Tallon Smith Finals footy is underway and the race to crown the 2026 Group 9 champions is coming to its pointy end, as players and teams battle for the ultimate prize in Eastern Riverina rugby league. Continue reading Battlers For Bush Footy’s 2026 Group 9 Team of the Year

Tallon Smith A fast-starting Gundagai has moved to within one win of a second successive grand final after accounting for Junee 36-12 in a comprehensive qualifying final victory at Anzac Park on Sunday. Two tries in the opening eight minutes set the scene for the remainder of the afternoon, as the Tigers crossed the line seven times in total to set up a rematch of … Continue reading ‘Exceptional’ Tigers one win from another grand final after dominant display against Diesels

Cover Photo: Kate Johnson Tallon Smith They may have only just snuck in, but the Southcity Bulls only needed one game of the finals series to announce themselves as legitimate Group 9 premiership contenders with a comprehensive 34-6 victory over Young in the elimination final at Alfred Oval on Saturday. After the sides were locked at 6-all as half time approached, Nathan Rose produced his … Continue reading Four-try Rose blooms again as Bulls down Cherrypickers to stay alive

Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith Temora claimed its second minor premiership in four seasons and made a statement in the Group 9 premiership race with a 34-10 victory over Gundagai in a final round top of the table showdown at Anzac Park on Saturday. After Gundagai crossed for two of the first three tries of the match, the Dragons piled on 30 unanswered points … Continue reading Temora wraps up second minor premiership in four years with victory over Gundagai

Tallon Smith They did all they could, but ultimately the Wagga Kangaroos fell short of finals football by the narrowest of margins despite a comprehensive 44-20 victory over Young in the final round at Alfred Oval on Saturday. The Roos ran in 34 unanswered points against the Cherrypickers to extend their points differential advantage over Southcity to 40, only to miss the playoffs by a … Continue reading Final round victory not enough as valiant Kangaroos miss finals by a single try

Cover Photo: Kate Johnson Tallon Smith The final round battle for fifth place was always destined to go down to the wire, but few could have predicted how narrow the margin would be following Southcity’s 48-4 victory over Cootamundra at Harris Park on Sunday. Chasing a 41-point for-and-against deficit, the Bulls only reached the target and jumped Wagga Kangaroos into the top five on the … Continue reading Rose and Lyons’ miraculous feats lift Bulls into fifth by the barest of margins

Tallon Smith A stunning showing from five-eighth Stu Dunbar ensured Junee enters next Sunday’s qualifying final against Gundagai on the back of a six-game winning streak courtesy of a 48-22 victory over Wagga Brothers at Geohex Park on Saturday. After the sides entered the sheds level at 12-all at half time, Dunbar was involved in five of the Diesels’ six second half tries that sealed … Continue reading Dunbar stars as Diesels down Brothers ahead of long-awaited return to finals

Cover Photo: Kate Johnson Tallon Smith The Southcity Bulls have roared back into finals contention with one round to play with a for-and-against boosting 72-6 victory over the Wagga Brothers in a local derby at Geohex Park on Sunday. Centre pairing Mat Lyons and Cody Hodge proved hard to handle, crossing for three tries apiece as the Bulls piled on 14 four-pointers in their most … Continue reading Southcity sets up three-way battle for fifth with big win over Brothers

Tallon Smith A week after returning to their early-season form against Southcity, Gundagai sent a shockwave through Group 9 after emerging from Alfred Oval with a dominant 56-10 victory over Young on Saturday. Winger Sailusi Temaka crossed for four of the Tigers’ 10 tries to take his tally to seven in the last two games, as the visitors handed the fourth-placed Cherrypickers their biggest loss … Continue reading Temaka scores four as Tigers topple Pickers to set up minor premiership showdown

Tallon Smith A fifth-straight victory brought with it a valuable reward as Junee secured an all-important top three finish with an 18-4 win over Tumut at Laurie Daley Oval on Sunday.  After conceding the first try, the Diesels lifted in a physical, grinding clash to score 18 unanswered points and collect the Challenge Cup alongside locking in a double-chance for the club’s first finals series … Continue reading Diesels seal top three spot for finals return with fifth straight victory against Tumut