May 23, 2025
“There’s No Excuse For Domestic Abuse” … this is the message the Murgon Mustangs promotes every year at their huge Domestic Violence Awareness rugby league round.
The big day last Saturday at Murgon Showgrounds featured a string of mini junior games played all day, round-robin style, across six fields.
A highlight of the day is always the A Grade local derby between the Murgon Mustangs and the Cherbourg Hornets, competing for the “No Excuse For Domestic Abuse” Shield.
Before the game began, a minute’s silence was held for the victims of domestic violence.
“DV is a scourge on Australian society which sadly is evident on the news almost daily,” club president Wayne Gscheidle said.
“Today we recognise the blight in our community and take a stand against violence towards women and children.”
Former club president Ian “Chook” Wilson, who died in a road crash at Manyung on May 16, was also acknowledged at the official opening.
The Domestic Violence Awareness day was sponsored by South Burnett CTC, Graham House, CRAICCHS and Uniting Care (which runs the safe house at Cherbourg).
Community stalls were set up in the grounds offering information about local support services.
It was a big day for the Murgon club everywhere except on the field … the Hornets delivered a thumping defeat to the Mustangs 58-12 in the Shield game (despite Murgon putting the first points on the board).
Cherbourg try scorers were Mason Watson (2), Keith Gadd Jnr (2), Lloyd Langton (2), Dominique Sandow, Steven Walsh, George Fisher and Elwyn Fewquandie. George Fisher kicked nine conversions.
Murgon try scorers were Sonny Weazel and Lennox Bligh. Jayden Tewes-Smallwood kicked two conversions.
(Photo: Kimberley Kunde)
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The second A Grade game played at Murgon on Saturday was a showdown between the Kingaroy Red Ants and Wondai Wolves, played in the late afternoon.
This was a much closer contest than the earlier A Grade game.
Kingaroy and Wondai went try for try in the first half before the Red Ants got the upper hand in the second stanza.
At full-time, Kingaroy was ahead 24-16 after leading 12-10 at half-time.
Kingaroy try scorers were Kaia Williams, Andre Woltmann, Christopher Bond and Mitchell Bailey. Bond kicked four conversions.
Wondai tries were scored by Rocky Taian, Siolame Fituafe and Daniel Alberts. Torren Anderton kicked two conversions.
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Other Results
- Under 14s – Nanango def. Chinchilla 28-8 at Chinchilla
- Under 15s – South Burnett def. Southern Suburbs 18-16 at Toowoomba
- Under 15/16s – Southern Suburbs def. South Burnett 40-10 at Toowoomba
- Under 16s – Southern Suburbs def. South Burnett 50-0 at Toowoomba
- Under 17s – Southern Suburbs def. South Burnett 42-10 at Toowoomba
- Under 19s – Dalby Diehards def. South Burnett 42-0 at Dalby
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This Week’s Games
FRIDAY
- 6:30pm – Under 14 – Kingaroy v Nanango at Kingaroy
SATURDAY
At Murgon
Under 6s to Under 12s will be in action at Murgon Sportsground, with games starting from 8:00am
- 12:40pm – U43kg South Burnett Eagles v South Burnett Zone 4 Under 12s
- 1:30pm – U35kg South Burnett Eagles v South Burnett Open Weight Under 10s
- 2:20pm – Under 15/16 South Burnett Eagles v Highfields
At Cherbourg
- 2:30pm – A Grade – Murgon v Wondai
- 4:00pm – A Grade – Cherbourg v Kingaroy
At Chinchilla
- Under 14s – Chinchilla v Murgon
At Toowoomba
- Under 13 Girls – South Burnett Eagles v Brothers
- Under 15 Girls – South Burnett Eagles v Brothers
- Under 15 Boys – South Burnett Eagles v Brothers
- Under 16 Boys – South Burnett Eagles v Brothers
- Under 17 Boys – South Burnett Eagles v Brothers
At Oakey
- Under 19s – South Burnett Eagles v Warwick
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