Kiwileaguecentral.com surveyed Auckland’s leading players and coaches this off-season, picking their brains to help us name the definitive list of the top 10 Fox Memorial Premiership players of 2017. 10 – Trent Bishop (Howick) A hard-working player in the middle of the park, more often than not he was one of the leaders in his […]
Fox Memorial Premiership Team of the Week – Rd 14
Kiwileaguecentral.com brings you our Fox Memorial Premiership Team of the Week following Round 14 of the Auckland first division. Fullback: Morgan Timoti-Cook (Northcote) Wing: James Waterson (Northcote) Centre: Stanley Takalua (Glenora) Five-eighth: Manaia Osbourne (Mt Albert) Halfback: Trent Wallace (Mt Albert) Prop: Zion Tesese (Papakura) Hooker: Zac Tippins (Glenora) Second row: Jarrod Tua (Mt Albert) […]
Bears ready for crunch trip to Howick
The Glenora Bears know a victory in Round 12 over the high-flying Howick Hornets will go a long way to booking their ticket to the Fox Memorial Premiership post-season. A win this Saturday, coupled with Mt Albert beating Papakura, would see Glenora go six points clear of the cut-off for the top four and take […]
The top 10 Fox Memorial players of 2017
We asked a whole lot of Auckland first division players and coaches to tell us who they rate as the very best players in the region. Following plenty of debate we came up with this, the list of top 10 players in the Fox Memorial Premiership in 2017. 10: Matiu Stone-Dunn (Richmond) A versatile player […]
Purcell: Game against Glenora is personal
Fox Memorial Premiership semi-finals tend to be fiery occasions in general, but Mt Albert veteran Eddie Purcell has said their game against Glenora on Saturday will be on a whole new level. The two clubs have a storied history, having clashed in the 2012 Fox Memorial final, while this year there is the added factor of […]
New-look Glenora coming together
It was a dream first month as a Fox Memorial Premiership coach for Glenora’s Rob Nathan, but he knows that will mean nothing if they aren’t in the top four come the end of the season. Victories over Northcote, Marist, Otahuhu and Howick had the Bears sitting on a perfect record as joint leaders of […]
The Mt Albert revival
Take a browse through the list of Auckland Rugby League trophy winners over the past two decades and it’s not hard to see why Mt Albert have grown accustomed to success. With a total of 16 Fox Memorial Premiership’s to their name, the Lions carry a proud history with them onto the field every single […]
