(Photo: Mandy Brooke-Barnes) Tallon Smith The Hay Magpies have secured their first finals victory in Group 20 First Grade since joining the competition in 2007 courtesy of a 20-18 win over the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks in the Elimination Final at the Hay Park Oval on Saturday. Continue reading Group 20: Hay secures first finals win since joining competition in 2007

Tallon Smith The West Wyalong Mallee Men have finished a tough Group 20 campaign on a high note with a 24-18 win over the Yenda Blueheelers at Ron Crowe Oval on Saturday night. Continue reading Talking Twenty: West Wyalong, Yanco produce upsets of the year in dramatic final round

Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah Tigers maintained their narrow grasp on top spot in Group 20 First Grade after ending a three-game losing streak with a 52-20 win over the Tullibigeal-Lake Cargelligo Sharks at Exies Oval on Sunday. The Tigers ran in nine tries to four to secure the 32-point victory, with Solomoni Nabete and rookie fullback Kieran Casey both picking up doubles in front … Continue reading Group 20: Griffith Waratahs snap three-game losing run with win over TLU, Hay upset Leeton

Photo: The Riverine Grazier Tallon Smith The Hay Magpies have all but sealed a place in the Group 20 finals for the first time since 2016 following their come-from-behind 22-20 win over the Griffith Waratah Tigers at the Exies Oval on Saturday. Trailing 16-0 at half time after an Isaiah Nauer hat-trick, the Magpies clawed back the deficit in the second stanza to secure a … Continue reading Group 20: Nine-year finals drought all but over as Hay defeat premiership favourites 

Tallon Smith The West Wyalong Mallee Chicks remain just half a game off the lead of the Group 20 League Tag premiership after a 58-4 thrashing of Hay at Ron Crowe Oval on Sunday. Led by a hat-trick to Ava Lemon, the Mallee Chicks ran in 10 tries to one to dominate the clash, with Olivia Downey and Caitlin Kelly joining Lemon as multiple try … Continue reading Group 20 League Tag: Mallee Chicks make light work of Magpies in strong display

Tallon Smith The Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters have handed Griffith Waratah Tigers their second loss of the season in a 32-26 shootout at the Darlington Point Sportsground on Sunday. In a match where the two teams crossed for five tries apiece, it was the superior goalkicking of Josh Veivers that saw the Roosters knock off their second major contender at home in the space of two … Continue reading Group 20: Roosters tame Tigers in Darlington Point shootout as Hay moves into top five

Cover Photo: Grace Morris Tallon Smith Jaden Kelly is a name synonymous with the Tullibigeal-Lake Cargelligo Sharks and Group 20 Rugby League. Since his debut almost two decades ago, Kelly has regularly produced the freakish, the otherworldly, dominating defences around the district and dazzling with more four-pointers and try assists than there are miles between Solar Mad Stadium and the Lake Recreation Ground. In an … Continue reading The King of Lake Cargelligo: Jaden Kelly on his path to Group 20 stardom and his future at TLU

Cover Photo: Nicole Collins Tallon Smith It may have been a sight for weary eyes but it was a more than welcome one at Lake Cargelligo on Sunday as the Tullibigeal-Lakes United Sharks held top five opponents Yenda to nil in a 24-0 shutout. On a big occasion for the community, the Sharks dominated the contest on the club’s joint Old Boys Day, Indigenous Round … Continue reading Group 20: Sharks thrive in the wet at Lake in strongest defensive performance in years

Tallon Smith The West Wyalong Mallee Men are looking to take the momentum from a strong first half performance against Darlington Point-Coleambally into their clash with the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks at Yanco on Sunday. Despite falling to the Roosters 62-18 in the end, a strong opening stanza, featuring tries to emerging talents Cruze Loudon and Callan Blackstock has left coach Braiden Jones with reason to be … Continue reading Group 20: Mallee Men looking to take positives from DPC game into clash with Yanco

Cover Photo: The Riverine Grazier Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah Tigers’ winning run has finally come to an end after the Leeton Greenies ran out 31-14 winners at the Leeton No.1 Oval on Sunday to complete a day of upsets in Group 20 following TLU’s shock win over the Black and Whites. Boasting a new-look backline after James Tafiti’s shift to fullback, the Greenies ran … Continue reading Group 20: Waratahs’ winning run ends at Leeton as TLU double dose of upsets at Griffith