Thirroul Butchers

Thirroul Butchers

Club information
Full name	Thirroul Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Butchers
Colours	Blue   White
Founded	1913
Current details
Ground(s)	Thomas Gibson Oval, Thirroul, New South Wales
Competition	Illawarra Carlton League
Records
Premierships	8 (1940, 1954, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012)
Minor premierships	4 (1987, 1995, 2003, 2008)

The Thirroul Butchers are an Australian rugby league football team based in Thirroul, a coastal town of the Illawarra region. The club was formed in 1913 and entered the Illawarra Rugby League, where it still competes today.

History

The Thirroul Butchers were established in 1913, entering the third season of the Illawarra Rugby League competition. On 20 May 1913 Thirroul (at the time also known as "The Blues") competed in their first premiership match, with a 13-3 loss to Unanderra. The team listed was: Dansfield, A. Lacey, E.Lacey, Hopkinson, Coulton, Grace, McDonald, Ryan, Moore, Green, Fraser, Schalel and Clarke.

Players

Notable former players

• Trent Waterhouse (Penrith Panthers(2002-2011), Warrington Wolves(2012-2014))
• Glen Air (1994-02 Illawarra Steelers, London Broncos & West Tigers)
• Brent Grose (2001-08 Cronulla, South Sydney, Warrington & Sydney)
• Keith Cole
• Michael Howell (2002-04 St George Illawarra Dragons)
• David Howell (2003-13 St George Illawarra Dragons, Canberra Raiders & London Broncos)
• Ryan Powell (2004-05 St George Illawarra Dragons)
• Matt Prior (2008- St George Illawarra Dragons & Cronulla Sharks)
• Max Bailey (2015- St George Illawarra Dragons)

Leading Pointscores

Player	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Points
John McCarthy	10	362	14	776
Bruce Smith	9	207	0	441
Lionel Wheatley	25	179	1	433
Mark Taylor	43	130	0	370
Ray Morgan	20	72	0	367
Shane Sciberras	11	154	0	356
Peter McGrath	1	163	0	329
Ron Wall	67	12	0	240
Bill Everett	5	98	1	211
Sean Minogue	12	74	0	197

Honours

• Illawarra Rugby League Premierships: 8

1940, 1954, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012

• Illawarra Minor Premierships: 4

1987, 1995, 2003, 2008

• CRL Challenge Cup:1

2003

External links

• Thirroul Butchers Clubpage
• Country Rugby League Homepage
• Country Rugby League
• Illawarra District League
• Illawarra Rugby League