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Guildford Owls

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Guildford Owls
Club information
Full nameGuildford Owls
Nickname(s)The Owls
Colours  Gold
  Maroon
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
WebsiteOfficial website
Current details
Ground(s)
  • McCredie Park
CoachPaul
CompetitionRon Massey Cup
Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League
Parramatta Rugby League
Sydney Shield

The Guildford Owls are a rugby league club based in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia. They have previously competed in the Ron Massey Cup, the Sydney Shield and have also competed in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League.[2][3][4]

History

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Guildford were founded in 1953 although the leagues club at Guildford was founded much earlier in the 1920s.

Guildford have spent much of their existence playing in the lower leagues of the New South Wales Rugby League competitions. One of Parramatta's greatest ever players, Brett Kenny grew up playing as a Guildford junior.

In 1991, Guildford won the Ron Massey Cup which was then known as the Metropolitan Cup. In 2018, the Sydney Shield side reached the grand final against East Campbelltown Eagles but were defeated 32-22 at Leichhardt Oval.[5][6][7][8][9]

Notable players

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Honours

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1991
2018

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

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In three different time-periods, Guildford has entered teams in lower tier competitions run by the New South Wales Rugby League.
The win–loss–draw record in the table below does not include Finals Series matches.

Year Competition Pos Plyd W L D B For Agst Diff Pts Finals Position
1963 Inter-District[10] 4 18 12 6 0 161 81 80 24 Finalist
1964 Second Division[11] 4 18 12 6 0 0 279 68 211 24
1965 Second Division[12] 6 17 9 7 1 0 210 201 9 19
1990 Metropolitan Cup 4 18 Semi-Finalist
1991 Metropolitan Cup 1 25 Premiers
1992 Metropolitan Cup 7 16 6 8 2 2 286 299 -13 18
1993 Metropolitan Cup 1 16 10 4 2 2 311 234 77 26 Finalist
1994 Metropolitan Cup 5 21 10 11 0 0 410 417 -7 20
1995 Metropolitan Cup 4 18 9 8 1 2 365 397 -32 25
1996 Metropolitan Cup 3 16 11 4 1 2 406 294 112 27 Semi-Finalist
1997 Metropolitan Cup 2 14 20
1998 Metropolitan Cup 6 18 7 9 2 0 338 340 -2 16
1999 Metropolitan Cup 4 16 9 8 1 424 347 77 19 Semi-Finalist
2000 Metropolitan Cup 7 14 4 10 0 0 254 358 -104 8
2001 Metropolitan Cup 5 18 9 9 0 3 388 440 -52 24
2002 Metropolitan Cup 4 15 8 7 0 0 331 329 2 16 Finalist
2003 Jim Beam Cup 7 22 9 11 2 0 500 569 -69 20
2013 Ron Massey Cup 9 22 9 13 0 0 565 734 -169 18
2014 Ron Massey Cup 6 22 12 10 0 0 594 536 58 24 Last 6 Semi-Finalist
2015 Ron Massey Cup 5 20 9 10 1 2 529 543 -14 23 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2016 Ron Massey Cup 7 20 9 10 1 2 518 445 73 23 Last 6 Semi-Finalist
2017 Ron Massey Cup 5 18 9 8 1 7 430 388 42 33 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist
2018 Ron Massey Cup 5 18 11 7 0 2 455 351 104 26 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2019 Ron Massey Cup 5 20 10 9 1 2 472 492 -20 25 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2020 Ron Massey Cup N/A 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Competition Cancelled[13]

See also

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Sources

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Years Acronym Item Available
Online
Via
1920 to 1973 RLN Rugby League News Yes Trove
1972-76, 78, 80-81,
1991-96, 1998-2009
- New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report No State Library of NSW
2014-19 - New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report Yes NSWRL website
2003 to 2014 RLW Rugby League Week Yes eResources at State Library of NSW
1974 to 2019 BL Big League No State Library of NSW
2010 to 2019 - Various Newspaper Websites Yes As referenced

References

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  1. ^ "Ron Massey Cup Team of the Year 2017". 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ "About Us - Guildford - FOX SPORTS PULSE". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ NSW Rugby League [dead link]
  4. ^ Guildford Owls Knock Asquith Magies Out Of Ron Massey Cup Top Four The Daily Telegraph [dead link]
  5. ^ "HISTORY". Guildford Leagues Club.
  6. ^ "2018 Sydney Shield Grand Final". NSWRL. 21 September 2018.
  7. ^ "East Campbelltown Eagles win 2018 Sydney Shield premiership: pictures". Macarthur Advertiser. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. ^ "NSW Rookie who used to be a milkman". SMH. 3 July 2010.
  9. ^ "How great it was: suburban football ovals of yesteryear - Cumberland Oval". Fox Sports. 13 December 2013.
  10. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news". 44 (28 (September 7, 1963)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news". 45 (30 (September 5, 1964)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news". 46 (27 (August 21, 1965)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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