South Burnett Saints players were selected in the Country side – and wore old Kingaroy Bulldogs jerseys to mark the fact the game was being played for the first time in the South Burnett – but there were also Saints in the City side after their numbers fell short on the day

May 14, 2014

Country convincingly defeated City in the annual AFL Darling Downs City v Country match played before a good-size crowd at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday.

Country ran out 24.18 (162) to 4.10 (34) against an under-manned City team in the one-sided encounter.

Goondiwindi’s Jeremy Leahy and Warwick’s Brendan Iles tore their City opponents apart, with Leahy awarded the Chris Guice Medal as best on ground.

The teams were playing for the Tom North Shield, named after a long-time Goondiwindi Hawks volunteer, player, coach and administrator.

North flew up from Victoria to present the shield himself.

AFL Darling Downs will now select a squad of 23 to take on AFL Northern Rivers in June.

Country takes another mark in the one-sided match
The triumphant Country team with the Tom North Shield after the match (Photo: DDAFLQ)

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Also played on the day was a women’s AFL match between rep sides Darling Downs and Wide Bay.

In another lopsided affair, Darling Downs ran out winners 26.19 (175) to 0.1 (1).

Isabelle Baldock was judged best on ground for her tireless efforts.

AFL Queensland will select players from this game for a Female All-Stars game on June 8 from where a Queensland women’s side will be selected to take on Tasmania later in the year.

Wide Bay gets a rare kick away in their clash with the dominant Darling Downs women’s team
The women from Darling Downs celebrate after the game (Photo: DDAFLQ)