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HISTORY

St Christopher’s Panania Rugby League Club was formed in 1965 to provide a game of rugby league for boys attending St Christopher’s Primary School. The initial meeting was held on 28 March 1965 and 3 teams were nominated to the CBDJRL the very next day – an L grade (under 9s) and 2 M grades (under 8s). Canterbury offered the new club 2 choices for jersey colours – green and gold or maroon and gold. The committee at the time believed the green and gold were too similar to existing club Bankstown Sports and chose the maroon and gold. Club secretary Jim O’Meara and Treasurer Ron Smith then went about seeking jersies, footballs, medical kits and all the other equipment needed for the boys to start playing.
 
Our first success didn’t come until the following year when the L grade coached by Peter Williams and captained by Trevor Crotty were crowned premiers. Up until the early 70s the Club fielded teams in both the CBDJRL competition (based on both age and weight) and the St Joseph Convent Schools comp (age only) and enjoyed success in both. When game times permitted, many boys played in both comps and got 2 games of footy per Saturday!
 
In the late 70s the football Club, along with other sports like netball, broke away from the school and became stand alone sporting bodies. From the beginning St Christopher’s JRL had never restricted its players to those who only attended the school and provided games for boys wherever they came from. These days many of our players still come from St Christopher’s Primary School but they also come from the surrounding suburbs of Revesby, East Hills, Milperra, Holsworthy, Wattle Grove, Padstow and Riverwood.   
 
Training for sides originally took place at the back of East Hills Boys High and Kelso Park (where the current baseball and T-Ball fields are located). We then shared Smith Park with East Hills up until 1985 when we took over Bill Delauney Reserve from Revesby Central – our life as nomads was over!  Clearly having a home ground and our own training facilities was an advantage and we celebrated by winning the Junior, Senior and overall Club championships and 5 premierships in our first year at River Road!! Our Club Achievements show the success continues.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mini

Junior

International

All Grades

2004 1985 1992 1982 1982 1991
2005 1987 2000 1984 1983 2002
2006 1989 2002 1985 1985  
  1990 2005 1989 1989  
  1991 2006 1993 1990  

 

COMPETITIONS WON BY AGE / GRADE

 U7 / N Grade   1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977(Res), 1982, 1987, 1992, 2001, 2005,
  2008 (Div 2)
 U8 / M Grade   1967, 1972, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006
 U9 / L Grade   1966, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996(Res)
 U10 / K Grade   1969, 1970, 1976, 1980(Res), 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1995,
  1999(Res),  2000(Res), 2003(Res), 2008
 U11 / J Grade   1980(Res), 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996(Res)
 U12 / I Grade   1976, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997
 U13 / H Grade   1972, 1973, 1980(Res), 1986, 1989, 1990, 1998
 U14 / G Grade   1987
 U15 / F Grade   1988, 1991, 1994, 2000
 U16 / E Grade   2001
 U17 / D Grade   1985, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998
 U18   2002
 C Grade   1978, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2005
 A Grade   2002, 2006, 2008

 

PREMIERSHIPS WON BY YEAR

1965 Nil 1988 M, K, I and F Grades
1966 L Grade 1989 M, L, J, I and H Grades
1967 M Grade 1990 L, K, H and D Grades
1968 L Grade 1991 J, I, F, D and C Grades
1969 K Grade 1992 N and J Grades
1970 N and K Grades 1993 M and C Grades
1971 N Grade 1994 U/9 and U/15
1972 M and H Grades 1995 U/10 and U/17
1973 N and H Grade 1996 U/9 (Res), U/11 (Res) and C Grade
1974 Nil 1997 U/12
1975 N Grade 1998 U/13 and U/17
1976 M, K and I Grades 1999 U/10 (Res)
1977 N Reserve 2000 U/10 (Res), U/15 and C Grade
1978 I and C Grades 2001 U/7 and U/16
1979 Nil 2002 U/18 and A Grade
1980 K (Res), J (Res) and H (Res) 2003 U/10 (Res)
1981 Nil 2004 Nil
1982 N Grade 2005 U/7 and C Grade
1983 C Grade 2006 U/8 and A Grade
1984 K Grade 2007 Nil
1985 M, K, J, I and D Grades 2008 U/7-2, U/10-1 and A Grade
1986 M, I and H Grades    
1987 N and G Grades    

 

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PLAYER AWARDS - PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS 2008

BULLDOGS JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUADS 2008
U/14:  Jonathon Calamia, Jeremy Fuller, James Togagae, Paulo Tapaaufanua
U/15:  Andrew Warner, Wilson Faanoi, Mark Harb

BEST & FAIREST PLAYER MOD LEAGUE
9 YEARS TO 12 GRADE 2008
Steele Brown (U/10-1)

TEN YEAR PLAYERS – 2008
Jack Bryce, Jonathon Calamia, Mark Kennedy, Matthew Wagstaff, Taylor Brown,
Trent Colquhoun, Liam Davidson, Jarrod Simpson, Daniel Stone, David Eisenhuth

 

2008 AWARD WINNERS

INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
David Eisenhuth

ROGER STONE TROPHY
Not presented
MOD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jaydn McGregor
TODD COOPER TROPHY
Mitchell Wilson
MINI PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lachlan Jordan
BILL BERKLEY TROPHY
Fatu Togagae
PRESIDENT’S TROPHY
Nathan Sellings
ANTHONY BERG TROPHY
Aidan Davidson
PAUL BURKE TROPHY
Not presented

 

PAST PLAYER AWARD RECIPIENTS

MINI, MOD & INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

Year

Mini Player

Mod Player

International Player

1983 Brett Williams Jason Berg Mark Johnsen
1984 Peter Coates Stephen Newton Graham McPherson
1985 Corey Hughes Glen Hughes Clint Robinson
1986 Brent Sherwin Brett Clements Andrew Devlin
1987 Brent Sherwin Peter Burke Andrew Devlin
1988 Peter Long Andrew French Scott McGrath
1989 Glenn Hall Shane Garvey Marco De Angelis
1990 Mark Riddell Stephen Deehan Jamie Graham
1991 Mitchell Hall Peter Cohen Brett Clements
1992 Robert Cameron Andrew Boukaram Stephen Newton
1993 Mark Taylor Anthony Charet Scott Murphy
1994 Ben Robinson Charife Chahine Brett Lee
1995 Jason Ranieri Ian Kirk Wayne Hanratty
1996 Andrew Phelps Adam Turk Adam McDonald
1997 Bill Mason Cameron Phelps Todd Cooper
1998 Ben Aggar Curtis Finn Keegan Hayden
1999 Adam Bryce Sam Reynolds Keiran Deas
2000 Jonathon Calamia Shannon Borg Eddie Fui Fui
2001 George Sava Hisham Krayem Shane Riddell
2002 Thomas Grealy Justin Pascoe Gavin Raper
2003 Tim Ward Tom Wilson Mitch McBride
2004 Justin Gugich Ryan Murray Mitchell Hall
2005 Devante Faanoi Mark Harb Michael Atme
2006 Devante Faanoi Jaydn McGregor Andrew Mortimer
2007 Rhys Harrington Liam Mulvihill Aaron Miranda
2008 Lachlan Jordan Jaydn McGregor David Eisenhuth

 

PAST RECIPIENTS OF PERPETUAL PLAYER AWARDS

 

PRESIDENT’S TROPHY

   Year

Player

2002 John Devane
2003 Luke Carroll
2004 Todd Stanford
2005 Dean Woodbridge
2006 Dane Elliott
2007 Sean McGuiness
2008 Nathan Sellings

 

PAUL BURKE TROPHY

Year

Player

Year

Player

1999 Craig Guthrie 2004 Dane Brennan
2000 Luke Notley 2005 Nathan Pettit
2001 Junior Puroko 2006 Justin Hall
2002 Shaun McGuiness 2007 Jason Mayoh
2003 Dave Eisenhuth 2008 Not Presented

 

ROGER STONE TROPHY

Year

Player

Year

Player

1997 Justin Hall 2003 Dane Ayling
1998 Keegan Hayden 2004 Troy Cohen
1999 Andrew Mortimer 2005 Michael Langtry
2000 Ben Barrett 2006 Justin McGuire
2001 Mark Taylor 2007 Luke Lembryk
2002 Adam Roy 2008 Not Presented

 

TODD COOPER TROPHY

Year

Player

Year

Player

1999 Simon Lovisa 2004 Anthony Khoury
2000 Chris Borg 2005 Chris Slattery
2001 John Stambouli 2006 Liam Mulvihill
2002 Andrew Riley 2007 Thomas Lambropoulos
2003 Luke Collins 2008 Mitchell Wilson

 

BILL BERKLEY TROPHY

Year

Player

Year

Player

1997 Simon Lovisa 2003 Nathan Morris
1998 Matt O’Shea 2004 Trevor Faanoi
1999 Brendon Small 2005 Jeremy Fuller
2000 Jonathon Horwood 2006 Kevin Weeks
2001 Tom Wilson 2007 Alexander Masima
2002 Brett Denford 2008 Fatu Togagae

 

ANTHONY BERG TROPHY

Year

Player

Year

Player

Year

Player

1988 Tim Roarty 1995 Not presented 2002 Tristan Boyd
1989 Sean Donovan 1996 Tynan Cook 2003 Steele Brown
1990 Ben Robinson 1997 Sam Byron 2004 Kyle Lloyd
1991 Matt Calderon 1998 Hayden Sankey 2005 Kyle Churchill
1992 Tim Mortimer 1999 Joel Smith 2006 Bodie Bradford
1993 Dane Corbin 2000 Kerry Mason 2007 Lachlan Jordan
1994 Gavin Raper 2001 Themi Drosinos 2008 Aidan Davidson

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10 YEAR PLAYERS

These players have all completed 10 years with St Christopher's

Allan Murray Devlin Simon McCroary Brett Walsh James
Barakat Andrew Devlin Stephen McDonald Adam Waring Martin
Barakat Ben Divall Stephen McGrath Scott Weaver Adam
Barakat Nathan Dwyer John Michaels Thomas Weaver Stephen
Benjamin Dean Easton Christopher Mortimer Andrew Wiegold Aaron
Benjamin Matthew Edghill Matthew Nash Anthony Williams Brett
Benjamin Stephen Eisenhuth David Newton Stephen Wilson Nathan
Berkley Danny Farrell Terrence Notley Luke Wood Adam
Berkley Jamie Fitzgerald David O’Donovan Sean Wood Luke
Berkley William (Jnr) Fitzgerald Graeme O’Grady Greg Woods Adam
Berkley John Fitzgerald Ken O’Shea Matthew Yasbek David
Berkley Liam (20 Yrs) Fitzgerald Peter Oxley Colin  
Berkley Martin Formica Scott Oxley Ross  
Bird Mathew Gavey Shane Parslow Declan  
Boukaram Andrew Graham Jamie Phelps Andrew  
Boyd Garry Grealy John Phelps Cameron  
Bryce Jack Hall Glenn Potts Andrew  
Brennan Dane Hall Justin Ranieri Jason  
Brennan Garth Hall Mitchell Raper Brent  
Brown Andrew Hall Nicholas Raper Gavin  
Brown Geoff Hambly Andrew Raper Gerard  
Brown Graham Hanratty Grant Raper Peter  
Brown Taylor Hanratty Michael Reynolds Lee  
Burke Paul Hanratty Wayne Reynolds Sam  
Burke Peter Hayward Jason Riddell Luke  
Byron Anthony Hickey Adam Riddell Shane  
Byron Christopher Hickey Ben Roarty Ben  
Byron David Hickey Jarrad Salmon Mark  
Calamia Jonathon Hickey Patrick Sherwin Brent  
Carroll Luke Hickey Stephen Sherwin Craig  
Chahine Chehabe Hughes Corey Sherwin Greg  
Chamberlain Adam Hughes Glen Simpson Jarrod  
Clements Michael Hughes Paul Simpson Joshua  
Coates Peter Hughes Steven Smith Brad  
Colquhoun Trent Jones Bradley Smith David  
Cooper Todd Jones Gavin Smith Peter  
Coorey James Keighran Glen Steward Matthew  
Coughtrey Mark Kennedy Joshua Stone Daniel  
Coughtrey Steve Kennedy Mark Stone Matthew  
Davidson Liam Khoury Chris Tatham Kurt  
Davis Jason King Kieran Taylor Brett  
Deehan Brendan Kirk Ian Taylor Craig  
Deehan Stephen Lown Stephen Taylor James  
Devlin Andrew Mason Steve Taylor Mark  
Devlin Matthew Mayoh Jason Tucker Corey  
Devlin Sean Mayoh Nathan Wagstaff Matthew  

 

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FIRST GRADE PLAYERS

Gerard Raper -
Bulldogs (1976)

Glen Hughes -
Bulldogs (1992)

Justin Holbrook -
Newcastle (2000)

Peter Raper -
Newtown (1977)

Steven Hughes -
Bulldogs (1993)

Mark Riddell -
St. George/Ill (2001)

Garry Boyd -
Newtown (1978)

Brett Clements -
Bulldogs (1996)

Glenn Hall -
Bulldogs (2002)

Greg Sankey -
Bulldogs (1981)

Corey Hughes -
Bulldogs (1998)

Cameron Phelps -
Bulldogs (2005)

Clint Robinson -
Balmain (1988)

Ben Roarty -
Melbourne (1998)

Jarrad Hickey -
Bulldogs (2006)

Craig Weston -
Gold Coast (1992)

Brent Sherwin -
Bulldogs (1999)

 

 

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LIFE MEMBERS

Ron Smith (1969) John Coates (1993) Michael Benjamin (2001)
Jim O'Meara (1970) Phil Newton (1994) Terry Hickey (2001)
Jack Madden (1970) Paul Edghill (1995) Ken Hanratty (2002)
Frank McGrath (1983) Allan Sherwin (1997) Chris Stokes (2003)
Bill Berkeley  (1984) Peter Waring  (1999) Peter Raper (2006)
John Woods (1991) Mick Hall (2000) Adam McDonald (2008)
Neil McKenzie (1991) Bill Kennedy (2000)  

 

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