Blacktown Workers
{{short description|Australian rugby league club, based in Blacktown, NSW}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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| clubname = Blacktown Workers Rugby League
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| fullname = {{nowrap|Blacktown Workers Rugby League Football Club}}
| nickname = Workers
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| colours = {{color box|white}} White
{{color box|black}} Black
{{color box|red}} Red
| founded = {{start date and age|1962}}
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| ground = H.E. Laybutt Sports Complex
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| Head of Football = Todd Darvall
| coach = Wayne Lambkin{{Cite web |url=http://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/5119233/john-folau-returns-to-enjoy-his-football-with-blacktown-workers/?cs=10 |title=John Folau returns to enjoy his football with Blacktown Workers | Hawkesbury Gazette |access-date=2018-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163827/http://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/5119233/john-folau-returns-to-enjoy-his-football-with-blacktown-workers/?cs=10 |archive-date=2018-03-02 |url-status=dead }}
| manager =Todd Darvall
| captain = Jake Toby
| league = NSW Cup
| season = 2024
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| minorpremierships = 1 Fourth Tier
| minorpremiershipyears = 2013 (SS)
| runnerups = 1 Third Tier
| runnerupyears = 1970
| spoons = 4 Third Tier
| spoonyears = 1967, 1975, 2019, 2022
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The Blacktown Workers Rugby League Football Club, formerly known as Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, are an Australian rugby league football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales formed in 1962. From 2017 until 2024, they had a side in the NSW Cup, as the feeder team to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/sea-eagles-shed-silvertails-tag-in-venture-with-blacktown-workers-20160705-gpz1zm.html|title=Sea Eagles shed Silvertails tag in venture with Blacktown Workers|date=5 July 2016 }} However, this partnership ended after Blacktown Workers and Manly decided to mutually end the partnership and Manly reverted back their NSW Cup team to play under the banner of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2024/09/20/sea-eagles-bring-nsw-cup-back-home/
Knock-on Effect NSW Cup
The Blacktown Workers first season in The Intrust Super Premiership NSW as the Sea Eagles, was a disappointing one at they finished the season in 10th place and missed out on the finals series.{{Cite web |url=http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/3ec60a38ee446fb80 |title=NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge |access-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828102630/http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/3ec60a38ee446fb80 |archive-date=28 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}
In 2018, the Blacktown Workers missed out on the finals for a second consecutive season after finishing 9th on the table.{{Cite web |url=http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/413e134259bc4ebcf |title=NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge |access-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903151028/http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/413e134259bc4ebcf |archive-date=3 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}
At the end of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season, the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles endured a tough season finishing last on the table and claiming the wooden spoon with just six wins all year. The Ron Massey Cup side also had a tough season finishing 9th on the table and missing out on the finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/ladder/|title=Canterbury Cup NSW ladder|website=NSWRL}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/08/31/live-coverage--canterbury-cup-nsw-rd-24/|title=Canterbury Cup NSW Rd 24|website=NSWRL|date=31 August 2019 }}
In the 2022 NSW Cup season, Blacktown Workers finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon after winning only two matches for the entire year. The 2022 Ron Massey Cup side also had a poor year finishing second last on the table.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/10/17/2022-season-review---blacktown-workers-sea-eagles--the-knock-on-effect-nsw-cup/#:~:text=It%20was%20a%20challenging%20season,Sydney%20Bears%20in%20Round%2013./|title=NSW Cup 2022 Season Review - Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles|website=www.nswrl.com.au|date=16 October 2022 }} The 2023 season proved Blacktown's most successful to date after the regular season finishing in fifth position and making it to the finals. The 2024 season, their final season as the Sea Eagles, saw the team miss out on the finals again, finishing in ninth position.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-manly-sea-eagles-cut-ties-with-blacktown-workers-nsw-cup-feeder-teams-anthony-seibold-extension-news-videos-highlights/news-story/6091eb4f18dc0ac2dc20913c920f031b/|title=‘Worked before, it can work again’: Sea Eagles explain shock call behind feeder club shake-up|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
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| rowspan=2 | Year | rowspan=2 | Competition | colspan=3 | Ladder | rowspan=2 | Finals Position | colspan=7 | All Match Record | ||||||||
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| Pos | Byes | Pts | P | W | L | D | For | Agst | Diff | |||
| 2017 | align=center |Intrust Super NSW Premiership{{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}} | 10 | 3 | 22 | align=left | | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 466 | 606 | style="color:red;" | -140 |
| 2018 | align=center |Intrust Super NSW Premiership{{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}} | 9 | 2 | 22 | align=left | | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 476 | 496 | style="color:red;" | -20 |
| 2019 | align=center |Canterbury Cup{{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}} | 12 | 1 | 15 | align=left | | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 460 | 615 | style="color:red;" | -155 |
| 2020 | align=center |Canterbury Cup | N/A | 0 | 0 | align=left |Competition Cancelled{{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}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 44 | style="color:red;" | -14 |
| 2021 | align=center |Knock on Effect NSW Cuphttps://www.nswrl.com.au/ladder/?competition=113&round=24&season=2021|title=New South Wales Cup 2021|date=29 Aug 2021|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 sep 2020 | 10 | 4 | 22 | align=left | | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 290 | 718 | Style="color:red;" | -114 |
| 2022 | align=center |Knock on Effect NSW Cup | 12 | 2 | 8 | align=left | | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 254 | 368 | Style="color:red;" | -428 |
| 2023 | align=center |Knock on Effect NSW Cup | 5 | 2 | 32 | align=left | | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 659 | 524 | Style="color:red;" | 105 |
| 2024 | align=center |Knock on Effect NSW Cup | 9 | 2 | 24 | align=left | | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 566 | 704 | Style="color:red;" | -138 |
Notable Juniors
- John Klein (1974–76 Penrith Panthers)
- Gary Allsop (1975–78 Penrith Panthers)
- Wayne Moore (1972–75) Penrith Panthers however graded in 1973 from Blacktown Leagues
- Peter Newsome (1975–77 Penrith Panthers) however graded in 1973 from Blacktown Leagues
- Brad Izzard (1982–92 Penrith Panthers)
- Craig Izzard (1983–93 Penrith Panthers, Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers & Illawarra Steelers)
- Robbie Robards (1985–88 Penrith Panthers)
- Grant Izzard (1990–93 Penrith Panthers & Illawarra Steelers)
- Ben Galea (1999–13 Balmain Tigers, Wests Tigers, Hull Kingston Rovers & Hull F.C.)
- Geoff Daniela (2007–2013 Penrith Panthers & Wests Tigers)
- Brian To'o (2019– Penrith Panthers)
Honours
- Sydney Shield Minor Premiers:
:: 2013
Ron Massey Cup
Blacktown competeted in the NSWRL Second Division and Matropolitan Cup in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Blacktown Workers entered the competition now known as the Ron Massey Cup in 2012.
The win–loss–draw record in the table below includes Finals Series matches.
Sydney Shield
See also
Sources
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! Years !! Acronym !! Item !! Available |
| 1920 to 1973
| align=center |RLN | align=center |Yes | [https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/237942681 Trove] |
| 1972–76, 78, 80–81, 1991-96, 1998-2009 | align=center |
| New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report
| align=center |No | State Library of NSW |
| 2014-19
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| New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report
| align=center |Yes | [https://www.nswrl.com.au/about/annual-report/ NSWRL website] |
| 2003 to 2014
| align=center |RLW | align=center |Yes | eResources at State Library of NSW |
| 1974 to 2019
| align=center |BL | align=center |No | State Library of NSW |
| 2014 to now
| align=center |LU | League Unlimited | align=center |Yes | [https://leagueunlimited.com/ League Unlimited website] |
| 2010 to 2019
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| Various Newspaper Websites
| align=center |Yes | As referenced |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.nswrl.com.au/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/nswrl-clubs/blacktown_workers_se.html}}
- {{Facebook|blacktownworkersjrlc}}
- {{instagram|blacktownworkersseaeagles}}
{{Manly Warringah Sea Eagles}}
{{NSW Cup}}
{{Ron Massey Cup}}
Category:Rugby league teams in Sydney
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1962