Author: Battlers For Bush Footy

Regular Contributors: John Fitzgerald - Woodbridge Cup/Group 10, Bryson Luff - Castlereagh League, Jamie Parsons - Western Riverina Community Cup, Peter "Parra" Montgomery - Group 9
Woodbridge

Woodbridge Wrap: Trundle and Oberon through to preliminary finals

John Fitzgerald Trundle Boomers’ 60-point win in the previous week’s last-round regular season game made a statement they would be the dark horse going into the Woodbridge Cup finals. The Boomers proved this, taking down one of the premiership favourites Manildra 30-8 at Manildra’s home ground in their first semi-final. Trundle had led the competition for the first six rounds before beaten by Oberon and … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Trundle and Oberon through to preliminary finals

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Castlereagh League

Castlereagh Column: Unicorns down Roos, Dunedoo avoids elimination in thrilling first week of finals

Cover Photo: Peter Sherwood Photography Bryson Luff Spectators at the opening games of the 2026 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League finals series played at Coonabarabran on Saturday were treated to two high quality and closely fought matches with both going down to the wire. Featuring the Coolah Flyers and the Narromine Jets, the league tag qualifying final got things underway with what turned out to … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Unicorns down Roos, Dunedoo avoids elimination in thrilling first week of finals

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Castlereagh League

Unicorns looking to bounce back in NRL curtain-raiser after falling to Cobar in cup clash

Bryson Luff The Coonabarabran Unicorns will look to return to the Castlereagh League winners’ circle in an NRL curtain-raiser grand final rematch against Coolah after falling to Cobar 14-6 in a top-of-the-table Boronia Cup showdown at Tom Knight Memorial Oval on Sunday. In what turned out to be a low scoring, yet nonetheless enthralling battle, the match was not finally decided until a try to … Continue reading Unicorns looking to bounce back in NRL curtain-raiser after falling to Cobar in cup clash

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Western Riverina

Proten Cup Wrap: Ivanhoe teams ready for home Grand Final Day, Springs into women’s decider

Jamie Parsons Ivanhoe Roosters have ended the preliminary final week with two more grand final appearances for their mens and womens teams, adding to their several appearances in the big one in the last few years. Ivanhoe Hens have made a fourth straight Grand Final, appearing in every decider since 2023 though losing out to the Barellan Rams each time. Ivanhoe mens side has made … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Ivanhoe teams ready for home Grand Final Day, Springs into women’s decider

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Castlereagh League

Castlereagh Column: Western showdown for Boronia Cup, Dunedoo ends Gulgong’s finals hopes

Cover Photo: Col Boyd Photography Bryson Luff Whilst the huge top of the table clash between the Cobar Roosters and the Coonabarabran Unicorns to be played at Cobar’s Tom Knight Memorial Oval this Saturday will see the time-honoured Boronia Cup go to the victors, with the winner of the game also taking a major step towards claiming minor premiership honours in the 2026 Christie and … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Western showdown for Boronia Cup, Dunedoo ends Gulgong’s finals hopes

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Western Riverina

Proten Cup Wrap: Goolgowi into grand final, Barellan bests Hillston in elimination battle

Jamie Parsons The Goolgowi Rabbitohs have locked in their first grand final appearance since 2021 with a commanding win over second-placed Ivanhoe Roosters in the major semi-final on Saturday. The Ivanhoe Hens women’s team also won through to the big one with a close win over Rankins Springs, while in the minor semi-finals Barellan mens team and Goolgowi womens team kept alive for a shot … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Goolgowi into grand final, Barellan bests Hillston in elimination battle

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Western Riverina

Proten Cup Wrap: Goolgowi locks in first minor premiership since 2021

Jamie Parsons Goolgowi locked in their third minor premiership and first since 2021 with a big win over Deniliquin, and a one point win to Ivanhoe over Barellan in the grand final rematch relegated Rankins Springs to missing the finals despite a 3-3 finish. Women’s Games In the first grand final rematch of the day, Ivanhoe overcame a short Barellan side, who needed players from … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Goolgowi locks in first minor premiership since 2021

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Woodbridge

New joint leaders in Woodbridge Cup after Trundle slips from top spot

John Fitzgerald The Trundle Boomers have slipped from the top of the Woodbridge Cup ladder after a narrow loss to Peak Hill, allowing Oberon and Manildra to move back into equal first position after eight rounds. The Roosters, who will be a threat to any side this season, beat the Boomers by just two points, 20-18, which was enough to knock the Boomers off the … Continue reading New joint leaders in Woodbridge Cup after Trundle slips from top spot

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Western Riverina

Proten Cup Wrap: Hillston back on top, one point separates top four

Jamie Parsons The Hillston Bluebirds are back on top of the ladder after a win in Round 5, with a greater for-and-against compared to Goolgowi, who went down in a close game against Barellan on Saturday. Ivanhoe and Barellan are one point behind, leaving all four top teams separated by just the one competition point and all able to claim the minor premiership in Round … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Hillston back on top, one point separates top four

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Castlereagh League

Strong start to second half sees Coonabarabran seal Castlereagh reserve grade title

Bryson Luff Played at Dunedoo’s Robertson Oval the 2026 Castlereagh League reserve grade grand final had the very good crowd enjoying what was a high quality and thoroughly entertaining game of rugby league played out between the Coonabarabran Unicorns and the Gulgong Bull Terriers. With an encouraging wind behind them the Unicorns got off to a flyer and after just four minutes they were up … Continue reading Strong start to second half sees Coonabarabran seal Castlereagh reserve grade title

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