The Weekend Wanderer July 17: Gunnedah thump Pirates

Central North

Total domination. A statement. Rode roughshod.

Pick any superlative you like: Gunnedah's 35-19 win over Pirates at a bitterly cold Ken Chillingworth Oval on Saturday - where squalling rain gave way to a spectacular rainbow and a sun-bathed ground - was arresting.

First grade

Walcha 30 d Moree 14

Quirindi 26 d Inverell 15

Scone 15 d Narrabri 10

Second grade

Narrabri 17 d Scone 5

Gunnedah 42 d Pirates 0

Quirindi 19 d Inverell 10

Walcha 15 d Moree 14

SOCCER

Premier Division

North Companions 3 d Kootingal 0

OVA 5 d Gunnedah FC 0

Tamworth FC 4 d Moore Creek 2

New England rugby

Tamworth 17 d St Albert's College 0

RUGBY LEAGUE

Group 4

Round 10

KOOTINGAL-MOONBI v MOREE

Kootingal Oval.

First grade: KOOTINGAL-MOONBI 24 (Kyle Cochrane, Kurt Hartmann, Ryley Mackay, Jordan Sharpe tries, Sam Taylor 4gls) d MOREE 8 (Brett Wright, Adrian Smith tries). G4 B&F: 3 Kyle Cochrane (K), 2 Stan Swan (M), 1 Ben Williams (K).

Reserve grade: KOOTINGAL-MOONBI 18 (Brayden Jerrard 2, Malaki Johnson tries, Jerrard, Stephen Graham, Brad Vidler gls) drew with BARRABA 18 (Luke White, Mick Rutherford, Blake Darlington, Ryan Hall tries, Brad Craddock gl) G4 B&F: 3 Sam Molyneux (K), 2 Joe Latham, 1 Luke White.

League tag: KOOTINGAL-MOONBI 52 (Abby Schmiedel 5, Sarah Gill 2, Madi Roach, Monique Cook, Moesha Clarke tries, Steph Fulwood 6 gls) d BARRABA 0. G4 B&F: 3 Abby Schmiedel (K), 2 Rebekah Jenkins (K), 1 Maddison Lott (Barr).

Under-18: KOOTINGAL-MOONBI 34 (Dawson Nean 2, Jordan Leota, Riley Reid, Bayley Lassock, Brodie Diamond tries, Liam Nicholson 4, Adrian Graham gls) d GUNNEDAH 18 (Charlie Lawrence, Joash Boney, Ryan Kelly-Payne tries, Bailey Swain 3gls) G4 B&F: 3 Archer Thistle (K), 2 Bailey Swain (G), 1 Tai Rieri (K).

WERRIS CREEK v DUNGOWAN

David Taylor Park, Werris Creek.

First grade: DUNGOWAN 12 (Brett Jarrett, Trent Taylor tries, Jarrett, Taylor gls) d WERRIS CREEK 0. G4 B&F: 3 Cody Byrne (D), 2 Harlee Millgate (WC), 1 Shaun Ferguson (D).

Reserve grade: DUNGOWAN 44 (Zack Leah Deehm 2, Scott Berry, Dermott Fields, Shannon Swan, Nicholas Syron, Ken Gardner, Ethan Collins tries, Swan 5, Berry gls) d WERRIS CREEK 0. G4 B&F: 3 Shannon Swan (D), 2 Garth Parker (WC), 1 Zane Woods (D).

Under-18: DUNGOWAN 44 (Mitch Henderson 3, Archie Wainwright 2, Brinez Lentz, Jordan Butler, Toby Taggart tries, Henderson 6 gls) d WERRIS CREEK 14 (Malik Hunt, Clint Aitken, Riley Leonard tries, Leonard gl) G4 B&F: 3 Mitch Henderson (D), 2 Oliver Sykes (D), 1 Dylan Smith (WC).

GUNNEDAH v NORTH TAMWORTH

Kitchener Park, Gunnedah.

First grade: NORTH TAMWORTH 36 (Ben Jarvis 2, Bailey Taylor, Tom Woolaston, Josh Schmiedel, Mark Simon tries, Taylor 6 gls) d GUNNEDAH 22 (Dylan O'Brien 2, Aaron Donnelly 2 tries, O'Brien 3 gls) G4 B&F: 3 Tom Woolaston (NT), 2 Ryan Ingram (NT), 1 Aaron Donnelly (G).

Reserve grade: GUNNEDAH 31 (Jared Heinrich 2, Jonathan Crowe, Lachlan Fleming, Jack Grosser tries, Crowe 4, Fleming gls, Crowe fld gl) d NORTH TAMWORTH 24 (Jermain Walford, Nicholas O'Leary, Luke Byrnes, Dilan Bateman tries, Walford 4 gls) G4 B&F: 3 Jared Heinrich (G), 2 Damian Cutmore (NT), 1 Jermain Walford (NT).

League tag: NORTH TAMWORTH 40 (Steph Halpin 3, Kate Ferguson 2, Bree-Anna Poetschka, Amy Barraclough tries, Barraclough 6 gls) d GUNNEDAH 8 (Charlotte Eather 2 tries). G4 B&F: 3 Steph Halpin (NT), 2 Charlotte Eather (G), 1 Amy Barraclough (NT).

BOGGABRI v NARRABRI

Jubilee Oval, Boggabri.

First grade: NARRABRI 22 (Lachlan Trindall, Hayden Bell, Mark Patterson, Toby Bentley, Sam Sadler tries, Todd Nichols gl) d BOGGABRI 16 (Isaiah Adams, Nic Millar, Aaron Hobden tries, Robert Doolan 2 gls) G4 B&F: 3 Jake Rumsby, 2 Isaiah Adams, 1 Jay Urquhart.

Reserve grade: NARRABRI 44 (Kurt Wallace 2, Rodney Lamb 2, Toby Howarth, Rylee Sadler, Brad Chapman, Cameron Yates tries, Kaleb Mowle 4, Lamb 2 gls) d BOGGABRI 4 (Rowan Keeler try) G4 B&F: 3 Rodney Lamb, 2 Karl Wilson, 1 Adam Rooney.

League tag: BOGGABRI 18 (Jasmyn Hoppe, Ashlyn Summers, Maddison Giffen, Annalise Martin tries, Martin gl) d NARRABRI 4 (Kristie Toomey try) G4 B&F: 3 Ashlyn Summers, 2 Annie Wenner, 1 Sophie Hendrie.

Under-18: NARRABRI 42 (Billy Youman 3, Daniel McMillan 3, Zac Darcy, Tim Shields tries, Darcy 4, Youman gls) d SINGLETON 20 (Harry Reid 3, Brodie Shirrcliffe tries, Reid 2gls) G4 B&F: 3 Tim Shields, 2 Harry Reid (S), 1 Billy Youman.

MANILLA v MOREE

Manilla Showground.

Reserve grade: MANILLA 30 (Karwin Knox 2, Abel Carney, Isaac Devine, Adam Ruttley, Mitch Doring tries, Doring 3 gls) d MOREE 22 (Steven Bartholomew, Conor Ryan, Shaun Wade tries, Adrian Smith 3 gls) G4 B&F: 3 Adam Ruttley (Man), 2 Jason Humphries (Mor), 1 Kaedyn Smith (Mor).

League tag: MOREE 28 (Sheldyn Briggs 2, Tileah McGrady, Ashlyn Tape, Dakota Ayre, Codie Ryan, Ida-Rose Green tries, d MANILLA 0. G4 B&F: 3 Tileah McGrady (Mor), 2 Cody Ryan (Mor), 1 Kim Flett (Man).

AFL

AFL North West

Senior men

Inverell 9.9 (63) d Tamworth Swans 9.6 (60)

Kangaroos 16.14 (110) Bulldogs 11.8 (74)

Senior women

Inverell 6.2 (38) d Tamworth Swans 0.1 (1)