NRL Victoria
NRL Victoria is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the National Rugby League. The VRL commenced in 1952 and has been running each year since. RAAF Ballarat were the inaugural premiers with the Truganina Rabbitohs being the most recent in 2019. NRL Victoria oversees the Melbourne Metropolitan Competition, Sunraysia Rugby League and affiliates (including Wodonga Storm) who participate in Country Rugby League Group 9 and the Murray Cup. Prior to 2013 NRL Victoria was known as the Victorian Rugby  League before the NRL completed a full rebranding exercise and renamed all affiliate states. Over the years the VRL have produced a number of juniors for the Melbourne Storm SG Ball, NYC and NRL teams. Melbourne Rugby League. NRL Victoria Champions. Since the commencement of the competition in 1952, the St Kilda Saints RLC have won won the most premierships (10) over all, however, of the current clubs, the most premierships have been won by Altona Roosters (8). Murray Cup Rugby League. The Murray Cup is a rugby league competition in the on the border of Victoria and NSW. It  was established by the CRL and VRL as the Goulburn Murray Rugby League. Goulburn Murray Rugby League Champions. This is a list of the Goulburn Murray Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each seasons the competition existed. Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League. Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League Champions. This is a list of the Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each season the competition existed. Limestone Coast Rugby League. The Limestone Coast Rugby League is a competition co-administered by NRL SA and NRL Victoria. Former Competitions. Central Highlands Rugby  League. The Central Highlands Rugby League (CHRL) was a Rugby league previous competition District in the Australian state of Victoria. It covers the area of Victoria centered on Ballarat and Ararat, as far north as Creswick, Warrnambool in the south west, Bacchus Marsh in the east, and Horsham in the west. History. The CHRL District was established and registered with the ARL and VRL in 2005 by founder Ken James (previously Club Manager of MRL team Ballarat Highlanders Rugby League Club) after a necessity arose to start a competition in the western region of Victoria separate from the Melbourne Rugby  League (MRL) District. The CHRL competition started with two junior age levels but in 2008 due to the 11-year drought finally taking its toll on Central Victoria the council deemed the sports grounds used in the competition too dangerous for use. This temporarily ended competition for the CHRL (and some clubs in other sports too). After another two years of the fields not being used the councils re-allocated the fields to other purposes, ending the ability for clubs in the CHRL to continue until new home grounds are established. Extended competition. The CHRL also hosted matches in Ballarat  between combined CHRL teams made up of players from both Ballarat Dragons and Ararat Cowboys against Altona Roosters and Sunbury Cougars, both from the MRL District, which expanded the experience of players at district representative level. NRL Victoria are currently looking for opportunities for Rugby League in this region. Victoria Rugby League Notable Juniors. Altona Roosters Casey Warriors North West Wolves Northern Thunder South Eastern Titans Waverley Oakleigh Panthers Sunbury Tigers Casey Warriors