# 2024 NSW Cup season

The 2024 season of the New South Wales Cup was the 118th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.

## Season summary

The 2024 season of the New South Wales Cup commenced on 7 March. Teams played 26 regular competition rounds, with the top five teams qualifying for the final series in September.

## Teams

There are 13 teams competing in the competition in 2024, with eleven based in New South Wales itself, as well as one in the Australian Capital Territory and one from New Zealand.
| Club | NRL Affiliate | Home Ground(s) | Head Coach |
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park (6) & HE Laybutt Field (5) | Wayne Lambkin |
| Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium (9), Raiders Belconnen (1) & Seiffert Oval (1) | Brock Shepperd |
| Canterbury Bulldogs | Canterbury Bulldogs | Belmore Sports Ground (6) & Stadium Australia (5) | Michael Potter |
| Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium (10), Newcastle Permanent Centre of Excellence (2) | Ronald Griffiths |
| Newtown Jets | Cronulla Sharks | Henson Park (11), PointsBet Stadium (1) | George Ndaira |
| New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | Mount Smart Stadium (7), North Harbour Stadium (3) & Navigation Homes Stadium (1) | David Tangata-Toa |
| North Sydney Bears | Melbourne Storm | North Sydney Oval (12) | Pat Weisner → Kieran Dempsey |
| Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | CommBank Stadium (9), Eric Tweedale Stadium (2) & Lidcombe Oval (1) | Nathan Cayless |
| Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium (10), St Marys Leagues Stadium (1) | Ben Harden |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Accor Stadium (7), Redfern Oval (3), Coogee Oval (1), Central Coast Stadium (1) | Joe O'Callaghan |
| Sydney Roosters | Sydney Roosters | Wentworth Park (9), Allianz Stadium (2), Central Coast Stadium (1) | Brett Morris |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Collegians Sporting Complex Wollongong (7), WIN Stadium (2), Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (2) & Sid Parrish Park (1) | Ben Woolf |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Western Suburbs Tigers | Lidcombe Oval (7), Campbelltown Stadium (3) & Leichhardt Oval (1) | Aaron Payne |

## Regular season
### Ladder

2024 NSW Cup :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 560 | 479 | +81 | 36 |
| 2 | Newtown Jets | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 654 | 492 | +162 | 35 |
| 3 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 713 | 456 | +257 | 34 |
| 4 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 590 | 506 | +84 | 33 |
| 5 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 602 | 520 | +82 | 33 |
| 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 580 | 447 | +133 | 32 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 622 | 547 | +75 | 32 |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 595 | 650 | -55 | 26 |
| 9 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 566 | 704 | -138 | 24 |
| 10 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 540 | 583 | -43 | 23 |
| 11 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 535 | 678 | -143 | 23 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 482 | 658 | -176 | 17 |
| 13 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 454 | 773 | -319 | 16 |
Source:

## Finals series

The top five teams qualified for the finals series, with these being Norths, Newtown, Canberra, New Zealand and Penrith.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee(s) | Crowd |
| QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL |||||||
| New Zealand Warriors | 12 – 24 | Penrith Panthers | Saturday 7 September, 1:00pm | Leichhardt Oval | Kieren Irons | |
| Newtown Jets | 38 – 16 | Canberra Raiders | Saturday 7 September, 5:00pm | Leichhardt Oval | Damian Brady | |
| SEMI-FINALS |||||||
| Canberra Raiders | 30 – 14 | Penrith Panthers | Saturday 15 September, 1:00pm | Leichhardt Oval | Damian Brady | |
| North Sydney Bears | 18 – 16 | Newtown Jets | Saturday 15 September, 5:00pm | Leichhardt Oval | Kieren Irons | |
| PRELIMINARY FINAL |||||||
| Canberra Raiders | 16 – 18 | Newtown Jets | Saturday 21 September, 3:00 pm | Leichhardt Oval | Kieren Irons | |
| GRAND FINAL |||||||
| North Sydney Bears | 22 – 28 | Newtown Jets | Sunday 29 September, 3:00pm | CommBank Stadium | Kieren Irons | 10,386 |
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | North Sydney | 18 | | | | North Sydney | 22 |
| | | | | Newtown | 16 | | | | Newtown | Newtown | 28 |
| 2 | Newtown | 38 | | | | Canberra | Canberra | 16 | | | |
| 3 | Canberra | 16 | | | | Newtown | Newtown | 18 | | | |
| | | | Canberra | Canberra | 30 | | | | | | |
| | | | Penrith | Penrith | 14 | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Penrith | 24 | | | | | | | | | |

## Grand Final

* Sunday, 29 September 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| North Sydney Bears | 22 – 28 | Newtown Jets |
| Tries: 4 Garlick 20' Faalogo 34' Fitzgibbon 43' Wilson 58' Goals: 4 Hayman 21', 45', 60' (3/4) | 1st: 10–16 2nd: 12–12 Report | Tries: 5 Rodwell 16' Vea'ila 26' Hiroti 39' Leiu 52' Hamlin-Uele 64' Goals: 4 Puru 18', 39', 54', 66' (4/5) |
* CommBank Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 10,386 Referee: Kieren Irons Player of the Match: Niwhai Puru

## NRL State Championship

As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Newtown Jets will face Queensland Cup premiers Norths Devils in the NRL State Championship match.
* Sunday, 6 October 13:20pm AEDT (UTC+11)
| Newtown Jets | – | Norths Devils |
| | 1st: – 2nd: – | |
* Accor Stadium, Sydney Referee: Bunker:

## Awards

* Player of the Year:
* Top Tryscorer: Allan Fitzgibbon (21)
* Top Pointscorer: Kieran Hayman (212)

### Team of the Year

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Fullback | Jake Toby | North Sydney Bears |
| Wing | Savelio Tamale | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Centre | James Schiller | Canberra Raiders |
| Centre | Tyrone Peachey | Penrith Panthers |
| Wing | Watson Heleta | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles |
| Five-eighth | Will Pryce | Newcastle Knights |
| Halfback | Adam Cook | Canberra Raiders |
| Prop | Kurt De Luis | North Sydney Bears |
| Hooker | Jayden Berrell | Newtown Jets |
| Prop | Jordan Grant | Penrith Panthers |
| Second-row | Jacob Laban | New Zealand Warriors |
| Second-row | Billy Burns | Newtown Jets |
| Lock | Hohepa Puru | Canberra Raiders |