Narrabri Touch’s 2024 season mixed competition teams competed in their grades for the first time on Monday night at Hogan Oval and Leitch Oval, and there were a few tight tussles.
A-grade side Just Gammin entered the evening having won all 11 of their ungraded games to top the ladder, but that streak came to an end when they were held to a 6-all draw by Sprayerbarn Spinouts. Hammertime ascended to the top of the A-grade table as they knocked off Tradies and Ladies 6-3.
There was also a draw in B-grade as Wilga Pelicans and JWG Hounddogs finished all square at 5-all. Banksia Babes and Blokes gained the early ascendancy in B-grade with a 6-2 victory over Win Or Booze.
The first C-grade match was won 7-5 by One Hit Wonders over Touch ‘n’ Go, and then the second game saw Kerrigans win far more comfortably as they downed RSL Guys and Gals 8-1.
Two more graded rounds will be played before the finals series begin.
Narrabri Touch announced last week the mixed season’s grand final night will be held on Monday, June 17. The finals series will run across three nights, with semi-finals to be played on Monday, May 27 followed by the preliminary finals on Monday, June 3. There will be no touch footy played on Monday, June 10, due to the long weekend.
The graded round two fixtures and referee appointments for Monday, May 13, are as follows:
6pm: Field one – Kerrigans v Touch ’n’ Go (refs – Ange Young, Matt Hall and Wayne Nott); field two – Tradies and Ladies v Sprayerbarn Spinouts (refs – Linton Grumley and Clifford Toomey Jnr); field three – JWG Hounddogs v Win or Booze (refs – Kenny Nolan and Mereka Gleeson).
6.35pm: Field one – RSL Guys & Gals v One Hit Wonders (refs – Ben Redfern and Olivia Bray); field two – Hammertime v Just Gammin (refs – Brendon Warnock and Jydon Hill); ield three – Wilga Pelicans v Banksia Babes & Blokes (refs – Cathy Conomos and Keegan Richardson).
