With the 2024 season fast approaching, rugby league players and fans across the Riverina are gearing up for another winter of footballing action. Hidden in the details of the Group 20 draw are some incredible fixtures sure to capture the attention of players and fans when they roll around in the opening months of the season. So without further ado, here is a look at … Continue reading Group 20 Draw: Five can’t miss matches in the 2024 season

By Tallon Smith The Narrandera Lizards will once again wear the green and gold jersey in Group 20 senior footy after their application to join the Under 16s was accepted by Group 20. Unlike the rest of the state, in the Riverina Under 16s are a part of the senior setup, meaning that when the side takes the field in Aub Farrell Trophy competition, it … Continue reading Narrandera takes first steps back in Group 20 Senior footy

When Pat Hart was asked to be the President of the Yanco-Wamoon RLFC for season 2024, the club was gone. On the brink of folding, the club lacked numbers and had already been given its standing 8 count. 53 years of a proud small-town footballing tradition appeared to be over. Enter Pat. At 69 years old, the now-retired humble local shire employee took on the … Continue reading 2023 Battlers of the Year – Pat and Kym Hart

This morning, Battlers For Bush Footy founder Tallon Smith featured on Triple M Riverina MIA’s Breakfast Show. Speaking with host Matt Collins, Tallon discussed the health of rugby league across Regional NSW and more specifically the Group 20 competition. The full interview can be found by clicking here. Continue reading Battlers For Bush Footy features on Radio

By Tallon Smith The Yenda Blueheelers have announced on Sunday that front rower Tongia Fox will return to the club in 2024. A Yenda junior, Fox left the club to join Forbes Magpies before the pandemic, where he won the 2022 Peter McDonald Premiership title. In a post to their Instagram page, the Yenda club expressed their excitement upon the announcement of Fox’s return. “Tongia … Continue reading Yenda, Griffith Waratahs announce key signings for 2024

By Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratahs Tigers have this week announced the signing of dual premiership player Chris Hanneman as Under 16s coach for the 2024 season. After coaching the Yenda Blueheelers Under 18s side in 2023, the local schoolteacher will return to the club he won the 2014 and 2015 Group 20 First Grade titles with to lead a new crop of young stars … Continue reading Griffith Waratahs announce 2024 Under 16s coach

By Tallon Smith The Leeton Greenies’ League Tag side have won their second successive premiership after ending West Wyalong’s unbeaten season with a 16-12 victory in the Group 20 Grand Final at Griffith on Sunday. The Greenies’ effort echoed the efforts of their men’s team in ending their 89-year wait for successive titles, with two tries to Taylah Axtill and another to Jamie Taylor ensuring … Continue reading Group 20 League Tag & Lower Grades: Leeton, Yenda, Griffith Black and Whites take titles

By Tallon Smith The Leeton Greenies have broken an 89-year curse, defending their title with a heartstopping 28-24 win over the Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters in the Group 20 Grand Final in Griffith on Sunday. In front of a crowd numbering around 2000, the fast-starting Greenies warded off a massive second half charge by the Roosters to hold on for their first back to back titles … Continue reading Group 20: Leeton go back to back for first time since 1934 with win over DPC

By Tallon Smith The Leeton Greenies will make history this weekend when they field teams in all five grades Group 20 Grand Final day, after their First Grade side sealed their place with a 34-14 win over the Griffith Black and Whites in the Preliminary Final at the Darlington Point Sportsground on Sunday. The First Graders followed the Reserve Graders and League Tag, who also … Continue reading Group 20: Leeton to field remarkable five grades in Grand Final