2014 New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report
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20142014 NSWRLNSWRL ANNUALANNUAL REPORTREPORT CEO’s Report 6 Chairman’s Report 8 CRL Report 10 2014 Team Photos 12 2014 Trends 16 NSW VB Blues & GIO City Origin 20 VB NSW Cup 22 Ron Massey Cup & Sydney Shield 24 Harold Matthews & SG Ball 26 Pathways & Junior Reps 28 Affiliated and Disabilities Competitions 30 Indigenous Programs 32 Women’s Programs 34 Community Programs 36 Media Coverage 38 Honour Roll 40 CONTENTS 2014 Financials & Governance 46 NSWRL | 2 NSWRL | 3 2014 HIGHLIGHTS NSWRL | 4 NSWRL | 5 DAVID TRODDEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NEW SOUTH WALES RUGBY LEAGUE THE 2014 rugby league season will competition’s audience also continued Youth Off the Streets organisation in forever be remembered as the year to grow, with Fox Sports’ regular- the past two years. In 2014 the NSWRL’s VB Blues finally ended an season viewer numbers growing an NSWRL, through the VB NSW Cup, also eight-series Origin drought. Few incredible 42 per cent year-on-year. helped raise $24,000 for the Starlight sports fans will ever forget the Children’s Foundation through its Wish incredibly emotional scenes on the In 2014 we held a stand-alone Grand League – another example of how field at ANZ Stadium on June 18, at the Finals Day, our first as a separate rugby league and the NSWRL completion of Origin II, when event to the NRL decider. The NSWRL continues to make a huge difference ‘supercoach’ Laurie Daley and our Grand Finals Day, held at Allianz to people’s lives. boys celebrated a wonderful Stadium, featured all three of our achievement – defeating a major competitions – the VB NSW Cup, Congratulations needs to go to our Queensland Maroons side regarded Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield.. 2014 champion teams – PenrithPenrith as arguably the best of all-time. The event was well supported, with Panthers (VB NSW Cup);Cup); The Entrance thousands of fans in attendance andd TigersTigers (Ron(Ron Massey Cup);Cup); East Coach Daley, captain Paul Gallen and many more watching on live and Campbelltown EaglesEagles (Sydney Shield); the VB Blues side managed to push delayed television broadcasts. The Sydney Roosters (S.G. Ball); and aside myriad distractions and setbacks success of the first staging of the NewcastleNewcastle Knights (Harold(Harold Matthews).Matthews). to complete a remarkable series win. NSWRL Grand Finals Day augers wellell OurOur under-ageunder-age teams continued to The 2014 Origin victory, including the for its future. performperform well, especialespeciallyly the NSW epic Game I triumph in Brisbane, will Under-20sUnder-20s sideside thatthat recordedrecorded iitsts be regarded as one of the greatest in There was plenty to get excited aboutut third-straightthird-straight victory. Our women’s rugby league history. The side’s off the field, too. The NSWRL’s representative side alsoalso improvedimproved success is a great reflection of the acquisition of the Blatchys Blues markedly,markedly, now a majormajor contributor ofof positive changes we’ve implemented Origin fan group late in the year talenttalent to thethe AustralianAustralian JillaroosJillaroos team.team. and the appointments Laurie has means we can now attract league made to his high- performance team, lovers from around the world and WithWith thethe giant progress mademade in 20142014,, including the likes of assistant coach allow them to join Laurie Daley’s team.am. I’ve no doubt 2015 can and will be Matt Parish, sports scientist Dr Craig evenevven betterbettter fofforr the NSWRL. The futurefuture Duncan and culture and leadership Our team also continues to do terrificfic forfor the organisationorganisaation is now brightbrighterer expert Garie Dooley. work in the community. In 2014 the thanthan ever.ever. NSWRL engaged communities and There was more to celebrate in 2014 raised awareness and funds for a than just the Blues’ triumph, though. range of charities and causes. At thee Our major competition, the VB NSW forefront of our growing communityy Cup, continued to grow and in 2014 it arm is the Brad Fittler-led Hogs for thethe DavidDavid TroddenTrodded n took further steps forward as a Homeless program, which has raiseded ChiefChief ExecutiveExecutive Officer,OOfficer, premier feeder system to the NRL. The $190,000 for Father Chris Riley’s NSWRLNSWRL CEO’S REPORT NSWRL | 6 NSWRL | 7 DR GEORGE PEPONIS OAM CHAIRMAN NEW SOUTH WALES RUGBY LEAGUE LONG-TERM growth and success on the NSWRL as an organisation was that Elite coaching and additional funding and off the field are the goals set by the win was on the back of a huge are priorities and in 2014 we were able the New South Wales Rugby League upswing in support for the NSW VB to procure an extra investment of $1.75 Board. To that end the 2014 State of Blues. The state of New South Wales million for the VB NSW Cup from the Origin series victory by Laurie Daley’s as a whole was behind Laurie and his Australian Rugby League Commission. NSW VB Blues has given our team, almost as never before in the That boost enabled us to fund VB NSW stakeholders at all levels a huge boost history of State of Origin. Through Cup clubs like never before and finance in believing the code in this state is on changes to our high-performance unit their utilisation of Prozone Sports the right path. Our challenge now is to we’d introduced a greater Performance Analysis system to ensure we continue to build on these professionalism to the NSW VB Blues provide our clubs with the same exciting times and grow the game and captured the hearts of fans with statistical analysis used by NRL clubs. from grassroots right through our our newly acquired membership pathways programs to keep producing group Blatchys Blues, setting the tone Looking back on 2014, we as a Board the players who capture the as ANZ Stadium turned into a sea of are also proud to be able to say that imagination of the public weekly and Blue on that historic night. the hard work of the NSWRL staff has especially come State of Origin time. also ensured our game is and will Fans will forever remember where always be open to everyone. The junior As custodians of the game in the they were when the drought broke but representative competitions, NSWRL’s birthplace of rugby league in just as importantly they now want to women’s programs, indigenous Australia we see it as our duty as a come along for the ride and be part of representative sides and knockout Board to make decisions that will not rugby league whether as a participant tournaments ensure all elite players only ensure stability but also promote of the game at junior or senior level or are covered while specially structured a bright future for the sport. Central to as a supporter of the NSW VB Blues. competitions for players with our vision for rugby league in New disabilities mean everyone who wants South Wales has been a new structure To that end our pathways programs to play ‘The Greatest Game of All’ can. for the organisation driven by chief for junior development have been executive David Trodden that sees the revitalised with NSW VB Blues coach Thank you to everyone who has NSWRL held in high esteem as much Laurie Daley taking charge of the played a part in the success of rugby for its professionalism, high- recent Under-20s Origin camp which league in New South Wales in 2014, performance culture and on-field featured a host of rising stars led by whether they be the staff at the achievements as the wider positive Roosters young gun Jackson Hastings NSWRL, players, coaches, role it plays in the community. who is hoping to follow his father administrators, volunteers or Kevin into a Blues jersey. Our mission supporters at all levels. I look forward There’s no doubt the NSW VB Blues, is to ensure that all NSW to working with you in 2015 to ensure through their exploits in State of representative sides, from Under-16, our great game continues to grow. Origin, remain our blue-chip product. Under-18 and Under-20, our Emerging They are the flagship for the code and Blues to NSW VB Blues, are in the one Dr George Peponis OAM our brand in New South Wales and system and sharing the same values Chairman, with Laurie Daley at the helm and Paul and coaching philosophies. NSWRL Gallen as skipper they certainly did our State proud in 2014. Fans flocked to the games with a crowd of 83,421 in attendance at ANZ Stadium as Bulldog Trent Hodkinson converted his own try in Origin II to clinch a first series win for the NSW VB Blues since 2005. The joy on the faces of players and fans was a sight to behold but the beauty for CHAIRMAN’S REPORT NSWRL | 8 NSWRL | 9 TERRY QUINN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COUNTRY RUGBY LEAGUE IT was another landmark year for the Firsts side defeated the Chiefs. The My thanks go to the Country Rugby game in 2014 and the Country Rugby main game was then played as a League Management Board and now League made its mark at many levels. pre-cursor to the USA Tomahawks v Chairman John Anderson and Vice Toa Samoa International, with Country President Doug Harrison for their AAMI Country v City Origin week winning once again 52-12. support throughout a year that saw a returned to Dubbo for the first time lot of change. From the devastating since 2006, and the game was played Hoping to replicate the NSW VB Blues’ loss of Chairman Jock Colley in in front of a strong crowd.