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Newcastle Dodgeball League

The Newcastle Dodgeball League (NDL) is a professional dodgeball league in Australia, founded in 2013. The league is composed of 26 professional teams, which are divided between Hunter Valley conferences, the foremost of these being the Newcastle League and the Maitland League.[1][2]

Newcastle Dodgeball League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2021 Newcastle Dodgeball League season
SportDodgeball
Founded2013
No. of teams18
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		 Hamilton Stags (7th title)
Official websitehttps://www.newcastledodgeball.com

The reigning premiers are the Hamilton Stags, having won their seventh premiership at the conclusion of the league's fifteenth season.

History edit

Formation edit

The Newcastle Dodgeball League was formed in 2013.[3] The league is played across two divisional zones, the Newcastle Conference and the Maitland Conference. The opening season of the league had 6 entrant clubs, and has since expanded to include 16 Newcastle-based clubs and 8 Maitland-based clubs.

The first season saw six teams contest the title in Newcastle: Hamilton, The Junction, Waratah, Wickham, Raymond Terrace and Stockton.[4] The Stockton club was the first organisation to be named as champions in the Newcastle league. Foundation clubs Hamilton, Waratah and Raymond Terrace still compete in the league, with Waratah claiming a championship in 2016,[5] and Hamilton going on to become the most successful club in the league with a record six championships.[6]

The Newcastle Dodgeball League is currently contesting its fifteenth season.[7]

Venues edit

Newcastle Dodgeball has held a number of venues over the year, with all conferences held in central venues rather than the traditional home and away system many other sports in the area operate with. The Newcastle Conference was first held at the Cooks Hill Indoor Sports Centre.[8] For the league's tenth season the organisation moved to Gateshead Indoors Sports Complex. The Maitland Conference is played at the Maitland Indoor Sports Centre.

Regular season edit

During the course of a season, each club plays each other side once. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss.[9] Teams are ranked by total points, then point difference. The top four teams on the competition ladder contest the league finals. The series sees 1st plays 2nd and 3rd play 4th. The winner of the major semi-final progresses to the grand final, while the loser of the major semi-final faces the winner of the minor semi-final in the preliminary final. The team that progress meet the major semi-final winner in the grand final and the winner of that game is crowned the major premier.

Leagues finals are played out as follows:

Semi-FinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1First Place-2Winner of Major Semi-Final-
2Second Place-1Winner of preliminary final-
1Loser of major semi-final-
3Winner of minor semi-final-
3Third Place-
4Fourth Place-

Rules edit

The Newcastle Dodgeball League plays by National Dodgeball League rules, as is the case for all professional dodgeball competitions.

Teams edit

Team League Championships Minor Premierships Founded Website
Newcastle Dodgeball League
  Hamilton Stags 7[10][11][12][13][14] 6 2013 Hamilton Official Team Website
  The Junction Panthers 0 0 2013 The Junction Official Team Website
  Waratah Cobras 1[15] 1 2013 Waratah Official Team Site
  Wickham Warriors 0 0 2013 Wickham Official Team Site
  Raymond Terrace Raccoons 0 0 2013 Raymond Terrace Official Team Site
  Stockton Hunters 1[16] 2 2013 Stockton Official Team Site
  Warners Bay Wizards 3[17][18][19] 2 2014 Warners Bay Official Team Site
  Merewether Dodgers 0 0 2014 Merewether Heights Official Team Site
  Cooks Hill Crusaders 0 0 2015 Cooks Hill Official Team Site
  Mayfield Bulldogs 0 0 2016 Mayfield Official Team Site
  Belmont Beavers 2[20] 0 2016 Belmont Official Team Site
  Kotara Kings 0 0 2018 Kotara Official Team Site
  Bar Beach Boomers 0 0 2018 Bar Beach Official Team Site
  Shortland Scotch Fingers 1[21] 4 2018 Shortland Official Team Site
  Jesmond Jesters 0 0 2019 Jesmond Official Team Site
  New Lambton Lions 0 0 2019 New Lambton Official Team Site
  Glendale Gorillas 0 0 2019 Glendale Official Team Site
  Adamstown Ants 0 0 2021 Adamstown Official Team Site
Maitland Dodgeball League
  East Maitland Antelopes 0 1 2017 East Maitland Official Team Site
  Lochinvar Ducks 0 1 2017 Lochinvar Official Team Site
  Thornton Turtles 2 0 2017 Thornton Official Team Site
  Kurri Kurri Cowboys 0 0 2017 Kurri Kurri Official Team Site
  Oakhampton Demons 0 0 2017 Oakhampton Official Team Site
  Maitland Vale Cougars 0 0 2017 Maitland Vale Official Team Site
  Pokolbin Penguins 0 0 2017 Pokolbin Official Team Site

Premiership winners edit

Season Grand finals Minor Premiership
Finished first, second, third, fourth on premiership season ladder 		Wooden Spoon
Premiers Score Runners-up
S1: 2013   Stockton (1st) 10 – 8   Hamilton   Stockton (37 pts),   Wickham (31 pts),   The Junction (31 pts),   Hamilton (26 pts)   Waratah (1st)
S2: 2014   Warners Bay (1st) 10 – 4   Hamilton   Stockton (30 pts),   Hamilton (28 pts),   Warners Bay (26 pts),   The Junction (24 pts)   Raymond Terrace (1st)
S3: 2014   Warners Bay (2nd) 13 – 6   Hamilton   Warners Bay (32 pts),   Hamilton (29 pts),   Merewether (28 pts),   The Junction (27 pts)   Raymond Terrace (2nd)
S4: 2015   Warners Bay (3rd) 12 – 7   Wickham   Warners Bay (38 pts),   Wickham (34 pts),   Waratah (31 pts),   Hamilton (29 pts)   Raymond Terrace (3rd)
S5: 2015   Waratah (1st) 10 – 5   Warners Bay   Waratah (32 pts),   Warners Bay (29 pts),   The Junction (28 pts),   Hamilton (26 pts)   Raymond Terrace (4th)
S6: 2016   Hamilton (1st) 10 – 5   Cooks Hill   Hamilton (34 pts),   Cooks Hill (33 pts),   Waratah (31 pts),   The Junction (29 pts)   Raymond Terrace (5th)
S7: 2016   Hamilton (2nd) 10 – 5   Waratah   Hamilton (34 pts),   Waratah (30 pts),   Cooks Hill (30 pts),   Raymond Terrace (24 pts)   Belmont (1st)
S8: 2017   Hamilton (3rd) 12 – 7   Cooks Hill   Hamilton (36 pts),   Cooks Hill (32 pts),   Waratah (29 pts),   Raymond Terrace (24 pts)   Mayfield (1st)
S9: 2017   Hamilton (4th) 14 – 9   Waratah   Hamilton (30 pts),   Cooks Hill (27 pts),   Waratah (26 pts),   Raymond Terrace (23 pts)   Belmont (2nd)
S10: 2018   Hamilton (5th) 11 – 6   Belmont   Hamilton (39 pts),[22]   Waratah (33 pts),   Belmont (29 pts),   Cooks Hill (27 pts)   Bar Beach (1st)
S11: 2018   Belmont (1st) 8 – 6   Hamilton   Shortland (38 pts),   Hamilton (36 pts),   Waratah (36 pts),   Belmont (32 pts)   Bar Beach (2nd)
S12: 2019   Shortland (1st) 10 – 3   Belmont   Shortland (38 pts),   Hamilton (32 pts),   Belmont (31 pts),   Waratah (28 pts)   Glendale (1st)
S13: 2019   Hamilton (6th) 12 – 4   Shortland   Shortland (36 pts),   Belmont (36 pts),   Hamilton (34 pts),   Waratah (32 pts)   Kotara (1st)
S14: 2020   Belmont (2nd) 7 – 6   Shortland   Shortland (38 pts),   Belmont (37 pts),   Hamilton (32 pts),   Raymond Terrace (27 pts)   The Junction (1st)
S15: 2021   Hamilton (7th) 8 – 7   Shortland   Hamilton (38 pts),   Shortland (31 pts),   Belmont (29 pts),   Waratah (29 pts)   Adamstown (1st)

Players edit

NDL's Most Valuable edit

The Newcastle Dodgeball League's most valuable player is the team that earns the most Team of the Week appearances over the course of the regular season. Team of the Week appearances are voted on by all players in the league each round, with selections encompassing the six best players from all teams competing. This award was founded in the inaugural season as a way to honour the highest performing player across the season.

Year Winner Position Club
Season 1 Tim Leishman Centre   Stockton
Season 2 Ryan Willcox Forward   Warners Bay
Season 3 Harry Gibson Flanker   Hamilton
Season 4 Sean Ryan Centre   Wickham
Season 5 Michael Knight Centre   Waratah
Season 6 Isaac McIntyre Forward   Hamilton
Season 7 Doug Byrne Forward   Hamilton
Season 8 Benjamin McIntyre Flanker   Cooks Hill
Season 9 Harry Gibson Flanker   Hamilton
Season 10 Peter Goldthorpe Centre   Raymond Terrace[23]
Season 11 Emma Hawes Catcher   Bar Beach[24]
Season 12 Dan Jenkinson Forward   Raymond Terrace
Season 13 Benjamin McIntyre Centre   Hamilton
Season 13 Peter Goldthorpe Centre   Raymond Terrace
Season 14 James Billingham Centre   Shortland

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Newcastle| Australian Dodgeball League". newcastledodgeball.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Maitland| Dodgeball League". newcastledodgeball.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ McGowan, Michael (2 April 2014). "The dodge squad stands ready for some hardball". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Six teams enter inaugural Newcastle Dodgeball League season". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Waratah claim first premiership in Season 5". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ McIntyre, Isaac (2 March 2018). "Waratah-Hamilton classic ends in 6-all draw". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ McIntyre, Isaac (2 March 2018). "Waratah-Hamilton classic ends in 6-all draw". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Nabo: What's On in Newcastle". nabo.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Newcastle Dodgeball League: Rules of Dodgeball". Newcastle Dodgeball League. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Hamilton down Cookers to lift first silverware". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Grand final Founders Derby goes to Hamilton for two in a row". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Hamilton make history with third championship". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Unstoppable: Hamilton make it four". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  14. ^ McIntyre, Isaac (6 July 2018). "Hamilton extend dynasty with fifth league championship". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Waratahs claim first title after five season". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Stockton crowned debut champions in the NDL". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Stockton claim back-to-back premierships". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Warners Bay claim glory in debut season". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  19. ^ "The Bay stakes claim as top club in the league". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Belmont defeat Hamilton to claim maiden championship". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Register". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via facebook.
  22. ^ McIntyre, Isaac (6 July 2018). "Hamilton extend dynasty with fifth league championship". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  23. ^ McIntyre, Isaac (6 July 2018). "Hamilton extend dynasty with fifth league championship". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  24. ^ McIntyre, Isaac (2 November 2018). "Most Valuable Player crowned for Season 11". Newcastle Dodgeball. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

External links edit

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