Tallon Smith

Eight clubs across the Capital Country will take to the field to begin their 2026 campaigns this weekend as the George Tooke Shield kicks off for another season.

Round one action this weekend will begin with three games on Saturday, headlined by the Snowy River Bears taking on the UC Stars in their first hit out under new coach and former USA Hawks representative Tui Samoa.

The other two Saturday games also shape as big games, with Googong welcoming last year’s runners-up Harden at Duncan Fields, and a strengthened North Canberra outfit hosting defending premiers Bungendore.

The final game of the weekend will take place on Sunday, with the Crookwell Green Devils beginning their second era under Brian Gray after his return from Goulburn with a local derby against the Boorowa Rovers at Memorial Oval.

Looking ahead to other highlights in the season draw, action under Friday night lights returns in round three when the Boorowa Rovers play host to the UC Stars at the Boorowa Showground on May 1, with the time for the match yet to be confirmed.

Meanwhile, the Grand Final rematch will also take place in round three, when the Harden Hawks welcome defending premiers Bungendore to McLean Oval after the sides faced off in a second straight decider to end last season.

The final competition round will kick off on August 15, with Boorowa hosting Bungendore, Snowy River Bears tackling Crookwell, North Canberra taking on Googong, and Harden facing UC Stars to round out the regular season.

Following that, a four week, five team finals series will begin on August 22, with the Grand Final set down for Saturday, September 12.

The full competition draw is listed below.

2026 George Tooke Shield Draw

Home team listed first

All games Saturday unless noted

Round 1 – April 11/12

Googong v Harden

Snowy River Bears v UC Stars

North Canberra v Bungendore

Crookwell v Boorowa (Sunday)

Round 2 – April 18

Boorowa v North Canberra

Bungendore v Googong

UC Stars v Crookwell

Harden v Snowy River Bears

Round 3 – May 1/2

Boorowa v UC Stars (Friday)

Snowy River Bears v Googong

North Canberra v Crookwell

Harden v Bungendore

Round 4 – May 9

Crookwell v Snowy River Bears

Googong v North Canberra

Bungendore v Boorowa

UC Stars v Harden

Round 5 – May 23

Crookwell v Harden

Googong v Boorowa

Snowy River Bears v Bungendore

North Canberra v UC Stars

Round 6 – May 30/31

Boorowa v Snowy River Bears

Googong v UC Stars

Harden v North Canberra

Bungendore v Crookwell (Sunday)

Round 7 – June 13

Crookwell v Googong

North Canberra v Snowy River Bears

UC Stars v Bungendore

Harden v Boorowa

Round 8 – June 20

Boorowa v Crookwell

Bungendore v North Canberra

UC Stars v Snowy River Bears

Harden v Googong

Round 9 – June 27/28

Googong v Bungendore

Snowy River Bears v Harden

North Canberra v Boorowa

Crookwell v UC Stars (Sunday)

Round 10 – July 4/5

Googong v Snowy River Bears

Bungendore v Harden

UC Stars v Boorowa

Crookwell v North Canberra (Sunday)

Round 11 – July 11

Boorowa v Googong

Harden v Crookwell

Round 12 – July 18

Bungendore v Snowy River Bears

UC Stars v North Canberra

Round 13 – July 25

Crookwell v Bungendore

Snowy River Bears v Boorowa

North Canberra v Harden

UC Stars v Googong

Round 14 – August 1

Boorowa v Harden

Googong v Crookwell

Snowy River Bears v North Canberra

Bungendore v UC Stars

Round 15- August 8

Boorowa v Bungendore

Snowy River Bears v Crookwell

North Canberra v Googong

Harden v UC Stars

Finals

Qualifying & Elimination Finals – August 22

Semi Finals – August 29

Preliminary Final – September 5

Grand Final – September 12