2019 Group 10 Rugby League season
The 2019 Group 10 Rugby League season was the 73rd season of the premier rugby league competition in the Central West area of New South Wales. It was run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. It was the seventh consecutive season to feature nine teams, after the re-admittance of the Blayney Bears in 2013.
2019 Group 10 Rugby League | |
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Teams | 9 |
Premiers | Bathurst Panthers (4th title) |
Minor premiers | Orange Hawks (9th title) |
Matches played | 78 |
Points scored | 3654 (46.85 per game) |
Top points scorer(s) | Willie Wright - 181 (Bathurst Panthers) |
Player of the year | Nathan Potts (Orange Hawks) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Jared Robinson - 16 (Mudgee Dragons) Ryan Griffin - 16 (Orange CYMS) |
Bathurst Panthers entered the season as defending champions, after defeating Cowra Magpies 12–10 in the 2018 Premier League decider. Panthers five-eighth and goal kicker Willie Wright kicked a match-winning conversion with four minutes remaining in the decider played at Cowra's Sid Kallas Oval, sealing Panthers first Premier League title since 2007.
Panthers would defend its title with a 9–8 win over Mudgee Dragons in the grand final at Carrington Park that went to extra-time.