NRL Victoria

NRL Victoria (abbreviated as NRLVic, and formerly the Victorian Rugby League) is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in Victoria, Australia. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the National Rugby League. The VRL commenced in 1952 and has been running each year since.

NRL Victoria administers the Storm Premiership in Melbourne, and the regional Goulburn Murray Storm Premiership competitions.

Prior to 2013 NRL Victoria was known as the Victorian Rugby League before the NRL completed a full rebranding exercise and renamed all affiliate states.

Over the years the VRL have produced a number of juniors for the Melbourne Storm, SG Ball, NYC and NRL teams.

Rugby League Centre of Excellence NRL Victoria is currently headquartered at Victoria's Rugby League Centre of Excellence at Seabrook Reserve in Broadmeadows, which also serves as the administration base for Touch Football Victoria and as the home ground for Northern Thunder. Construction commenced in 2021 and was completed in 2023, at the cost of $16.9 million.

The facility additionally serves as a hub for rugby league programs and a venue for training, camps and state and national level tournaments, and is also set to serve as the home ground of any future Melbourne Storm NRLW team. The facility includes a show pitch, three community access competition pitches, a female-friendly pavilion including high-performance training and recovery facilities, and car parking.

Melbourne Rugby League

The Melbourne Rugby League has been running since the 1950s. The competition was rebranded in 2022 to become the Storm Premiership, aligning with the strong Storm identity for Rugby League in Victoria.

RAAF Ballarat were the inaugural premiers while the Truganina Rabbitohs are the most recent premiers in 2024.

Current clubs

Colours Rugby League Clubs Location Home Ground FoundedAltona RoostersAltona MeadowsBruce Comben Reserve1987Bendigo CrushersBendigoEpsom Huntly Recreation Reserve2024Casey WarriorsCranbourne EastCasey Fields2010Doveton SteelersDovetonBetula Reserve2001Eastern RaptorsBoroniaColchester Reserve2011Frankston RaidersFrankstonRiviera Reserve2015Geelong SharksGeelongErvin Reserve2023Hume EaglesCraigieburnBridges Recreation Reserve2020Melbourne StormMelbourneCasey Fields1997Melton BroncosMeltonMt Carberry Reserve2013Mernda DragonsLalorHuskisson Reserve2015Northern ThunderBroadmeadowsSeabrook Reserve1999North West WolvesNiddrieAJ Davis Reserve2010Peninsula DolphinsMount ElizaTo Be Confirmed2024Pakenham EelsPakenhamComely Banks Recreation Reserve2016Truganina RabbitohsTruganinaClearwood Drive Reserve2015Waverley Oakleigh PanthersClaytonFregon Reserve1976Werribee BearsWerribeeHaines Reserve2008South Eastern TitansDandenongGreaves Reserve2007Sunshine CowboysArdeerMore Park2016Sunbury United TigersSunburyLangama Park1992

Goulburn Murray Storm Premiership

The Murray Cup is a rugby league competition on the border of Victoria and New South Wales. Initially the competition was established in 1998 as the Goulburn Murray Rugby League by the Country Rugby League and the Victorian Rugby League. The league was disbanded in 2009 before being re-established as the Murray Cup in 2015. As of 2025 the competition was renamed to the Goulburn Murray Storm Premiership and consists of 7 teams for the Senior Men's league and 8 teams for the Women's Tag league.

Current clubs There are currently eight clubs affiliated with the competition. ClubsMonikerGroundMen'sLLT BorderBearsBaranduda Recreation Reserve, WodongaYesYes Charles Sturt UniversityMud DogsSarvaas Park, North AlburyNoYes CorowaCougarsAirport Oval, CorowaYesYes SheppartonEaglesPee Wee Oval, MooroopnaYesYes TumbarumbaGreensTumbarumba ShowgroundYesYes WangarattaKnightsGlenrowan Recreation ReserveYesYes WodongaWombatsBaranduda Recreation Reserve, WodongaYesYes

Former Competitions Central Highlands Rugby League (2005-2012)

The Central Highlands Rugby League (CHRL) was a rugby league competition in western Victoria. It covered an area centred on Ballarat, stretching north to Creswick, south to Warrnambool, east to Bacchus Marsh, and west to Horsham.

The CHRL competition started with two junior age levels but in 2008 due to the 11-year drought finally taking its toll on Central Victoria the council deemed the sports grounds used in the competition too dangerous for use. This temporarily ended competition for the CHRL (and some clubs in other sports too). After another two years of the fields not being used the councils re-allocated the fields to other purposes, ending the ability for clubs in the CHRL to continue until new home grounds are established.

Former clubs

Colours Club Moniker Years participated Location Ground Ararat Kings, Cowboys Ararat Ballarat Dragons 2005-2012 Ballarat Doug Dean Reserve, Delacombe Bendigo Tigers Bendigo Stawell Devils Stawell Wendouree Raiders Wendouree Doug Dean Reserve, Delacombe

NRL Victoria are currently looking for opportunities for Rugby League in this region as of 2023.

Limestone Coast Rugby League (2017-2022)

The Limestone Coast Rugby League was a rugby league competition held in the Wimmera and South West regions of Victoria and Eastern South Australia. The competition was co-administered by NRL SA and NRL Victoria, and featured five clubs (three from Victoria and two from South Australia).https://www.facebook.com/mtgambierrl

Clubs Colours Club Moniker Years Participated Ground District State Blue Lake Knights Apollo Soccer Grounds Mount Gambier South Australia Gunditjmara BullsDeakin University Warrnambool Victoria Naracoorte Jets Naracoorte United Soccer Ground Naracoorte South Australia Stawell Mounties North Park Stawell Victoria Warrnambool RaidersFriendly Societies Park Warrnambool Victoria

Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League (1991-2022)

The Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League is a rugby league competition held in North-Western Victoria.

Clubs ColoursClubTownGroundMildura TigersMilduraNichols Point Reserve, Nichols PointMildura WarriorsMilduraNichols Point Reserve, Nichols PointRobinvale StormsRobinvaleRobinvale Sports Ground, Robinvale

Victoria Rugby League Notable Juniors Altona Roosters Jeremy Smith Gareth Widdop Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad Kurt Bernard Ben Nakubuwai Tony Tumusa Jamayne Taunoa-Brown Shae Ah-Fook Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown Troy Hanita-Paki (u20s) Casey Warriors Kelma Tuilagi North West Wolves Greg Marzhew Northern Thunder Young Tonumaipea Richard Kennar Sualauvi Fa'alogo South Eastern Titans Mahe Fonua Eddy Tuilotolava Kenny Bromwich Francis Tualau Waverley Oakleigh Panthers Drury Low Denny Solomona Pride Petterson-Robati Jarred Muller-Dobbe Kalin Ropata Trent Toelau (u20s) Sunbury Tigers Dean Ieremia Fonua Pole Sione Finau Casey Warriors Connor Donehue Kelma Tuilagi

Representative Team

The Victoria team play in the Affiliated States Championship along with the other three affiliated states (South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and Western Australia) plus the Australian Police and Australian Defence Force. In 2007 Victoria came fourth in the ARL Affiliated States Championships in Perth.

They won their first championship in 2009

NRL Victoria

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