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.

1972 Premiers

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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