NRL Victoria#Murray Cup

NRL Victoria is currently headquartered at Victoria's Rugby League Centre of Excellence at Seabrook Reserve in Broadmeadows, which also serves as the administration base for Touch Football Victoria and as the home ground for Northern Thunder. Construction commenced in 2021 and was completed in 2023, at the cost of $16.9 million.{{cite web |title=Rugby League Centre Builds Momentum For Women, Youth |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/rugby-league-centre-builds-momentum-women-youth |website=Premier of Victoria |publisher=Victorian Government |access-date=29 September 2023}} The facility additionally serves as a hub for rugby league programs and a venue for training, camps and state and national level tournaments, and is also set to serve as the home ground of any future Melbourne Storm NRL W team.{{cite web |last1=Walter |first1=Brad |title=New $12m facility to boost Storm's NRLW bid |date=10 October 2019 |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/10/10/new-$12m-facility-to-boost-storms-nrlw-bid/ |publisher=National Rugby League |access-date=29 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=The Perfect Storm For Rugby League In Victoria |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/perfect-storm-rugby-league-victoria |website=Premier of Victoria |publisher=Victorian Government |access-date=29 September 2023}} Features of the facility include a show pitch, three community access competition pitches, a female-friendly pavilion including high-performance training and recovery facilities, and car parking.{{cite web |title=New Field of Dreams for rugby league in Victoria |date=9 October 2019 |url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/20192/10/09/new-field-of-dreams-for-rugby-league-in-victoria/ |publisher=Melbourne Storm |access-date=29 September 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Roy |title=Storm chase NRL Women's licence for new state training centre |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/storm-nrl-women-training-centre-rugby-league-20180413-p4z9i6.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=13 April 2018 |access-date=29 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Rugby league set to take Broadmeadows by storm |url=https://sport.vic.gov.au/news/articles/rugby-league-set-to-take-broadmeadows-by-storm |website=Sport and Recreation Victoria |date=10 October 2019 |publisher=Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions |access-date=29 September 2023}}

{{main|Melbourne Rugby League}}

The Melbourne Rugby League has been running since the 1950s. RAAF Ballarat were the inaugural premiers with the Waverley Oakleigh Panthers being the most recent in 2023. The competition was rebranded in 2022 to become the Storm Premiership, aligning with the strong Storm identity for Rugby League in Victoria.

{{main|Goulburn Murray Rugby League}}

The Murray Cup is a rugby league competition on the border of Victoria and New South Wales. Initially the competition was established in 1998 as the Goulburn Murray Rugby League by the Country Rugby League and the Victorian Rugby League. The league was disbanded in 2009 before being re-established as the Murray Cup in 2015. As of 2022 there is a competition for both Senior Men's and Women's Tag football.{{Cite web |title=Association: Murray Cup |url=https://www.playrugbyleague.com/Competitions/Association/murray-cup-20812 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=www.playrugbyleague.com}}

There are currently seven clubs affiliated with the Murray Cup competition.

{{main|Central Highlands Rugby League (Victoria)}}

The Central Highlands Rugby League (CHRL) was a rugby league competition in western Victoria. It covered an area centred on Ballarat, stretching north to Creswick, south to Warrnambool, east to Bacchus Marsh, and west to Horsham.

The CHRL competition started with two junior age levels but in 2008 due to the 11-year drought finally taking its toll on Central Victoria the council deemed the sports grounds used in the competition too dangerous for use. This temporarily ended competition for the CHRL (and some clubs in other sports too). After another two years of the fields not being used the councils re-allocated the fields to other purposes, ending the ability for clubs in the CHRL to continue until new home grounds are established.

NRL Victoria are currently looking for opportunities for Rugby League in this region as of 2023.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

{{main|Limestone Coast Rugby League}}

The Limestone Coast Rugby League was a rugby league competition held in the Wimmera and South West regions of Victoria and Eastern South Australia. The competition was co-administered by NRL SA and NRL Victoria, and featured five clubs (three from Victoria and two from South Australia).https://www.facebook.com/mtgambierrl {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=May 2022}}

{{main|Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League}}

The Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League is a rugby league competition held in North-Western Victoria.{{Cite web |title=Association: Sunraysia Rugby League |url=https://www.playrugbyleague.com/Competitions/Association/sunraysia-rugby-league-13525?type=clubs |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=www.playrugbyleague.com}}

Altona Roosters

• Jeremy Smith{{cite news|url=http://www.maribyrnong.starweekly.com.au/story/279059/vrl-altona-roosters-plan-to-make-it-a-year-to-remember/?nav=Y2F0X2lkLzI=|title=Altona Roosters plan to make it a year to remember|author=Jenkinson, Lance|newspaper=Maribyrnong Star Weekly|date=19 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150418161243/http://www.maribyrnong.starweekly.com.au/story/279059/vrl-altona-roosters-plan-to-make-it-a-year-to-remember/?nav=Y2F0X2lkLzI=|archive-date=18 April 2015}}
• Gareth Widdop{{cite news|url=http://www.maribyrnong.starweekly.com.au/story/279059/vrl-altona-roosters-plan-to-make-it-a-year-to-remember/?nav=Y2F0X2lkLzI=|title=Altona Roosters plan to make it a year to remember|author=Jenkinson, Lance|newspaper=Maribyrnong Star Weekly|date=19 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150418161243/http://www.maribyrnong.starweekly.com.au/story/279059/vrl-altona-roosters-plan-to-make-it-a-year-to-remember/?nav=Y2F0X2lkLzI=|archive-date=18 April 2015}}
• Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad{{cite web|url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/54645-rising-kuki-star-signed-by-warriors/54645-rising-kuki-star-signed-by-warriors|title=Rising Kuki star signed by Warriors|author=Rashneel Kumar|access-date=24 February 2016}}
• Kurt Bernard
• Ben Nakubuwai
• Tony Tumusa
• Jamayne Taunoa-Brown
• Shae Ah-Fook
• Troy Hanita-Paki (u20s)

Casey Warriors

• Kelma Tuilagi

North West Wolves

• Greg Marzhew

Northern Thunder

• Young Tonumaipea{{cite news |url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2014/05/28/local_young_gun_to_stay_with_storm.html|title=Local Young Gun to Stay with Storm|website=Melbourne Storm|date=28 May 2014 |access-date=15 April 2015}}
• Richard Kennar{{cite news|url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/richard-kennar.html|title=Richard Kennar|website=Melbourne Storm|date=15 April 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419053344/https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/richard-kennar.html|archive-date=19 April 2015}}
• Sualauvi Fa'alogo{{cite news|url= https://northern.starweekly.com.au/sport/thunder-star-signs-with-storm/ |title= Thunder star signs with Storm|author= Meade, Michaela|newspaper= Northern Star Weekly|date= 18 May 2021|access-date=17 September 2023}}

South Eastern Titans

• Mahe Fonua{{cite news|url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/mahe-fonua.html|title=Mahe Fonua|website=Melbourne Storm|date=15 April 2015|access-date=15 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419050011/https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/mahe-fonua.html|archive-date=19 April 2015}}
• Kenny Bromwich
• Francis Tualau

Waverley Oakleigh Panthers

• Drury Low{{cite news |url=http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=825|title=Drury Low|website=The Bulldogs|date=15 April 2015|access-date=15 April 2015}}
• Denny Solomona
• Pride Petterson-Robati
• Jarred Muller-Dobbe
• Kalin Ropata
• Trent Toelau (u20s)

Sunbury Tigers

• Dean Ieremia
• Fonua Pole
• Sione Finau

Casey Warriors

• Connor Donehue
• Kelma Tuilagi

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{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://www.nrlvic.com/}}
• [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=2993&pID=7 Central Highlands Rugby League official site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070830044539/http://gmrl.leaguenet.com.au/ Goulburn Murray Rugby League official site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090808093434/http://www.playrugbyleague.com.au/vic/ Rugby League clubs in Victoria]

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