Club History

Established by CEC Blinkhorn and Reg Bowen. Two teams were formed, Under 10s and Under 11s. Colours were adopted from South Sydney: black shorts, red & green jersey and socks. Ridge Park was, and still is, the home ground of the Colyton Colts.

Premierships won for the Colts in the Under 7s and Under 11s.

Club information is limited during this period, but by all accounts the club was going through a building stage.

Wayne Sumner became the first representative player to come out of the Colyton club (S.G. Ball).

Ridge Park was renamed CEC Blinkhorn Oval following his passing during this year.

The club established more sides, and our U9s Division 1 became the first 1st division premiership win, 5–3 against Blacktown Leagues. Our U16s were the first Sunday premiers, winning 9–6 against Richmond. The club fielded 17 sides — the second biggest club in the district.

The club name changed from Colyton Colts to Colyton/St Clair. C grade became our first grand finalist, and our first A grade side entered the competition.

A grade recorded its first win, and David Liddiard became the first graded player, making the U23s at Parramatta.

David Liddiard played his very first 1st grade game with Parramatta, becoming the first player from Colyton Colts to reach first grade.

The club changed colours to a Souths (“Minties”) design with white shorts.

A grade and A reserves made the semi-finals for the first time. A grade reached the grand final but lost to St Marys 18–6. The club won 5 premierships (7s, 12s, 14/1s, 14/2s and 15s), and the U14/1s won the champion of champions trophy, beating Parramatta Marist 20–0. Steve Sonter was named A grade player of the year in the Penrith comp.

U7, U8 and U15s all won first division premierships.

U16s won the champions of champions trophy and their 5th straight 1st division competition, with a squad featuring future 1st graders Steven Burns, Reece Webb, Scott Ellem and David Seidenkamp.

Club growth continued to 20 teams. The club won 5 premierships plus overall and Saturday club champions. A reserves won the grand final against St Marys 23–12, U9s won the Wayne Pearce knockout with Craig Gower a standout, and A grade & A reserves beat St Marys for the first time in the season.

The club changed its name back to Colyton Colts.

A grade made the grand final, going down to Cambridge Park 18–14.

Penrith JRL history was made as the U16s won their 10th 1st division premiership in a row, a run stretching from U7s in 1985. The squad included Craig Gower, Troy Wozniak and Fred Petersen, who all went on to play 1st grade.

The club returned to black shorts. U15s and U16s reached grand finals, and Craig Gower was graded.

A reserves won the grand final 7–6 against St Doms.

A reserves won the grand final 24–20 against St Doms.

A grade lost the grand final to St Marys 24–6. Craig Trindall won A grade player of the year.

A grade won the minor premiership but lost the grand final 30–16 against St Marys. Trindall won A grade player of the year again, and A grade won the Wollongong 7s competition against Picton in the final.

After a couple of lean years A’ grade goes back to 2nd division but makes grand final only to go down to Glenmore Park 30-16

The club changed its name to Colyton/Mt Druitt to attract more players and sponsors. A grade broke its duck, winning its first A grade premiership against Blacktown Workers 24–20.

A grade lost the grand final to Minchinbury, ending its 2nd division era with 1 premiership, 2 runners-up and a third-place finish over 4 years. The U16s won the grand final against Western City Tigers.

A grade returned to 1st division along with all Sunday sides. The club produced 6 S.G. Ball players and 1 Harold Matthews player.

The club won 5 premierships, including Reserve grade — the 4th time in the club’s history.

The Colts won Reserve grade and A grade for the first time together, with A grade defeating Windsor 24–10 in the grand final.

The Colts won 4 premierships, including A grade defeating Cambridge Park 32–30.

The Colts won 5 premierships — the third time this has been achieved.

The club won 4 premierships, including 1st division titles in the 11s and 15s, during a season shortened by COVID.

5 premierships for the club, including Division 1 titles in the 12s and A grade.

The club won 2 premierships, in the 9s and 13s, and had a record 9 players play Harold Matthews (U17s) — 5 for Penrith and 4 for Norths. The club also had 2 players in 16s development, 6 in the 14s and 4 in the 13s development sides for Penrith — a great achievement for player pathways.

A quiet year for the club — the 18s went down in the grand final to St Clair.

Club history was made as the U19s Div 1 won the competition, defeating St Clair 38–16, for the first time in club history. Premierships were also won in the 15 Div 1 and 16 Div 2. A grade lost the grand final 22–18 to Emu Plains.

2 premierships in the 14 Div 2 and 16 Div 1, the latter making it back-to-back Division 1 titles. The club unveiled a new jersey strip and fielded a record 31 teams.