Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
Club information
Full nameBlacktown Workers Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Sea Eagles
Workers
Colours  White
  Black
  Maroon
Founded1962 (1962)
Current details
Ground(s)
CoachGreg Boulous[1]
ManagerTodd Darvall
CaptainJake Toby
CompetitionNSW Cup
Current season
Records
Runners-up1 Third Tier (1970)
Minor premierships1 Fourth Tier (2013 (SS))
Wooden spoons2 Third Tier (1967, 1975)

The Blacktown Workers Rugby League Football Club, also known as Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, are an Australian rugby league football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales formed in 1962. Since 2017 they have had a side in the NSW Cup, as the feeder team to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[2]

Knock-on Effect NSW Cup

Jad Mahmoud playing for the Workers

The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles first season in The Intrust Super Premiership NSW was a disappointing one at they finished the season in 10th place and missed out on the finals series.[3]

In 2018, the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles missed out on the finals for a second consecutive season after finishing 9th on the table.[4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7]

YearCompetitionLadderFinals PositionAll Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
2017Intrust Super NSW Premiership[8]10322228140466606-140
2018Intrust Super NSW Premiership[9]9222228122476496-20
2019Canterbury Cup[10]12115226151460615-155
2020Canterbury CupN/A00Competition Cancelled[11]10103044-14
2021Knock on Effect NSW Cup[12]1042216484290718-114
2022Knock on Effect NSW Cup1228222200254368-428

Notable Juniors

Honours

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.

YearCompetitionLadderFinals PositionAll Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
1967Second Division[13]802Wooden Spoon141130112329-217
1968Second Division[14]7210165110140321-181
1969Second Division[15]2026Finalist181350346193153
1970Second Division[16]2230Grand Finalist221660373208165
1971Second Division[17]1029204151250601-351
1972Second Division[18]9216206140261528-267
1973Second Division[19]10211183141282484-202
1974Metropolitan Cup425Semi-Finalist22129130528223
1975Metropolitan Cup924Wooden Spoon162140209449-240
2012Bundaberg Red Cup905182151372904-532
2013Ron Massey Cup10016228140576824-248
2014Ron Massey Cup[20]10016228140501713-212
2015Ron Massey Cup[21]7222Last 6 Semi-Finalist2210120622499123
2016Ron Massey Cup[22]102202081205034967
2017Ron Massey Cup[23]8728Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist197120408648-240
2018Ron Massey Cup[24]8220Last 6 Semi-Finalist209110457551-94
2019Ron Massey Cup[25]9116206140362606-244
2020Ron Massey CupN/A001010430-26

Sydney Shield

YearCompetitionLadderFinals PositionAll Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
2014Sydney Shield10013226151410790-380
2015Sydney Shield[26]9219207121554573-19
2016Sydney Shield[27]13012226160525730-205
2017Sydney Shield[28]9318226150538806-268
2018Sydney Shield[29]8216Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist196130454610-156

See also

Sources

YearsAcronymItemAvailable
Online		Via
1920 to 1973 RLN Rugby League News Yes Trove
1972–76, 78, 80–81,
1991-96, 1998-2009		 - New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report No State Library of NSW
2014-19 - New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report Yes NSWRL website
2003 to 2014 RLW Rugby League Week Yes eResources at State Library of NSW
1974 to 2019 BL Big League No State Library of NSW
2014 to now LU League Unlimited Yes League Unlimited website
2010 to 2019 - Various Newspaper Websites Yes As referenced

References

  1. ↑ "John Folau returns to enjoy his football with Blacktown Workers | Hawkesbury Gazette". Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sea Eagles shed Silvertails tag in venture with Blacktown Workers". 5 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge". Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Canterbury Cup NSW ladder". NSWRL.
  6. ↑ "Canterbury Cup NSW Rd 24". NSWRL. 31 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "NSW Cup 2022 Season Review - Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles". www.nswrl.com.au.
  8. ↑ "New South Wales Cup 2017". League Unlimited. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "New South Wales Cup 2018". League Unlimited. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "New South Wales Cup 2019". League Unlimited. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  12. ↑ https://www.nswrl.com.au/ladder/?competition=113&round=24&season=2021%7Ctitle=New South Wales Cup 2021|date=29 Aug 2021|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 sep 2020
  13. ↑ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news" (Vol. 48 No. 33 (August 19, 1967)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ↑ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news" (Vol. 49 No. 34 (August 17, 1968)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ↑ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news" (Vol. 50 No. 33 (August 23, 1969)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ↑ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news" (Vol. 51 No. 40 (September 5, 1970)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ↑ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news" (Vol. 52 No. 37 (September 26, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ↑ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news" (Vol. 53 No. 36 (September 16, 1972)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ↑ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news" (Vol. GF No. Sup (September 16, 1973)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  20. ↑ "Ron Massey Cup 2014 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "Ron Massey Cup 2015 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "Ron Massey Cup 2016 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Ron Massey Cup 2017 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  24. ↑ "Ron Massey Cup 2018 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  25. ↑ "Ron Massey Cup 2019 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  26. ↑ "Sydney Shield 2015 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  27. ↑ "Sydney Shield 2016 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  28. ↑ "Sydney Shield 2017 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  29. ↑ "Sydney Shield 2018 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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