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September 21-27, 2017 Dubbo Photo News
Narromine vs Nyngan NARROMINE and Nyngan thrilled the crowd in their 12-all draw, broken by an extra time golden try by the Tigers. Coaches and parents from the towns surrounding Dubbo put in a lot of extra time with travel during the season so results such as was achieved by the Tigers, Jets and Bulldogs are perhaps even more keenly felt. A huge vote of thanks goes to the people in each of these communities for going the extra mile – or in most cases, the hundreds of additional kilometres – to create opportunities for their kids.
Harrison Gudgeon (DH) and Darby Gordon (black headgear)
Nyngan Tigers Harry Gudgeon, Darcy Yeomans, Jack Finlay - Coach Ron Finlay
Zeke Heterick (Narromine) and Cooper Black (Nyngan)
Cooper Black
Zeke Heterick from the Jets taken in a perfect tackle by Cooper Black
Future NRL stars take centre stage at Apex Oval PLAYERS from Under 8 to 16 presented themselves in peak condition for their “one day of the year” on Sat. Some left smiling, others a little less excited but all gave it their best shot and some brilliant action ensued. Premierships were shared around with new club Dubbo City Magpies securing a win and teams from Nyngan,
Warren, Forbes and Narromine joined with long-serving clubs St John's and South Dubbo in taking a share of the spoils. The only blight on a superbly organised event conducted in spirited fashion, occurred towards the end and immediately following the Under 15s match. DDJRL officials are holding ongoing in-
Future first graders DUBBO’S youngest had their day in the sun during the Group XI Senior Grand Finals at Apex Oval on Sep 4. The boys and girls appeared in all colours, shapes and sizes and played with the passion of the seniors striving to win premierships for their clubs. I was particularly amused when one tiny sprocket re-
trieved the ball after his opponent had scored a try and was heading to half-way to kick off when a much bigger tea mate “stole” it from him. Not to be outdone the little fella reminded me of Tommy Raudonikis as he followe him all the way practising his goal-kicking on the big fellas backside!
vestigations into the behaviour of some parents, players, spectators and officials and some strong action will be taken to try and prevent any recurrence of this type of behaviour. Congratulations to long-serving president Neil Milgate and his generous, hard-working committee on the conduct of another highly successful season.
Results Dubbo & District Rugby League Grand Finals 2017 10 years - St Johns Gold 18 d St Johns Maroon 16 11 years - Narromine 16 d Nyngan 12 (golden point try) 12 years - Warren 18 d St Johns 16 13 years - St Johns 40 d South Dubbo 34 14 years - Dubbo City 26 d South Dubbo 24 15 years - St Johns 50 d Dubbo City 6 16 years - Forbes Red Bend 28 d St Johns 20