NSWRL Senior Competition Participation for Season 2023
Wests Magpies would like to advise its members and supporters of New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) senior competition participation for Season 2023.
In 2023, the Western Suburbs Magpies will feature in the premier open age NSWRL competition, the NSW Knock-on Effect Cup. The KOE Cup squad will be based at Lidcombe Oval for training and home games alongside the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg (U/21) side.
This solidifies not only the ongoing Wests Magpies investment into Lidcombe Oval alongside Cumberland Council, but is a big part of ensuring Western Suburbs DNA runs through our rugby league teams participating at the highest level in NSW.
With these two sides making Lidcombe Oval their home for 2023, the club will not be fielding a team in the Ron Massey Cup (RMC) this upcoming season, with Ryde-Eastwood Hawks continuing their relationship with Wests Magpies as a feeder club.
At a junior pathways level, Western Suburbs Magpies will continue to field teams that represent the Macarthur Region in the SG Ball, Harold Matthews, Laurie Daley and Andrew Johns Cups, all training and playing in the Campbelltown/Camden LGA.
Since 2018, our State Cup presence has allowed the Western Suburbs Magpies to remain a much-loved and recognisable part of the rugby league community. While the NSWRL KOE Cup draw is still being drafted, we can confirm that we will be hosting at least seven KOE Cup matches at Lidcombe Oval in 2023, including feature clashes against Newtown Jets, North Sydney Bears, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and St George Illawarra Dragons.
The club will continue to work hard to ensure all of our members and supporters feel that the NSW KOE Cup Magpies represent them, as well as the long history Western Suburbs have in the game of rugby league.
We look forward to seeing you at all the grounds in 2023 to cheer on our Magpies Junior Reps and our NSW KOE Cup Magpies as we continue to champion the much-loved Western Suburbs legacy in harmonious partnership with Wests Tigers.
Great read from NBWT
https://itsnothingbutwt.wordpress.com/2022/12/22/the-cubs-of-2023-and-beyond/
@forever-9th that was great! Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like a lot of competition in the back row/lock coming through.
Some exciting prospects there. Nearly lost it when I saw the balance and eyes up approach on this kid
@tigerlily is that Wayne snoopy Collins as an assistant coach for the jersey flogged team or a suffering Wayne Collins?
interesting Stephen Crichton's sister is in tasha gale cup for wests tigers
Balmain sg ball side will be good to watch with Kanaan, Feledy, Lawry.
Think Lawry will be who Sheens looks at pushing up into the halves in the next few years (our sanders)
Another two that look good from Magpies Harold matt's is onitoni Large and Alex conti a 7 from balmain but again only in Harold matt's this year
@jedi-tiger would have to be the only survivor from Madges coaching team
Thanks for the post Tigerlilly. The hooker for the Tigers is a stand out. Is that Da Silva?
Thanks for the post Tigerlilly. The hooker for the Tigers is a stand out. Is that Da Silva?
I don’t think that’s De Silva photos I’ve seen of him don’t show him with a mullet, seeing as it’s done by South’s they are not calling our players which is unfortunate.
Thanks for the post Tigerlilly. The hooker for the Tigers is a stand out. Is that Da Silva?
I don’t think that’s De Silva photos I’ve seen of him don’t show him with a mullet, seeing as it’s done by South’s they are not calling our players which is unfortunate.
yeah agreed, based on my internet image googling it doesnt look like him but for mine (watching the first 20mins or so) the 9 was the stand out. Looked good, particularly in defence which is impressive for a smallish, young hooker.
@tiger5150 De Silva is playing SG Ball this season for the Magpies.
