Tallon Smith The Cootamundra Bulldogs hit a major milestone in their rebuild after winning their first Group 9 First Grade game in six years with a 34-12 victory over the Wagga Brothers at Geohex Park on Saturday. Centre Sam Gash starred for the Bulldogs, with two tries and five goals for a personal haul of 18 points, while front rower Nikola Sovatabua dominated through the … Continue reading Group 9: Cootamundra get first Group 9 win in six years as Tumut, Roos remain undefeated

By Peter “Parra” Montgomery Gundagai Tigers have backed up their impressive win over premiership favourites, the Young Cherrypickers, with a hard-fought 24–16 victory over Albury Thunder at Greenfield Park on Sunday. The visitors crossed for four tries to Thunder’s three and were never headed throughout the contest. Despite several promising attacking opportunities, Albury were unable to capitalise due to handling errors and missed chances in … Continue reading Group 9: Tigers topple Thunder in Greenfield Park showdown

Tallon Smith The Gundagai Tigers have caused the upset of the 2025 Great Northern Group 9 First Grade season so far with a 30-22 victory over defending premiers Young Cherrypickers at Anzac Park on Sunday. Last year’s Reserve Grade Grand Final hero Toby Dasey, who returned to the Tigers after initially linking with Junee for this season, scored an early double around a Tom Giles … Continue reading Group 9 Wrap: Tigers cause big upset over Pickers, Blues outlast Bulls in Harris Park battle

Peter (Parra) Montgomery Albury Thunder Rugby League Club would have been delighted by the efforts of the First and Reserve Grade teams against Cootamundra Bulldogs at Les Boyd Oval Fisher Park, Cootamundra on Saturday. Both teams recorded comfortable wins.The competition leading Reserve Grade side winning 36-0 to remain unbeaten while the First Grade posted a 52-14 result to remain in the ‘top four’ with two … Continue reading Parra’s Piece: Thunder run rampant over Bulldogs at Cootamundra

Peter (Parra) Montgomery Albury Thunder will be at full strength for its match against Cootamundra Bulldogs at Les Boyd Oval Cootamundra on Saturday. Big prop Nathan Darby has been declared fit and will take his place in the squad after missing the win over Brothers at Greenfield Park last weekend with a strained knee. Darby said that he could have played last week but the … Continue reading Parra’s Piece: Thunder at full strength for Bulldogs test

Tallon Smith Rivalry round of the 2025 Great Northern Group 9 First Grade Premiership turned out to be a weekend of big results for many teams, with Temora leading the way after a 40-0 shut out of Junee in their Challenge Cup tie at Laurie Daley Oval on Sunday. The Dragons ran in a remarkable seven tries to nil to shock the Diesels on their … Continue reading Group 9: Temora dominate to claim cup while late magic sees Tumut home in rivalry round

By Peter (Parra) Montgomery Albury Thunder scored eleven tries in recording its first win in Group 9 Great Northern Premiership, defeating Wagga Brothers 60-6 at Greenfield Park on Saturday. The Thunder win was highlighted with sizzling performance by its smart backline with the halves Osika Kaufononga and Paul Karaitiana tormenting their opponents with a well thought out kicking game. The halves had the Brothers defence … Continue reading Parra’s Piece: Thunder convincing winners over Brothers in rivals round

By Peter (Parra) Montgomery The followers of the Albury Thunder First Grade Rugby League team, will finally have the opportunity to see the team in action – at home – for the first time this season. The Club will be in action at Greenfield Park on Saturday May 3rd, taking on Wagga Brothers in four grades in Round 3 of the 2025 Group 9, Great … Continue reading Parra’s Piece: Thunder finally at home for rivalry round clash with Brothers

Tallon Smith The Wagga Kangaroos escaped from ANZAC Park with a come-from-behind 22-18 victory over the Gundagai Tigers in round two of Great Northern Group Nine First Grade action on Sunday afternoon. Gundagai started well, with Wilson Hamblin crossing in the 11th minute, before the Roos hit back via Ned Cooper to trail by two at 6-4.  Soon after, the Tigers re-established their six point … Continue reading Group 9 Wrap: Roos rally in second half to tame Tigers, Diesels defend cup against Brothers

By Peter (Parra) Montgomery A masterclass performance by Young Cherrypickers playmaker Tom Demeio highlighted the Premiers comfortable 44-10 win over Albury Thunder in round 2 of Group 9 premiership played at Alfred Oval, Young on Saturday. Demeio opened the scoring for the Cherrypickers in the third minute, and played a part in the other seven tries scored by his team in the match. Demeio took … Continue reading Parra’s Piece: Premier Pickers too powerful against Thunder