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Sharks secure NSW Plate Wheelchair premiership

The Sharks have been crowned the 2025 Wheelchair Rugby League NSW Plate premiers after a clinical 30-12 victory over the Bulldogs in Sunday’s grand final at Menai Indoor Sports Centre.

After falling short in four straight deciders, the Cronulla team secured a long-awaited title in dominant fashion by going through the competition undefeated.

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Liam Moar bagged an important double for the Sharks, with captain Dan Friedrich – playing against his older brother Jacob – also etching his name on the scoresheet alongside Finn Moar and Louis Richards in a classy performance.

Friedrich received the coveted Spirit of the Game award.

Sharks Wheelchair coach Liam Luff, himself a Wheelaroos representative, was delighted with his team’s ability to execute when it counted.

“For this young team, who we’ve had for a long time, it means the world to finally get the big one,” Luff told Our Footy Team after the match.

Coach Liam Luff and captain Daniel Friedrich.

“The whole season they’ve been building and chasing this, so they’ve got the job done and I’m incredibly proud of them. You didn’t want to say the words ‘perfect season’, but they pulled it off in the end! It’s been an incredible year.

“Some of the players are still 13, 14 (years old). With more experience and maturity on them, we’ve got a club coming in. Incredibly proud of the progress our young stars made and the guidance that our veterans showed them all the way

“The first of many (premierships) for some of these future Wheelaroos.”

Vinh Tran, Sharks Head of Community and Government Relations, offered his congratulations after cheering the team to victory from the sideline.

“The club is extremely proud of our Wheelchair Rugby League team’s efforts – to complete an undefeated season is a remarkable achievement,” Tran said.

“Wheelchair Rugby League shows the power of inclusion and innovation. We’re honoured to support the code and help provide a platform for amazing athletes.”

CLICK HERE to watch a replay of the grand final.

Sharks team: Liam Moar, Daniel Friedrich, Finn Moar, Toby Clipsham, Oscar Doman, Emily Becroft, Archie Goody, Louis Richards.

For more information, go to www.nswwheelchairrl.com.au.

Photo credit: Steve Montgomery from Our Footy Team

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NSW Wheelchair Rugby League team ready for Origin firestorm

Bring in the hostile crowd – the NSW Wheelchair Rugby League team is ready to take the heat.

The Blues head to Townsville in north Queensland this Saturday for the 2022 State of Origin match and they know they’re heading into a firestorm.

That’s partially because of the 22-12 win by Queensland against the Brydens Lawyers NSW Blues in Game Three of the Ampol State of Origin series at Suncorp Stadium on 13 July.

“The social media since Wednesday night’s Origin win has been massive – ‘If the Queenslanders can do it with a big home crowd then let’s get that for the wheelchair guys too’ – that’s what they’ve been saying,” NSW co-captain Brad Grove said.

“The Queenslanders are already whipping things up. They want a big crowd up there and it sounds like they’ve got it.

“We know what we’re going into. Some of the newer guys might find it a bit tough but it’s a mindset thing – zone it all out and do the job.”

His co-captain and fellow Wheelaroo Craig Cannane said the six Australian members in the NSW Origin side, who have been named for World Cup squad later this year, will receive valuable preparation in Townsville for dealing with hostile fans.

“I told my guys to watch the Origin game at Suncorp Stadium and you’ll see how the players react and lift to the crowd,” Cannane said.

“We’ll be in the same boat – most of the crowd yelling for them.

“And we need to get used to that because our first game in the World Cup is against England – it’s sold out already and no-one will be cheering for us.

“As players we need to deal with that – it’s a challenge.”

The other challenge is more obvious – win back the Origin shield which the Queenslanders claimed in January with a 50-30 victory in Sydney.

“We have to play for 80 minutes,” Cannane said.

“We went try-for-try for 50 minutes last time and then dropped off.

“Queensland stepped up then and they will do it again, so we have to shut down that momentum this time by playing strong defence.

“If we do that then we’re capable of a lot of points ourselves.”

Grove said the NSW side was better prepared for Townsville.

“We’ve had the chance to prepare a bit more together this time around with no lockdowns,” Grove said.

“All the boys have done their fitness stuff, practised hard, so we’ve done pretty much everything we should have done.

“We’ve had the local club comp, then City-Country so we’ve all had far more time in the chairs. I’m more confident this time.

“There’s nothing much we needed to change – just be more prepared, and we are.”

Wheelchair Rugby League is played over two 40-minute halves, with the same points scoring as the running game. The ‘field of play’ is 50-metres in length and 25-metres wide, across three indoor basketball courts.

Rules are similar – players must pass backwards, possession changes after six tackles. A ‘tackle’ is made by ripping off the Velcro shoulder tag of an opposition player, similar to Monarch Blues Tag.

Kicks downfield, conversions, penalties and field goals are hand-punted. A play-the-ball is made by tapping the football on the ground before passing.

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Queensland won the 1st State of Origin in Sydney (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

NSW Wheelchair Rugby League squad

NSW Wheelchair team from the 1st 2022 State of Origin in Sydney (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

Jason Attard (Wests Tigers)
Cory Cannane (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Craig Cannane (c) (St George Illawarra Dragons)
William Derederenalagi (Parramatta Eels)
Rick Engles (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Brad Grove (c) (Wests Tigers)
Diab Karim (Parramatta Eels)
Liam Luff (Parramatta Eels)
Chris O’Brien (Canberra Raiders)
Toby Popple (Canberra Raiders)

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Zac Carl (Canberra Raiders)
Edge Iole (St George Illawarra Dragons)

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NSW fall short in Wheelchair State of Origin

NSW Wheelchair Rugby League 2022 State of Origin team (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

Queensland proved too strong for NSW with a dominating 50-30 win in the Wheelchair State of Origin match in Sydney today, recording their first win of the interstate series.

For eight years the Blues overwhelmed the Maroons playing for a Challenge Cup.

But in 2019 the State of Origin concept was born. NSW won it 52-4 before the Covid pandemic shut down the 2020 and 2021 scheduled games.

Today’s match was the postponed 2021 game from last June, and with Queensland’s win it is now 1-1 on the Origin stage.

“Our guys are feeling it. Congratulations to Queensland because they outplayed us (on Saturday).

It’s back to the drawing board,” said NSW coach Edie George.

Maroons our score blues

Queensland 2022 Champions Wheelchair Rugby League State of Origin team (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

And on that board will be an emphasis on defence, since the Maroons scored nine tries to the Blues five at the Whitlam Leisure Centre in Liverpool.

“We put more emphasis on attack than defensively and that showed. We didn’t read their plays well enough,” George said.

“We needed to hold them out and we didn’t.

They were camped in our red zone on the back of our own penalties and silly mistakes.”

NSW co-captain Craig Cannane said the Queenslanders were a more cohesive and aggressive unit.

“That two-year gap hurt us. Queensland haven’t been totally locked down so they’ve been able to get together and keep on working and keep their competitions going,” Cannane said.

“Across the field they were conditioned better than us. We’ve got to put in more hard work and get our fitness back to what it was before.

“They were fitter and stronger across the whole field. That’s what we’ve got to do,” he said.

“That result will burn a bit for the next six months but we’ve got the NSW Cup to play, and City-Country and then back into Blues camps.

Blues not done yet

I take my hat off to Queensland but we’re not done yet.”

Queensland took a 28-18 lead into halftime off the back of five tries to NSW’s three.

It was tit-for-tat points from both sides early for scores to be locked up three times.

But late in the half Queensland scored back-to-back tries through Zac Schumacher and Adam Tannock to surge to the lead.

They compounded the Blues misery not long after the break, with two quick tries to Peter Arbuckle to take the score out to 38-18.

NSW pegged one back through Rick Engles but the Maroons scored two more four-pointers to reach their half-century 50-24 and take a stranglehold on the match.

A length of the field try to Engles for his double gave NSW a little hope but it was all too late.

Two players made their debuts for the Blues – Edie Morgan (Dragons) and Tim Robinson (Raiders).

Another two – Australian Wheelaroos Corey Cannane (Dragons) and Brad Grove (Raiders) – were George’s pick from his 10-man squad.

Cannane, who is Craig’s son, scored two tries, while Grove was a constant thorn in Queensland’s side.

QLD played out of their skin

“They played out of their skins today. Corey is always so strong up the middle and Brad has such speed down the sidelines,” George said.

“We’ve got another Origin in less than six months so we’ll be more prepared for that one.”

The two players’ awards today both went to Queensland: Adam Tannock was given the ‘Spirit of the Game’ trophy, while goal-kicker with 6-7 for the match, Bayley McKenna was named ‘Man of the Match’.

Watching proceedings was Australian coach Brett Clark, who will name a 13-man Wheelaroos squad in a fortnight so training camps can be organised ahead of November’s World Cup in the UK.

The 2022 Wheelchair State of Origin will be held in June with Clark able to add or subtract from his 13 based on form, or injuries.

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1. Brad Grove
2. Brett Henamn
3. Corey Cannane
4. Craig Cannane
5. Diab Karim
6. Eddie Morgan
7. Jason Attard
8. Liam Luff
9. Rick Engles
10. Tim Robinson

Coach : Edie George

Manager : Cherrie Moulang

Trainer : Brad Turnbell

Queensland Wheelchair State of Origin Team

1. Pete Arbuckle
2. Chris Robinson
3. Shaun Harre
4. James Hill
5. Matt Lodewikus
6. Giles Harris
7. Bayley McKenna
8. Zac Shumacher
9. Adam Tannock

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