NSWRL Confirms NSW Cup in 2021

[Geo]

Yessssss..sliding down the back of the hill on cardboard..then sit on the bike track..

 

[Tigerwould]

There was talk before COVID of a Fijian team joining, not sure if this still on the cards..or not

 

[cochise]

There was talk before COVID of a Fijian team joining, not sure if this still on the cards..or not

The release from the Magpies suggest it is still a possibility.

 

[cochise]

Check out: http://www.westsmagpies.com.au/news/2020/november/big-wests-magpies-news-for-season-2021/?fbclid=IwAR2Pd_XfNaO_QdRD9hNb_VaTmCb8lG6rmrR-fAnfgLx7ArSxuiIUYKgJ4D8



BIG Wests Magpies News for Season 2021
Wednesday 11 November 2020

Wests Magpies returning to spiritual home of Lidcombe Oval and new NSWRL Participation for 2021

A Message to Members and Supporters of Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (WSDRLFC)

Western Suburbs Magpies is excited to advise its members and supporters of some notable changes planned for the club as well as new competition participation for Season 2021.

Western Suburbs Magpies has secured a hire agreement with Cumberland Council for 2021 to make Lidcombe Oval our primary home ground for training sessions and most match days.

In addition to our continuing participation at the highest level in the NSWRL (which is the NSW State Cup), the club is also planning on fielding a team for the Ron Massey Cup (which may become a City team/Country team Presidents Cup format in 2021).

WSDRLFC has taken the initiative to get the mighty Magpies back to their much-loved spiritual home and has developed a self-supporting business model to field a RMC team without further financial impost on Wests Ashfield Leagues who are primary financial supporters of the Magpies and continue to heavily invest in Rugby League propagation and development.

Although COVID has affected many Rugby League teams and competitions, we hope for some form of normality with competition structures in 2021. This includes request to NSWRL for alignment to all Magpies grades wherever possible to ensure optimal patronage. Pending COVID situation in 2021, Wests Magpies NSW State Cup team will still feature as curtain raisers to selected NRL Matches. TV Coverage for NSW State Cup 2021 is not certain at this time but the Magpies will be there somewhere on your screens.

Although not finalised at this time, a NSWRL Ron Massey Cup 2021 Competition (like what took place in 2020 Presidents Cup) will see the Western Suburbs Magpies travel to face teams throughout Country NSW and potentially over to Fiji. This competition is also planned to be streamed on-line for promotion and to assist those unable to attend in person to follow the team throughout the season.

After some years out of the Dressing room sheds, our current General Manger Leo Epifania will return to head coaching role for new Western Suburbs Magpies RMC team. Being Magpie Head Coach is something Leo believes is his greatest strength. Importantly, the club is also re-building a group of both long serving and new volunteers to assist both on and off the field.

Our intended use of Lidcombe Oval will feature standard home games for RMC, selected NSW State Cup matches and holding of Marquee events such as our annual ‘Return to Lidcombe’. Having a hire on the venue allows Wests Magpies to host associated teams and competitions such as Jersey Flegg, Harvey Norman Women’s and potentially some Junior Representative matches.

We will retain our connection to Campbelltown and the Macarthur via our Magpies HM & SGB Junior Representative Squads and Development teams who remain based in the area. Draw alignments and COVID situation pending, Wests Magpies will continue to play selected games at Campbelltown Sports Stadium (such as Magpies state cup prior to NRL).

We look forward to seeing you at the ground in 2021 to cheer on our Magpies teams at ALL levels and help make our commitment to bring the Magpies back to its spiritual home bring its rewards both on and off the field.

Board of Directors
WSDRLFC

*The clubs plan and intentions in this statement are subject to the 2021 Global/Local status of COVID in and any related impacts to RL competitions and attendance restrictions for public gatherings in 2021.

NSWRL Competition structures and formats may also be subject to change. NSW State Cup has been confirmed as a 10 team competition for 2021.

So are Wests pulling out of Campbelltown? This seems a strange decision to me.

 

[Geo]

There was talk before COVID of a Fijian team joining, not sure if this still on the cards..or not

The release from the Magpies suggest it is still a possibility.

It would be at Ron Massey level..not Canterbury Cup

 

[cochise]

There was talk before COVID of a Fijian team joining, not sure if this still on the cards..or not

The release from the Magpies suggest it is still a possibility.

It would be at Ron Massey level..not Canterbury Cup

Yeah you are right.

 

[tig_prmz]

i wonder how it will function with the bubble, instead of 30 players, they may need to put 45 or 50 plus support staff.

 

[cochise]

i wonder how it will function with the bubble, instead of 30 players, they may need to put 45 or 50 plus support staff.

Yeah, that is really difficult because once you are outside the top 30 many players are part timers and work other jobs.

 

[JC99]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

 

[cochise]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

 

[JC99]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

It’s really disappointing. We should be trying to promote Campbelltown not move away from it just makes no sense to me at all.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

I would say Cochise Campbletown probably is not high on Wests Tigers agenda moving forward but it is only Canterbury cup so who knows really

 

[cochise]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

I would say Cochise Campbletown probably is not high on Wests Tigers agenda moving forward but it is only Canterbury cup so who knows really

I'm really surprised by this decision and didn't see it coming, I'd say its the start of the club withdrawing from the South West which disappoints me.

 

[Geo]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

When you get 35 people and a dog to a Canturbury Cup game there is not much to abandon..

As stated in the article dependant on Scheduling ..Canterbury Cup will be played at Campbelltown prior to NRL games..

Junior Football will be played out of Campbelltown

 

[JC99]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

When you get 35 people and a dog to a Canturbury Cup game there is not much to abandon..

As stated in the article dependant on Scheduling ..Canterbury Cup will be played at Campbelltown prior to NRL games..

Junior Football will be played out of Campbelltown

There’s only 3 Campbelltown games a year and the schedule rarely lines up. They might play their once (the magpies)

 

[cochise]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

When you get 35 people and a dog to a Canturbury Cup game there is not much to abandon..

As stated in the article dependant on Scheduling ..Canterbury Cup will be played at Campbelltown prior to NRL games..

Junior Football will be played out of Campbelltown

I guess that is a point, but with a lot of Magpies games on TV the last few years I would have thought that would be part of maintaining the connection in supporters minds.

@geo did you see this decision coming mate?

 

[JC99]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

I would say Cochise Campbletown probably is not high on Wests Tigers agenda moving forward but it is only Canterbury cup so who knows really

I'm really surprised by this decision and didn't see it coming, I'd say its the start of the club withdrawing from the South West which disappoints me.

Don’t know why the club hates the south west so much. They’ve been trying to withdraw from it for years now. Fastest growing area in the state and they’d rather focus on Balmain

 

[Geo]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

When you get 35 people and a dog to a Canturbury Cup game there is not much to abandon..

As stated in the article dependant on Scheduling ..Canterbury Cup will be played at Campbelltown prior to NRL games..

Junior Football will be played out of Campbelltown

I guess that is a point, but with a lot of Magpies games on TV the last few years I would have thought that would be part of maintaining the connection in supporters minds.

@geo did you see this decision coming mate?

Yes..

 

[cochise]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

When you get 35 people and a dog to a Canturbury Cup game there is not much to abandon..

As stated in the article dependant on Scheduling ..Canterbury Cup will be played at Campbelltown prior to NRL games..

Junior Football will be played out of Campbelltown

I guess that is a point, but with a lot of Magpies games on TV the last few years I would have thought that would be part of maintaining the connection in supporters minds.

@geo did you see this decision coming mate?

Yes..

Has the decision come from Wests Magpies football club, Wests Ashfield or Wests Tigers?

 

[Geo]

So our reserve grade isn’t playing out of Campbelltown? Bloody hell. They really hate c town don’t they that’s a real shame.

Yeah I'm trying to get my head around this decision, seems to me that Wests Magpies have just abandoned Campbelltown. Considering West Ashfield funds both Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers leave me considering the implications for the Wests Tigers.

When you get 35 people and a dog to a Canturbury Cup game there is not much to abandon..

As stated in the article dependant on Scheduling ..Canterbury Cup will be played at Campbelltown prior to NRL games..

Junior Football will be played out of Campbelltown

I guess that is a point, but with a lot of Magpies games on TV the last few years I would have thought that would be part of maintaining the connection in supporters minds.

@geo did you see this decision coming mate?

Yes..

Has the decision come from Wests Magpies football club, Wests Ashfield or Wests Tigers?

Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (WSDRLFC)