# 2016 NSW Cup season

The 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW is the ninth season of the NSW Cup, and the first since its sponsorship by Intrust Super. The winner will compete in the 2016 NRL State Championship, against the winner of the 2016 Queensland Cup.

## Teams

| Club | Location | Stadium | Founded | Joined* | NRL affiliate |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore, NSW, Australia | Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore | 1934 | 2008 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Illawarra Cutters | Illawarra, NSW, Australia | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | 2012 | 2012 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
| Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Manly, NSW, Australia | Brookvale Oval, Manly | 1946 | 2008 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Mount Pritchard Mounties | Mount Pritchard, NSW, Australia | Mt Pritchard Oval, Mount Pritchard | 2012 | 2012 | Canberra Raiders |
| Newcastle Knights | Newcastle, NSW, Australia | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | 1988 | 2012 | Newcastle Knights |
| Newtown Jets | Newtown, NSW, Australia | Henson Park, Newtown | 1908 | 2008 | Cronulla Sharks |
| New Zealand Warriors | Penrose, Auckland | Mt Smart Stadium | 2007 | 2014 | New Zealand Warriors |
| North Sydney Bears | Sydney, NSW, Australia | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | 1908 | 2008 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Penrith Panthers | Penrith, NSW, Australia | Sportingbet Stadium, Windsor | 1966 | 2008 | Penrith Panthers |
| Wentworthville Magpies | Wentworthville, NSW, Australia | Ringrose Park, Wentworthville | 1963 | 2008 | Parramatta Eels |
| Wests Tigers | Leichhardt, NSW, Australia | Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt | 1999 | 2013 | Wests Tigers |
| Wyong Roos | Kanwal, NSW, Australia | Morrie Breen Oval, Kanwal | 1910 | 2013 | Sydney Roosters |
*: The season the team joined is in the NSW Cup/Intrust Super Premiership, not any other competition before this.

## Ladder

2016 New South Wales Cup season - Final Table :
| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 25 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 609 | 453 | +156 | 44 |
| 2 | Illawarra Cutters | 25 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 595 | 445 | +150 | 36 |
| 3 | Newtown Jets | 25 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 599 | 522 | +77 | 34 |
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 25 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 534 | 475 | +59 | 33 |
| 5 | New Zealand Warriors | 25 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 537 | 498 | +39 | 30 |
| 6 | Wyong Roos | 25 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 534 | 502 | +32 | 28 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 25 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 510 | 484 | +26 | 27 |
| 8 | Penrith Panthers | 25 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 580 | 464 | +116 | 26 |
| 9 | Wentworthville Magpies | 25 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 472 | 573 | -101 | 26 |
| 10 | North Sydney Bears | 25 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 410 | 479 | -69 | 24 |
| 11 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 25 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 528 | 699 | -171 | 18 |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights | 25 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 699 | -314 | 10 |

## Finals

The finals commenced on 3 September.
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| Pepper Stadium | Pepper Stadium | Pepper Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mounties | 30 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jets | 12 | Pepper Stadium | Pepper Stadium | Pepper Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Jets | Jets | 22 | | | | |
| Mt Smart Stadium | Mt Smart Stadium | Mt Smart Stadium | Warriors | Warriors | 18 | Leichhardt Oval | Leichhardt Oval | Leichhardt Oval | | | |
| 5 | Warriors | 21 | | | | Mounties | Mounties | 24 | |
| 8 | Panthers | 14 | | | | Tigers | Tigers | 18 | Pirtek Stadium | Pirtek Stadium | Pirtek Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Mounties | Mounties | 20 |
| Pepper Stadium | Pepper Stadium | Pepper Stadium | | | | Leichhardt Oval | Leichhardt Oval | Leichhardt Oval | Cutters | Cutters | 21 |
| 6 | Roos | 19 | | | | Cutters | Cutters | 18 | | |
| 7 | Bulldogs | 18 | Pepper Stadium | Pepper Stadium | Pepper Stadium | Jets | Jets | 10 | | |
| | | | Tigers | Tigers | 26 | | | | | | |
| Jubilee Oval | Jubilee Oval | Jubilee Oval | Roos | Roos | 16 | | | | | |
| 2 | Cutters | 32 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tigers | 22 | | | | | | | | |

### NSW Cup Grand Final

* Sunday, 25 September 4:00pm
| Illawarra Cutters | 21 – 20 | Mount Prichard Mounties |
* Pirtek Stadium, Sydney Player of the Match: Drew Hutchison

### NRL State Championship

As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Illawarra Cutters faced Queensland Cup premiers Burleigh Bears in the NRL State Championship match.
* Sunday, 2 October 3:40pm (AEDT)
| Illawarra Cutters | 54 – 12 | Burleigh Bears |
| Tries: Shannon Wakeman (7') 1 Damian Sironen (23') 1 Adam Quinlan (26') 1 Jacob Host (32') 1 Chris Lewis (37') 1 Drew Hutchison (45') 1 Siliva Havili (53') 1 Kurt Mann (57') 1 Taane Milne (63') 1 Goals: Shaun Nona 9/9 (8', 24', 27', 34', 39', 47', 55', 58', 65') | 1st: 30 - 0 2nd: 24 - 12 | Tries: 1 (61') Josh Ailaomai 1 (80') Kurtis Rowe Goals: 1/1 Darren Nicholls (61') 1/1 Luke Page (80') |
* ANZ Stadium, Sydney Referee: Peter Gough, Jon Stone Player of the Match: Drew Hutchison

## Ron Massey Cup
### Ladder

2016 Ron Massey Cup season - Final Table :
| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 688 | 333 | +355 | 36 |
| 2 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 647 | 382 | +265 | 34 |
| 3 | Wentworthville Magpies | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 649 | 357 | +292 | 32 |
| 4 | St Mary's Saints | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 642 | 429 | +213 | 30 |
| 5 | Concord Burwood Wolves | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 518 | 516 | +2 | 28 |
| 6 | Auburn Warriors | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 578 | 490 | +88 | 25 |
| 7 | Guildford Owls | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 518 | 445 | +73 | 23 |
| 8 | Hills District Bulls | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 642 | 446 | +196 | 22 |
| 9 | Asquith Magpies | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 473 | 608 | -135 | 22 |
| 10 | Blacktown Workers | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 503 | 496 | +7 | 20 |
| 11 | Cabramatta Two Blues | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 452 | 608 | -156 | 20 |
| 12 | Windsor Wolves | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 376 | 626 | -250 | 14 |
| 13 | Kingsgrove Colts | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 170 | 1120 | -950 | 6 |

### Finals

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| Campbelltown Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mounties | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | St Marys | 26 | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Mounties | Mounties | 48 | | | | |
| St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | Hills District | Hills District | 0 | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | | | |
| 5 | Concord Burwood | 18 | | | | St Mary's | St Mary's | 20 | |
| 8 | Hills District | 44 | | | | Western Suburbs | Western Suburbs | 14 | Parramatta Stadium | Parramatta Stadium | Parramatta Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | St Mary's | St Mary's | 16 |
| St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | | | | Leichhardt Oval | Leichhardt Oval | Leichhardt Oval | Mounties | Mounties | 36 |
| 6 | Auburn Warriors | 10 | | | | Wentworthville | Wentworthville | 6 | | |
| 7 | Guildford | 32 | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | Mounties | Mounties | 16 | | |
| | | | Western Suburbs | Western Suburbs | 32 | | | | | | |
| Windsor Sporting Complex | Windsor Sporting Complex | Windsor Sporting Complex | Guildford | Guildford | 24 | | | | | |
| 2 | Western Suburbs | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wentworthville | 13 | | | | | | | | |

## Sydney Shield
### Ladder

2016 Sydney Shield season - Final Table :
| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1014 | 346 | +668 | 40 |
| 2 | Peninsula Seagulls | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 740 | 423 | +317 | 36 |
| 3 | St Mary's Saints | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 787 | 486 | +301 | 34 |
| 4 | Belrose Eagles | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 655 | 461 | +194 | 31 |
| 5 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 685 | 540 | +145 | 26 |
| 6 | Guildford Owls | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 681 | 554 | +127 | 26 |
| 7 | Wentworthville Magpies | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 720 | 674 | +46 | 24 |
| 8 | Cabramatta Two Blues | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 590 | 582 | +8 | 16 |
| 9 | Windsor Wolves | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 579 | 632 | -53 | 16 |
| 10 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 651 | 824 | -173 | 16 |
| 11 | Auburn Warriors | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 608 | 738 | -130 | 15 |
| 12 | Hills District Bulls | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 626 | 738 | -112 | 14 |
| 13 | Blacktown Workers | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 525 | 730 | -205 | 12 |
| 14 | Asquith Magpies | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 137 | 1270 | -1133 | 2 |

### Finals

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| Campbelltown Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mounties | 38 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Belrose | 30 | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Belrose | Belrose | 18 | | | | |
| Campbelltown Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | East Campbelltown | East Campbelltown | 32 | Leichhardt Oval | Leichhardt Oval | Leichhardt Oval | | | |
| 5 | East Campbelltown | 38 | | | | Mounties | Mounties | 32 | |
| 8 | Cabramatta | 26 | | | | Peninsula Seagulls | Peninsula Seagulls | 16 | Parramatta Stadium | Parramatta Stadium | Parramatta Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Mounties | Mounties | 24 |
| St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | | | | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | East Campbelltown | East Campbelltown | 32 |
| 6 | Guildford | 30 | | | | St Mary's | St Mary's | 6 | | |
| 7 | Wentworthville | 46 | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | East Campbelltown | East Campbelltown | 40 | | |
| | | | Peninsula Seagulls | Peninsula Seagulls | 42 | | | | | | |
| Campbelltown Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | Wentworthville | Wentworthville | 32 | | | | | |
| 2 | Peninsula Seagulls | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St Mary's | 38 | | | | | | | | |