The Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs are an
Australia
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rugby league
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football team based in
Ulladulla
Ulladulla () is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven local government area. It is on the Princes Highway about south of Sydney, halfway between Batemans Bay to the south and Nowra to the north. Ulladulla has cl ...
, a coastal town in the
South Coast region. The club is a part of
Country Rugby League
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and has competed in the
South Coast first grade competition since the 1930s.
History
The Bulldogs originally competed in the
Group 16 Rugby League
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competition before making the switch to the
South Coast during the 1930s. Their success was far from instantaneous. It took the club until 1987 to win their inaugural first-grade premiership after five decades competing in the league. They have enjoyed relatively good success, however, in recent times. The Bulldogs made the final in 2002 before going down to
Batemans Bay
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at the Tigers home ground, Mackay Park. In 2004, the Dogs did the double winning the minor premiership and taking out the title with a classy 50–12 performance over fifth-place playoff winning side,
Berry Magpies
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, at Berry Showground. The Bulldogs made it back-to-back titles in 2005, with another good performance in the final, defeating minor premiers
Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
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at Centenary Park,
Albion Park
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, 34–22. In 2008, the Bulldogs took home the title again, this time win a home victory over minor premiers
Shellharbour
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36–24. In the same year the Under 18's were also victorious both games were played at home.
In 2013, the Bulldogs formed their first Women's League Tag team. In 2014, they won the Premiership Grand Final. The girls were Minor Premiers in 2015 but lost to rivals Kiama in the Grand Final. In 2017, the Under 18's coached by Peter Leffley were victorious and Jayden Millard was awarded the Under 18's Group 7 player of the year. In 2018 the under 18's were defeated in the grand final.
In 2018, the Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Senior club entered their first ever women's tackle side competing in the Under 18's division. This team were the Minor premiers but lost in the grand final.
Great Day for Bulldogs
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Notable Juniors
*Luke O'Donnell
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(1999–2013 Wests Tigers
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, North Queensland Cowboys
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Sinc ...
, Huddersfield
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& Sydney Roosters
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)
* Gary Warburton (2008–11 Canterbury Bulldogs
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)
*Jack Murchie
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He previously played for the Canberra Raiders, New Zealand Warriors and the Parramatta Eel ...
(2018–present Canberra Raiders
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)
Honours
Team
* Group 7 Rugby League
South Coast Group 7 Rugby League (or Group 7 Rugby League for simplicity) is the divisional boundary drawn from the Southern Illawarra and South Coast regions (from the suburb of Warilla south to Ulladulla) of New South Wales, Australia and is ...
Premierships: 5
:: 1987, 1989, 2004, 2005, 2008
* Group 7 Rugby League Runners-Up: 2
:: 1979, 2002
* Clayton Cup
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: None
* Group 7 Women's League Tag Premierships: 1
:: 2014
::
Individuals
* Michael Cronin Medal: 6
:: Greg Sherwin (2000)
:: Adam Stone (2004, 2005 & 2015)
:: Thomas Cook (2009)
* Group 7 Rugby League
South Coast Group 7 Rugby League (or Group 7 Rugby League for simplicity) is the divisional boundary drawn from the Southern Illawarra and South Coast regions (from the suburb of Warilla south to Ulladulla) of New South Wales, Australia and is ...
Player of the Year: 6"''
:: Ken McIndoe (1987)
:: Mark Hensen (1991)
:: Cheyanne Hatch (2014, 2015, 2016 & 2018)
* Rookie of the Year: 4
:: Ron Mathie (1969)
:: Peter Thompson (1979)
:: Ian Long (1982)
:: Adam Stone (2004)
* Leading Point-scorer of the Year: 4
:: Brett Davis (1988)
:: Greg Sherwin (2003)
:: Justin Holbrook (2004)
:: Ebony Murray (2014)
* Leading Try-scorer of the Year: 8
:: Peter Oates (1982)
:: Brett Davis (1988)
:: Clinton Bennets (2001)
:: Greg Sherwin & Clinton Bennets (2003)
:: Justin Holbrook (2004)
:: Thomas Cook (2009)
:: Ebony Murray (2014)
* Kevin Walsh Scholarship: 6
:: Ben Saunders (1995)
:: Lewis Tait (2000)
:: Bryce Cummings (2002)
:: AJ Hatch (2007)
:: Harrison Miller (2008)
:: Alex Rossetto (2010)
* Under-18s Player of the Year: 2
:: Gary Warburton (2004 & 2005)
:: Jayden Millard (2017)
* Under-21s Player of the Year: 2
:: Adam Stone (2005)
:: Thomas Cook (2007)
''Source
Group 7 History
'
References
External links
Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Homepage
Country Rugby League Homepage
South Coast Rugby League Homepage
{{Group 7 Rugby League
Rugby league teams in New South Wales
Rugby league teams in Wollongong
South Coast (New South Wales)