Mount Pritchard Mounties

{{short description|Australian rugby league club}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox rugby league club | clubname = Mounties RLFC | image = Mount Pritchard Mounties.png | fullname = {{nowrap|Mounties Rugby League Football Club}} | nickname = Mounties | founded = {{start date and age|1927}} | colours = {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow {{color box|Black}} Black {{color box|White}} White | ground = Aubrey Keech Reserve | capacity = 10,000 | coach = Dane Dorahy Ron Massey Cup Grant Mitchell Sydney Shield | captain = | league = Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield Parramatta Junior Rugby League NSWRL Women's Premiership | season = | position = }}

The '''Mounties Rugby League Football Club''' (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mountiesgroup.com.au/page/corporate/history| title=History of the Club in Mount Pritchard and Liverpool| website=Mounties Group}}</ref>

==Recent Seasons== === 2015 === In 2015, Mounties defeated the Asquith Magpies to win the Ron Massey Cup 30–14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/30/grand_final_highligh.html|title=Grand Final Highlights: Mounties v Asquith|first=NRL Digital|last=Media|website=nswrl.com.au|date=30 September 2015|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref>

=== 2016 === Mounties achieved a rare feat in 2016 by having all 3 grades NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and the Sydney Shield finish first in the regular season and win the minor premiership. Not since 1985 had a club finished top of all 3 grades to claim the minor premiership in the same year. The last team to do so before this was the St. George Dragons. Mounties also finished the season with all 3 grades making the grand final. The Sydney shield side was defeated by East Campbelltown Eagles, the Ron Massey Cup side won against St Mary's Saints and Illawarra Cutters defeated Mounties in the NSW Cup grand final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/mounties-achieve-triple-feat/tabid/10874/newsid/100765/default.aspx|title=Mounties achieve triple feat|website=nrl.com|date=29 August 2016|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/nsw-cup-grand-final-day-a-year-in-the-making-for-mounties-coach-steve-antonelli-20160924-grnkg8.html|title=NSW Cup: Grand final day a year in the making for Mounties coach Steve Antonelli|first=Caden|last=Helmers|date=24 September 2016|access-date=29 August 2017|via=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/fairfield-advance/sport/mounties-are-set-to-go-back-to-back-with-another-successful-season/news-story/74a293e5d84f0a4aec7425c8af2809e2|title=Mounties aiming high|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Australia|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref>

=== 2017 === Mounties finished 5th in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW season. On 3 September 2017, Mounties faced off against Illawarra in the elimination final which was a rematch from last years Grand Final. Mounties went on to be defeated by Illawarra 30–26 and were eliminated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/09/03/report_mounties_v_il.html|title = Illawarra Advance in Dying Seconds over Mounties|date = 3 September 2017}}</ref> On 24 September 2017, the Sydney Shield side made it to the grand final against St Mary's but lost the match 34–20.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/09/24/report_sydney_shield.html|title = St Marys Claim 2017 Sydney Shield|date = 24 September 2017}}</ref> On 24 October 2017, coach Steve Antonelli announced he was leaving the club after five years in charge to join Canterbury as assistant coach to Dean Pay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/10/24/antonelli_georgallis.html|title = Antonelli, Georgallis to Join Forces at Bulldogs|date = 23 October 2017}}</ref> On 5 December 2017, Mounties announced that Ryan Carr would be new head coach of the Intrust Super Premiership NSW side for The 2018 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/12/05/ryan_carr_named_moun.html|title = How Carr Will Drive Mounties' 2018 Season|date = 4 December 2017}}</ref> thumb|right|400px|Jeff Lynch playing for Mounties

=== 2018 === Mounties qualified for the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW finals series finishing 6th on the table. Mounties progressed the second week on the final series where they were defeated 34–16 by Newtown ending their season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/09/082/jets-thump-mounties-to-book-panthers-showdown/|title = Jets Thump Mounties to Book Panthers Showdown|date = 8 September 2018}}</ref> The Mounties Ron Massey Cup team also made it to the second week of the finals series but were defeated 20–14 by the Concord-Glebe Wolves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/0e40227df540a6714 |title=NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge |access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175455/http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/0e40227df540a6714 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2019 === Mounties finished the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season in sixth place on the table and qualified for the finals. Mounties were eliminated in week one of the finals series as they were defeated by Newtown 44–20 at Campbelltown Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/09/07/live-coverage--canterbury-cup-nsw-fw1/|title=Live Coverage week one|website=NSWRL|date=7 September 2019}}</ref>

The Ron Massey Cup side also qualified for the finals and reached the preliminary final but were defeated 22-12 by Wentworthville at Kogarah Oval.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/draw/?competition=164&season=2019&round=27/|title=Ron Massey Cup|website=NSWRL}}</ref>

=== 2020 === Mounties entered in the Canterbury Cup and Ron Massey Cup competitions, however both were cancelled after one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

In August 2020, it was announced that Mounties had joined forces with NRL side Canterbury-Bankstown to act as their feeder club side in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition for the next two years starting in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2020/08/28/bulldogs-to-create-joint-venture-with-mounties-for-next-two-seasons/|title=Bulldogs to create joint venture with Mounties for next two seasons|website=www.bulldogs.com.au|date=28 August 2020}}</ref>

===2022=== Mounties finished 9th on the table during the 2022 NSW Cup season. The Ron Massey Cup side had a slightly better season finishing 5th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/ladder/?competition=113&round=24&season=2022/|title=2022 NSW Cup Ladder|website=www.nswrl.com.au}}</ref>

===2023=== In 2023, Mount Pritchard pulled out of the NSW Cup competition but continued to field sides in the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield. In the Ron Massey Cup, Mounties finished second last. In the Sydney Shield, Mounties finished sixth on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/byes-return-to-nsw-cup-as-teams-draw-confirmed-for-2023-126515/|title=Byes return to NSW Cup as teams, draw confirmed for 2023|website=www.zerotackle.com|date=16 December 2022 }}</ref>

===2024=== In 2024, Mount Pritchard's Ron Massey Cup team finished second on the table but were knocked out in the second week of the finals series. The Sydney Shield side finished third on the table in their respective competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/NSWRL-Ron-Massey-Cup/2024/ladder/|title=NSWRL Ron Massey Cup 2024|website=leagueunlimited.com}}</ref>

==NRL Juniors== *Arthur Summons (1960–64 Western Suburbs) *Bob O'Reilly (1967–82 Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers & Eastern Suburbs) *Geoff Gerard (1974–89 Parramatta Eels, Manly-Warringah & Penrith Panthers) *Eric Grothe, Sr. (1979–89 Parramatta Eels) *Steve Ella (1979–88 Parramatta Eels) *Brad Fittler (1989–2004 Penrith Panthers & Sydney Roosters) *Lenny Beckett (1999–2002 Newcastle Knights & Northern Eagles) *Eric Grothe Jr (1999–2010 Parramatta Eels & Sydney Roosters) *Shane Shackleton (2005–12 Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels & Penrith Panthers) *Tony Williams (2008 Parramatta Eels, Manly-Warringah, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs & Cronulla Sutherland Sharks) *Shannon Boyd (2014–20 Canberra Raiders, Gold Coast Titans) *Nathan Davis (2016–17 Parramatta Eels, Gold Coast Titans) *Tevita Funa (2020– Manly-Warringah) *Josh Schuster (2020– Manly-Warringah)

==Honours== *'''Intrust Super Premiership NSW Minor Premiers:''' :: 2015, 2016 *'''Ron Massey Cup Premiership:''' :: 2015, 2016 *'''Ron Massey Cup Minor Premiers:''' ::2014 *'''Sydney Shield Minor Premiers:''' :: 2016, 2017 *'''NSWRL Women's Premiership Premiers:''' ::2018, 2023

== Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions == === NSW Cup === {| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: right" |- ! rowspan=2 | Year !! rowspan=2 | Competition !! colspan=3 | Ladder !! rowspan=2 | Finals Position !! colspan=7 | All Match Record |- ! Pos !! Byes !! Pts !! P !! W !! L !! D !! For !! Agst !! Diff |- | 2012 || align=center |NSW Cup || 9 || 2 || 29 || align=left | || 24 || 12 || 11 || 1 || 637 || 616 || 21 |- | 2013 || align=center |NSW Cup || 10 || 2 || 24 || align=left | || 24 || 10 || 14 || 0 || 541 || 618 || style="color:red;" | -77 |- | 2014 || align=center |NSW Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/new-south-wales-cup/2014/ladder|title=New South Wales Cup 2014|date=31 Aug 2014|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 5 || 2 || 32 || align=left |Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist || 25 || 14 || 11 || 0 || 720 || 571 || 149 |- | 2015 || align=center |NSW Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/new-south-wales-cup/2015/ladder|title=New South Wales Cup 2015|date=29 Aug 2015|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 1 || 3 || 36 || align=left |Last 4 Preliminary Finalist || 24 || 15 || 7 || 2 || 722 || 533 || 189 |- | 2016 || align=center |Intrust Super NSW Premiership<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/new-south-wales-cup/2016/ladder|title=New South Wales Cup 2016|date=28 Aug 2016|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 1 || 3 || 44 || align=left |Grand Finalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/09/25/cutters-win-the-grand-final/|title=Cutters Win The Grand Final|last=Buxton|first=Matt|date=25 Sep 2016|website=NSWRL|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 28 || 21 || 4 || 0 || 683 || 504 || 179 |- | 2017 || align=center |Intrust Super NSW Premiership<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/new-south-wales-cup/2017/ladder|title=New South Wales Cup 2017|date=27 Aug 2017|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 5 || 3 || 30 || align=left |Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist || 23 || 11 || 10 || 2 || 549 || 498 || 51 |- | 2018 || align=center |Intrust Super NSW Premiership<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/new-south-wales-cup/2018/ladder|title=New South Wales Cup 2018|date=26 Aug 2018|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 6 || 2 || 26 || align=left |Last 6 Semi-Finalist || 24 || 12 || 12 || 0 || 569 || 515 || 54 |- | 2019 || align=center |Canterbury Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/new-south-wales-cup/2019/ladder|title=New South Wales Cup 2019|date=8 Sep 2019|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 6 || 1 || 25 || align=left |Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist || 23 || 11 || 11 || 1 || 604 || 559 || 45 |- | 2020 || align=center |Canterbury Cup || N/A || 0 || 2 || align=left |Competition Cancelled<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/03/27/nswrl-cancels-nine-competitions-for-2020-season/|title=NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season|date=27 Mar 2020|website=NSWRL|access-date=24 Aug 2020}}</ref> || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 44 || 30 || 14 |}

=== Ron Massey Cup === The club has had two stints in third tier NSWRL competitions - initially in the early 1990s and from 2007 to the present. {| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: right" |- ! rowspan=2 | Year !! rowspan=2 | Competition !! colspan=3 | Ladder !! rowspan=2 | Finals Position !! colspan=7 | All Match Record |- ! Pos !! Byes !! Pts !! P !! W !! L !! D !! For !! Agst !! Diff |- | 1990 || align=center |Metropolitan Cup || 6 || || 10 || align=left | || || || || || || || |- | 1991 || align=center |Metropolitan Cup || || || || align=left | || || || || || || || |- | 1992 || align=center |Metropolitan Cup || 6 || 2 || 20 || align=left | || 16 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 279 || 307 || style="color:red;" | -28 |- | 1993 || align=center |Metropolitan Cup || 8 || 2 || 13 || align=left | || 16 || 4 || 11 || 1 || 248 || 356 || style="color:red;" | -108 |- | 1994 || align=center |Metropolitan Cup || 6 || 0 || 17 || align=left | || 21 || 8 || 12 || 1 || 319 || 516 || style="color:red;" | -197 |- | 2007 || align=center |Jim Beam Cup || 7 || 0 || 20 || align=left | || 22 || 10 || 12 || 0 || 610 || 541 || 69 |- | 2008 || align=center |Jim Beam Cup || 3 || 0 || 32 || align=left |Finalist || 25 || 17 || 8 || 0 || 782 || 602 || 180 |- | 2009 || align=center |Bundaberg Red Cup || 4 || 0 || 23 || align=left |Semi-Finalist || 20 || 12 || 7 || 1 || 546 || 469 || 77 |- | 2010 || align=center |Bundaberg Red Cup || 3 || 0 || 24 || align=left |Semi-Finalist || 23 || 12 || 11 || 0 || 550 || 617 || style="color:red;" | -67 |- | 2011 || align=center |Bundaberg Red Cup || 2 || 0 || 36 || align=left |Grand Finalist || 24 || 20 || 4 || 0 || 791 || 442 || 349 |- | 2012 || align=center |Bundaberg Red Cup || 6 || 0 || 22 || align=left | || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 642 || 471 || 171 |- | 2013 || align=center |Ron Massey Cup || 2 || 0 || 33 || align=left |Grand Finalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d1Nu_9Jer8|title=2013 Ron Massey Cup Grand Final|date=27 Jun 2014|orig-year=2013|website=YouTube|publisher=Power Productions|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 26 || 18 || 7 || 1 || 877 || 517 || 360 |- | 2014 || align=center |Ron Massey Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2014/ladder|title=Ron Massey Cup 2014 - Ladder|date=31 Aug 2014|website=League Unlimited|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 2 || 0 || 29 || align=left |Grand Finalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/09/29/ron-massey-cup-grand-final---highlights-and-report/|title=Ron Massey Cup Grand Final - Highlights and Report|last=Anderson|first=Jamie|date=29 Sep 2014|website=NSWRL|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 25 || 16 || 8 || 1 || 761 || 531 || 230 |- | 2015 || align=center |Ron Massey Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2015/ladder|title=Ron Massey Cup 2015 - Ladder|date=30 Aug 2015|website=League Unlimited|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 1 || 2 || 40 || align=left |'''Premiers'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/30/grand-final-highlights-mounties-v-asquith/|title=Grand Final Highlights: Mounties v Asquith|date=30 Sep 2015|website=NSWRL|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 24 || 21 || 3 || 0 || 824 || 374 || 450 |- | 2016 || align=center |Ron Massey Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2016/ladder|title=Ron Massey Cup 2016 - Ladder|date=28 Aug 2016|website=League Unlimited|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 1 || 2 || 36 || align=left |'''Premiers'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/29306-results-2016-ron-massey-cup-grand-final/|title=Mounties go back-to-back in Ron Massey Cup|last=Buxton|first=Matt|date=25 Sep 2016|website=League Unlimited|publisher=NSWRL|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/story/4187791/gallery-mounties-win-ron-massey-cup/|title=Mounties win Ron Massey Cup|last=Boulous|first=Chris|date=26 Sep 2016|publisher=Liverpool Champion|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 24 || 19 || 5 || 0 || 810 || 381 || 429 |- | 2017 || align=center |Ron Massey Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2017/ladder|title=Ron Massey Cup 2017 - Ladder|date=3 Sep 2017|website=League Unlimited|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 4 || 7 || 34 || align=left |Last 6 Semi-Finalist || 20 || 9 || 9 || 2 || 486 || 388 || 98 |- | 2018 || align=center |Ron Massey Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2018/ladder|title=Ron Massey Cup 2018 - Ladder|date=26 Aug 2018|website=League Unlimited|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 2 || 2 || 30 || align=left |Last 6 Semi-Finalist || 20 || 12 || 6 || 2 || 456 || 313 || 143 |- | 2019 || align=center |Ron Massey Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2019/ladder|title=Ron Massey Cup 2019 - Ladder|date=1 Sep 2019|website=League Unlimited|access-date=18 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 3 || 2 || 34 || align=left |Last 4 Preliminary Finalist || 23 || 16 || 7 || 0 || 719 || 381 || 338 |- | 2020 || align=center |Ron Massey Cup || N/A || 0 || 0 || align=left |Competition Cancelled || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 30 || 4 || 26 |}

=== Sydney Shield === {| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: right" |- ! rowspan=2 | Year !! rowspan=2 | Competition !! colspan=3 | Ladder !! rowspan=2 | Finals Position !! colspan=7 | All Match Record |- ! Pos !! Byes !! Pts !! P !! W !! L !! D !! For !! Agst !! Diff |- | 2014 || align=center |Sydney Shield || 6 || 0 || 22 || align=left |Grand Finalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/09/29/sydney-shield-grand-final---highlights-and-report/|title=Sydney Shield Grand Final - Highlights and Report|last=Anderson|first=Jamie|date=29 Sep 2014|website=NSWRL|access-date=3 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 24 || 11 || 11 || 2 || 620 || 687 || style="color:red;" | -67 |- | 2015 || align=center |Sydney Shield<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2015/ladder|title=Sydney Shield 2015 - Ladder|date=30 Aug 2015|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 4 || 2 || 30 || align=left |Last 6 Semi-Finalist || 22 || 13 || 9 || 0 || 662 || 567 || 95 |- | 2016 || align=center |Sydney Shield<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2016/ladder|title=Sydney Shield 2016 - Ladder|date=28 Aug 2016|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 1 || 0 || 40 || align=left |Grand Finalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/4188276/gallery-east-campbelltown-secures-sydney-shield-victory/|title=East Campbelltown secures Sydney Shield victory|last=Draper|first=Daniel|work=Wollondilly Advertiser |date=26 Sep 2016|access-date=3 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 25 || 22 || 3 || 0 || 1108 || 424 || 684 |- | 2017 || align=center |Sydney Shield<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2017/ladder|title=Sydney Shield 2017 - Ladder|date=3 Sep 2017|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 1 || 3 || 44 || align=left |Grand Finalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/09/24/st-marys-claim-2017-sydney-shield/|title=St Marys Claim 2017 Sydney Shield|last=Cupido|first=Andre|date=24 Sep 2017|website=NSWRL|access-date=3 Sep 2020}}</ref> || 26 || 21 || 5 || 0 || 904 || 417 || 487 |}

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==External links== *[https://www.mounties.com.au/ Mounties Group Website] *[https://www.facebook.com/MountiesRugbyLeague/ Mounties Rugby League Facebook] *[https://twitter.com/MountiesRL Mounties Rugby League Twitter] *[https://www.instagram.com/mountiesrl/?hl=en Mounties Rugby League Instagram]

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