Cover Photo: Kate Dyball By Tallon Smith They may have spent two decades in the footballing wilderness, but those days are firmly in the rear view mirror after the Snowy River Bears took out the Group 16 Premiership with a 20-12 win over Eden at Narooma on Sunday. The Bears, whose last triumph was their 18-0 victory over the same opposition in 1996, scored first … Continue reading Group 16: Bears take shield back up the mountain for the first time 1996

By Tallon Smith An ineligible player drama has rocked the Group 20 Rugby League Finals after the Griffith Waratah Tigers’ 30-28 victory over Yenda at Wade Park on Sunday was reversed after a complaint. The situation centres around Waratahs Prop Forward Isaiah Nauer, who had played for Woden Valley’s Under 19s on Saturday in the Canberra Rugby League Semi Finals, and was sent from the … Continue reading Group 20: Ineligible player ruling rocks finals as team disqualified and relegated to Saturday’s Minor Semi

By Tallon Smith The Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles have continued their remarkable run in the 2024 Group 7 South Coast Rugby League competition after a 26-10 win over the the Shellharbour Sharks on Sunday. A double to Dallas Harrison and tries to Cooper Tunbridge, Nash Hooper and Joshua Specia propelled the Eagles to the 16-point triumph, which sets up a monumental clash with Gerringong at … Continue reading Group 7 Finals: Eagles soar to book Major Semi date with Gerringong

By Peter (Parra) Montgomery The Albury Thunder first grade team wrapped up the fifth position in the Group 9 semi-finals, with a thumping 78-6 victory over Wagga Brothers at Greenfield Park on Saturday. The Thunder posted 14 tries in the match with Isaac Carpenter and Robert Meeks each crossing four times, with tough as teak centre Jackins Olam bagging a double. The Thunder went into … Continue reading Group 9: Thunder wrap up a finals spot against spirited Brothers outfit

By Tallon Smith The Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters have taken home the 2024 Group 20 First Grade Minor Premiership with a 30-26 win over the Griffith Black and Whites at Coleambally on Saturday. The Roosters’ win, coupled with Yenda’s 30-18 loss to the Waratahs meant that the tricolours took home another piece of silverware as they chase their first title in five years when finals begin … Continue reading Group 20 Wrap: Roosters Minor Premiers as finals set for lift off

By Tallon Smith Up on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, where the Macleay River flows out to the pristine Pacific Coast, lies the medium-sized town of Kempsey.  With a population of 15,000 arranged in an odd layout of sprawling streets surrounding a riverside Central Business District, the town lies on the lands of the Dunghutti people. Aside from its day job of … Continue reading Champion by name, champion by nature as Beau gives back to community