2016 NSW Cup season

Colors	Club	Location	Stadium	Founded	Joined*	NRL affiliate
	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Belmore, NSW, Australia	Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore	1934	2008	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
	Illawarra Cutters	Illawarra, NSW, Australia	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	2012	2012	St. George-Illawarra Dragons
	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Manly, NSW, Australia	Brookvale Oval, Manly	1946	2008	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
	Mount Pritchard Mounties	Mount Pritchard, NSW, Australia	Mt Pritchard Oval, Mount Pritchard	2012	2012	Canberra Raiders
	Newcastle Knights	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle	1988	2012	Newcastle Knights
	Newtown Jets	Newtown, NSW, Australia	Henson Park, Newtown	1908	2008	Cronulla Sharks
	New Zealand Warriors	Penrose, Auckland	Mt Smart Stadium	2007	2014	New Zealand Warriors
	North Sydney Bears	Sydney, NSW, Australia	North Sydney Oval, Sydney	1908	2008	South Sydney Rabbitohs
	Penrith Panthers	Penrith, NSW, Australia	Sportingbet Stadium, Windsor	1966	2008	Penrith Panthers
	Wentworthville Magpies	Wentworthville, NSW, Australia	Ringrose Park, Wentworthville	1963	2008	Parramatta Eels
	Wests Tigers	Leichhardt, NSW, Australia	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt	1999	2013	Wests Tigers
	Wyong Roos	Kanwal, NSW, Australia	Morrie Breen Oval, Kanwal	1910	2013	Sydney Roosters

*: The season the team joined is in the NSW Cup/Intrust Super Premiership, not any other competition before this.

The finals commenced on 3 September.^[2]

	Qualifying and elimination finals					Semi-finals						Preliminary finals					Grand final
	Pepper Stadium
	1	Mounties	30
	4	Jets	12			Pepper Stadium
						Jets		22
	Mt Smart Stadium					Warriors		18				Leichhardt Oval
	5	Warriors	21									Mounties		24
	8	Panthers	14									Tigers		18			Pirtek Stadium
																	Mounties		20
	Pepper Stadium											Leichhardt Oval					Cutters		21
	6	Roos	19									Cutters		18
	7	Bulldogs	18			Pepper Stadium						Jets		10
						Tigers		26
	Jubilee Oval					Roos		16
	2	Cutters	32
	3	Tigers	22

Sunday, 25 September 4:00pm

Illawarra Cutters	21 – 20	Mount Pritchard Mounties

Pirtek Stadium, Sydney Player of the Match: Drew Hutchison

As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Illawarra Cutters faced Queensland Cup premiers Burleigh Bears in the NRL State Championship match.

Sunday, 2 October 3:40pm (AEDT)

Illawarra Cutters	54 – 12	Burleigh Bears
Tries: Shannon Wakeman (7') 1 Damian Sironen (23') 1 Adam Quinlan (26') 1 Jacob Host (32') 1 Chris Lewis (37') 1 Drew Hutchison (45') 1 Siliva Havili (53') 1 Kurt Mann (57') 1 Taane Milne (63') 1 Goals: Shaun Nona 9/9 (8', 24', 27', 34', 39', 47', 55', 58', 65')	1st: 30 - 0 2nd: 24 - 12	Tries: 1 (61') Josh Ailaomai 1 (80') Kurtis Rowe Goals: 1/1 Darren Nicholls (61') 1/1 Luke Page (80')

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Referee: Peter Gough, Jon Stone Player of the Match: Drew Hutchison