Koori Knockout Day 3: Latest results from Bathurst, final eight men’s teams, junior finals results

The men’s division of the Koori Knockout is down to the final eight with some big name teams still in the hunt. Catch up on the latest results PLUS see who will feature in the junior grand finals.

Dane Gagai and the Boomerangs Sports Club are looking to progress in the Koori Knockout. Picture: Warren Gannon Photography

It’s day three of the Koori Knockout where teams make their move in the hopes of progressing to the final four to battle it out on Monday.

The men are down to their final eight midway through the day as the women prepare to battle it out for the right to feature tomorrow.

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Men Pool A - Men Pool B - Men Pool C - Men Pool D - Women - Juniors

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MEN POOL A

Round 2 - Boomerangs Sports Club get an easy path to round three with a forfeit, booking a match with Castlereagh after they were able to take down Brothers United.

WAC will have a blockbuster third round clash with either Tweed or Wiradjuri after they were able to account for the Toomelah Tigers on the back of a double from Troyden Dixon.

Wiradjuri had all the early running against Tweed and it took them eight minutes for Julian Christian to finally break the deadlock.

Shaillin Fuller was the man to get Tweed on the board with a lovely individual play as they led 8-6 at the break.

A beautiful short ball from Albert Kelly to Caleb Hodges extended the lead to six, before WAR tied things up again with seven minutes to play.

It was WAR who came out on top on the back of Clay Priest who made a break and handed off to speedster Denzel Burns to score the match winner.

Round 3 - Ben Barba helped Walgett post first points against Wiradjuri, with a nice kick unable to be contained by WAR, allowing Amaziah Murgha to touch down.

WAR hit back before the break to lock scores up at 6-all with 20 minutes to play.

The two were locked up for a solid portion of the second half before Grant Walford was able to bust through a tackle close to the line to give WAC the lead.

Boomerangs Sports Club showed they are a force to be reckoned with after racing in five first half tries in a demolition of Castlereagh All Blacks.

RESULTS

ROUND 2

Dhinawan Boys Toomelah FORFEIT-WIN Boomerangs Sports Club

Brothers United 6-24 Castlereagh All Blacks

WAC 20-0 Toomelah Tigers

Tweed Connexions 12-18 Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers

ROUND 3

Boomerangs Sports Club 40-0 Castlereagh All Blacks

WAC 10-6 Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers

ROUND 4 DRAW

Boomerangs Sports Club vs WAC at 4.40pm

MEN POOL B

Round 2 - Waterloo and Blacktown will collide in a big round three match after they were able to deny Tamworth and Maitland respectively.

The Red Belly Warriors were able to account for Maitland 22-6, with Waterloo opening up a 16-0 lead to prove too strong for Tamworth.

It took almost 15 minutes for Combined Countries to post first points against Cabbage Tree Island with a Daniel Robert penalty goal to kick things off and give CC a 2-0 lead at the break.

The defence of Combined Countries was tested through the second half as Cabbo threw everything at them, and they eventually cracked with Brian Kelly pouncing on an error and getting it out to Mikey Kelly to score.

With just seconds remaining, it was Scott Jones who got the win for Combined Countries to steal the win.

“TJ was a really good mate and I nearly started tearing up when I scored. It means so much to play in his honour,” Jones told NITV after the win.

Dindima and South Taree couldn’t trouble the scorer through the opening half of their contest, but two tries from the former in the second was enough for them to progress.

Round 3 - Blacktown has knocked out Waterloo in a thrilling 20-18 contest.

The Storm scored first before the Red Belly Warriors were able to hit back with four tries to take out one of the games of the day.

Dindima will meet BRBW after they were far too strong in a 26-0 shutout of Combined Countries.

RESULTS

ROUND 2

Tamworth Crows 6-16 Waterloo Storm

Maitland United 6-22 Blacktown Red Belly Warriors

Dindima 8-4 South Taree

Cabbage Tree Island 1 4-8 Combined Countries

ROUND 3

Waterloo Storm 18-20 Blacktown Red Belly Warriors

Dindima 26-0 Combined Countries

ROUND 4 DRAW

Blacktown Red Belly Warriors vs Dindima at 4.40pm

Josh Addo-Carr will be on hand to support the Sydney All Blacks. Picture: Warren Gannon Photography

MEN POOL C

Round 2 - Campbelltown and SAB engaged in a real arm wrestle with the two locked at 4-all through the opening 20 minutes.

Sydney All Blacks were able to score first in the second half to lead by four, before the Ghosts hit back in the closing stages to force extra time, with the Ghosts kicking a field goal to win the game.

They will await Bourke in round three after they overpowered Kamilaroi with a strong performance.

Newcastle All Blacks scored first after a lovely run from Randall Briggs saw him slice through the Bundjalung defence to put Tom Chrislie over after 11 minutes.

NAB had all the running in the second half and a penalty in front of the posts allowed them to push the lead to 6-0 with five minutes remaining.

They sealed the win moments later with a front flip pick-up from Callum Briggs getting it onto Matthew Smith to score.

They now play La Perouse after they thrashed Cabbage Tree Island 2 who set the tone with a dominant 22-0 first half.

Round 3 - Bourke will await the winner of the NAB/La Perouse blockbuster after they kept Campbelltown Ghosts scoreless in a big 26-0 win.

La Perouse and Newcastle All Blacks couldn’t be split through the first half with the Panthers striking first in the second.

NAB hit back to level it at 12-all, before a late field goal from La Perouse saw them progress.

RESULTS

ROUND 2

Campbelltown Ghosts 9-8 Sydney All Blacks

Kamilaroi Galamaays 6-40 Bourke Warriors

Cabbage Tree Island 2 4-46 La Perouse Panthers 1

Newcastle All Blacks 12-0 Bundjalung Baygal Warriors

ROUND 3

Cambelltown Ghosts 0-26 Bourke Warriors

La Perouse Panthers vs Newcastle All Blacks at 3pm

ROUND 4 DRAW

Bourke Warriors vs La Perouse Panthers at 5.30pm

Newcastle Yowies in action. Picture: Warren Gannon Photography

MEN POOL D

Round 2 - Nanima Common Connection made a strong start with three first half tries leading them to a win over Wahluu.

They book a spot in the third round against Waterloo Storm Next Gen.

Narrandera scored first, before Waterloo scored one of the tries of the tournament so far.

Logan Eldridge took a kick near his own line and raced 70m before finding Matthew Giford as they went nearly 100m to score.

They hit the front early in the second half after a brilliant scrum play saw Garlen Pearce bamboozle the defence with dummies to touch down in the corner.

Narrandera hit back with Mikey Salafia hitting an offload at speed to find Wes Patten to put them in front by two, before Aldridge struck back almost immediately for Waterloo.

Baryulgil Descendants will face Newcastle Yowies after they led for the entire contest to deny Dubbo Aboriginal Kinnections.

Yowies raced out to an 18-0 lead and were able to maintain that advantage throughout the contest.

Round 3 - Nanima kept piling the points on to flec their muscles as title contenders with a 40-point first half against the Waterloo Storm Next Gen side.

They will now take on the powerhouse side Newcastle Yowies after they found enough in the tank to hold out a game effort from the Baryulgil side.

The Descendants hung in their all game but just couldn’t crack the solid Yowies defence when needed.

RESULTS

Wahluu Warriors 0-64 Nanima Common Connection

Waterloo Storm Next Gen 18-16 Narrandera Wiradjuri Warriors

Dubbo Aboriginal Kinnections 10-28 Baryulgil Descendants

La Perouse Panthers 2 6-28 Newcastle Yowies

ROUND 3

Namina Common Connection 48-0 Waterloo Storm Next Gen

Baryulgil Descendants 6-18 Newcastle Yowies

ROUND 4 DRAW

Nanima Common Connection vs Newcastle Yowies at 5.30pm

WOMEN

The women’s fixtures get underway from 3.50pm with a cracking contest between Redfern All Blacks and WAC among the highlights.

They will play their semi finals tomorrow before the grand final later in the day.

ROUND 2 FIXTURE

WAC vs Redfern All Blacks

Darkinjung Waters vs Bundjalung Tiddas

Yuin Fitt vs Cabbage Tree Island

Bourke Warriors vs Dreamtime Warriors

All games are at 3.50pm

JUNIOR DIVISIONS

UNDER 13 BOYS

Queanbeyan and La Perouse are into tomorrow’s grand final after winning their semi finals this morning.

Queanbeyan Kanberri Connections were too strong for Blacktown Red Belly Warriors by 34-14, while La Perouse edged out a game Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers team 20-14.

UNDER 15 BOYS

Mindaribba Warriors will face off with the Narwan Eels in the decider.

Goalkicking proved the difference for Mindaribba as the Warriors took down Dindima 12-8.

A strong start from the Narwan Eels propelled them to a solid 30-0 win over the Tamworth Crows.

UNDER 15 GIRLS

Newcastle Yowies flexed their muscles with a huge 38-0 win over Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers to book their spot in the grand final.

They will take on Central West Maliyan after they snuck through in a thriller.

Central West Maliyan led 8-0 at halftime before Blacktown was able to hit back with two tries of their own to tie things up.

CWM hit back though, scoring late to edge clear when it counted.

UNDER 17 GIRLS

A stellar grand final is set for Monday with Mindaribba Warriors and Waterloo Storm set to face off.

Minda did the job on Erambie with a 32-0 scoreline as they raced in seven tries without answer, while Waterloo raced out to a 24-0 on their way to overpowering Blacktown Red Belly Warriors.

Originally published as Koori Knockout Day 3: Latest results from Bathurst, final eight men’s teams, junior finals results