Windsor Wolves

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Windsor Wolves
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Club information
Full nameWindsor Wolves Rugby League Football Club
Colours  Green
  Yellow
Founded1912;112 years ago (1912) (League),
1891;133 years ago (1891) (Union)
Website Club Website
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Current details
Ground(s)
  • Windsor Sporting Complex
Records
Premierships2 Third Tier (2005, 2008)
Runners-up2 Second Tier (2010, 2013 (NSW Cup))
Minor premierships 1 Third Tier (2008)

The Windsor Wolves are a rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, New South Wales. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith District Rugby League competitions. The club has fielded teams in semi-professional, New South Wales Rugby League competitions. In March 2020 the club re-entered the third-tier Ron Massey Cup and fourth-tier Sydney Shield competitions. These competitions were cancelled after one round of matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [1] When the Sydney Shield was reorganised for a restart in July 2020, Windsor did not participate. [2]

Contents

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

Second Tier

The Wolves received an enormous boost in July 2007 as they signed a deal with the Penrith Panthers to act as a feeder club for them in the NSW Cup for three seasons. This was a great achievement for the small club and meant that they participated in one of two competitions that sit immediately below the National Rugby League. The deal was extended, but ended at the conclusion of the 2013 season.

YearCompetitionLadderFinals PositionAll Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
2008NSW Cup5026Quarter-Finalist2313100580603-23
2009NSW Cup10215205141416689-273
2010NSW Cup4032Grand Finalist2917102870716154
2011NSW Cup10217236161459702-243
2012NSW Cup5232Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist2514110749568181
2013NSW Cup4233Grand Finalist [3] 2716101826691135

Third Tier

The Windsor Wolves had played in the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup since the inception of the competition in 2003 to 2016. This competition is now known as the Ron Massey Cup. In the mid-1970s, Windsor competed in an equivalent, the Metropolitan Cup. They also participated for a single season in 1993.

The Wolves won the Jim Beam Cup competition twice, in 2005 and 2008, defeating Sydney Bulls on both occasions 23–18 in 2005 & 36–16 in 2008 grand finals. [4]

YearCompetitionLadderFinals PositionAll Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
1974Metropolitan Cup326Finalist23138231129714
1975Metropolitan Cup2227Grand Finalist191441444222222
1976Metropolitan Cup2023Finalist181161418246172
1993Metropolitan Cup621816682250284-34
2003Jim Beam Cup8018228122480518-38
2004Jim Beam Cup2231Finalist22138162757057
2005Jim Beam Cup2329Premiers221651705473232
2006Jim Beam Cup5220Elimination Semi-Finalist1789044442024
2007Jim Beam Cup4032Elimination Semi-Finalist231670697518179
2008Jim Beam Cup1034Premiers251960815672143
2009Bundaberg Red Cup5022Elimination Semi-Finalist19118052848543
2010Bundaberg Red Cup5021Elimination Semi-Finalist2210111579622-43
2011Bundaberg Red Cup5018Semi-Finalist2310130572573-1
2012Bundaberg Red Cup3027Semi-Finalist201361712414298
2013Ron Massey Cup7021Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist231012162560025
2014Ron Massey Cup [5] 902022911260457628
2015Ron Massey Cup [6] 4228Last 4 Preliminary Finalist221390548566-18
2016Ron Massey Cup [7] 12214205150376626-250
2020Ron Massey CupN/A00Competition Cancelled [1] 10101640-24

Fourth Tier

The Windsor Wolves competed in the 2015 and 2016 Sydney Shield seasons. They entered a team in the 2020 competition, playing one match before the competition was cancelled. Windsor did not enter a team when the competition was reorganised and run through July to September. In the mid-1970s, Windsor fielded a team in the Metropolitan Cup Reserve Grade competition, winning that premiership on two occasions.

YearCompetitionLadderFinals PositionAll Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
1974Metro Reserves231Premiers211551332189143
1975Metro Reserves2228Premiers161420384128256
1976Metro Reserves2023Finalist161140342185157
2015Sydney Shield [8] 2230Last 4 Preliminary Finalist231472717586131
2016Sydney Shield [9] 9016227132579632-53
2020Sydney ShieldN/A00Competition Cancelled [1] 10101024-14


Team Of The Century

  1. Chris Walker
  2. Collin Murphy
  3. Vaughan Humphreys
  4. Terry Glover
  5. Dan Randall
  6. Ron Phillips
  7. Garry Longhurst
  8. Tito Nuimata
  9. Keith Sunderland
  10. Leo Grosso
  11. Tony Buckpitt
  12. Jim Moffat
  13. Richie Grech
  14. Ray Robinson
  15. Val De Bono
  16. Craig Trindall
  17. Tony Saunders

Coach. Rod Payne [10]

Notable Juniors

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