Western Suburbs Magpies

The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) is an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as the club is commonly referred to, was one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia. The club, as a sole entity, departed the top-flight competition in 1999 after forming a 50–50 joint venture with Balmain Tigers to form the Wests Tigers. The club currently fields sides in the NSW State Cup (Canterbury Cup), Ron Massey Cup (Opens), S.G. Ball Cup (Under 19's) and Harold Matthews Cup (Under 17's) competitions.

Campbelltown Stadium, which has a capacity of 18,000, is the club's home stadium.

History

The club was one of the foundation members of the Sydney rugby football league competition in 1908. Founded at a meeting on 4 February 1908 at Ashfield Town Hall, they won only one match the following season and are sometimes considered the League's first wooden spooners (the distinction is disputed with Cumberland, who are sometimes considered to have been awarded an extra bye due to missing the start of the competition). Though they spent long periods of time as also-rans, they did taste premiership success four times in the mid-20th century. They won their first premiership in 1930, beating St George 27–2. Four years later they defeated Eastern Suburbs to win their second title. For the 1944 NSWRFL season, Queensland 1910s representative player Henry Bolewski became coach the Western Suburbs club, replacing Alf Blair, who moved to South Sydney. Wests slightly improved on their performance from the previous season, finishing 5th (out of 8), but failing to make the finals, and Bolewski was replaced by club great, Frank McMillan.

Wests won a second pair of premierships, beating Balmain in 1948 and South Sydney 22–12 in 1952. Both times they defeated a club hunting its third title in a row.

1960s

Apart from these occasions, the club was famous for three successive grand final matches in 1961, 1962 and 1963 against the St George Dragons in the midst of their 11-premiership run. The club boasted footballers such as halfback Arthur Summons, Harry 'Bomber' Wells, Kel O'Shea, Noel Kelly and Peter Dimond. The 1963 grand final was immortalised in a photograph which became known as ' The Gladiators' after St. George captain Norm Provan and Summons trudged off the field together.

1970s

A final period of glory beckoned in the late 1970s where they spent a few years at the top or near-top of the table, yet failed to make a grand final. Coached by Roy Masters and boasting such players as fullback John Dorahy, half Tommy Raudonikis, five-eighth Graeme O'Grady, Gavin Miller, Ron Giteau, Les Boyd, prop John Donnelly and five-eighth Terry Lamb. However attractive offers from other clubs and then doubts about the club's viability led to years of exodus of talent. Wests did manage to win the 1977 Amco Cup.

1980s

John Ribot, a winger for Wests, was the top try-scorer for the 1980 season. In 1983 the NSWRFL attempted to expel Wests from the competition, but a prolonged legal battle to keep their spot ensued, unlike the Newtown Jets who did not compete that year. Richard Conti appeared against New South Wales Rugby League bosses John Quayle and Colin Love in 1985, successfully advocating to keep the embattled club in the competition. He was later appointed the chairman of the NSWRL Judiciary.

Eventually, Wests relocated to Campbelltown in 1987. Ironically, this was where Newtown had unsuccessfully tried to move to four years earlier. The move to Campbelltown did not change the clubs fortunes immediately with Western Suburbs finishing last in 1987 and 1988. The 1980s proved to be a tough time for the club with Wests claiming four wooden spoons throughout the decade and finishing second last on two occasions.

1990s

Wests began a rebuilding process in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Laurie Freier started the 1988 Winfield Cup season as the club's coach but was replaced during the season by John Bailey.

The club made the semi-finals in 1991 and 1992 under coach Warren Ryan. Wests were NSWRL Club Champions in 1991 when all three grades made the semi-finals. The team also made it to the pre-season Challenge Cup final in 1993 but was beaten by a star-studded Canberra side.

The club then slipped down the ladder and the coaching reins were handed over to caretaker Wayne Ellis. The decision to appoint Tommy Raudonikis as coach for the start of the 1995 season sent a shot of adrenaline into the club. Raudonikis took the Magpies to the finals in 1996. However the club could not compete in the player market in 1997 thanks to the Super League war which saw players' contracts soar sky high to unsustainable levels.

In 1998 and 1999, a Magpie team filled with many unknown players struggled to be competitive and twice received the wooden spoon. With the club struggling on-field and trying to compete financially against clubs with News Limited funding, the writing was on the wall.

Joint venture

The well documented Super League War in 1997 between Super League (News Ltd) and the Australian Rugby League (ARL) resulted in a compromise that by the year 2000, the National Rugby League (NRL) competition would be contested by only 14 teams. With Western Suburbs struggling on field in the NRL competition, it was decided by the club in the middle of 1999 that to survive the cull they would be required to merge their senior team with another club's team. After initial talks with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs failed an agreement was reached with the Balmain Tigers on 27 July 1999. The Wests Tigers first competed in the 2000 competition. The club also merged its playing colours from the two joint venture partners.

Major sponsors

* Allied Express
* Victa (1978–1982)
* IPEC Couriers (1984–1985)
* Masterton Homes (1986–1992)
* Goldstar / LG Electronics (1995–1997)
* Signature Security Systems (1998–1999)
* Club Hotels (2000)
* Save Home Loans (2005)
* Wests Ashfield Leagues (2006–2015)

Wests Ashfield Leagues have also been key sponsors & supporters of the club since they were established.
* Rebel Sport (Centenary Partner and 2008 Major Sponsor)
* Allied Express (2015)

Current days

The Western Suburbs Magpies home matches are played at Lidcombe Oval, Lidcombe and their training facilities are near by.

In 2000 the Western Suburbs Magpies Under 20s team were runners up to the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, captained by Mitch Zammit and Luke Duffy. The Western Suburbs Magpies last title was won in 2002 when the Western Suburbs Magpies captained by Liam Fulton won the New South Wales Rugby League Under 18's competition.

From 2000 to 2012 the Western Suburbs Magpies fielded teams in the NSWRL First Grade competition now known as the NSW Cup.

In 2006 the Wests Tigers on advice from Tim Sheens pushed the notion that the NRL side would be better served with a single NSW Cup side. Western Suburbs board opposed this decision and decided to continue fielding their own team. Wests Tigers then allocated all NRL contracted players to the Balmain Tigers (the Wests Magpies had six junior players in that group, as opposed to one from Balmain), citing the advantages of both the NRL and NSW Cup teams training together at Concord Oval. This continued from 2006 to 2007.

Magpies chairman Kevin Hammond was disappointed at the Wests Tigers decision and informed the Wests Tigers of that in 2008, if the Magpies did not receive a fair share of player allocation from the Wests Tigers, they would form a feeder partnership with rivals Canberra Raiders. The Wests Tigers capitulated.

The Western Suburbs Magpies made the semi-finals in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2012 funding was withheld from the Magpies by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club Directors (not unanimously) as they now supported Wests Tigers proposal for a single NSW Cup side, even though this was done simply because Balmain couldn't afford a side and Wests could.

This also went against the Magpies Football Club members wishes and they organised a Protest Rally through the streets of Campbelltown. Wests Ashfield Leagues Club under pressure reinstated funding late in the off season after the Magpies players had already signed on to play with other teams.

The Wests Tigers however decided to cease all support of the Magpies NSW Cup side while continuing support for Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers. The Magpies failed to win a game in 2012 while Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers made it to the Grand Final where they were defeated by the Newtown Jets.

The Magpies dropped back to the third tier Ron Massey Cup in 2013, with members voting to field a separate NSW Cup team in 2014, although this did not eventuate. In 2015, The Magpies added a team in the Sydney Shield competition to act as a feeder for their Ron Massey Cup campaign. In 2016, Western Suburbs made the preliminary final match against St Mary's in The Ron Massey Cup but lost the match in a close tussle. 2017 proved to be a bad year for Wests as The Ron Massey Cup side finished with the wooden spoon and The Sydney Shield side finished second last.

On 5 June 2017, it was announced that Western Suburbs had placed a bid to be included into the Intrust Super Premiership season for 2018. The re-entry to the Intrust Super Premiership ended the clubs five-year hiatus from the top level NSWRL competition that it had participated continuously in from 1908 to 2012. For its return the team was coached by former Western Suburbs first grade player Brett Hodgson. In 2018, Wests enjoyed a solid return to the Intrust Super Premiership NSW after finishing in 5th place on the table. In week 1 of the finals, Wests were defeated by the Wyong Roos 18–14 in the elimination final thus ending their season.

At the end of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season, Western Suburbs missed out on the finals after finishing in 10th place. Western Suburbs had a difficult year during the 2022 NSW Cup finishing 11th on the table just one spot above wooden spooners Blacktown Workers.
Western Suburbs had a tough year in the 2024 NSW Cup finishing last and claiming the wooden spoon. Wests only managed to win six games for the entire campaign.

Home grounds

St Luke's Park was the home ground of the Western Suburbs club in 1910 and 1911. They started playing their matches at Pratten Park in Ashfield in 1912, but after pressure from local residents there the council refused the club permission to use that ground, forcing them to return to St. Luke's Oval from 1915 to 1919. The Magpies have played at three home grounds since foundation. They returned to Pratten Park in 1920, remaining there until 1966, the club then played at Pratten Park sporadically over the next two decades playing games there in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 and 1985. The final ever first grade game to be played at Pratten Park was on 18 August 1985 against Penrith, Penrith won the match by 42–16. They then moved to Lidcombe Oval in 1967. This was due to Ashfield council not allowing the club to play matches on a Sunday (as this was the church day). In 1987, they moved to Campbelltown's Orana Park (located in adjacent Leumeah), which, after a $25 million renovation, is now called Campbelltown Stadium which is now one of the home grounds of the Wests Tigers. The Magpies' lower grade sides play most home games at Campbelltown Stadium, with the occasional game moved to Lidcombe Oval.

Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club

While no leagues club is called the "Western Suburbs Magpies Leagues Club", the businesses "Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd" is a fully controlled entity of Wests Ashfield Leagues Club. The Leagues club was formed in the 1950s and is now one of the leading community Clubs in Sydney.

Board of directors

The current board of directors of the Wests Magpies (Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club)

* Dennis Burgess - Chairman WAL appointed
* Stephen Montgomery WAL Appointed
* Tony Andreacchio – WAL Appointed
* Rick Wayde - WAL Appointed
* Shannon Cavanagh – FC Member Elected
* Allan Fallah – FC Member Elected
* Tony Westlake – FC Member Elected

The board of directors comprises 4 members appointed by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, and 3 members elected by the members of the football club

District Junior competition

The Western Suburbs District Junior Rugby League (WSDJRL) was a completely separate entity to the Western Suburbs Magpies DRLFC. They were known as the "Junior Magpies", and administered the junior rugby league on behalf of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Tigers joint venture. It consisted of a network of affiliated junior rugby league clubs throughout the greater Campbelltown and Liverpool areas of southwestern Sydney. As of 2016 the following clubs were involved in the WSDJRL;
* All Saints JRLFC
* All Stars Glenquarie (formally Macquarie Fields Hawks)
* Campbelltown City Kangaroos JRLFC
* Campbelltown Collegians JRLFC
* Campbelltown Warriors JRLFC
* Eaglevale St Andrews JRLFC
* East Campbelltown Eagles JRLFC
* Hinchinbrook Hornets JRLFC
* Ingleburn RSL Tigers JRLFC
* Liverpool Catholic Club Raiders JRLFC
* Macarthur Saints JRLFC (ex-St Thomas More JRLFC)
* Minto Cobras JRLFC
* Valley United Vikings JRLFC (formally known as East Valley United and also Green Valley United)

The league was placed into administration in January 2019, with the NSWRL stepping in to manage the competition.

The following clubs also competed in the WSDJRL, but have now folded:
* Airds Colts JRLFC
* Ashcroft JRLFC
* Claymore Panthers JRLFC
* Dayments Dolphins JRLFC
* Heckenberg JRLFC
* Ingleburn Bulldogs JRLFC
* Leumeah Wolves JRLFC
* Liverpool City JRLFC
* Liverpool Titans JRLFC
* Liverpool RSL JRLFC
* Macquarie Cobras JRLFC
* Warwick Farm JRLFC
* Woodlands JRLFC
* Sadlier Bulldogs JRLFC

The WSDJRL has produced many ex and current Wests Tigers players including Brett Hodgson (Eagle Vale-St Andrews & Ingleburn RSL), Dean Collis (Campbelltown Warriors), Bryce Gibbs (All Saints Liverpool), Shannon Gallant (All Saints Liverpool & Campbelltown City) Chris Lawrence (Eagle Vale), and Shannon McDonnell (All Saints Liverpool). David Noaofaluma (Campbelltown Warriors, Campbelltown Collegians) James Tedesco (Eagle Vale St. Andrews) also Camden Rams (group 6, CRL) Other notable NRL players who grew up playing junior rugby league in the WSDJRL are Anthony Minichiello (East Valley United), Mark Minichiello (Liverpool Catholic Club) Frank Pritchard (Campbelltown City) Eric Grothe, Jr. (Eagle Vale), Ryan Hoffman (Campbelltown Collegians), Ben Roberts (Narellan Jets), Sauaso Sue (Macquarie Field Hawks), Israel Folau, Jarryd Hayne, Krisnan Inu, Michael Lett (Ingleburn RSL), Gray Viane, John Skandalis, Ken McGuinness, Kevin McGuinness, Tim Lafai and Mickey & Lopini Paea (all Minto Cobras).

The WSDJRL took over its current boundaries from the CRL Group 6 Northern Junior League and parts of the Parramatta DJRL (i.e. Liverpool) in 1987. Moving to be based in South West Sydney (Specifically the MacArthur Region and the Liverpool local government area), they were forced to move out of their traditional territory around the Ashfield and Lidcombe areas of inner western Sydney to be able to then survive in the NSWRL. The old WSDJRL area was absorbed by the Balmain DJRL. Some clubs were also absorbed into the Bulldogs (Canterbury) DJRL. Clubs that used to play in the WSDJRL include;
* Ashfield Colts (now folded) – Also known as the Ashfield Kings
* Burwood United (now merged with Concord in Balmain DJRL)
* Concord United (now merged with Burwood in Balmain DJRL)
* Benedicts Auburn (now Trinity College, Auburn)
* Enfield Federals (When the Magpies first went to Campbelltown they became part of Canterbury, then they folded for a few years before coming in under the Balmain DJRL) (produced Hazem El Masri, Robbie Farah, Scott Gale, Brett Clark, Wayne Smith, Ken Hey, Jim Serdaris, Denis Pittard, Tim Pickup and Brett Gale Leo Epifania)
* Five Dock JRLFC (now in Balmain DJRL)
* Lidcombe Bulls (folded in mid-1980s)
* Berala Bears (now in Bulldogs DJRL)
* Croydon Park (folded in mid-1980s)
* Holman JRLFC (Named after Keith Holman, based at Henley Park, Enfield. Colours were yellow with a blue shoulder saddle, and the emblem was oval shaped with a kangaroo, a football, a kiwi, a rooster & a lion ; signifying that Keith played for Australia against New Zealand, France & England. Folded in mid-1980s)
* Homebush – unsure when folded
* Royal Sheaf Hotel (Burwood, folded in late 1980s)
* Oriental Shamrocks (folded in 1960s)
* Granville Diggers – folded in mid 80s
* De La Salle – Ashfield – again, unsure of when they folded
* Christian Brothers Burwood
* Auburn United – unsure when folded
* Strathfield – unsure when folded

The first year of the WSDJRL was 1910 and the final standings were: Parramatta Iona 16, Parramatta District 14, Campsie Triers 11, Granville Royals 11, Enfield Mercantile 9, Ashfield Surryville 7, Auburn Park 2. Since the NSWRL had promised 2 sets of medals the teams then split into 2 grades, Campsie Triers beating Granville Royals in a playoff to go onto the A section and the other 4 teams in the B Finals. Parramatta District won the A Grade and Granville Royals the B Grade. Parramatta District went into the NSWRL 3rd Grade competition in 1911 and Granville Royals joined them in 1912. Campsie Triers and Enfield Mercantile were formed by a split in the Enfield Federals club that had won the B Grade of the WSJRU competition in 1909, in its first year as a club. Val Howell, Frank Howell, S Gagan, G Gagan, A Tanner and Thompson joined Campsie while Lewis, H McCoy, D Nicholls, Prentice and Smythe joined Mercantile. They were together as the Feds in 1911 and won both that season and again in 1912, so without the split they might have won titles in each of their first 4 seasons.

Notable players

Hall of Fame

On Friday 30 May 2008 the centenary of the Western Suburbs Magpies was celebrated with a ball in the Grand Harbour Ballroom at Sydney's Star City Casino. Six inaugural members were also inducted into the Western Suburbs Magpies Hall of Fame:
* Keith Holman
* Jim Abercrombie
* Peter Dimond
* Arthur Summons
* Tommy Raudonikis
* Noel Kelly

2010 Inductees
* Dick Vest
* Bill Keato
* Trevor Cogger
1997 MIA players
* Wayne Shields

2012 Inductees
* Clarrie Prentice
* Frank Stanmore
* Wayne Smith

Team of the Century

In 2004 the club named its Team of the Century:

International Representatives

The following Western Suburbs Magpies players have represented their countries in international competition.

; Australia
* Frank McMillan
* Bill Brogan
* Alan Ridley
* Vic Hey
* Dick Vest
* Keith Holman
* Arthur Summons
* Peter Dimond
* Don Parish
* Harry Wells
* Kel O'Shea
* Noel Kelly
* John Ribot
* Terry Lamb
* Paul Langmack
* David Gillespie
* Tommy Raudonikis
* Jim Serdaris
* Les Boyd
* John Donnelly

; New Zealand
* Mark Horo
* Stephen Kearney
* Brendon Tuuta

; England
* Harvey Howard
* Lee Crooks
* Garry Schofield
* Ellery Hanley

; Ireland
* Shayne McMenemy

; Fiji
* Netane Masima

; Papua New Guinea
* David Buko

Magpies Test Captains

* Herb Gilbert – 1920
* Frank McMillan – 1933 to 1934
* Col Maxwell – 1948 to 1949
* Arthur Summons – 1963 to 1964
* Tommy Raudonikis – 1973

Coaching register

Records

Club honours

* Premierships: 4 – 1930 beat St George; 1934 beat Easts; 1948 beat Balmain; 1952 beat South Sydney
* Runners Up: 8 – 1918; 1925; 1932; 1950; 1958; 1961; 1962; 1963
* Minor Premierships: 5 – 1930; 1948; 1952; 1961; 1978
* Amco Cup: 1 – 1977
* City Cup: 2 – 1918; 1919

Youth/Pre-season honours

* NSWRL Club Championships: 4 – 1948; 1960; 1961; 1991
* State Cup / Jersey Flegg U20s: 1 – 1965
* Ampol Cup: 1 – 1963
*NSWRL Reserve Grade: 3 (1936, 1961, 1981)
*NSWRL Third Grade: 7 (1936, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1958, 1961, 1967)
*Under 23 Premiership: 1 (1977)
* President's Cup: 1 (1925, 1947, 1958, 1992)
*Flegg Memorial Trophy: 2 (1961, 1981)
*NSWRL SG Ball U18's: 2 (1971, 2002)

Largest crowd:
* Lidcombe Oval: 21,015 vs Parramatta (30 July 1978)
* Campbelltown Sports Ground: 17,286 vs St George (2 August 1991)
* Pratten Park: 12,407 vs St George (15 June 1964)

Biggest defeat: 67–0 vs South Sydney (Agricultural Showground, 23 July 1910)

Biggest win: 62–5 vs Balmain (Lidcombe Oval, 31 March 1974)

Individual

Most First Grade Games
# 201 – Tommy Raudonikis (1969–1979)
# 200 – Keith Holman (1949–1961)
# 161 – Tedda Courtney (1909, 1911–1924)
# 161 – Wayne Smith (1976–1984)
# 160 – Trevor Cogger (1981–1991)
# 155 – Peter Dimond (1958–1967)
# 148 – John Donnelly (1975–1984)
# 148 – Steve Georgallis (1993–1999)
# 144 – Darren Willis (1992–1998)
# 143 – Nev Charlton (1954-1961)
# 141 – Frank McMillan (1921–1924, 1926–1935)

Most Tries in a Match: Alan Ridley, 6 vs Newtown, Pratten Park, 11 July 1936

Most Tries in a Season: Alan Ridley, 18 in 1932 and Paul Smith, 18 in 1994

Most 1st Grade Tries For Club: Peter Dimond, 83

Most Tries For Club (All grades): Trevor Cogger, 88

Most Goals in a Match: Les Mead, 12 v Canterbury, Pratten Park, 31 August 1935

Most Points in a Match: Les Mead, 27 (1 try, 12 goals) v Canterbury, Pratten Park, 31 August 1935

Most Points in a Season: Peter Rowles, 215 (8 tries, 94 goals, 3 field goals) in 1978

Most Points for Club: Bill Keato, 776 (6 tries, 379 goals)

All Time 1st Grade Numbered Players List

Below is a list of all players that played for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the NSWRL, ARL and NRL First Grade competitions from 1908 to 1999.

* 1908
1 Jim Abercrombie

2 C Blake

3 A Brown

4 George Duffin

5 B Duggan

6 Bill Elliott

7 Percy Franks

8 L Gormley

9 Ray Gormley

10 Ted Mead

11 T Mount

12 Tom Phelan

13 Jim Stack

14 Les Byewell

15 R Ellis

16 Charles Luhr

17 T Watkins

18 E Ellis

19 Boyleau

20 Claude McFayden

21 N Booth

22 Charlie Elliott

23 J Frost

24 J Hodgson

25 S Gilbert

26 Holloway

27 J Herrington
* 1909
28 A Abbott

29 Harry Bloomfield

30 F Casey

31 Albert Halling

32 R Meredith

33 J Spears

34 T Wallis

35 H Boyle

36 Edward Bellamy

37 Albert Burdus
38 Tedda Courtney

39 S Duncan

40 Bill Medcalf

41 V Sands

42 C Blake

43 E Gulliver

44 E Fletcher

45 G Shaw

46 W Wenban

47 C Clifford

48 P Scotten

49 R McCallum

50 Harold R. Thompson

51 H Kemp

52 W Moore

53 William Thrussell

54 W Wright
* 1910
55 W Barclay

56 Percy Bolt

57 T Doyle

58 J Feeney

59 V Jarvis

60 E Mantle

61 H.G. Naylor

62 Walter Palmer

63 E Willings

64 Grinstead

65 Owens

66 Sam Perry

67 Keen

68 James

69 Percy Briscoe

70 Chipperfield

71 J Ogilvie

72 Horace Alderson

73 Johns

74 J Slingsby

75 D McDonald

76 G Patterson

77 Baldock

78 Tom Dowswell

79 Healy

80 McEvoy

81 Ryan
* 1911
82 George Duffin

83 Herb Gilbert

84 Rangi Joass

85 W Mueller

86 A Munnery

87 P.J. Thompson

88 Jack Tully

89 S.B. Wall

90 A Gillett

91 Alf Joass

92 Dick Moroney

93 V West

94 Oliver Griffin

95 A Paterson

96 A Stack
* 1912
97 Tom Alpen

98 Harold Bissett

99 S Dennis

100 E.S Williams

101 Arthur Conlin

102 G Holt

103 George Alderson

104 Thackeray

105 Stuart

106 B Webster

107 Ray Steward

108 Bertram Alderson

109 W Gander

110 G Easterbrook

111 Hearn

112 C Lucky

113 Cecil Foord

114 Charles Rothwell
* 1913
115 S Carr

116 W Foord

117 Eddie Griffiths

118 J Lindsay

119 Johnno Stuntz

120 George Gagen

121 V Masters

122 Harry Clarke

123 L West

124 Henry McIllmurray

125 A Rose

126 Fred Lane

127 Maxworthy

128 W Warby

129 J Freeman

130 H Sly

131 W Weigan

132 Harrington
* 1914
133 W Anderton

134 Charlie Collier

135 Jack Nicholson

136 R Tremain

137 Clarrie Tye

138 E Mason

139 D Watson

140 N Williams

141 R Upton

142 F Holt

143 Dick Vest
* 1915
144 Harold Leddy

145 Tom McCauley

146 A Mitchell

147 Archie Prentice

148 Clarrie Prentice

149 W.L. Simpson

150 A Smith

151 Athol White

152 Billy Connelly

153 Alf Bossi

154 G Hastle

155 G Viles

156 D Woodward
* 1916
157 A McPherson

158 Roy Norman

159 A Carroll

160 H Lee

161 S Langley

162 F Large

163 R Swanson

164 E Johnson
* 1917
165 P Burns

166 George Potter

167 Jack Redmond

168 Ted Boland

169 Charles Ashworth

170 Harold Holmes

171 Roy Bossi

172 S.D. Matthews

173 Joe Reidy
* 1918
174 Wally Collins

175 Albert Johnston

176 Walter Palmer
* 1919
177 George McGowan

178 W Matthews

179 Patrick McCue

180 Bill Lucas

181 Roy Farnsworth

182 Gordon Stettler
* 1920
183 Viv Farnsworth

184 Ward Prentice

185 Lyall Wall

186 Harry Tancred

187 Frank Gray

188 G Bossi
* 1921
189 Edward Burnicle

190 Frank McMillan

191 Eric Doig

192 R Howell

193 J Plumb

194 E Stapleton

195 Frank Burridge

196 J Ryan

197 R Walker
* 1922
198 Tedda Brooks

199 H Haylock

200 Louis Yanz

201 F Young

202 J Drew

203 Fred Yanz Sr.

204 Wade Lane

205 R Dark

206 Neil Matterson

207 J Walker

208 Cyril Bellamy

209 Arthur Mendel
* 1923
210 Cec Fifield

211 W McCabe

212 Bob Lindfield

213 Bill Carpenter

214 Jerry Brien
* 1924
215 Joe Mansted

216 F Elliott

217 Ed Courtney Jr.

218 Frank Matterson

219 Frank McCauley

220 R Ives
* 1925
221 George Daisley

222 Gilbert C
* 1926
223 Flint C

224 Jim Parsons

225 Tony Redmond

226 C Stapleton

227 Frank Spillane

228 Jack Holmes

229 G Peterson

230 Harry Owen

231 Roy Liston

232 R Wheldon

233 Cecil Rhodes

234 Dave Hey
* 1927
235 Les Dolan

236 Les Hayes

237 Ken Sherwood

238 G Cameron

239 F Bartley

240 W McPherson

241 George Mason

242 Harry Tisdale

243 Ray Morris

244 Tom Stanton

245 Jack Thompson
* 1928
246 Allan Adams

247 Leo Joyce

248 Walter Anderton

249 Jack Matterson

250 Jack Peterson

251 J McKee

252 Frank Boyd

253 Jack Kelly

254 H Miller

* 1929
255 Alan Brady

256 William Brogan

257 Jim Craig

258 N McNee

259 L Roberts

260 N Booth

261 Cliff Pearce

262 Vince Dwyer
* 1930
263 Norm Johnson

264 Les Mead

265 Charlie Cornwell

266 Harold Rigby

267 Jack Rosa

268 Vince Hughes
* 1931
269 Bert Green

270 Alan Ridley

271 Cec Anderton

272 Harry Cameron

273 Bill Ryan

274 Dick Davis

275 Charlie Wrench

276 Clyde Cant
* 1932
277 R McMillan

278 Jack McGlinn

279 Frank Sponberg

280 H Rankine
* 1933
281 Vic Hey

282 R Shepherd

283 Stan Tancred

284 Jack McDonell

285 Les Midson

286 W McLeod

287 Sid Elliott

288 Bill Howes

289 Alan Blake

290 S Palmer

291 Sen Black

292 Tom Magnus

293 Albert McGuinness

294 L Hancock

295 Cliff Deegan

296 M Smith
* 1934
297 Max Gray

298 Ray Hancock

299 Vince Sheehan

300 George Sherry

301 Ray Hines

302 Jack Hartwell Sr.

303 Alec McDonald

304 Jimmy Sharman

305 Lionel Frappell

306 Don Murray
* 1935
307 Ron Eaton

308 Jack Kingston

309 Gordon Pugh

310 Athol Smith

311 Vince Cleary

312 Bob Allison

313 Jack Spillane

314 Fred Comber

315 Billy Wheeler

316 H Hannan

317 Bill Purcell

318 R Waldon
* 1936
319 Ray Gillam

320 Mick Shields

321 Pat White

322 Jack Arnold

323 Stan Simpson

324 Edward Mewton

325 Andy Gleeson

326 Doug Wilson
* 1937
327 Don Gulliver

328 Herbert Haar

329 Jack Knox

330 E Murphy

331 Ken Lock

332 Jack Schuback
* 1938
333 Fred Baber

334 Lew Fisher

335 G Lucas

336 James Marks

337 E Martin

338 Colin Fewtrell

339 Jack Rubinson

340 Phil Cooper

341 Bill Keato
* 1939
342 Fred McKean

343 O Mitchell

344 Dave Colless

345 Ron Ackling

346 R Campbell

347 Ken Kelly

348 H Allen

349 J Tisdale

350 John Caffrey

351 Harry Martin
* 1940
352 Bruce Brown

353 A Patrick
354 Jack Whitehurst

355 Doug Rogers

356 Jack Farrell

357 J Grahame

358 R Ridley
* 1941
359 J Huxley

360 N Parkinson

361 Jim Rutherford

362 T Slattery

363 Bob Thompson

364 Eric Bennett

365 C O'Brien

366 C Sherry
* 1942
367 Harry Grew

368 L Hoshcke

369 Neville Spence

370 W Taylor

371 C Williams

372 R Hill

373 William Brown

374 Terry Edwards

375 R McLaurin

376 J Wilson

377 A Rice

378 R Thompson

379 J Fawkner

380 Billy Morris

381 J Hope

382 E Edwards

383 T Grew

384 L Rigby

385 J Beckett
* 1943
386 Begley J

387 Arthur Clues

388 S Eisenhuth

389 Dick Johnson

390 Bob Andrews

391 B Dawson

392 Alan Keato

393 R Fields

394 Jack Snare

395 K Ibbett

396 Fred Fayers

397 P McFarlane

398 Jack Russell

399 Ron Martin
* 1944
400 S Ball

401 H Fyvie

402 Jim Keefe

403 Don Milton

404 Cliff Peime

405 W Phillips

406 Alf Cardy

407 Neville Hogan

408 Fred Yanz Jr.

409 J Banner

410 A Seamer

411 Paddy Bugden

412 L Clancy

413 R Davidson

414 Robert Magill
* 1945
415 Frank Dodson

416 Jim Nicholson

417 Jim Seery

418 Jack Walsh

419 Col Maxwell

420 R Dreves

421 R Williams
* 1946
422 Tom Briggs

423 J Hickey

424 Bob Hobbs

425 Lindsay Rodda

426 S Cruise

427 Dick McKelvey

428 K Cleary

429 Pat Leal
* 1947
430 Trevor Eather

431 Kevein Hansen

432 John Lackey

433 Peter McLean

434 Mick Thornton
* 1948
435 Bernie Purcell

436 Frank Stanmore

437 Alan Hornery

438 Wally Tebbutt

439 Bill Horder

440 Keith Holman

441 Col Hudson

442 Don Worne
* 1949
443 Jack Woods

444 George Bain

445 Bill Rawlinson

446 Jack Fitzgerald

447 G Lovell

448 Jack Williams

449 Vic Williams

450 Bill Hilliard

451 Jack Wall

452 Jack Rawlinson
* 1950
453 Bill Randall

454 Dev Dines

455 Ron Watson

456 Bobby Dimond

457 Leo Trevena

458 Dudley Beger

459 Don Stait
* 1951
460 Arthur Collinson

461 Peter Long

462 Keith Cullen

463 Jack Rudd

464 Keith Deacon

465 Hec Farrell

466 Eddie Hooper

467 K Muddell
* 1952
468 Bill Callinan

469 Gerry Lowe

470 Col Ratcliff

471 Don Schofield

472 Bede Goff

473 R Smith

474 F Mullens

475 Jack Dickerson
* 1953
476 W Smith

477 Ernie Church

478 Mick Carrig

479 Jim McKenzie

480 Bob Sargent

481 Keith Lennard

482 Brian Ogle

483 Max Caldwell

484 Dale Puren

485 Barry Owens

486 Reg Southam

487 Peter Wooden

488 Ted Brennan
* 1954
489 Neville Charlton

490 Don Graham

491 Bill Owens

492 Doug Smith

493 Johnny Thompson

494 W Lowe

495 Kevin Owens

496 E Burnett

497 Jim Fleming

498 Bob Tucker

499 Jack Gibson

500 Bill Carson

501 John Harrison

502 E Wynn

503 M Godfrey

504 J Leslie

505 Bill Brown

506 Pat Toohey

* 1955
507 Bill Bailey

508 John Brest

509 Don Collier

510 Pat Hyde

511 Jack Plater

512 Dick Murphy

513 P Williamson

514 Noel Trevena

515 K Thompson

516 Monty Porter

517 Geoff Jurd
* 1956
518 Darcy Henry

519 Ernie Hills

520 Ian Johnston

521 Don Meehan

522 Kel O'Shea

523 Mark Patch

524 Cliff Smailes

525 Harry Wells

526 Pat Daley

527 Noel Hurley

528 Ray Aldrich

529 Fred Delaney

530 Peter Hargreaves
* 1957
531 Doug Hambilton

532 Darcy Russell

533 Brian Shannon

534 Ron Sudlow

535 Les Midson

536 Doug Harrison

537 Ernie Johnson

538 Brian Isaacs
* 1958
539 Buddy Bowman

540 Peter Dimond

541 Rees Duncan

542 Doug Jones

543 Jack Mantle

544 Don Malone

545 Bernie Kelly

546 Colin Wells

547 Fred Graber

548 John Dawson
* 1959
549 Ian Moir

550 John Taunton

551 Ray McDermott

552 John Mowbray

553 Dick Poole

554 Frank Clegg

555 John Conna

556 George Downie

557 Dave Barsley

558 Roger Buttenshaw

559 Joe Ryan
* 1960
560 Denis Meaney

561 Garry Russell

562 Arthur Summons

563 Ken Bray

564 Max Carter

565 Kevin Cocks

566 Bill Tonkin
* 1961
567 John Hayes

568 Billy Martin

569 Don Parish

570 Kevin Smyth

571 John Rochester

572 Noel Kelly

573 Fred Norden
* 1962
574 Gil MacDougall

575 Brian Henderson

576 Bob McGuinness

577 Don Hall

578 Carl Ross

579 Jim Cody

580 Wal Hinkley
* 1963
581 Bob McLaughlin

582 Jack Gibson
* 1964
583 Ken Owens

584 Ray Picklum

585 Dennis Laverty

586 John Armstrong

587 Ron Costello

588 Doug Page

589 Roy Ferguson

590 John Kearns

591 Brian Kowald

592 James Gibson

593 Pat Thomas

594 Denis Culpan
* 1965
595 Noel Thornton

526 Dick Pickett

527 Denis Pittard

598 Jim Brophy

599 Graham Bevan

600 Bill Wilson

601 Bill Hansen

602 Barry Bryant

603 Peter Burnicle
* 1966
604 John Elford

605 Alan Allison

606 John Walsh
* 1967
607 Ken Stonestreet

608 Noel Dolton

609 Bob Smith

610 Doug Walkaden

611 Tony Ford

612 Barry Glasgow

613 Tony Packham

614 Peter Chapman

615 Ross Goodman

616 Bruce Beer
* 1968
617 John Maxwell

618 Rod Smith

619 John Walsh

620 Mick Alchin

621 Neville Hornery

622 Tim Murphy

623 Steve Winter

624 John Baker

625 Peter Flanders
* 1969
626 Gary Gunton

627 John Fisher

628 Frank Tagg

629 Don Rogers

630 Geoff Henry

631 Tommy Raudonikis

632 Walter James

633 Gary Weston

634 Jon Clark
* 1970
635 Tony Antunac

636 Wayne Merry

637 Derek Brouwer

638 Jeff Nielsen

639 Kevin Timbs

640 Ivan Jones
* 1971
641 Dick Timbs

642 Neville Sinclair

643 George Skeers

644 Russell Mullins

645 Noel Hurford

646 Russell Johnstone

647 Brian Winney

648 Barry Boss

649 Col Withers

650 Jim Croucher
* 1972
651 John Heyward

652 Stephen Knight

653 John Walker

654 John O'Bryan

655 Olaf Prattl

656 John Sheridan

657 Steve Satterley

658 Allan Ashmore

659 Gary Rose

660 Peter Handcock

661 John Glachan

662 Geoff Foster

663 Terry Mullins
* 1973
664 Shane Day

665 Brian Isbester

666 Jim Murphy

667 Robbie Parker

668 Ted Walton

669 Nick Moroko

670 Jim Myers

671 Phil Franks
* 1974
672 Dave Oliveri

673 John Purcell

674 Warren Snodgrass

675 Steve Rigney

676 Mick Liubinskas

677 John Dorahy

678 Pat Hundy

679 Graeme O'Grady

680 Russell Worth

681 Ron Giteau

682 Geoff Smith
* 1975
683 John Donnelly

684 Terry Rose
685 Chris Wellman

686 Trevor Scarr

687 Ken Hey

688 Greg McTeigue

689 Peter Young

690 Trevor Reardon
* 1976
691 Les Boyd

692 Wayne Smith

693 Peter Walsh

694 Steve Blyth

695 Geoff Gardiner
* 1977
696 Doug Lucas

697 Gavin Miller

698 Don Moseley

699 Ken Bourke

700 Peter Rowles

701 Kerry Morrison

702 Bob Cooper

703 Alan Neil

704 Marshall Rogers

705 Garry Walsh

706 Steve Eisenhuth

707 Peter Lema

708 Dave Kennedy
* 1978
709 Eric Cain

710 Bruce Gibbs

711 John Crow

712 Garry Clarke

713 Stephen Broughton

714 David Waite

715 Bill Cloughessy

716 Ron Brodrick
* 1979
717 Warren Boland

718 Ray Brown

719 Jack Jeffries

720 Brian Cook

721 Mark Beaven

722 Gerard Crowe

723 Col Ensor

724 Pat Hurney

725 Terry Leabeater

726 Tony Armstrong

727 Peter Barr
* 1980
728 Jeff Case

729 Ted Goodwin

730 Jim Leis

731 Paul Merlo

732 Wayne Buckley

733 John Ribot

734 Terry Lamb

735 Alan Latham

736 John McLeod

737 Tom Arber

738 Michael Duke
* 1981
739 Garry Dowling

740 Ian Schubert

741 Greg Cox

742 Trevor Cogger

743 Garry Jack

744 Ross Conlon

745 George Moroko

746 Col Dennis

747 Bruce Clark

748 Mick Pinkerton

749 Geoff Spotswood

750 Trevor Ryan
* 1982
751 Arthur Mountier

752 Bruce Grimaldi

753 George Fahd

754 Garry Collison

755 Brett Gale

756 Steve Anderson

757 Robert Ryan

758 Charlie Khalifeh

759 Greg McElhone

760 David Greene

* 1983
761 Peter Burgmann

762 Ian Freeman

763 Scott Gale

764 David Hall

765 George Ghosn

766 Bill Hilliard

767 Brian Battese

768 Paul Gearin

769 John Cogger

770 Paul Beaven

771 Mark Massone

772 Mick Neil

773 Matt Carter

774 David Harris

775 Brett Davidson

776 Peter Lamb

777 Grant Fyvie

778 Allan Woods

779 Kevin Bryson

780 Bob Muirhead
* 1984
781 Gerald Celarc

782 John Coveney

783 Pat English

784 Allen Geelan

785 Mark Harrigan

786 Craig Madsen

787 John McArthur

788 Gary Webster

789 Leo Epifania

790 Eddie Flahey

791 Darryl Turner

792 Craig Ellis

793 Gerry Byron

794 Steve Kerr

795 Scott Rigney

796 Brett Clark

797 George Katsogiannis

798 Allan Fallah

799 David Stafford
* 1985
800 Greg Duval

801 Mark Lawson

802 Chris Stephandellis

803 Gary Warnecke

804 Mark Keehan

805 Craig Clarke

806 Steve Want

807 Wayne Wigham

808 Steve Ewer

809 Gary Pearce

810 Geoff Dillon

811 Steve Mullen

812 Tom Robbins

813 Lee Crooks

814 Peter Worth

815 Geoff Sutton

816 Greg Brown

817 Troy McGregor

818 Charlie Eltoubgi

819 Craig Neil

820 Greg Falkner

821 Gary McFarlane
* 1986
822 Alan Burns

823 Paul Sheahan

824 Wilfred Williams

825 Brett Davis

826 Rod Pethybridge

827 John Bilbija

828 Ian Naden

829 Noel Mancuso

830 Grahame Jennings

831 Doug Rawlings

832 Deryck Fox

833 John Henderson

834 Des Drummond

835 John Elias
* 1987
836 Phillip Duke

837 Wayne Lambkin

838 Steve McCoy

839 Les White

840 John Allanson

841 Scott Tronc

842 Terry Donnellan

843 Mark Meskell

844 Denis Kinchela

845 Hew Rees

846 Jason Williams

847 Andrew Stewart
* 1988
848 Cameron Blair

849 Chris Blair

850 Gary Bukowski

851 Dave Gallagher

852 Dale Hall

853 Graham Mackay

854 Danny Peacock

855 Wayne Simonds

856 Mick Taylor

857 Craig Teitzel

858 Dave Woods

859 Michael Hoy

860 Ian Howcroft

861 Michael McClintock

862 Mark Bevan

863 Jason Stafford

864 Ernie Garland

865 Jason Lidden

866 Peter Vale

867 Michael McKinnon

868 Dave Wellings

869 Brian Brown
* 1989
870 Stephen Funnell

871 Shane Leigh

872 Pat O'Doherty

873 Nick Stevanovic

874 Shane Flanagan

875 Michael Gould

876 Brendon Tuuta

877 Richard Smith

878 Darren Girard

879 Brett Docherty

880 Stuart Raper

881 Kelvin Skerrett

882 Ellery Hanley

883 Garry Schofield

884 Darren Britt

885 Stan Presdee
* 1990
886 Tony Cosatto

887 Shaun Devine

888 Ivan Henjak

889 Steve Jackson

890 Bob Lindner

891 Jason Taylor

892 Jamie Ainscough

893 Tim Perrin

894 Graham Spinks

895 Angelo Alavanja

896 Russell Wyer

897 Chris Warren

898 Jason Kelly

899 Noel Goldthorpe

900 Paul Fuz

901 Shaun O'Bryan
* 1991
902 Stephen Burns

903 Jim Dymock

904 Tony Rampling

905 Joe Thomas

906 Ron Gibbs

907 David Gillespie

908 Andrew Farrar

909 Graeme Wynn

910 Peter Trevitt

911 Reece Webb

912 Mark Williams

913 Bronko Djura

914 Robert Burgess

915 Paul Langmack
* 1992
916 Mark Bell

917 Terry Hill

918 Darren Willis

919 Anthony Xuereb

920 Kyle White

921 David Anderson

922 Evan Cochrane

923 Billy Noke

924 Damien McGarry

925 Wayne Taekata

926 Stephen Kearney

927 Malcolm Wheeler

928 Jason Alchin

929 Scott Hardy
* 1993
930 Justin Dooley

931 Steve Georgallis

932 Andrew Leeds

933 Steve O'Dea

934 Matt Ryan

935 Charlie Saab

936 Josh White

937 Andrew Willis

938 Justin Moloney

939 Brad Hughes

940 Darrien Doherty

941 Glenn Grief

942 Mark Afflick

943 Craig Menkins

944 Chris Williams

945 Brett Cullen

946 Jason Benge

947 Mark Hill

948 Aseri Laing

949 Gerome Lane
* 1994
950 Darren Brown

951 Dale Fritz

952 Ewan McGrady

953 Jim Serdaris

954 Paul Smith

955 Brent Stuart

956 Neil Tierney

957 Manoa Thompson

958 Illiesa Toga

959 Jason Eade

960 Stuart Coupland

961 David Wonson

962 Brandon Pearson

963 Bill Dunn

964 Ciriaco Mescia

965 Ken McGuinness

966 Peter Shiels
* 1995
967 Darren Burns

968 Damian Driscoll

969 Mark Horo

970 Damian Kennedy

971 Grant Trindall

972 Paul Bell

973 Tony Wall

974 Kevin McGuinness

975 David Myers

976 David Seidenkamp
* 1996
977 Jason Austin

978 Craig Coleman

979 Jason Duff

980 Chad Harris

981 Darren Capovilla

982 Andrew Hick

983 Nathan Hodges

984 John Skandalis

985 Harvey Howard

986 Michael O'Neall

987 Willie Newton

988 Nathan Lakeman
* 1997
989 Des Hasler

990 Shane Millard

991 Jimmy Smith

992 Shaun Walliss

993 Chris Yates

994 Adam Doyle

995 Adam Donovan

996 Shayne McMenemy

997 Brett Taylor

998 Brett Hodgson

999 Savenaca Lomanimako

1000 Gary Dowse

1001 Brett Hickman
* 1998
1002 Scott Coxon

1003 Darren Rameka

1004 Leo Dynevor

1005 Adrian Rainey

1006 Don Smith

1007 Jason Keough

1008 Brenton Pomery

1009 Leo Clarke

1010 Nick Edwards

1011 Ben MacDougall

1012 Lincoln Raudonikis

1013 Dayle Bonner

1014 Ron Jones

1015 Brett Warton

1016 Darren Fritz

1017 Jared Mills

1018 Ashley Rhodes

1019 Darryl Fisher

1020 Travis Baker

1021 Aaron Cotter

1022 Trent Brown
* 1999
1023 Adam Bristow

1024 Justin Brooker

1025 Paul Jeffries

1026 Robbie Payne

1027 Shane Perry

1028 Tevita Amone

1029 Dane Dorahy

1030 Luke Goodwin

1031 Marshall Scott

1032 Michael Brabek

1033 Matt Fuller

1034 David Buko

1035 Barry Davis

1036 Matt Spence

1037 Tate Moseley

1038 Chris Marland

1039 Ray Cashmere

Notable fans

* Doug Sutherland, mayor of Sydney (1980–87)
* Trooper Mark Donaldson VC
* Paul Gerantonis (1969–current)
* Malcolm T. Elliott (radio broadcaster)
* John Singleton (entrepreneur, businessman and horse racing identity)
* Steve Waugh (former Australian Cricket captain)
* Ken Callander
* John Coates (Australian Olympic Committee chairman)
* Michael Clarke former Australian Cricket Captain

See also

* Wests Tigers

References

Works cited

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Further reading

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External links

*

Wests Archives Website details the history of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Tigers

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