The 2010 New South Wales Cup was the 103rd season of New South Wales's top-level statewide rugby league competition. The competition was contested by 12 teams over a 30-week season (including finals), which concluded with the 2010 Grand Final at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
Competition changes Following the 2009 season, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs would rejoin the competition after winning the premiership competing as the Bankstown City Bulls. NRL team Melbourne Storm ended their association with the Central Coast Storm, forming their own team for the 2010 season. Central Coast would remain in the competition with the assistance of the Newcastle Knights as the Central Coast Centurions, thus expanding the competition to 12 teams.
Season summary Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs would claim the minor premiership on the final day of the season, thrashing Melbourne Storm 66–12 to secure the title on points difference from Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers. North Sydney Bears finished with the wooden spoon, having won only five games for the season.
Ladder 2010 New South Wales Cup Team 1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P)2520050846487369402 Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers2520050697482215403 Newtown Jets2519160694561133394 Windsor Wolves25150100776608168325 Western Suburbs Magpies25151100655542113316 Wentworthville Magpies2512113078070575257 Melbourne Storm25110140627727 -100228 Cronulla Sharks258116068767215179 Auckland Vulcans2580170642847 -2051610 Central Coast Centurions2570180678868 -1901411 Shellharbour Dragons2570180544734 -1901412 North Sydney Bears2550200471864 -39310 Sources:
Finals series HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (local)Venue Qualifying finals Newtown Jets32 – 28 Wentworthville Magpies Saturday 11 September 2010, 3:00pm Henson Park Windsor Wolves16 – 40 Western Suburbs Magpies Saturday 11 September 2010, 3:00pm Windsor Sports Complex Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs30 – 18 Cronulla Sharks Saturday 11 September 2010, 3:00pm Belmore Sports Ground Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers48 – 18 Melbourne Storm Saturday 11 September 2010, 3:00pm Leichhardt Oval Semi-finals Western Suburbs Magpies20 – 14 Wentworthville Magpies Sunday 19 September 2010, 1:00pm Leichhardt Oval Newtown Jets18 – 34 Windsor Wolves Sunday 19 September 2010, 3:00pm Leichhardt Oval Preliminary Finals Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers26 – 32 Windsor Wolves Sunday 26 September 2010, 1:00pm Leichhardt Oval Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs32 – 24 Western Suburbs Magpies Sunday 26 September 2010, 3:00pm Leichhardt Oval Grand Final Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs24 – 12 Windsor Wolves Sunday 3 October 2010, 12:00pm ANZ Stadium
Grand Final Minor premiers Canterbury won the Grand Final on the back of a strong performance from Josh Reynolds who scored two tries and set up a third. The Bulldogs dominated the first half, scoring 16 unanswered points, setting up the victory with a strong defensive display. Windsor playmaker Maurice Blair was forced from the field early in the second half after suffering a suspected broken jaw, after fighting with Bulldogs interchange player Corey Payne. The second half was played in heavy rain, and Windsor threatened to come back into the contest with 20 minutes remaining when Jesse Sene-Lefao caught a pinpoint Craig Trindall kick, but the contest was over when Reynolds scored his second try from a 90-metre intercept.
Team detailsCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs FB 1 Trent Cutler (c)WG 2 Heka NanaiCE 3 Shane NeumannCE 4 Daniel RauicavaWG 5 Junior Tia KilifiFE 6 Rhys JackHB 7 Josh ReynoldsPR 8 Brad MorrinHK 9 Nathan SmithPR 10 Tim BrowneSR 11 Daniel HarrisonSR 12 Yileen GordonLK 13 Danny WilliamsInterchange:BE 14 Corey PayneBE 15 Harlan Ala'alatoaBE 16 Conrad Ta'akimoeakaBE 17 Kose LeleiCoach: Justin HolbrookWindsor Wolves FB 1 Zoram WateneWG 2 David SimmonsCE 3 Ryan WalkerCE 4 Michael MateWG 5 Sandor EarlFE 6 Maurice BlairHB 7 Craig Trindall (c)PR 16 David Tangata-ToaHK 13 Josh BatemanPR 10 Aaron SweeneySR 11 Joseph PauloSR 20 Daniel PeneseLK 12 Nigel PlumInterchange:BE 8 Steve MeredithBE 9 Ryan RussellBE 17 Jesse Sene-LefaoBE 19 Brendan VengoaCoach: Guy Missio
See also
2010 NRL season 2010 Queensland Cup
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