# 2010 New South Wales Cup

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 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P) | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 846 | 487 | 369 | 40 |
| 2 | Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 697 | 482 | 215 | 40 |
| 3 | Newtown Jets | 25 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 694 | 561 | 133 | 39 |
| 4 | Windsor Wolves | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 776 | 608 | 168 | 32 |
| 5 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 25 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 655 | 542 | 113 | 31 |
| 6 | Wentworthville Magpies | 25 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 780 | 705 | 75 | 25 |
| 7 | Melbourne Storm | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 627 | 727 | -100 | 22 |
| 8 | Cronulla Sharks | 25 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 687 | 672 | 15 | 17 |
| 9 | Auckland Vulcans | 25 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 642 | 847 | -205 | 16 |
| 10 | Central Coast Centurions | 25 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 678 | 868 | -190 | 14 |
| 11 | Shellharbour Dragons | 25 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 544 | 734 | -190 | 14 |
| 12 | North Sydney Bears | 25 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 471 | 864 | -393 | 10 |
Sources:

## Finals series

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time (local) | Venue |
| Qualifying finals |||||
| Newtown Jets | 32 – 28 | Wentworthville Magpies | Saturday 11 September 2010, 3:00pm | Henson Park |
| Windsor Wolves | 16 – 40 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Saturday 11 September 2010, 3:00pm | Windsor Sports Complex |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 30 – 18 | Cronulla Sharks | Saturday 11 September 2010, 3:00pm | Belmore Sports Ground |
| Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers | 48 – 18 | Melbourne Storm | Saturday 11 September 2010, 3:00pm | Leichhardt Oval |
| Semi-finals |||||
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 20 – 14 | Wentworthville Magpies | Sunday 19 September 2010, 1:00pm | Leichhardt Oval |
| Newtown Jets | 18 – 34 | Windsor Wolves | Sunday 19 September 2010, 3:00pm | Leichhardt Oval |
| Preliminary Finals |||||
| Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers | 26 – 32 | Windsor Wolves | Sunday 26 September 2010, 1:00pm | Leichhardt Oval |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 32 – 24 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sunday 26 September 2010, 3:00pm | Leichhardt Oval |
| Grand Final |||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 – 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.
* Sunday, 3 October 12:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 – 12 | Windsor Wolves |
| Tries: 4 Reynolds Cutler Jack Goals: 4 Reynolds (4/5) | 1st: 16–0 2nd: 8–12 Report | Tries: 2 Sene-Lefao Tangata-Toa Goals: 2 Trindall (2/2) Sin bin: Sweeney |
* ANZ Stadium Referee: David Munro
Team details :
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs :
| FB | 1 | Trent Cutler (c) |
| WG | 2 | Heka Nanai |
| CE | 3 | Shane Neumann |
| CE | 4 | Daniel Rauicava |
| WG | 5 | Junior Tia Kilifi |
| FE | 6 | Rhys Jack |
| HB | 7 | Josh Reynolds |
| PR | 8 | Brad Morrin |
| HK | 9 | Nathan Smith |
| PR | 10 | Tim Browne |
| SR | 11 | Daniel Harrison |
| SR | 12 | Yileen Gordon |
| LK | 13 | Danny Williams |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 14 | Corey Payne |
| BE | 15 | Harlan Ala'alatoa |
| BE | 16 | Conrad Ta'akimoeaka |
| BE | 17 | Kose Lelei |
| Coach: |||
| Justin Holbrook |||
Windsor Wolves :
| FB | 1 | Zoram Watene |
| WG | 2 | David Simmons |
| CE | 3 | Ryan Walker |
| CE | 4 | Michael Mate |
| WG | 5 | Sandor Earl |
| FE | 6 | Maurice Blair |
| HB | 7 | Craig Trindall (c) |
| PR | 16 | David Tangata-Toa |
| HK | 13 | Josh Bateman |
| PR | 10 | Aaron Sweeney |
| SR | 11 | Joseph Paulo |
| SR | 20 | Daniel Penese |
| LK | 12 | Nigel Plum |
| Interchange: |||
| BE | 8 | Steve Meredith |
| BE | 9 | Ryan Russell |
| BE | 17 | Jesse Sene-Lefao |
| BE | 19 | Brendan Vengoa |
| Coach: |||
| Guy Missio |||