# 2017 Group 10 Rugby League season

The 2017 Group 10 Rugby League season was the 71st season of the premier competition of rugby league in the Central West area of New South Wales in 2017. It was run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. It was the fifth consecutive season to feature nine teams, after the re-admittance of the Blayney Bears in 2013.
Mudgee Dragons entered the season as defending champions, after defeating Orange CYMS 14-10 in the 2016 premier league decider. Dragons made the final from fifth position, their win over minor premiers CYMS causing a massive upset.

## Premier League season summary

Eighteen rounds were contested from April until August, resulting in the top of Orange CYMS, Bathurst Panthers, Oberon Tigers, Mudgee Dragons and Lithgow Workmen's Club.
Teams
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain | President |
| Bathurst Panthers | Carrington Park | | | Dennis Comerford |
| Bathurst St Patrick's | Jack Arrow Sporting Complex | | | David Chapman |
| Blayney Bears | King George Oval | | | |
| Cowra Magpies | Sid Kallis Oval | | | |
| Lithgow Workmen's Club | Tony Luchetti Showground | | | |
| Mudgee Dragons | Glen Willow | | | |
| Oberon Tigers | Oberon Sports Ground | Luke Braninghan | Luke Braninghan | Ian Christie-Johnston |
| Orange CYMS | Wade Park | Mick Sullivan | Mick Sullivan | |
| Orange Hawks | Wade Park | | | |
Ladder
| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Orange CYMS | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 728 | 250 | +478 | 33 |
| 2 | Bathurst Panthers | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 670 | 230 | +440 | 33 |
| 3 | Oberon Tigers | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 358 | 334 | +24 | 24 |
| 4 | Mudgee Dragons | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 444 | 317 | +127 | 22 |
| 5 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 348 | 445 | -97 | 18 |
| 6 | Orange Hawks | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 486 | 577 | -91 | 17 |
| 7 | Cowra Magpies | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 321 | 494 | -173 | 16 |
| 8 | Bathurst St Patrick's | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 300 | 456 | -156 | 12 |
| 9 | Blayney Bears | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 196 | 712 | -516 | 5 |

## Finals

The Group 10 Rugby League finals use the top five McIntyre system:
| Qualifying/Elimination Final | Qualifying/Elimination Final | Qualifying/Elimination Final | Major/Minor Semi-final | Major/Minor Semi-final | Major/Minor Semi-final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 1 | Orange CYMS | 30 | | | | Orange CYMS | 23 |
| | | | | Oberon Tigers | 12 | | | | Oberon Tigers | Oberon Tigers | 22 |
| 2 | Bathurst Panthers | 16 | | | | Oberon Tigers | Oberon Tigers | 24 | | | |
| 3 | Oberon Tigers | 20 | | | | Bathurst Panthers | Bathurst Panthers | 12 | | | |
| | | | Bathurst Panthers | Bathurst Panthers | 38 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mudgee Dragons | Mudgee Dragons | 12 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mudgee Dragons | 32 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

## Grand Final

| Orange CYMS | Position | Oberon Tigers |
| Benjamin McAlpine | FB | Blake Fitzpatrick |
| Tom Satterthwaite | WG | Matt Ballinger |
| Joseph Lasagavibau | CE | Abel Faifua-Lefaoseu |
| Lachlan Munro | CE | Jackson Brien |
| Semis Tupou | WG | Tyler Hughes |
| Luke Petrie | FE | Luke Branighan (c) |
| Michael Sullivan (c) | HB | Anton Wereta |
| Cameron Jones | PR | David Sellers |
| Ryan Griffin | HK | Luke Carpenter |
| Christopher Bamford | PR | Jake Dawe |
| Joseph Duffy | SR | Tui Oloapu |
| Brenden Cousins | SR | Trent Rose |
| Robert Mortimer | LK | Matthew Wakefield |
| Sam Hill | Bench | Sione Fotu-Moala |
| Brock McGarity | Bench | Michael Ingwersen |
| Timothy Mortimer | Bench | Cody Godden |
| Dominic Maley | Bench | Nathan Booth |
| Michael Sullivan | Coach | Luke Branighan |
Orange CYMS 23 (Tom Satterthwaite 3, Robert Mortimer, Sam Hill tries; Benjamin McAlphine conversion, Michael Sullivan field goal)
Oberon Tigers 22 (Tui Oloapu, Tyler Hughes, Luke Branighan, Luke Carpenter, Jackson Brien tries; Branighan conversion)