2022 NSWRL Presidents Cup

The 2022 New South Wales Rugby League Presidents Cup will be a competition to determine the best semi-professional Rugby League team in New South Wales. It will be the third season of the competition. The 2022 season will add the Western Conference into the competition, which brings the conferences up to 4 (Central, Northern, Southern and Western). The winners of each conference will play a 2-week knockout series to determine the Presidents Cup winners.

Central Conference (Ron Massey Cup)
The Ron Massey Cup will feature 9 teams in 2022, 2 less than the 11 in 2021. All 9 teams are based in Sydney in 2022.

Ladder progression

 * Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
 * Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
 * Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
 * Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Finals Series
Grand Final

Northern Conference (Denton Engineering Cup)
The Denton Engineering Cup will feature 10 teams in 2022, the same number as 2021.

Team of the Year
On Saturday 24 September 2022, the Newcastle Rugby League announced the Team of the Year and Player of the Year.


 * Fullback – Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Colours.png Cameron Anderson (Central Newcastle)
 * Winger – Maitland Pickers Colours.png James Bradley (Maitland Pickers)
 * Centre – Maitland Pickers Colours.png Matt Soper-Lawler (Maitland Pickers)
 * Five-Eighth – South Newcastle Lions Colours.png Ryan Glanville (South Newcastle Lions)
 * Halfback – Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Colours.png Luke Walsh (Central Newcastle) & Player of the Year
 * Prop – Maitland Pickers Colours.png Jayden Butterfield (Maitland Pickers)
 * Hooker – Wyong Roos Colours.png Mitch Williams (Wyong Roos)
 * Second Row – South Newcastle Lions Colours.png Lewis Hamilton (South Newcastle Lions)
 * Lock – Macquarie Scorpions Colours.png Luke Higgins (Macquarie Scorpions)
 * Coach – Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Colours.png Phil Williams (Central Newcastle)
 * Player of the Year – Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Colours.png Luke Walsh (Central Newcastle)

Leaguecastle provides official statistics for the Newcastle Rugby League competition. Running a Dally-M Style voting competition based on best statistical performances (3/2/1 point votes per game), Leaguecastle announced their 2022 Newcastle Rugby League Team of the Year as follows:

Team of the Year

 * Player of the Year – Joint Winners - Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Colours.png Cam Anderson & Maitland Pickers Colours.png Matt Soper-Lawler
 * Fullback – Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Colours.png Cameron Anderson (Central Newcastle)
 * Wingers – Maitland Pickers Colours.png James Bradley (Maitland Pickers) & Wyong Roos Colours.png Luke Sharpe (Wyong Roos)
 * Centre – Maitland Pickers Colours.png Matt Soper-Lawler (Maitland Pickers) & Central Newcastle Butcher Boys Colours.png Kiah Cooper (Central Newcastle)
 * Five-Eighth – South Newcastle Lions Colours.png Ryan Glanville (South Newcastle Lions)
 * Halfback – Maitland Pickers Colours.png Brock Lamb (Maitland Pickers)
 * Props – Maitland Pickers Colours.png Jayden Butterfield (Maitland Pickers) & Macquarie Scorpions Colours.png Luke Higgins (Macquarie Scorpions)
 * Hooker – Wyong Roos Colours.png Mitch Williams (Wyong Roos)
 * Second Rows – South Newcastle Lions Colours.png Lewis Hamilton (South Newcastle Lions) & Maitland Pickers Colours.png Reid Alchin (Maitland Pickers)
 * Lock – Lakes United Seagulls Colours.png Dan Peck (Lakes United)
 * Coach – Macquarie Scorpions Colours.png Steve Kidd & Matt Roach (Macquarie Scorpions)
 * Bench - Macquarie Scorpions Colours.png Matt Moon (Macquarie Scorpions), The Entrance Tigers Colours.png Will Pearsall (Entrance Tigers), Cessnock Goannas Colours.png Wyatt Shaw (Cessnock Goannas), Lakes United Seagulls Colours.png Ryan Potts (Lakes United)

Ladder progression

 * Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
 * Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
 * Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
 * Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Southern Conference (Mojo Homes Illawarra Cup)
The 2022 Mojo Homes Illawarra Cup will feature 8 teams, up 3 from the 5 that competed in 2021.

Ladder progression

 * Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
 * Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
 * Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
 * Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Finals Series
Grand Final

Western Conference (Peter McDonald Premiership)
The 2022 Peter McDonald Premiership will feature a merged competition between the former Group 10 and Group 11 competitions. The competition format will be two conferences, with the top 4 from each conference qualifying for an 8 team finals series. The winner of each conference will win the Group 10 and Group 11 Premierships.

Ladder progression

 * Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
 * Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
 * Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
 * Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Ladder progression

 * Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
 * Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
 * Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
 * Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Finals Series
Grand Final