2017 Canberra Rugby League Explained

The 2017 Canberra Raiders Cup will be the 20th season of the cup, and the 94th season of domestic rugby league in Canberra. The 2017 Canberra Raiders Cup will consist of 18 regular season rounds that will begin on 1 April and end on 13 August. There will be 3 playoff rounds, beginning on 19 August with the major semi-final, and ending on 3 September with the grand final.

Teams

9 Teams will compete in the first grade competition in 2017.

Colours	Team	Home Ground	Coach(s)	Captain(s)
	Belconnen United Sharks	O'Connor	Scott Logan
	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	Workers Arena	Michael Picker	Michael Picker
	Gungahlin Bulls	Gungahlin Enclosed Oval	Lincoln WithersDavid Howell	Lincoln Withers
	Queanbeyan United Blues	Seiffert Oval	Terry Campese	Terry Campese
	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	Seears Workwear Oval	Aaron Gorrell	Aaron Gorrell
	Tuggeranong Bushrangers	Greenway Oval	Justin Giteau	Josh Mitchell
	West Belconnen Warriors	Raiders Belconnen	Troy ThompsonAdam Peters	Ryan McQueen
	Woden Valley Rams	Phillip District	Ash Barnes	Steve Ferry
	Yass Magpies	Walker Park	Steve NaughtonScott Naughton	Steve NaughtonScott Naughton

Venues

New South Wales

Goulburn	Queanbeyan	Queanbeyan	Yass
Workers Arena	Seears Workwear Oval	Seiffert Oval	Walker Park
		Capacity: 15,000

Ladder

First Grade

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Queanbeyan United Blues	16	14	0	2	2	572	281	291	32
2	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	16	12	0	4	2	621	300	321	28
3	Yass Magpies	16	9	1	6	2	417	351	64	23
4	Tuggeranong Bushrangers	16	8	2	6	2	472	364	108	22
5	West Belconnen Warriors	16	9	0	7	2	393	368	25	22
6	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	16	7	0	9	2	402	493	-89	18
7	Woden Valley Rams	16	5	3	8	2	353	419	-66	17
8	Gungahlin Bulls	16	4	0	12	2	350	512	-162	12
9	Belconnen United Sharks	16	1	0	15	2	242	730	-478	6

• Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals
• The team highlighted in blue have clinched the minor premiership
• The team highlighted in red have clinched the wooden spoon

First Grade Season results

Round 18

First Grade Finals series

Results

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINAL
Queanbeyan United Blues	24 – 48	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	19 August 3:00pm	Seiffert Oval	Oliver Levido
Yass Magpies	32 – 18	Tuggeranong Bushrangers	20 August 3:00pm	Raiders Belconnen	Adam Williams
PRELIMINARY FINAL
Queanbeyan United Blues	30 – 0	Yass Magpies	27 August 3:30pm	Seiffert Oval	Oliver Levido
GRAND FINAL
Queanbeyan Kangaroos	6 – 13	Queanbeyan United Blues	3 September 3:30pm	Seiffert Oval	Oliver Levido

Match details

Grand final

Other CRC Finals results

Reserve Grade

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals
Queanbeyan United Blues	14 – 6	West Belconnen Warriors	19 August 1:10pm	Seiffert Oval	Tyson Flynn
Queanbeyan Kangaroos	24 – 16	Yass Magpies	20 August 1:10pm	Raiders Belconnen	Luke Barrow
PRELIMINARY FINAL
West Belconnen Warriors	12 – 8	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	27 August 1:40pm	Seiffert Oval	Tyson Flynn
GRAND FINAL
Queanbeyan United Blues	16 – 18	West Belconnen Warriors	3 September 1:40pm	Seiffert Oval	Adam Williams

Under 18's

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals
Queanbeyan Kangaroos	10 – 22	Woden Valley Rams	19 August 11:45am	Seiffert Oval	Andrew Nightingale
West Belconnen Warriors	14 – 36	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	20 August 11:45am	Raiders Belconnen	Luke Snowie
PRELIMINARY FINAL
Queanbeyan Kangaroos	6 – 24	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	27 August 10:40am	Seiffert Oval	Andrew Nightingale
GRAND FINAL
Woden Valley Rams	20 – 16	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	3 September 10:40am	Seiffert Oval	Andrew Nightingale

Ladies League Tag

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals
West Belconnen Warriors	20 – 18	Yass Girl Pies	19 August 10:30am	Seiffert Oval	Elijah Fernance
Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	16 – 10	Belconnen United Sharks	20 August 10:30am	Raiders Belconnen	Shannon Castle
PRELIMINARY FINAL
Yass Girl Pies	4 – 12	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	27 August 9:25am	Seiffert Oval	Jake Bolton
GRAND FINAL
West Belconnen Warriors	14 – 8	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	3 September 9:25am	Seiffert Oval	Jake Bolton

George Tooke Shield Finals results

Results

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
QUALIFIERS
North Canberra Bears	26 – 12	Binalong Brahmahs	19 August 1:35pm	McLean Oval	Robert Moore
Harden Hawks	42 – 16	Boorowa Rovers	19 August 3:15pm	McLean Oval	James Gould
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals
Boorowa Rovers	16 – 28	North Canberra Bears	26 August 2:45pm	Boorowa Showground	Luke Barrow
Crookwell Green Devils	25 – 24	Harden Hawks	27 August 2:45pm	Crookwell Memorial Showground	James Gould
PRELIMINARY FINAL
Harden Hawks	20 – 14	North Canberra Bears	2 September 2:45pm	McLean Oval	Tyson Flynn
GRAND FINAL
Crookwell Green Devils	20 – 24	Harden Hawks	9 September 2:45pm	Crookwell Memorial Showground	Tyson Flynn

Other GTS Finals results

Youth League

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
QUALIFIERS
Crookwell Green Devils	20 – 6	Tuggeranong Bushrangers	19 August 9:30am	McLean Oval	Garth Widdowson
North Canberra Bears	46 – 6	Bungendore Tigers	20 August 9:00am	Raiders Belconnen	Houshyar Fallah
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals
Tuggeranong Bushrangers	4 – 40	North Canberra Bears	26 August noon	Boorowa Showground	Garth Widdowson
Harden Hawks	40 – 22	Crookwell Green Devils	27 August noon	Crookwell Memorial Showground	Luke Snowie
PRELIMINARY FINAL
Crookwell Green Devils	14 – 32	North Canberra Bears	2 September noon	McLean Oval	Luke Barrow
GRAND FINAL
Harden Hawks	36 – 0	North Canberra Bears	9 September noon	Crookwell Memorial Showground	Luke Barrow

George Tooke Shield Ladies League Tag

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
QUALIFIERS
Crookwell She Devils	22 – 20	Boorowa Roveretts	19 August 10:55am	McLean Oval	James Martin
Harden Hawketts	22 – 8	Boomanulla Raiderettes	19 August 12:15pm	McLean Oval	Andrew O'Brian
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION Finals
Boomanulla Raiderettes	0 – 4	Crookwell She Devils	26 August 1:30pm	Boorowa Showground	James Martin
Bungendore Tigerettes	26 – 14	Harden Hawketts	27 August 1:30pm	Crookwell Memorial Showground	Shannon Castle
PRELIMINARY FINAL
Harden Hawketts	26 – 0	Crookwell She Devils	2 September 1:30pm	McLean Oval	Andrew O'Brian
GRAND FINAL
Bungendore Tigerettes	28 – 16	Harden Hawketts	9 September 1:30pm	Crookwell Memorial Showground	Andrew O'Brian

Notes and References

1. News: Queanbeyan Kangaroos' Brent Crisp wins second Les McIntyre Medal. David. Polkinghorne. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 2017. 3 November 2024. https://archive.today/20241103032207/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/queanbeyan-kangaroos-brent-crisp-wins-second-les-mcintyre-medal-20170816-gxx6cf.html. 3 November 2024. live.