South Perth Lions Rugby League Club are an Australian
rugby league
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football club based in
South Perth, Western Australia
South Perth is a residential suburb of Perth, Western Australia that adjoins the southern shore of Perth Water on the Swan River; it is south of the central business district. The suburb adjoins two major arterial roads—Canning Highway and ...
formed in 1948. They conduct teams for both Juniors & Seniors. The club also participates in the WARL (Western Australian Rugby League).
Notable Juniors
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Jon Grieve
Jon Grieve is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for Manly-Warringah
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beac ...
(1991-97
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rug ...
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Western Reds
The Western Reds were a rugby league football club based in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1992 as the Western Reds, they entered into the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition i ...
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Luke Goodwin (1992-99
Canterbury
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...
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Penrith,
Perth Reds
The Western Reds were a rugby league football club based in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1992 as the Western Reds, they entered into the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition i ...
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Wests)
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Jon Green
Jon Green (born 16 July 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.
Early life
Green was born in Southport, Queensland, Australia.
Green lived in Perth and played junior footy for South Perth Lions in the Western Au ...
(2006-13
Cronulla Sharks
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St George
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Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...
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Bryson Goodwin
Bryson Goodwin (born 30 December 1985) is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer who last played as a goal-kicking or er for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League.
He previously played for the Canterbu ...
(2007-20
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League ( NRL), Australasia's premier rugby leagu ...
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South Sydney &
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...
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Bronx Goodwin (2007-12
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League ( NRL), Australasia's premier rugby leagu ...
,
St George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
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Canberra)
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Cory Paterson (2007-19
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North Queensland
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Wests Tigers
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Toronto Wolfpack
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The club originally competed in the British rugby league system but withdrew in the Super League XXV, ...
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Kurt De Luis (2021-
Manly Sea Eagles
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...
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See also
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Rugby league in Western Australia
Rugby league in Western Australia is played at amateur level, but attracts an audience particularly for the State of Origin series.
The state was represented at national level by the Western Reds/Perth Reds, but they were not included in th ...
References
External links
South Peth Lions Fox Sports pulse*
Rugby league teams in Western Australia
Sporting clubs in Perth, Western Australia
1948 establishments in Australia
Rugby clubs established in 1948
South Perth, Western Australia
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