Western Suburbs Magpies - District Junior Competition

District Junior Competition

The Western Suburbs District Junior Rugby League (WSDJRL) also known as the "Junior Magpies" administers junior rugby league on behalf of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Tigers joint venture. It consists of a network of affiliated junior rugby league clubs throughout the greater Campbelltown and Liverpool areas of southwestern Sydney. As of 2009 the following clubs were involved in the WSDJRL;

• All Saints JRLFC
• Ashcroft Stallions JRLFC
• Campbelltown City Kangaroos JRLFC
• Campbelltown Collegians JRLFC
• Campbelltown Warriors JRLFC
• Eaglevale St Andrews JRLFC
• East Campbelltown Eagles JRLFC
• Hinchinbrook Hornets JRLFC
• Ingleburn Bulldogs JRLFC
• Ingleburn RSL Tigers JRLFC
• Liverpool Catholic Club Raiders JRLFC
• Macarthur Saints JRLFC (ex- St Thomas More JRLFC)
• Macquarie Fields Hawks JRLFC
• Minto Cobras JRLFC
• Valley United Vikings JRLFC
• Liverpool Titans JRLC http://www.liverpooltitans.com

Former Clubs The following clubs also competed in the WSDJRL, but have now folded:

• Airds Colts JRLFC
• Claymore Panthers JRLFC
• Heckenberg JRLFC
• Leumeah Wolves JRLFC
• Liverpool City 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). Other notable NRL players who grew up playing junior rugby league in the WSDJRL are Anthony Minichello (East Valley United), Mark Minicheillo (Liverpool Catholic Club) Frank Pritchard (Campbelltown City)Eric Grothe, Jr. (Eagle Vale), Ryan Hoffman (Campbelltown Collegians), Ben Roberts (Narellan Jets), Israel Folau, Jarryd Hayne, Krisnan Inu, Michael Lett, Grey Viane, John Scandalis, Ken Mcguiniess, Kevin Mcguiness 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. 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 has since been acquired by the Balmain DJRL and Bulldogs (Canterbury) DJRL. Clubs that used to play in the WSDJRL include;

• Ashfield Colts (now folded)
• 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 (now in Balmain DJRL) (produced Hazem El Masri and Robbie Farah)
• Five Dock JRLFC (now in Balmain DJRL)
• Lidcombe Bulls (folded in mid 1980's)
• Berala Bears (now in Bulldogs DJRL)
• Croydon Park (folded in mid 1980's)
• 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 1980's)
• Royal Sheaf Hotel (Burwood, folded in late 1980s)
• Oriental Shamrocks (folded in 1960's)
• Granville Diggers – unsure when folded
• De La Salle – Ashfield – again, unsure of when they folded
• Christian Brothers Burwood
• Auburn United - unsure when folded