History
Merewether Carlton is the most successful club in the Newcastle competition. The rugby club was formed in 1930 from the amalgamation of Cooks Hill Carlton and Cooks Hill Surf club. Cooks Hill Carlton was established in 1887, making it one of the oldest clubs in Australia.
For two years the jersey was sky blue with a Waratah emblem until the NSWRU requested a change. Bottle Green was then chosen.
The club won six 1st Grade Premierships between 1930 and 1940 and sixteen first XV Grade Premierships to date – the last being in the 2011 season.
The club has been Club Champions on nineteen occasions in its long history, a record that no other club has surpassed. This includes being club champions in seven consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2011.
The club proudly fills the maximum number of teams possible in the Newcastle Competition comprising of five senior grades, a colts and a women’s side. The club boasts approximately 200 senior and well over 200 junior registered players.
If you would like to read through some Merewether Carlton History here is a link to a digital copy of a book containing Minutes of Merewether Carlton AGM Meetings between 1927 and 1991.
MCRC Life Members
D Deceased
Bill Alderton D
1940
E (Ted) Clarke D
1940
Tom Hills D
1946
Aub Jones D
1948
Harold Clarke D
1949
Jim Rutherford D
1952
Lin Flemming D
1963
Ted Matthews D
1965
Hugh Clifford D
1965
Dr Idris Morgan D
1965
Kel Davis D
1966
Wal Fleming D
1967
Ken Raisbeck D
1968
Charlie Doherty D
1969
Wilf Parker D
1971
Ron Schrader
1972
Neil Adams D
1973
Gordon Wallis
1979
Frank England
1981
Roy Clarke D
1982
Al Burgmann D
1984
Gary Jones
1986
Steve Gill
1986
Steve Frost
1986
Wayne Baggs
1986
Keith Walton
1986
John MacLeod
1987
Trevor Hadley
1989
Doug Read D
1989
Paul Maguire
1989
Stan Barratt
1989
Noel Jackson
1990
Greg Milton
1991
Bob Brassil
1991
Bob Hawes
1991
Col Drelincourt
1992
Glen Miller
1992
Gary Stafford D
1992
Jim Garis
1998
Rick Jones D
1998
Steve Gaul
1998
Dennis Neader
1999
Doug Murray
2001
Michael Conners
2004
Steve Robinson
2007
Jim Thiveos
2007
Christine Neader
2008
Peter Davis
2008
Simon Charters
2008
Greg Williams
2010
Steve Reid
2010
Adrian Kiely
2012
Dennis Shaw
2012
Jode Roach
2012
Ron Rose
2013
Paul Hughes
2013
Col Dixon
2013
Matt Jackson
2017
John Carr
2018
Raegan Jackson
2020
Gordon Dryburgh
2020
Hugh Williams
2021
Brodie Hussain
2021
Sonya Chapman
2023
John Davis
2023
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