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The WA Reds are a professional rugby league team from Perth, Australia. They currently compete in the New South Wales Rugby League's Bundaberg Red Cup. Founded in 1992 as the Western Reds, they were one of four Australian Rugby League expansion teams for the 1995 season. They competed in the 1995 and 1996 seasons of the ARL before defecting to the rival Super League competition in 1997, where they rebranded themselves as the Perth Reds. However by the end of the year the Reds had become a casualty of the Super League War peace deal and were shutdown. The Reds entered a state of limbo for the next decade but were revived in 2006 by the WARL and ARL as the WA Reds.
[edit] History[edit] The Western Reds (1992-1996)The Reds had recruited well in 1993-94, and signed Peter Mulholland as their first coach. St George fullback Michael Potter, twice winner of the Dally M, and 1992 Rookie of year Matthew Rodwell were two of the major signings.  Their first game, played at the WACA, was watched by a record 24,392, with the Reds defeating St George 28-16. When News Limited began its "blitzkrieg" in April 1995, the Reds aligned themselves with Super League along with nine other Australian Rugby League clubs. That season the Reds were the best performing of the three expansion teams introduced, winning 11 of their 22 games, including 8 at home, which drew an average crowd of around 13,000, larger than that of many Sydney teams. The Reds even recruited local hero and decorated WAFL and West Coast Eagles (AFL) player Adrian Barich. Barich, having grown up in Canberra reverted from Australian rules football to rugby league, finishing his career with seasons with the Reds, however he never played in first grade. [2].  After declaring that the club may not have the financial resources to compete in the 1996 ARL Optus Cup, a major sponsorship with the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sunday Times gave the club some much needed money. By mid 1996 club support had dwindled to just over 6,000. [edit] The Perth Reds (1997)The Western Reds changed their name to the Perth Reds for the 1997 Super League season,[1] and adopted a jersey of Red, White and Black. Although the club had made some promising signings, such as Rodney Howe and Robbie Kearns, the crushing $10 million debt that hung over the club (from having to pay the airfares for all visiting teams) at the end of the season led to Super League axing the Perth Reds on October 1, 1997. [edit] Hiatus (1998-2005)Rugby league has continued to be played in Western Australia since the Reds left the top-flight competition with the Swan Brewery Cup continuing and NRL matches being staged at various times since 1998. On May 8, 1999, Melbourne Storm played Western Suburbs Magpies at Lathlain Oval in Perth, with Melbourne running out winners 62-6. In 2005, Cronulla Sharks took their home game against the New Zealand Warriors to the Members Equity Stadium in Perth, and played in front of around 13,000 spectators. [edit] The WA Reds (2006-) The WARL resurrected the Reds in 2006 with the intent of joining the National Rugby League in 2011. In 2008 the Reds joined the Jim Beam Cup and played out of Members Equity Stadium. The club has been provided with the opportunity to progress through the competitions below the NRL with a planned promotion to either the NSW Cup or QLD Cup in 2010 and final promotion to the NRL currently planned for 2011 - 2012.[2] In the 2009 Bundaberg Red Cup the Reds were winless until the back-end of the season when they won 3 of their 4 last games, giving them something to build on for the next season. Darwin Rugby League product Aaron Barnes was named the Reds' player of the year.[3] [edit] 2009 Squad2009 Bundy Red Cup Squad[4]
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Club RecordsBiggest Win
Biggest Loss
Most Consecutive Wins
Most Consecutive Loses
[edit] Coaches
[edit] Most First Grade Matches
[edit] Most First Grade Points
[edit] Most First Grade Tries
[edit] Most Points in a Season
[edit] Most Tries in a Season
[edit] Most Points in a Match
[edit] Most Tries in a Match
[edit] Most Goals in a Match
[edit] Internationals[edit] Australia (Super League)
[edit] Great Britain
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