The Tiny Crocs program got underway at Scylla Bay Oval on Saturday.
(Photo: Adam Wrightson)
We have reached round six of the 2025 season without disruption which is a much different story to last season, which we are thrilled to see.
Regrading will be looked at across all competitions following round seven games
The Luke Lewis Cup open age representative clash with Penrith juniors is only a few weeks away, and a preliminary squad will be confirmed in the next few days. The expanded format this year will see challenge matches between the leading teams of u13, u14 and u15 gold competitions in both districts, making a great celebration of community Rugby League on Saturday 7 June at Windsor.
It’s great to see the Tiny Tots program has commenced at CJRL clubs in recent weeks. This has been a major success in recent seasons and a great way for clubs to engage potential players for future years. The images we see coming out of these sessions are a wonderful example of how much enjoyment the game of Rugby League can bring.
Also, a congratulations to CJRL teams who are competing in Southern Corridor competitions and doing CJRL proud. If current form continues CJRL will be well represented in finals of these competitions.
Please note that the RISE Academy are inviting expressions of interest from coaches and participants. This is a great new initiative that provides a holistic approach to development. Checkout the flyers in the following pages to register your interest.
John Mannah Chairman – Cronulla Junior Rugby League
Action from the Gymea v Como-Jannali clash at Corea Oval on Saturday. (Photo: Gymea Gorillas JRLFC Facebook)
Scylla Bay Oval
Akuna Oval
Cronulla Junior Rugby League wishes to acknowledge our partners who are supporting the delivery of senior and junior Rugby League in 2025
Senior Competition Naming Rights Partner
Female Pathways Partner
Partner Spotlight
A big welcome to our new Female Pathways Partner, Johhny Gio’s.
Sharks News
Applications are now open for players and staff interested in being part of the 2025 Male Sharks Winter Academy program.
*Please note: this is a MALE-ONLY program. Details on how to apply for the 2025 Female Winter Academy will be provided in the coming weeks.*
An integral part of the Sharks pathways system, the Winter Academy is open to players registered and playing with Cronulla-Sutherland District junior clubs.
Squads will be assembled in the under 14s, 15s, 16s and 18s age groups following trials at the Cronulla High School fields on Monday, June 2.
Successful applicants will be contacted with further information. Triallists will be required to complete a waiver form – please see below.
Players selected in the final squads will take part in a training block and games aimed at preparing them to advance to NSWRL Junior Representative level.
Staff roles include coaches, sports trainers, physiotherapists, equipment coordinators, strength and conditioners, team managers and ground announcers/timers. Interviews are by invite only.
Applications close on Friday, May 30, with Winter Academy training sessions to commence on Monday, June 16.
(Photo: Adam Wrightson)
BarTV Coverage
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Subscribe now and select your favourite CJRL club, and your account will provide access to more games than ever before, including every CJRL game covered by BarTV in 2025. Download the BarTV app today to get access.
Milestone Games
Hunter Cook (above) and Levi Jones (below) both celebrated their 100th game for Engadine last weekend.
Milestone Games
Patrick Robinson (previous page) and George Poniris (below) celebrate 50 games for the Roosters this weekend.
RISE Academy
The RISE program provides holistic development for aspirational Rugby League players.
Registrations open 19 May.
Scan the QR Code or go to www.playrugbyleague.com/framwork/rise for more information
Match Officials News
Congratulations to match officials from CSDRFLRA who have earned representative honours this weekend.
Club News
Como-Jannali u6 leaguetag (above) and Cronulla Caringbah u10 leaguetag teams also recognised Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Club News
Some would say that Shire local and proud Aquinas Colt Max DeCelis is living the dream! At just 17 years old, he has been scouted to play for Nottingham side Plumtree Cricket Club. Max has been a sports fanatic since a young age, and after successfully completing the cricketing programme through Endeavour Sports High, Max and his family decided it was the right time to pursue his dream!
Back home, Max has established himself as somewhat of an all-rounder. He was a vital part of Endeavour Sport's High team, which recently won the Davidson Shield, as well as a member of the Aquinas Colts' under-17 squad, which faced Como in the previous year's Grand Final. With talent in both areas, Max had to decide between the two sports, and in the end, he decided to follow his love of cricket. We talked to Max's father, who often draws comparisons between rugby league and cricket, joking that at the level he plays! "You’ve got to be able to get whacked!"
Although Max was signed up and prepared to play for the Aquinas under-18 squad this season, he had to quickly make a decision when this opportunity presented itself. But who wouldn't want to travel to another country and play their favourite sport? Thus, the decision wasn't too difficult!
Max is undoubtedly taking advantage of the warm weather, as he has headed into a balmy English summer to battle the green and grassy pitches. In his first game for the club, he was able to notch 22 runs batting at 3 and receive praise for his excellent wicketkeeping. Max emerged as the second-highest scorer, demonstrating his already significant effect at his new club.
The entire Cronulla Junior Rugby League community wishes Max good luck for the rest of the season and hopes he enjoys this amazing experience!
by Will Burdank
Power Waste Management Cup
Action from the Gymea v Como-Jannali clash at Corea Oval on Saturday with Gymea not having it all their way in a 32-10 win.
(Photo: Gymea Gorillas JRLFC Facebook)
Southern Corridor Competitions
Round three of NSWRL Southern Corridor Competitions was played across last weekend.
Results for CJRL teams were:
U18 gold (male)
Como-Jannali 12 d Aquinas 10
De La Salle 60 d Collegians 0
U18 silver (male)
Taren Point 46 d Dapto 6
Open Women – Gold
Engadine 32 d Campbelltown City 0
Campbelltown Collegians 18 d Cronulla Caringbah 8
Open Women – Silver
De La Salle 54 d Western Suburbs 6
Under 18 Girls
Engadine 32 d Campbelltown Collegians 0
Taren Point 24 d Kingsgrove 12
Liverpool Catholic Club 18 d De La Salle 4
De La Salle and Wests before the open women’s silver fixture on Sunday.
Photo: De La Salle JRLFC
Club News
Recently, Joeys Life Member Joel Fisher at the age of 49 got the opportunity to play in open silver alongside his son Riley.
Club News
Menai Roosters are inviting all former players to join them on Saturday for Old Boys day.
Volunteer Expression of Interest
CJRL are looking for any interested people to help us out at major events in 2025.
If you are interested please click on the link below and complete the EOI form.
REGISTRATION LINK FOR VOLUNTEERS
Power Waste Management Stats Update
Links to all Competition Ladders
U13 – Open Age Southern Conference / Corridor Competitions
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This weeks Match of the Round is Joeys v De La Salle from Kareela Oval at 2.50pm on Saturday with match commentary from BarTV.
All open age gold competition matches on Saturday will be live streamed, along with other senior games at that venue.
Head to https://www.cronullajrl.com.au/game-day to view live streamed games.
Thanks to Able Hire Kirrawee who provide CJRL clubs with resources to make BarTV live streaming possible
Power Waste Management Cup Player of the Year
Player of the Year update brought to you by
Gymea v Engadine Ryan Peake (Gym) Hayden Budd (Gym) Mitch Wynn (Gym) De La Salle v Bosco Jye Bowen (Bosco) Ryan Barden (Bosco) Logan Clinch (Bosco)
Engadine v Joeys Max DeMeio (Joeys) Mitch Tremain (Joeys) James Finch (Joeys)
Club News
Action from the Tiny Crocs at Scylla Bay Oval on Saturday 10 May
(Photos: Adam Wrightson)
Player of the Week
Thanks to the great support of Sharks Kareela, our “Player of the Week” award is from the Power Waste Management Cup De La Salle v Bosco match, Bosco #9 Jye Bowen.
Jye will receive a $25 voucher to spend on food and beverages at Sharks Kareela and a $25 merchandise voucher to spend on Sharks merchandise.
Congratulations Jye.
Player of the Week
Thanks to our new Female Pathways Partner, Johnny Gio’s, our female player of the week award goes to Annika Picker from the De La Salle Open Women’s tackle team.
Annika led the way in her teams big debut win over Westerns Suburbs on Sunday.
Team Liaison Officer
Each team must provide a “Team Liaison Officer” (TLO) who will act as a contact point for the Ground Manager during fixtures at CJRL venues. Should supporters /spectators from either club behave in a manner that would previously been dealt with by the Ground Manager, from this point the Ground Manager will engage the relevant Team Liaison Officer to address this issue with the spectators involved.
The Ground Manager at each venue will hold two Hi-Vis Pink vests that each Team Liaison Officer will be required to wear during the course of the match so they can be easily identified. The TLO is to make themselves known to the Ground Manager prior to the start of the match, and names of each TLO recorded on match sheets.
The Team Liaison Officer will be required to remain near the bench area for his or her team during the match, but remain outside the roped/fenced playing area.
Ground Managers and Team Liaison Officers shall not be permitted to drink alcohol prior to or whilst acting in these roles.
The Team Liaison Officer will be required to assist in resolving any situation that may occur relating to their teams’ spectators/supporters. ie: trying to calm the situation down before it escalates.
The Team Liaison Officer will work with and assist the Ground Manager. The Ground Manager still has the responsibility of maintaining control of spectators, interchange bench areas, and liaising with match officials, this is not the role of the Team Liaison Officer.
At the end of the match the Hi-Vis Pink vest is to be handed back to the Ground Manager (not left on the interchange bench or on the ground).
The Team Liaison Officer (as per the Ground Manager) should be a person capable of maintaining a calm demeanour and be a minimum of 18 years of age. Ideally the TLO would be someone closely aligned with the team but cannot be carrying out an accredited match day role (coach, trainer etc).
WITHOUT EACH TEAM LIAISON OFFICER BEING IN PLACE ALONG WITH THE GROUND MANAGER, THE MATCH OFFICIAL MAY REQUEST THE GROUND MANAGER ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE MATCH COMMENCES
Partner Spotlight
Referee: Matthew Schild
Touch Judges: Joseph Lui/Tully Matthews
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Luke Phillips/Paul Homann
Keith O’Grady/Rick Fewtrell Manager
Ian McInnes/Paul McCormack/Grant Davies Trainers Brayden Colenso/Joel Hamill/Michael Robson
