FLASHBACK: 10+ years of Warwick Collegians, Eastern Suburbs rivalry
Whether you were a loyal Collegian or Eastern Suburbs fanatic, hundreds of Warwick’s footy stars got their start with these proud clubs. You’re sure to recognise more than a few familiar faces in this gallery of 20+ pics from the Daily News archives!
1/21Junior Rugby League team captains, Eastern Suburbs U11s Hayden Sampson, Collegians U12s Tyson Stevens, U13s Sam Roche, U14s Nick Lane and U16s Mitch Watson. Photo Ben Wilmott / Warwick Daily News
2/21Jye Barrett, Sam Ogden, Nick Lane and Caleb King are the Collegians connection in the Warwick and District Chargers team for the Glyn Rees City Country Cultural Exchange at Coolum. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
3/21Kaleb Ammenhauser after a conversion from half-way out which won Suburbs an under-12 game 10-8 against Collegians. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
4/21Eastern Suburbs (left) and Collegians met in an under-16 trial game as a forerunner to the start of the Warwick and District Junior Rugby League season. Photo Fiona Grayson
5/21Collegians fullbacks Alex Donn (U12), Jayden Lippi (U11) and James Wallace (U14) are gearing up for rugby league grand finals. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
6/21Collegians captains Fraser McVeigh, Jack McIvor, Rielly Byrne, Dean Mauch and Charlie Want after a club championship win. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
7/21Mitch Watson, Matthew Whittaker, Will Dearden and Greg Hoffman show off the Collegians under-16 side's Daffodil Day jerseys ahead of tomorrow. Photo Michael Cormack / Warwick Daily News
8/21Under 12 Darling Downs representatives Tom Bell, Alex Donn and Jacob Gross.who are going to State Carnival at Goondiwindi from Thursday 27 June to Wednesday 2 July. Tom Bell attends St Marys and Alex and Jacob both go to Warwick West. All play club footy together at Collegians. Photo Contributed
9/21Collegians vs Suburbs Photo Deanna Millard/Warwick Daily News.
10/21Todd Newport in possession for Collegians against Suburbs in under-10 rugby league at Killarney. Photo Deanna Millard/Warwick Daily News.
11/21Collegians players Lindsay Payne, Jack McIvor, Dylan Lippi, Taegan Inmon, Nick Lane, Sam Ogden, Riley Doherty, Cameron Dagg, Jye Barrett and Cody Byrne at the Collegians sign-on. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
12/21The Collegians under-7 players in this season's Warwick and District Junior Rugby League.
13/21Collegians Jamaine Smith is pursued by Eastern Suburbs defenders in junior rugby league. Photo: Deanna Millard/Warwick Daily News
14/21Rielly Byrne passes for Collegians in a winning WDJRL U13 grand final performance. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
15/21Collegians co-captains Aden Howard and Mitch Watson show off the special jerseys the team will wear for headspace Warwick. Photo Ben Wilmott / Warwick Daily News
16/21Kobi Clarkson (Eastern Suburbs) and Dean Mauch (Collegians) after winning best player awards in the under-12 game at Father Ranger Oval which Suburbs won 10-8 on Saturday night. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
17/21Lucas Bradfield kicks for Collegians against Suburbs in under-10 rugby league. Photo Deanna Millard/Warwick Daily News.
18/21Collegians player Sam Ogden tackles Eastern Suburbs forward Brendan Hoffman in the under-12 local rugby league derby on Saturday. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
19/21NRL development officers Lennie Currie and Scott Zahra with participants at a rugby league coachinc clinic at Collegians Oval on Tuesday. Photo Gerard Walsh / Warwick Daily News
20/21PREMIERS: Player of the final Angus Croft and captain Harry Sullivan after a Collegians under-14 junior rugby league premiership win. Photo Toni Somes / Warwick Daily News
21/21Collegians Shea Elson tackled by Cole Greenslade who played for Tenterfield to make up numbers. Photo: Erin Smith / Warwick Daily News