By Tallon Smith After a challenging yet enthralling regular season, Group 20 Rugby League enters its Finals Series this weekend, with five teams vying for the right to be First Grade Premiers in 2023. Battlers For Bush Footy has all you need to know ahead of this weekend’s finals, with a recap of last week’s games and a preview of this weekend’s two massive contests … Continue reading Group 20: Round 14 Recap and Finals Week One Preview

By Tallon Smith The Yenda Blueheelers have moved one step closer to the all-important fifth position on the Group 20 competition ladder with a 44-40 win over the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks at the JDP Logistics Yanco Sportsground on Sunday afternoon. With a host of stars returning for the Hawks, including star hooker Elwyn Ravu, the Yanco side were far more competitive than recent weeks, forcing the … Continue reading Group 20 Wrap: Yenda win high-scoring affair against Yanco-Wamoon

By Tallon Smith The Griffith Black & Whites completed a 42-0 shutout over the Yenda Blueheelers in a Round 9 catch-up game at Wade Park on Saturday afternoon. In the only game of the weekend, the Black & Whites moved to first on the table, after being equal with Leeton after last week’s defeat of the Greenies with this game still in hand. The Griffith … Continue reading Group 20: Black & Whites trounce Yenda, but Blueheelers take lower grade wins in local derby

By Tallon Smith The Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters have announced that they will be hosting an ‘Autism Awareness Round’ on the 13th of August against West Wyalong at Darlington Point Sportsground. The round, which aims to raise money for the Ricky Stuart Foundation, is the first of its kind within Group 20, and follows a growing trend of positive social awareness events within the country rugby … Continue reading DPC Roosters to host Autism Awareness Round 

By Tallon Smith The Tullibigeal-Lake Cargelligo United Sharks have won their first game in over a year, defeating fellow battlers the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks 46-18 at the Lake Cargelligo Recreation Ground on Sunday afternoon. The Sharks, whose playing squad has often played both Firsts and Reserves each week, many also doing so after playing Rules on Saturday, benefitted from going into the match fresh, with the … Continue reading Group 20 Wrap: Lakes get first W for the season against Yanco-Wamoon, Black & Whites topple Greenies

By Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah Tigers are firming in their bid to return to the Group 20 competition in 2024 after holding a highly successful Annual General Meeting at the Exies Sporties on Tuesday Night. After heavy promotion (including in conjunction with Battlers For Bush Footy), around 30 people attended the meeting, with all positions filled ahead of the club’s intended 2024 return. Waratahs … Continue reading They’re back: Griffith Waratahs AGM a big success

By Tallon Smith – Opinion In recent years the Group 20 competition has become very sick. Once a thriving league where all nine clubs had two senior men’s grades, plus Ladies League Tag, Under 18s and Under 16s, the competition has become less and less competitive over recent seasons. Many people have been stumped on how to fix the competition, and the blame has been … Continue reading How to fix Group 20, and capitalise from rather than compete with the ProTen Community Cup 

By Tallon Smith The other day, Narrandera Lizards Coach Shaun Lyons gave me a very nice compliment. He said, “I really like that in your coverage you are always positive.” Well Shaun, I’m about to let you down so to speak.  I like to think I am a very positive and enthusiastic person when it comes to my bush footy coverage, and I always love … Continue reading Group 20 Wrap: Country footy has hit rock bottom

By Tallon Smith The Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters have maintained contact with runaway competition leaders Leeton and the second-placed Griffith Black and Whites with a 62-16 win over Tullibigeal-Lake Cargelligo United (TLU) at Tullibigeal Recreation Ground on Sunday. In their annual Tullibigeal fixture, the Lakes boys ran out in front of a huge home crowd of over 500, and were spirited in defeat to the improving … Continue reading Group 20 Wrap: DPC get handy win over Lakes in annual Tullibigeal game

By Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah RLFC has yesterday announced its Annual General Meeting will be held at the Griffith Exies Sports Club on Tuesday, July 25 commencing at 6pm. After sitting out the 2023 season, the club is planning a triumphant return to the playing field next season, and is a realistic chance of fielding sides in four of the five Senior grades in … Continue reading Griffith Waratahs set AGM for July 25