1. BARWON-DARLINGWATER
Barwon Darling Rugby League 2014 senior grandfinal press release
DRAGONS seniors also make it two from two
WALGETT has alsosecuredconsecutiveBarwon-DarlingWaterCuppremierships andagainshowed
theirability tohandle bigmatch situations afterwinningalow-scoringseniorgrandfinal against
Bourke playedinterrible conditionsatNo1 Oval,WalgettonSaturday,August16.
The Dragons heldoutBourke 10-6 inone of the lowestscoringBDRL matchesever.
Poorweatherplayedahuge part in thatlow score-line.The settingwas horrible forattackingrugby
league aftermore than12mm of constantrain fell onmatchday after 8mm the nightbefore kick-off
(accordingto weatherzone.com.au).
Saturday’sfour-pointsuccess meansWalgetthave wonback-to-back BDRLgrandfinalsagainst
Bourke inWalgettafterthe Warriors beatthe Dragonsin the 2012 grand final atthe same ground.
The Dragons led10-nil at half-time of Saturday’s2014 seniorgrandfinal thankstotriesfrom Jeffrey
SharpleyandThomasSullivanandone conversionfromWillieWright.
Bourke hitback inthe secondhalf viaan EdwardElwoodtry and Stevie Elwoodgoal,butthe Dragons
heldonfor a four-pointwin.
Walgettcentre Neville Sueywasnamedasthe 2014 RonnyGibbsMedal winnerasthe grand final
bestand fairestwhile BourkehookerBruce Morriswasagainrelentlessforthe Warriors.
Dragons coach KevinKennedyfelthisothercentre RobertPetersandback-rowersJaredHunt,
CharleyKennedy andRichardDenniswere excellentinagreat all-roundDragonsteameffort.
Walgetthad preparedfora wetday andwere able to
“Winningpremiershipsare abouthowyoufinishoff ayear ...I thinkwe have provenwe can do
that,” KevinKennedysaid.
“The boysall playedforone another.
“The rainwas relentlessall day...puddleseverywhere onthe field.

2. “I have neverplayedinthose sortsof conditions.Scoringpointsfirstwasgoingtobe crucial andwe
able to dothat in the firsthalf.
“Afterthat our defence wasgreatto helpgetus home.Bourke hada lotof repeatsetsonour line in
the second half.I’mproudof our boys.”
KevinKennedyalsocommendedthe Warriorsontheirefforts.“Full credittoBourke,theyplayed
verywell topushus the waytheydid,”the Dragonsmentorsaid.
Bourke presidentJamesSimmonssaid the conditionsmade itextremelydifficultforbothteams.
“It was justhorrible ...itwasa daywhere ball handlingwasalwaysgoingtobe difficult,”he said.
“The boystriedreallyhard.Walgettgotawayto a goodstart and had a lotof ball andthat hurt us.
“We came back in the secondhalf butcouldn’thangon to the ball whenwe neededtoo.”
He saidBruce Morrisand fellowforwards Eddie OrcherandPatrickEdwardsall playedwellforthe
Warriors.
Simmonssaiditisfunnyhowgrand final daycan pan out.
He wasleastconfidentof Bourke under14s winningbecause theyhadnotbeatenWalgettina
contestedmatchthisseason(Bourke hadwona 14s game againstWalgetton forfeit) butthatwas
the side that haddeliveredatitle.
Bourke seniorsalsocouldn’tgraba winagainstthe Dragons thisyearalthoughtheylosttwogames
by fourpointsor less.
Qualifyingforthe seniorgrandfinal fromfourthplace andthenalmostwinningitwasa tremendous
achievementwithBourke onthe roadfor everyfinal.
Havingall three sidesappearongrand final daywasalso a highlightforthe Warriorsandthe day
alsoyieldedthe under14sBDRL premiership.
“It’sbeena fantasticseasonforBourke ... to have the three sidesinwasa greatachievement,”
Simmonssaid.
“Theywere all inwitha chance of winningandwe are proudof themall.We’re pleasedasa club
withthe season.”
2014 BARWON-DARLING WATER CUPSENIOR GRANDFINAL:
WALGETT 10 (JeffreySharpley,ThomasSullivantries;Willie Wright1goal) defeatedBOURKE6
(EdwardElwoodtry;Stevie Elwood1goal)
2014 RonnyGibbsMedal winnerasgrandfinal bestandfairest: Neville Suey(Walgettcentre)
Please see page three for BDRL individual award winners;

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INDIVIDUAL AWARDWINNERS – BARWON DARLING RUGBY LEAGUE SENIORS SEASON 2014
2014 OutbackRadio2WEB playerof the year: Matthew Button (Collarenebri) –12 votes
2014 BrewarrinaRSL clubleadingpoint-scorer:Willie Wright(Walgett) –9T, 41G,1FG;119 points
2014 Barwon-DarlingWaterleadingtry-scorer:KevinMurray(Walgett) – 15 tries
T=tries, G=goals, FG = field goals