# 2021 Illawarra Rugby League season
## Presidents Cup (Southern Conference)
### Teams

| Club | Home Ground(s) | Head Coach(s) |
| Collegians Red Dogs | Collegians Sports Complex | Nathan Fein |
| Corrimal Cougars | Ziems Park | Sean Maloney |
| Dapto Canaries | Groundz Precinct | Chris Liekvoll Adam Blake |
| Thirroul Butchers | Gibson Park | Jarrod Costello |
| Western Suburbs Red Devils | Sid Parrish Park | Peter McLeod |

### Ladder

The ladder below reflects the 9 out of scheduled 15 rounds that were completed prior to the suspension and subsequent cancellation of the competition. The cause was lockdown measures used to combat the delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. Originally scheduled for 8 May 2021, Round 5 was washed out and postponed until 24 July 2021, however, due to the lockdown the round was not played.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Thirroul Butchers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 16 |
| 2 | Collegians Red Dogs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 133 | 109 | 14 |
| 3 | Western Suburbs Red Devils | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 216 | 122 | 94 | 12 |
| 4 | Corrimal Cougars | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 110 | 206 | -96 | 8 |
| 5 | Dapto Canaries | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 298 | -207 | 4 |

### Regular season
#### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Dapto Canaries | 16 – 46 | Thirroul Butchers | Saturday, 10 April, 15:00 | Groundz Precinct | W. Damato |
| Collegians Red Dogs | 24 – 22 | Western Suburbs Red Devils | Saturday, 10 April, 15:00 | Collegians Sports Complex | R. Jackson |
| Bye: Corrimal Cougars ||||||
| Reference(s): ||||||

#### Round 2

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Thirroul Butchers | 22 – 0 | Corrimal Cougars | Saturday, 17 April, 15:00 | Gibson Park | |
| Dapto Canaries | 0 – 58 | Collegians Red Dogs | Saturday, 17 April, 15:00 | Groundz Precinct | |
| Bye: Western Suburbs Red Devils ||||||
| Reference(s): ||||||
April 24
Collegians Red Dogs 26 beat Thirroul Butchers 14 at Gibson Park on Saturday, 24 April 2021.
Wests Devils 42 beat Corrimal Cougars 42-22 on Saturday, 24 April 2021.
Dapto Canaries had the bye.
May 1
Corrimal Cougars 24 beat Dapto Canaries 16 at Ziems Park on Saturday, 1 May 2021.
Thirroul Butchers beat Wests Devils at Parrish Park on Saturday, 1 May 2021.
Collegians Red Dogs had the bye.
May 8
Corrimal Cougars versus Collegians Red Dogs at Ziems Park on Saturday, 8 May 2021 was washed out.
Dapto Canaries versus Wests Devils was also abandoned, the two games were rescheduled to be played on July 24.
Thirroul Butchers had the bye.
May 15-16 Representative Weekend
Open Age Men: Newcastle Rebels 36 beat Illawarra Steelers 4 at Collegians Sporting Complex on Sunday, 16 May 2021.
Under 20s Men : Newcastle Rebels 26 beat Illawarra Steelers 22 at Collegians Sporting Complex on Sunday, 16 May 2021.
May 22
Wests Devils 40 beat Collegians Red Dogs 16 at Parrish Park on Saturday, 22 May 2021.
Thirroul Butchers 32 beat Dapto Canaries 12 at Gibson Park on Saturday, 22 May 2021.
Corrimal Cougars had the bye.
May 29
Thirroul Butchers 24 beat Corrimal Cougars 14 on Saturday, 29 May 2021.
Collegians Red Dogs 62 beat Dapto Canaries 10 on Saturday, 29 May 2021.
Wests Devils had the bye.
June 5
Thirroul Butchers 26 neat Collegians Red Dogs 18 on Saturday, 5 June 2021. Wests Devils 42 beat Corrimal Cougars 16 on Saturday, 5 June 2021. Dapto Canaries had the bye.
June 12
There were no games scheduled on this long weekend.
June 19
Thirroul Butchers 16 beat Wests Devils 2 at Gibson Park on Saturday, 19 June 2021.
Corrimal Cougars 22 beat Dapto Canaries 20 at Groundz Precinct on Saturday, 19 June 3021.
Collegians Red Dogs had the bye.
June 26
Collegians Red Dogs beat Corrimal Cougars at Collegians Sports Centre on Saturday, 26 June 2021. Wests Devils 54 beat Dapto 8 at Parrish Park on Saturday, 26 June 2021.
Thirroul Butchers had the bye.

## 1st Division
### Teams

| Club | Home Ground(s) | Head Coach(s) | 2020 Position |
| Avondale Greyhounds | Dandaloo Sportsground | Nathan Roach Michael Princic | 2nd (Runner-ups) |
| Collegians Red Dogs | Collegians Sports Complex | Andrew Bray | N/A |
| Corrimal Cougars | Ziems Park | | 3rd |
| Dapto Canaries | Groundz Precinct | Dean Grey | 6th |
| Helensburgh Tigers | Rex Jackson Oval | Chris Coleman | 5th |
| Thirroul Butchers | Gibson Park | Aaron Beath | 1st (Premiers) |
| Western Suburbs Red Devils | Sid Parrish Park | Drew Ferns | 4th |

### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Western Suburbs Red Devils | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 2 |
| 2 | Thirroul Butchers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 2 |
| 3 | Helensburgh Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 2 |
| 4 | Corrimal Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Avondale Greyhounds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 0 |
| 6 | Dapto Canaries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 0 |
| 7 | Collegians Red Dogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 0 |

### Regular season
#### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Dapto Canaries | 10 – 14 | Thirroul Butchers | Saturday, 10 April, 13:30 | Groundz Precinct | M. Reeves |
| Collegians Red Dogs | 10 – 16 | Western Suburbs Red Devils | Saturday, 10 April, 13:30 | Collegians Sports Complex | J. Framke |
| Helensburgh Tigers | 18 – 16 | Avondale Greyhounds | Saturday, 10 April, 15:00 | Rex Jackson Oval | B. Sigmond |
| Bye: Corrimal Cougars ||||||
| Reference(s): ||||||

#### Round 2

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Corrimal Cougars | – | Thirroul Butchers | Friday, 16 April, 20:00 | Ziems Park | |
| Dapto Canaries | – | Collegians Red Dogs | Saturday, 17 April, 13:30 | Groundz Precinct | |
| Avondale Greyhounds | – | Western Suburbs Red Devils | Saturday, 17 April, 16:00 | Dandaloo Sportsground | |
| Bye: Helensburgh Tigers ||||||
| Reference(s): ||||||

## 2nd Division
### Teams

| Club | Home Ground(s) | Head Coach(s) | 2020 Position |
| Avondale Greyhounds | Dandaloo Sportsground | George Webb Josh Kent | 4th |
| Berkeley Eagles | Berkeley Sports Club | | N/A |
| Figtree Crushers | Figtree High School | Glenn Carlson | 2nd (Premiers) |
| Helensburgh Tigers | Rex Jackson Oval | John Piper | 3rd |
| Mt. Kembla Lowries | Mt Kembla Park | John Freebairn Rod Broad | N/A |
| Northern Suburbs Bulldogs | Jim Allen Oval | Ellis Hurworth | N/A |
| Windang Sharks | Boronia Park | Darrin Gee Luke Jones | 5th |

### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Avondale Greyhounds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 2 |
| 2 | Figtree Crushers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 2 |
| 3 | Mt. Kembla Lowries | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 2 |
| 4 | Berkeley Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Windang Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 0 |
| 6 | Northern Suburbs Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 28 | -22 | 0 |
| 7 | Helensburgh Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | -28 | 0 |

### Regular season
#### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Helensburgh Tigers | 6 – 34 | Avondale Greyhounds | Saturday, 10 April, 12:00 | Rex Jackson Oval | W. Cambourn |
| Northern Suburbs Bulldogs | 6 – 28 | Figtree Crushers | Saturday, 10 April, 15:00 | Jim Allen Oval | L. Volpato |
| Windang Sharks | 16 – 20 | Mt. Kembla Lowries | Saturday, 10 April, 15:00 | Boronia Park | A. Riolo |
| Bye: Berkeley Eagles ||||||
| Reference(s): ||||||

#### Round 2

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Avondale Greyhounds | – | Mt. Kembla Lowries | Saturday, 17 April, 14:30 | Dandaloo Sportsground | |
| Figtree Crushers | – | Helensburgh Tigers | Saturday, 17 April, 15:00 | Figtree High School | |
| Berkeley Eagles | – | Windang Sharks | Saturday, 17 April, 15:00 | Berkeley Sports Club | |
| Bye: Northern Suburbs Bulldogs ||||||
| Reference(s): ||||||

## Under-18's
### Teams

| Club | Home Ground(s) | Head Coach(s) | 2020 Position |
| Collegians Red Dogs | Collegians Sports Complex | Peter Hooper | N/A |
| Corrimal Cougars Red | Ziems Park | | 4th |
| Corrimal Cougars Green | Ziems Park | | 4th |
| Dapto Canaries | Groundz Precinct | Dean Callaway | 2nd (Runner-ups) |
| Thirroul Butchers | Gibson Park | Ben Couchman | 3rd |
| Western Suburbs Red Devils | Sid Parrish Park | Josh White | 1st (Premiers) |

### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Collegians Red Dogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6 | +54 | 0 |
| 2 | Dapto Canaries | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 0 |
| 3 | Corrimal Cougars Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Corrimal Cougars Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Thirroul Butchers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 2 |
| 6 | Western Suburbs Red Devils | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 60 | -54 | 2 |

### Regular season
#### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Dapto Canaries | 30 – 14 | Thirroul Butchers | Saturday, 10 April, 12:00 | Groundz Precinct | A. Brooks |
| Collegians Red Dogs | 60 – 6 | Western Suburbs Red Devils | Saturday, 10 April, 12:00 | Collegians Sports Complex | J. Framke |
| Reference(s): ||||||

#### Round 2

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Corrimal Cougars Green | – | Western Suburbs Red Devils | Friday, 16 April, 18:30 | Ziems Park | |
| Dapto Canaries | – | Collegians Red Dogs | Saturday, 17 April, 12:00 | Groundz Precinct | |
| Thirroul Butchers | – | Corrimal Cougars Red | Saturday, 17 April, 13:30 | Gibson Park | |
| Reference(s): ||||||

## Teams in Recent Seasons

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the commencement of Illawarra 2020 season was postponed. Due to financial considerations, Collegians decided not to field senior teams and the IRL took a decision NOT to run a First Grade competition in 2020.
Three clubs – Helensburgh, Thirroul and Wests – elected to enter their highest grade team in NSWRL competitions. Delayed and restructured, IRL competition matches began on 25 July 2020.
The following table lists the clubs and the teams they fielded in the 2019 and 2020 senior competitions: 1st Grade, Reserve Grade (2nd), Division 2 (Div2), Under 18s (U18), Women's tackle (Wom), Women's Under 18 (WU18), Ladies League Tag (LLT), Open Age, NSWRL President's Cup (PC) and Sydney Shield (SS).
| Club | First Season | 2019 Season | 2019 Season | 2019 Season | 2019 Season | 2019 Season | 2019 Season | 2019 Season | 2020 Season | 2020 Season | 2020 Season | 2020 Season | 2020 Season | 2020 Season | 2020 Season | 2020 Season | 2021 Season | 2021 Season | 2021 Season | 2021 Season | 2021 Season | 2021 Season | 2021 Season | 2021 Season |
| Club | First Season | 1st | 2nd | Div2 | U18 | Wom | WU18 | LLT | NSW | Open | Div2 | U18 | Wom | WU18 | LLT | Jnr | NSW PC | Div1 | Div2 | U18 | Wom | WU18 | LLT | Jnr |
| Berkeley Eagles | 1955 | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | Yes | Yes |
| Collegians Red Dogs | 1933 | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | | Yes |
| Corrimal Cougars | 1912 | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Two | Yes | | | Yes |
| Dapto Canaries | 1911 | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | | | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes |
| Helensburgh Tigers | 1911 | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | SS | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | NSW | | Two | Yes |
| Thirroul Butchers | 1913 | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | Two | PC | Yes | | Yes | | | Two | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | Two | Yes |
| Western Suburbs Red Devils | 1949 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Two | | | Two | PC | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | Two | Yes |
| Appin Dogs | 2019 | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | G6 | | | | | | | | G6 |
| Avondale Greyhounds | 1976 | | | Yes | | Yes | | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | | Yes | Yes |
| Mount Kembla Lowries | 1912 | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | No | | | Yes | | | | | No |
| Northern Suburbs | 1946 | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | Yes |
| Windang Pelicans | 1974 | | | Yes | | Yes | | | | | Yes | | Yes | | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | Yes |
| Figtree Crushers | 2020 | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | No | | | Yes | | | | Yes | No |
| Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs | 1930s | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | | G7 | G7 | G7 | | | G7 | Yes |
| Port Kembla Blacks | 1913 | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | Yes |
| Stingrays of Shellharbour | 2013 | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | | G7 | G7 | G7 | Yes | | G7 | Yes |
| Woonona-Bulli Bushrangers | 1972 | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | Yes | Yes |
| Mt Warrigal Kooris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G7 | | Yes | | | No |