The 2024 season of the New South Wales Cup was the 118th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.
Season summary The 2024 season of the New South Wales Cup commenced on 7 March. Teams played 26 regular competition rounds, with the top five teams qualifying for the final series in September.
Teams There are 13 teams competing in the competition in 2024, with eleven based in New South Wales itself, as well as one in the Australian Capital Territory and one from New Zealand. ClubNRL Affiliate Home Ground(s)Head Coach Blacktown WorkersSea Eagles Manly WarringahSea Eagles4 Pines Park (6) & HE Laybutt Field (5)Wayne Lambkin Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium (9), Raiders Belconnen (1) & Seiffert Oval (1)Brock Shepperd Canterbury BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground (6) & Stadium Australia (5)Michael Potter Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium (10), Newcastle Permanent Centre of Excellence (2)Ronald Griffiths Newtown Jets Cronulla SharksHenson Park (11), PointsBet Stadium (1)George Ndaira New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium (7), North Harbour Stadium (3) & Navigation Homes Stadium (1)David Tangata-Toa North SydneyBears Melbourne StormNorth Sydney Oval (12) → Kieran Dempsey Parramatta EelsCommBank Stadium (9), Eric Tweedale Stadium (2) & Lidcombe Oval (1)Nathan Cayless Penrith PanthersBlueBet Stadium (10), St Marys Leagues Stadium (1)Ben Harden South Sydney RabbitohsAccor Stadium (7), Redfern Oval (3), Coogee Oval (1), Central Coast Stadium (1)Joe O'Callaghan Sydney RoostersWentworth Park (9), Allianz Stadium (2), Central Coast Stadium (1)Brett Morris St. George Illawarra DragonsCollegians Sporting Complex Wollongong (7), WIN Stadium (2), Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (2) & Sid Parrish Park (1)Ben Woolf Western Suburbs Magpies Western Suburbs TigersLidcombe Oval (7), Campbelltown Stadium (3) & Leichhardt Oval (1)Aaron Payne
Regular season
Ladder 2024 NSW CupTeam1 North Sydney Bears2415272560479 +81362 Newtown Jets2415182654492 +162353 Canberra Raiders2414282713456 +257344 New Zealand Warriors2414192590506 +84335 Penrith Panthers2413382602520 +82336 St. George Illawarra Dragons24140102580447 +133327 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs24140102622547 +75328 Newcastle Knights24110132595650 -55269 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles24100142566704 -1382410 Sydney Roosters2491142540583 -432311 Parramatta Eels2491142535678 -1432312 South Sydney Rabbitohs2461172482658 -1761713 Western Suburbs Magpies2460182454773 -31916 Source:
Finals series The top five teams qualified for the finals series, with these being Norths, Newtown, Canberra, New Zealand and Penrith. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueReferee(s)CrowdQUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL New Zealand Warriors12 – 24 Penrith PanthersSaturday 7 September, 1:00pmLeichhardt OvalKieren Irons Newtown Jets38 – 16 Canberra RaidersSaturday 7 September, 5:00pmDamian BradySEMI-FINALS Canberra Raiders30 – 14 Penrith PanthersSaturday 15 September, 1:00pmLeichhardt OvalDamian Brady North Sydney Bears18 – 16 Newtown JetsSaturday 15 September, 5:00pmKieren IronsPRELIMINARY FINAL Canberra Raiders16 – 18 Newtown JetsSaturday 21 September, 3:00 pmLeichhardt OvalKieren IronsGRAND FINAL North Sydney Bears22 – 28 Newtown JetsSunday 29 September, 3:00pmCommBank StadiumKieren Irons10,386
Grand Final
NRL State Championship
As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Newtown Jets will face Queensland Cup premiers Norths Devils in the NRL State Championship match.
Awards
Player of the Year: Top Tryscorer: Allan Fitzgibbon (21) Top Pointscorer: Kieran Hayman (212)
Team of the Year PositionNatWinnerClubJake Toby North Sydney BearsSavelio Tamale St. George Illawarra DragonsJames Schiller Canberra RaidersTyrone Peachey Penrith PanthersWatson Heleta Blacktown Workers Sea EaglesWill Pryce Newcastle KnightsAdam Cook Canberra RaidersKurt De Luis North Sydney BearsJayden Berrell Newtown JetsJordan Grant Penrith PanthersJacob Laban New Zealand WarriorsBilly Burns Newtown JetsHohepa Puru Canberra Raiders
See also
New South Wales Rugby League 2024 NRL season
References