 F Bartley 240 W McPherson 241 George Mason 242 Harry Tisdale 243 Ray Morris 244 Tom Stanton 245 Jack Thompson 1928246 Allan Adams 247 Leo Joyce 248 Walter Anderton 249 Jack Matterson 250 Jack Peterson 251 J McKee 252 Frank Boyd 253 Jack Kelly 254 H Miller 1929255 Alan Brady 256 William Brogan 257 Jim Craig 258 N McNee 259 L Roberts 260 N Booth 261 Cliff Pearce 262 Vince Dwyer 1930263 Norm Johnson 264 Les Mead 265 Charlie Cornwell 266 Harold Rigby 267 Jack Rosa 268 Vince Hughes 1931269 Bert Green 270 Alan Ridley 271 Cec Anderton 272 Harry Cameron 273 Bill Ryan 274 Dick Davis 275 Charlie Wrench 276 Clyde Cant 1932277 R McMillan 278 Jack McGlinn 279 Frank Sponberg 280 H Rankine 1933281 Vic Hey 282 R Shepherd 283 Stan Tancred 284 Jack McDonell 285 Les Midson 286 W McLeod 287 Sid Elliott 288 Bill Howes 289 Alan Blake 290 S Palmer 291 Sen Black 292 Tom Magnus 293 Albert McGuinness 294 L Hancock 295 Cliff Deegan 296 M Smith 1934297 Max Gray 298 Ray Hancock 299 Vince Sheehan 300 George Sherry 301 Ray Hines 302 Jack Hartwell Sr 303 Alec McDonald 304 Jimmy Sharman 305 Lionel Frappell 306 Don Murray 1935307 Ron Eaton 308 Jack Kingston 309 Gordon Pugh 310 Athol Smith 311 Vince Cleary 312 Bob Allison 313 Jack Spillane 314 Fred Comber 315 Billy Wheeler 316 H Hannan 317 Bill Purcell 318 R Waldon 1936319 Ray Gillam 320 Mick Shields 321 Pat White 322 Jack Arnold 323 Stan Simpson 324 Edward Mewton 325 Andy Gleeson 326 Doug Wilson 1937327 Don Gulliver 328 Herbert Haar 329 Jack Knox 330 E Murphy 331 Ken Lock 332 Jack Schuback 1938333 Fred Baber 334 Lew Fisher 335 G Lucas 336 James Marks 337 E Martin 338 Colin Fewtrell 339 Jack Rubinson 340 Phil Cooper 341 Bill Keato 1939342 Fred McKean 343 O Mitchell 344 Dave Colless 345 Ron Ackling 346 R Campbell 347 Ken Kelly 348 H Allen 349 J Tisdale 350 John Caffrey 351 Harry Martin 1940352 Bruce Brown 353 A Patrick 354 Jack Whitehurst 355 Doug Rogers 356 Jack Farrell 357 J Grahame 358 R Ridley 1941359 J Huxley 360 N Parkinson 361 Jim Rutherford 362 T Slattery 363 Bob Thompson 364 Eric Bennett 365 C O Brien 366 C Sherry 1942367 Harry Grew 368 L Hoshcke 369 Neville Spence 370 W Taylor 371 C Williams 372 R Hill 373 William Brown 374 Terry Edwards 375 R McLaurin 376 J Wilson 377 A Rice 378 R Thompson 379 J Fawkner 380 Billy Morris 381 J Hope 382 E Edwards 383 T Grew 384 L Rigby 385 J Beckett 1943386 Begley J 387 Arthur Clues 388 S Eisenhuth 389 Dick Johnson 390 Bob Andrews 391 B Dawson 392 Alan Keato 393 R Fields 394 Jack Snare 395 K Ibbett 396 Fred Fayers 397 P McFarlane 398 Jack Russell 399 Ron Martin 1944400 S Ball 401 H Fyvie 402 Jim Keefe 403 Don Milton 404 Cliff Peime 405 W Phillips 406 Alf Cardy 407 Neville Hogan 408 Fred Yanz Jr 409 J Banner 410 A Seamer 411 Paddy Bugden 412 L Clancy 413 R Davidson 414 Robert Magill 1945415 Frank Dodson 416 Jim Nicholson 417 Jim Seery 418 Jack Walsh 419 Col Maxwell 420 R Dreves 421 R Williams 1946422 Tom Briggs 423 J Hickey 424 Bob Hobbs 425 Lindsay Rodda 426 S Cruise 427 Dick McKelvey 428 K Cleary 429 Pat Leal 1947430 Trevor Eather 431 Kevein Hansen 432 John Lackey 433 Peter McLean 434 Mick Thornton 1948435 Bernie Purcell 436 Frank Stanmore 437 Alan Hornery 438 Wally Tebbutt 439 Bill Horder 440 Keith Holman 441 Col Hudson 442 Don Worne 1949443 Jack Woods 444 George Bain 445 Bill Rawlinson 446 Jack Fitzgerald 447 G Lovell 448 Jack Williams 449 Vic Williams 450 Bill Hilliard 451 Jack Wall 452 Jack Rawlinson 1950453 Bill Randall 454 Dev Dines 455 Ron Watson 456 Bobby Dimond 457 Leo Trevena 458 Dudley Beger 459 Don Stait 1951460 Arthur Collinson 461 Peter Long 462 Keith Cullen 463 Jack Rudd 464 Keith Deacon 465 Hec Farrell 466 Eddie Hooper 467 K Muddell 1952468 Bill Callinan 469 Gerry Lowe 470 Col Ratcliff 471 Don Schofield 472 Bede Goff 473 R Smith 474 F Mullens 475 Jack Dickerson 1953476 W Smith 477 Ernie Church 478 Mick Carrig 479 Jim McKenzie 480 Bob Sargent 481 Keith Lennard 482 Brian Ogle 483 Max Caldwell 484 Dale Puren 485 Barry Owens 486 Reg Southam 487 Peter Wooden 488 Ted Brennan 1954489 Neville Charlton 490 Don Graham 491 Bill Owens 492 Doug Smith 493 Johnny Thompson 494 W Lowe 495 Kevin Owens 496 E Burnett 497 Jim Fleming 498 Bob Tucker 499 Jack Gibson 500 Bill Carson 501 John Harrison 502 E Wynn 503 M Godfrey 504 J Leslie 505 Bill Brown 506 Pat Toohey 1955507 Bill Bailey 508 John Brest 509 Don Collier 510 Pat Hyde 511 Jack Plater 512 Dick Murphy 513 P Williamson 514 Noel Trevena 515 K Thompson 516 Monty Porter 517 Geoff Jurd 1956518 Darcy Henry 519 Ernie Hills 520 Ian Johnston 521 Don Meehan 522 Kel O Shea 523 Mark Patch 524 Cliff Smailes 525 Harry Wells 526 Pat Daley 527 Noel Hurley 528 Ray Aldrich 529 Fred Delaney 530 Peter Hargreaves 1957531 Doug Hambilton 532 Darcy Russell 533 Brian Shannon 534 Ron Sudlow 535 Les Midson 536 Doug Harrison 537 Ernie Johnson 538 Brian Isaacs 1958539 Buddy Bowman 540 Peter Dimond 541 Rees Duncan 542 Doug Jones 543 Jack Mantle 544 Don Malone 545 Bernie Kelly 546 Colin Wells 547 Fred Graber 548 John Dawson 1959549 Ian Moir 550 John Taunton 551 Ray McDermott 552 John Mowbray 553 Dick Poole 554 Frank Clegg 555 John Conna 556 George Downie 557 Dave Barsley 558 Roger Buttenshaw 559 Joe Ryan 1960560 Denis Meaney 561 Garry Russell 562 Arthur Summons 563 Ken Bray 564 Max Carter 565 Kevin Cocks 566 Bill Tonkin 1961567 John Hayes 568 Billy Martin 569 Don Parish 570 Kevin Smyth 571 John Rochester 572 Noel Kelly 573 Fred Norden 1962574 Gil MacDougall 575 Brian Henderson 576 Bob McGuinness 577 Don Hall 578 Carl Ross 579 Jim Cody 580 Wal Hinkley 1963581 Bob McLaughlin 582 Jack Gibson 1964583 Ken Owens 584 Ray Picklum 585 Dennis Laverty 586 John Armstrong 587 Ron Costello 588 Doug Page 589 Roy Ferguson 590 John Kearns 591 Brian Kowald 592 James Gibson 593 Pat Thomas 594 Denis Culpan 1965595 Noel Thornton 526 Dick Pickett 527 Denis Pittard 598 Jim Brophy 599 Graham Bevan 600 Bill Wilson 601 Bill Hansen 602 Barry Bryant 603 Peter Burnicle 1966604 John Elford 605 Alan Allison 606 John Walsh 1967607 Ken Stonestreet 608 Noel Dolton 609 Bob Smith 610 Doug Walkaden 611 Tony Ford 612 Barry Glasgow 613 Tony Packham 614 Peter Chapman 615 Ross Goodman 616 Bruce Beer 1968617 John Maxwell 618 Rod Smith 619 John Walsh 620 Mick Alchin 621 Neville Hornery 622 Tim Murphy 623 Steve Winter 624 John Baker 625 Peter Flanders 1969626 Gary Gunton 627 John Fisher 628 Frank Tagg 629 Don Rogers 630 Geoff Henry 631 Tommy Raudonikis 632 Walter James 633 Gary Weston 634 Jon Clark 1970635 Tony Antunac 636 Wayne Merry 637 Derek Brouwer 638 Jeff Nielsen 639 Kevin Timbs 640 Ivan Jones 1971641 Dick Timbs 642 Neville Sinclair 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Stevanovic 874 Shane Flanagan 875 Michael Gould 876 Brendon Tuuta 877 Richard Smith 878 Darren Girard 879 Brett Docherty 880 Stuart Raper 881 Kelvin Skerrett 882 Ellery Hanley 883 Garry Schofield 884 Darren Britt 885 Stan Presdee 1990886 Tony Cosatto 887 Shaun Devine 888 Ivan Henjak 889 Steve Jackson 890 Bob Lindner 891 Jason Taylor 892 Jamie Ainscough 893 Tim Perrin 894 Graham Spinks 895 Angelo Alavanja 896 Russell Wyer 897 Chris Warren 898 Jason Kelly 899 Noel Goldthorpe 900 Paul Fuz 901 Shaun O Bryan 1991902 Stephen Burns 903 Jim Dymock 904 Tony Rampling 905 Joe Thomas 906 Ron Gibbs 907 David Gillespie 908 Andrew Farrar 909 Graeme Wynn 910 Peter Trevitt 911 Reece Webb 912 Mark Williams 913 Bronko Djura 914 Robert Burgess 915 Paul Langmack 1992916 Mark Bell 917 Terry Hill 918 Darren Willis 919 Anthony Xuereb 920 Kyle White 921 David Anderson 922 Evan Cochrane 923 Billy Noke 924 Damien McGarry 925 Wayne Taekata 926 Stephen Kearney 927 Malcolm Wheeler 928 Jason Alchin 929 Scott Hardy 1993930 Justin Dooley 931 Steve Georgallis 932 Andrew Leeds 933 Steve O Dea 934 Matt Ryan 935 Charlie Saab 936 Josh White 937 Andrew Willis 938 Justin Moloney 939 Brad Hughes 940 Darrien Doherty 941 Glenn Grief 942 Mark Afflick 943 Craig Menkins 944 Chris Williams 945 Brett Cullen 946 Jason Benge 947 Mark Hill 948 Aseri Laing 949 Gerome Lane 1994950 Darren Brown 951 Dale Fritz 952 Ewan McGrady 953 Jim Serdaris 954 Paul Smith 955 Brent Stuart 956 Neil Tierney 957 Manoa Thompson 958 Illiesa Toga 959 Jason Eade 960 Stuart Coupland 961 David Wonson 962 Brandon Pearson 963 Bill Dunn 964 Ciriaco Mescia 965 Ken McGuinness 966 Peter Shiels 1995967 Darren Burns 968 Damian Driscoll 969 Mark Horo 970 Damian Kennedy 971 Grant Trindall 972 Paul Bell 973 Tony Wall 974 Kevin McGuinness 975 David Myers 976 David Seidenkamp 1996977 Jason Austin 978 Craig Coleman 979 Jason Duff 980 Chad Harris 981 Darren Capovilla 982 Andrew Hick 983 Nathan Hodges 984 John Skandalis 985 Harvey Howard 986 Michael O Neall 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