The Western Reds are a Perth-based rugby league team, who played in the 1995 and 1996 Australian Rugby League competitions and, as the Perth Reds, in 1997's Super League competition. The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. Current Ladder History The Jim Beam Cup is the latest in a succession Sydney-based second tier semi-professional Rugby League competitions In several sports a minor premiership is the (often unofficial award given to a team which finishes first overall in the standings after the Regular season prior to commencement A' 'wooden spoon' is a mock or real award usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition but sometimes also to runners-up For the actor see Christopher Ryan. Chris Ryan MM (b 1961 is a former British Soldier turned Novelist. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The 1995 Australian Rugby League premiership was the 88th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the first to be run by the Australian Rugby The Australian Rugby League 's 1996 premiership was the 89th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the second to be run by the Australian The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia This article details the Super League half of 1997's split club competition This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. The team was disbanded ahead of 1998's National Rugby League (NRL) season as part of resolving the Super League War. 1998 saw the inaugural season of the reunited National Rugby League premiership the 91st season of professional Rugby league football in Australia This article details what is commonly referred to as the Super League war, which was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s by
It was confirmed in December 2006 that that Perth-based side will compete in the 2008 Jim Beam Cup. Current Ladder History The Jim Beam Cup is the latest in a succession Sydney-based second tier semi-professional Rugby League competitions In February 2007 the Western Australia Rugby League announced that the team will be known as the WA Reds and will play from Members Equity Stadium. The Western Australia Rugby League (WARL is responsible for administering the game of Rugby league in Western Australia Members Equity Stadium is a Sports stadium in Perth, Australia. It is planned that the team will enter the NRL in 2011 - 2012.
Before the Reds
Although touring Great Britain and French Rugby League teams had played tour matches in Perth, it was not until the late 1980s that the New South Wales Rugby League played games there. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league. The France national rugby league team represent France in international Rugby league tournaments Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia In August 1989, the NSWRL played the first game outside New South Wales or Queensland, with a crowd of 21,992 watching Canberra play Canterbury at the WACA. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia.
Subsequent fixtures between 1990 and 1993 were equally well supported, and the League realised that a Perth team could be successful. Perth's application for the Winfield Cup was accepted on 30 November, 1992, along with the South Queensland Crushers, the North Queensland Cowboys and the Auckland Warriors. The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian Rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand The early tip for the nickname of the Perth side was Pumas, but the Red Kangaroo, Western Australia's best-known native animal, was chosen and the team became known as the Western Reds, with the colours of Red, Black, Yellow and White. The Red Kangaroo ( Macropus rufus) is the largest of all Kangaroos the largest Mammal native to Australia, and the largest surviving Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
The Debut Season
The Reds had recruited well in 1993-94, and signed Peter Mulholland as their first coach. St George fullback Michael Potter, twice winner of the Dally M, and 1992 Rookie of year Matthew Rodwell were two of the major signings. The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia Michael "Mick" Potter (born 24 September 1963 in Parramatta New South Wales) is an Australian former professional Rugby league Matthew Rodwell is a former Rugby league player He played for the Newcastle Knights, Western Reds, St
Their first game, played at the WACA, was watched by a record 24,392, with the Reds defeating St George 28-16. The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia. The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia When News Limited began its "blitzkrieg" in April 1995, the Reds aligned themselves with Super League along with nine other Australian Rugby League franchises. News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 This article details the year of rugby league run by Super League (Australia. The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia That season the Reds were the best performing of the three expansion teams introduced, winning 11 of their 22 games, including 8 at home, which drew an average crowd of around 13,000, larger than that of many Sydney teams.
The Reds even recruited local hero and decorated WAFL and West Coast Eagles (AFL) player Adrian Barich. Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Adrian Barich (born 5 December 1963 is a sports presenter for television and radio and a former Australian rules footballer and Rugby league player Barich, having grown up in Canberra reverted from Australian rules football to rugby league, finishing his career with seasons with the Reds, however he never played in first grade. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players [2].
After declaring that the club may not have the financial resources to compete in the 1996 ARL Optus Cup, a major sponsorship with the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sunday Times gave the club some much needed money. By mid 1996 club support had dwindled to just over 6,000.
Super League
The Western Reds changed their name to the Perth Reds for the 1997 Super League season, and adopted a jersey of Red, White and Black. This article details the Super League half of 1997's split club competition Although the club had made some promising signings, such as Rodney Howe and Robbie Kearns, the crushing $10 million debt that hung over the club at the end of the season led to Super League axing the Perth Reds on October 1, 1997. Rodney Howe (born in Newcastle New South Wales)is an Australian former Rugby league footballer Robbie Kearns (born December 12, 1971 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league player in the National
The Future
Rugby league has continued to be played in Western Australia since the Reds left the top-flight competition with the Swan Brewery Cup continuing and NRL matches being staged at various times since 1998. The Western Australia Rugby League (WARL is responsible for administering the game of Rugby league in Western Australia On May 8, 1999, Melbourne Storm played Western Suburbs Magpies at Lathlain Oval in Perth, with Melbourne running out winners 62-6. The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia The Western Suburbs Magpies are a Rugby league football club in Sydney Australia In 2005, Cronulla Sharks took their home game against the New Zealand Warriors to the Members Equity Stadium in Perth, and played in front of around 13,000 spectators. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Members Equity Stadium is a Sports stadium in Perth, Australia. Three NRL games are scheduled to be played in Perth in 2007 and 2008.
Reformation of the Reds
New WA Reds colours
It has been confirmed that the Reds will be based at Members Equity Stadium and compete in the 2008 Jim Beam Cup. Current Ladder History The Jim Beam Cup is the latest in a succession Sydney-based second tier semi-professional Rugby League competitions The club has been provided with the opportunity to progress through the competitions below the NRL with a planned promotion to the Queensland Cup in 2010 and final promotion to the NRL currently planned for 2011 - 2012. The Queensland Cup is the premier Rugby league football competition in the state of Queensland. [1]
Notable players
Rodney Howe
Mark Geyer
Matt Geyer
Robbie Kearns
Julian O'Neill
Brad Mackay
Simon Robbie
Scott Wilson
Club Records
Coaches
- Peter Mulholland (1995-96)
- Dean Lance (1997)
Most First Grade Matches
- 59 - Matthew Fuller (1995-97)
Most First Grade Points
- 210 - Chris Ryan (21 tries, 63 goals)
Most First Grade Tries
Most Points in a Season
- 136 - Chris Ryan (9 tries, 50 goals)
Most Tries in a Season
- 10 - Matthew Fuller (1995)
Most Points in a Match
- 26 - Julian O'Neill (4 tries, 5 goals. Rodney Howe (born in Newcastle New South Wales)is an Australian former Rugby league footballer Mark Geyer (born 7 December, 1967) is an Australian former professional Rugby league second row forward, a state and national representative Matt Geyer (born 5 September 1975 in Blacktown, New South Wales) is a former Australian professional Rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm Robbie Kearns (born December 12, 1971 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league player in the National For the New Zealand Rugby league player Julian O'Neill see Julian O`Neill. Brad Mackay (born 1969 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league player v Canterbury, 1997)
Most Tries in a Match
- 4 - Julian O'Neill (v Canterbury, 1997)
Most Goals in a Match
- 6 - Julian O'Neill (v Auckland, 1996)
- 6 - Damien Chapman (v Penrith, 1997)
Internationals
Australia (Super League)
- Rodney Howe (1997)
- Julian O'Neill (1997)
See also
Sources/References
Footnotes
- ^ [1] WA Wins Bid for National Team: The Journey to the NRL Begins, WA Rugby League, Retrieved on 15 December 2006
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