After seeing off the Warren Bulldogs in their Boronia Cup Challenge game at Coolah last Saturday the Coolah Kangaroos have claimed the 2025 Castlereagh League minor premiership with two competition rounds remaining!

The ‘Roos, who play their remaining two competition games at home against Coonamble (round 13) and Coonabarabran (round 14) can begin to make preparations to host the major semi-final that will be played at Bowen Oval on Saturday 17th August.

Whilst the Coolah club has the first-grade minor premiership locked up, their league tag side, The Coolah Flyers, who like the first-grade side remain undefeated thus far this year, just need to win one of their two remaining games for the Kangaroos to claim two minor premierships, which would be a remarkable achievement, given that the clubs trophy cabinet is already bulging with the 2024 Premiership Cup and Shield along with the Boronia and Jessica Skinner Challenge Cups!

Though Coolah has the minor premiership stitched up in first grade the composition and/or pecking order of the remaining four semi-final berths is still unknown.

The Narromine Jets have given themselves a shot at finishing second when they downed the Coonabarabran Unicorns 23 to 16 at Narromine last Saturday, that win meaning that they now sit just one competition point below the Unicorns in third place.

If Coonabarabran loses to either Cobar this Saturday or Coolah in the final round and Narromine down both Warren and Cobar in their remaining matches then the red and whites will have secured the second rung on the ladder and the right to host the qualifying semifinal.

Mathematically Gulgong can also finish in second position if both Coonabarabran and Narromine lose both their remaining games after they defeated the Dunedoo Swans 28 to 12 at Dunedoo Last Saturday.

The Bull Terriers will be banking the competition points next weekend courtesy of having the bye before hosting Coonamble Bears in the final round.

The Bears sit on 24 competition points, equal with the Cobar Roosters but have two tough assignments coming up, playing both Coolah and Gulgong in away games.

Similarly, the Roosters face tough opposition, having to travel to Coonabarabran this Saturday before taking on the Narromine Jets at Tom Knight Oval in the final round.

The Bears registered a big win over the Baradine Magpies at Coonamble last Saturday the score being 64 to 12 and whilst the Magpies are not in semi-final contention, they can put a big dint in Dunedoo’s aspirations of a top five finish if they can down the Swans this coming Saturday at Baradine.

The Swans, who are two competition points below both Cobar and Coonamble, have the bye in the final round so a win for them against the Magpies is vital to if they are to have any hope of playing on after the competition rounds finish, and even with a victory they will still be relying on other results to go their way.

The match of the round this Saturday will be played at Coonabarabran with the Unicorns desperate for a win to hang on to second spot on the ladder and the Cobar Roosters just as equally desperate for victory to keep their semi-final hopes alive!

Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Round 12 scores

League Tag

Dunedoo 66 (Chelsea Gallagher 4, Shelly Cox 3, Matilda Harper, Eva Hogden, Lauren Simmons, Jessie Newton tries; Chelsea Gallagher 11 goals) defeated Gulgong 6 (Millie Harper tries; Claire Bodiam 1 goal).

Baradine 32 (Savannah Carey 2, Ashanti Pennell 2, Adda Craig, Maria Nagy tries; Maria Nagy 3 goals, Adda Craig 1 goal) defeated Coonamble 0.

Coolah 50 (Mackenzie Blackadder 3, Brooklyn Blackadder 2, Molly Burgess 2, Fiona Whitbourne-Martin tries; Tori Mogg 8 goals Lisa Jones 1 goal) defeated Warren 24 (Mablea Fuller 4 tries; Maddie Marks 4 goals).

Narromine 56 (Abbie Mitchell 2, Shian Chatfield 2, Rebecca Trethowan 2, Brianna Davis 2, Haleigh McCarney, Jacana Powell tries; Shian Chatfield 6 goals, Rebecca Trethowan 2 goals) defeated Coonabarabran 0.

Cobar 60 (Taylah Good 3, Brianna Watson 2, Kelsey Neve 2, Bridgette Negfeldt, Rhylee Patterson, Sophie Clarke, Kayla Hasson-Wiliams tries; Brianna Watson 8 goals) defeated Gilgandra 0.

Competition table

1. Coolah: 36
2. Dunedoo: 32
3. Narromine: 30
4. Baradine: 30
5. Warren: 24
6. Cobar: 22
7. Coonamble: 20
8. Gulgong: 18
9. Coonabarabran: 16
10. Gilgandra: 12

Reserve Grade

Gulgong 36 (Tom James 2, Caiden Horton, Ben Hollis, Jack Coupe, Brad Toole tries; Caiden Horton 6 goals) defeated Mendooran 12 (Will Duce 2 tries; Stephen Eyles 2 goals).

Coonamble 22 (Earl Greenaway 2, Lewis Ellis, Malakai Haley tries; Mark Jones 3 goals) drew with Baradine 22 (Teigan Daniels 2, Mark Martin 2, Ethan Thirkell tries; Jai Caine 1 goal).

Coolah 22 (Sam Wesley 3, Tyson Craggs tries; Hugh Pettett 3 goals) defeated Warren 18 (Alex Sutherland 2, Kayden Griffiths, William Smith tries; Alex Sutherland 1 goal).

Narromine 22 (Brad Charlton, Will Kerr, Jamari Clarke, Mitch Rixon tries; Liam Wherritt 3 goals) defeated Coonabarabran 14 (Sonny Bill Walker 2, Les Cain tries; Sonny Bill Walker 1 goal).

Binnaway 34 (Ash Widders, Travis Elwell, Cody Whitty, Nathan Ryan, Dane Anastasis, Kevin Nolan tries; Travis Tighe 2 goals, Nathan Budd 1 goal) defeated Cobar 6 (Jayden Paul tries; Zachary Haines 1 goal).

Competition ladder

1. Narromine: 12
2. Gulgong: 10
3. Baradine: 9
4. Cobar: 8
5. Binnaway: 8
6. Coonamble: 8
7. Mendooran: 7
8. Coonabarabran: 6
9. Warren: 5
10. Coolah: 5.

First Grade

Gulgong Bull Terriers 28 (Brad James, Riley Cunningham, Toby O’Leary, Mason Hammond, Caiden Horton tries; Brad James 4 goals) defeated Dunedoo 12 (Rory Madden, Ta Dermott tries; Rory Madden 2 goals) at Dunedoo.

Coonamble Bears 64 (Elvy McEwen 4, Mitch Nalder 2, David Jones, Andrew Peacocke, Jye Dixon, Preston Smith, Derrick Robinson tries; Brenton Glover 7 goals, Andrew Peacocke 1 goal) defeated Baradine Magpies 12 (Liam Fernando, John Ruttley tries; Liam Fernando 1 goal, Deian Dowler 1 goal) at Coonamble.

Coolah Kangaroos 36 (Jacob Medd 3, Jayden Brown, Casey Burgess, Tyler Lennox, Austin Burgess tries; Dan Lane 4 goals) defeated Warren Bulldogs 12 (Elias Kennedy 2 tries; Elias Kennedy 2 goals) at Coolah.

Narromine Jets 23 (Charlie Isedale 2, Corey Cox 2 tries; Corey Cox 3 goals; Kaiden Hill 1 field goal) defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 16 (Eddie Kuras 2, Dave Sulter tries; Nick Willoughby 2 goals) at Narromine.

Cobar Roosters bye.

Competition Ladder

1. Coolah 36
2. Coonabarabran 30
3. Narromine 29
4. Gulgong 28
5. Cobar 24
6. Coonamble 24
7. Dunedoo 22
8. Warren 19
9. Baradine 13

Round 13 Saturday 26th July

Reserve Grade:

Baradine Magpies (3) vs Mendooran Tigers (7) 12:00pm at Baradine Town Oval

Gulgong Terriers (2) vs Binnaway Bombshells (5) 12:00pm at Billy Dunn Oval

Coolah Kangaroos (10) vs Coonamble Bears (6) 12:00pm at Bowen Oval

Coonabarabran Unicorns (8) vs Cobar Roosters (4) 12:00pm at No.1 Oval Coonabarabran

Warren Bulldogs (9) vs Narromine Jets (1) 12:00pm at Warren Sporting Complex

League Tag:

Baradine Magpies (4) vs Dunedoo Swanettes (2) 1:15pm at Baradine Town Oval

Gulgong Terriers (8) vs Gilgandra Panthers (10) 1:15pm at Billy Dunn Oval

Coolah Kangaroos (1) vs Coonamble Bears (7) 1:15pm at Bowen Oval

Coonabarabran Unicorns (9) vs Cobar Roosters (6) 1:15pm at No.1 Oval Coonabarabran

Warren Bulldogs (5) vs Narromine Jets (3) 1:15pm at Warren Sporting Complex

1st Grade:

Baradine Magpies (9) vs Dunedoo Swans (7) 2:30pm at Baradine Town Oval

Coolah Kangaroos (1) vs Coonamble Bears (6) 2:30pm at Bowen Oval

Coonabarabran Unicorns (2) vs Cobar Roosters (5) 2:30pm at No.1 Oval Coonabarabran

Warren Bulldogs (8) vs Narromine Jets (3) 2:30pm at Warren Sporting Complex

Bye: Gulgong Terriers (4)

Check club socials and local media to confirm game times.