Author: Tallon Smith

My name is Tallon, and I am a rugby league journalist covering country football. I have been covering rugby league since I was 14, when I launched my first publication, In Touch, covering grassroots footy in South West NSW, a project that morphed into my website Battlers For Bush Footy in 2021. My work has been published in more than a dozen mastheads including The Riverine Grazier, Back Country Bulletin, The Area News, The Irrigator, The Area News, Gundagai Times, Yass Valley Times, Cootamundra Times, Young News, Junee Independent, Deniliquin Pastoral Times and West Wyalong Advocate.
Group 7, Illawarra

‘Absolute privilege’: South Coast duo set to shine after selection in Lebanon side for World Cup opener

Cover Photo: Game Face Photography/Tallon Smith Tallon Smith There will be a distinct Illawarra-South Coast presence on Lebanon’s bench in their Rugby League World Cup opener against Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby on Saturday afternoon after two local players earned selection for their national side. Continue reading ‘Absolute privilege’: South Coast duo set to shine after selection in Lebanon side for World Cup opener

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Group 9

EXCLUSIVE: Junee lands ‘massive coup’ with Kangaroos representative set to be unveiled as 2027 assistant coach

Cover Photo: Bidgee/CC BY-SA 3.0 AU Tallon Smith Junee has landed the biggest recruitment masterstroke of the Group 9 off-season so far with a former Australian representative set to join the club for the 2027 season. Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Junee lands ‘massive coup’ with Kangaroos representative set to be unveiled as 2027 assistant coach

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Statewide

Former Rabbitohs-contracted half stars as Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers downs Bourke in Koori Knockout final

Cover Photo: NITV Tallon Smith A Gerome Burns hat-trick has powered Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers to a 26-6 victory over the Bourke Warriors in the Koori Knockout grand final at the Lakeside Sporting Complex in Raymond Terrace on Monday afternoon. Continue reading Former Rabbitohs-contracted half stars as Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers downs Bourke in Koori Knockout final

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