The Asquith Magpies Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Asquith, New South Wales formed in 1953. They previously competed in the NSW Ron Massey Cup competition and the Sydney Shield. Asquith are currently a senior feeder club side to NSW Cup team the North Sydney Bears.
Notable players Kaeo Weekes (2022- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Canberra Raiders) Mitchell Pearce (2007- Sydney Roosters, Newcastle Knights) Liam Foran (2008-13 Melbourne Storm, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles & Salford City Reds) Kieran Foran (2009- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Parramatta Eels, New Zealand Warriors & Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) Kevin Wilson 1970 to 1976 - then graded to North Sydney Bears playing all Grades including Captain of First Grade.
Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions Tier 3 In three different time-periods, Asquith has entered teams in lower tier competitions run by the New South Wales Rugby League. The win-loss-draw record in the table below includes Finals Series matches. Sources: Rugby League Week, Big League, NSWRL Rugby League News, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph (Sydney), League Unlimited. Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff 1970 Second Division 8 2 14 20 6 12 2 264 347 -83 1971 Second Division 9 2 10 20 5 15 0 223 497 -274 1972 Second Division 1 2 40 Finalist 22 18 4 0 523 248 275 1973 Second Division 3 2 32 Semi-Finalist 22 14 8 0 423 336 87 2005 Jim Beam Cup 7 3 19 19 8 10 1 538 589 -51 2006 Jim Beam Cup 9 2 12 16 3 11 2 319 544 -225 2007 Jim Beam Cup 11 0 8 22 4 18 0 428 806 -378 2013 Ron Massey Cup 11 0 15 22 7 14 1 550 726 -176 2014 Ron Massey Cup 3 0 28 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 25 14 9 2 676 557 119 2015 Ron Massey Cup 3 2 28 Grand Finalist 24 14 10 0 697 568 129 2016 Ron Massey Cup 9 2 22 20 9 11 0 473 608 -135 2018 Ron Massey Cup 7 2 23 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 19 9 9 1 417 439 -22 2019 Ron Massey Cup 4 2 27 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 22 11 10 1 482 374 108 2020 Ron Massey Cup N/A 0 0 Competition Cancelled 1 0 1 0 32 44 -12
Tier 4 Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff 2014 Sydney Shield 11 0 8 22 4 18 0 466 890 -424 2015 Sydney Shield 12 2 15 20 5 14 1 421 616 -195 2016 Sydney Shield 14 0 2 22 1 21 0 137 1270 -1133 2017 Sydney Shield 4 3 34 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 24 15 9 0 712 594 118 2018 Sydney Shield 5 2 25 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 20 11 8 1 616 482 134 2019 Sydney Shield 8 1 19 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 22 9 12 1 658 612 46 2020 Sydney Shield N/A 0 0 Withdrew 1 0 1 0 16 20 -4
See also
List of rugby league clubs in Australia
Sources Years Acronym Item AvailableOnline 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 present LU League UnlimitedYes League Unlimited website 2010 to 2019 - Various Newspaper Websites Yes As referenced
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