By Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah Tigers have capped their remarkable return from recess with a premiership after taking out the 2024 Group 20 Reserve Grade title with a 30-10 win over the Yenda Blueheelers at Solar Mad Stadium on Sunday. The Waratahs burst out of the blocks, skipping out to an early lead and never letting it lapse, with young hooker Luke Cannon the … Continue reading Group 20 Lower Grades: Tahs’ Cinderella story, Yenda’s delight, titles for Leeton, Black and Whites

Cover Photo Credit: The Riverine Grazier By Tallon Smith The Hay Magpies etched their name into history as the inaugural Women’s Tackle Premiers in Group 20 after an 18-16 win over the TLU Sharks at Solar Mad Stadium in Griffith on Sunday. The win is the Hay club’s first premiership since their 2016 League Tag triumph over the Leeton Greenies, and builds upon the club’s … Continue reading Hooray for Hay: Magpies the inaugural Group 20 Women’s Tackle Premiers

By Tallon Smith The Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters flipped the script after their two Grand Final losses in the past two seasons to take out the 2024 Group 20 First Grade Premiership with a 46-12 win over the Griffith Black and Whites at Solar Mad Stadium on Sunday. The 34-point victory is the largest First Grade Grand Final margin in Group 20’s 70 year history, eclipsing … Continue reading Group 20: Roosters break 56-year old Grand Final record in victory over Black and Whites

By Tallon Smith Griffith Black & Whites will play Darlington Point-Coleambally in the 2024 Group 20 Rugby League First Grade Grand Final after defeating Yenda 22-20 in the Preliminary Final at the Exies Sports Oval. After taking a 16-10 lead into the sheds a half time, the Black and Whites saw off a determined Blueheelers outfit to secure the narrowest of finals victories. Griffith Black … Continue reading Group 20: Black and Whites win to set up massive Grand Final clash with Roosters

By Tallon Smith The Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters are the first team into the 2024 Group 20 Rugby League Grand Final after a 32-6 win over the Yenda Blueheelers in the Major Semi Final on Sunday. The Roosters opened up a 32-6 lead at half time, before an injury shortly after the resumption led to the game being called off and the result ruled final. DPC … Continue reading Group 20: DPC into Grand Final as Black and Whites prepare to face Blueheelers

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 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 The Griffith Black and Whites have moved back up to fourth spot on the Group 20 ladder after a heartstopping 30-28 win over the Griffith Waratah Tigers at EW Moore Oval on Sunday afternoon. It’s the match that stops Griffith’s rugby league community and for the second time this year the derby looked set to end in a draw, but a late … Continue reading Group 20 Wrap: Black and White delight as Panthers pip Tigers in cross-town showdown

By Tallon Smith The Leeton Greenies have moved up to fourth place on the Group 20 ladder after a 30-18 win over the Griffith Black and Whites at Leeton No.1 Oval on Sunday. The four point swing from the win sees the Greenies leapfrog the Black and Whites in their battle to host the Elimination Final in three weekends’ time. Centre Billy Dickinson opened the … Continue reading Group 20: Leeton, Yenda, DPC winners in Round 16

By Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah Tigers have continued their incredible run of form in their return year in Group 20 Rugby League, scoring a 52-10 win over Tullibigeal-Lakes United at the Exies Oval on Sunday. After two losses to open their campaign, the Waratahs have won eight of their last ten games starting with April 27’s victory against DPC, with only a draw against … Continue reading Group 20 Wrap: Waratahs’ winning ways continue against injury-hit Sharks, big wins to Greenies and Panthers