Tallon Smith Griffith Black and Whites claimed an upset win and prevented Leeton from completing a perfect season with a 24-16 victory in a thrilling Group 20 league tag grand final at EW Moore Oval on Sunday. Led by two tries from player of the match Tahlia Holborow, including a 75 metre effort in the second half, the Black and Whites powered past the minor … Continue reading Black and Whites end Leeton’s unbeaten run in league tag grand final upset

Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith The Gundagai Tigers held off a late charge from Temora to secure back-to-back Group 9 premierships in consecutive seasons for the first time in the club’s history with a 24-16 victory in the grand final at Geohex Park on Sunday. After Gundagai crossed four times in the first half to open up a 22-0 lead at the break, … Continue reading Gundagai holds off fast-finishing Temora to create history with back-to-back titles

Tallon Smith Tullibigeal-Lakes United washed away years of pain and claimed its first Group 20 premiership in a decade with a nail-biting 17-16 win over the Griffith Waratah Tigers in the grand final at EW Moore Oval on Sunday. A Jaden Kelly field goal in the 75th minute was all that separated the two sides after Waratahs mounted a comeback from 10-0 down to take … Continue reading Kelly’s clutch kick the difference as Tullibigeal-Lakes United breaks 10-year drought in classic grand final

Tallon Smith Group 9’s longest-standing rivalry will re-ignite this Sunday when Temora and Wagga Brothers meet in a rematch of last year’s epic league tag grand final at Geohex Park. The two clubs have had an unprecedented level of dominance, winning 14 of the 17 premierships since the competition was introduced in 2008, and competing in four of the past five grand finals. After Brothers … Continue reading Longstanding rivalry set to re-ignite as Temora and Brothers prepare for grand final rematch

Tallon Smith Temora will look to end one of Group 9’s longest premiership droughts and complete a rare hat-trick of premiership victories across the grades in the process when it faces defending premiers Gundagai in the Group 9 Grand Final at Geohex Park on Sunday. Only Cootamundra (21 years), Wagga Brothers (31 years) and Junee (40 years) have longer premiership droughts than the Dragons’ 20-year … Continue reading Group 9 Grand Final Mega Preview: Can Temora break its drought or will Gundagai make history?

Tallon Smith The Shellharbour Stingrays will look to seal a place in the club’s first top grade grand final when they take on Albion Park-Oak Flats in the Group 7 preliminary final on Saturday. The ‘Rays reached the second grand final qualifier after twice coming from behind to defeat Gerringong 19-18 in a classic minor semi final at Ron Costello Oval on Sunday, only claiming … Continue reading Resilient Stingrays preparing for preliminary final battle after ending Gerringong hoodoo

Tallon Smith Griffith Waratahs coach Brett Goldspink has claimed his side’s round 15 loss at Lake Cargelligo sees them enter Sunday’s Group 20 Grand Final at EW Moore Oval against Tullibigeal-Lakes United as underdogs. After taking a narrow 28-26 win in their first match-up at the Exies Oval, the Tigers suffered a 26-20 loss to the Sharks in the return bout, one of only two losses … Continue reading Group 20 Grand Final Preview: Waratahs claim ‘underdog’ status as Sharks look to complete fairytale run