{"id":243558,"date":"2019-09-06T22:18:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T12:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=243558"},"modified":"2020-07-17T18:05:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T08:05:25","slug":"its-grand-final-time-in-murgon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/09\/06\/its-grand-final-time-in-murgon\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Grand Final Time In Murgon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_243572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243572\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-243572\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Langton props and pivots to evade the Kingaroy defenders and score for the Hornets in the first half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>November 6, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s South Burnett A Grade rugby league grand final will be pitting the top two teams from 2019 against each other in a local derby that&#8217;s sure to have the fans filling the grandstands.<\/p>\n<p>Minor premiers Murgon will face the Cherbourg after the Hornets dominated last weekend&#8217;s sudden-death Preliminary Final against Kingaroy.<\/p>\n<p>The A Grade Grand Final will be played at Murgon Sportsground at 3:00pm, topping off a big day of grand final clashes.<\/p>\n<p>In Under 12s,\u00a0Kingaroy Red Ants will take on Nanango Stags and\u00a0in Under 14s, the Stags and Murgon &#8211; which both finished the season on 26 points &#8211; will be facing off in a game that&#8217;s sure to be close.<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Burnett Rugby League president Dave Tierney said it should be a great day of football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He wanted to pay special tribute to &#8211; and thank &#8211; the Central Burnett Rugby League who had been scheduled to host Grand Final Day.<\/p>\n<p>However, when the junior Brumbies teams didn&#8217;t make it through to the grand finals, South Burnett approached Central Burnett to seek a change in venue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They could have said no, and they will be missing out on the canteen takings, but they agreed,&#8221; Dave said.<\/p>\n<p>This meant that instead of South Burnett teams and fans travelling to Gayndah, the location was shifted to Murgon.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_243573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243573\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-243573\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league2-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Fisher leaves the Red Ants in his wake as he runs away to score under the posts in the second half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>A Grade<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cherbourg 54 def. Kingaroy 28<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cherbourg looked to be home and hosed halfway through the first 40 minutes of the Preliminary Final at Jack O&#8217;Chin Oval on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the midpoint of the half, Cherbourg was leading 22-0 when Brent Greenslade finally broke the Red Ants&#8217; drought.<\/p>\n<p>His try was followed just minutes later by Jack Rowan crossing, which took the score to 22-8.<\/p>\n<p>Both Cherbourg and Kingaroy scored again before the break, making the half-time score 28-12.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Ants went on the attack again when play resumed.<\/p>\n<p>When Asofono Lemalu scored and Blake Augustine converted, the scoreline was looking a lot closer at 28-18.<\/p>\n<p>But Cherbourg weren&#8217;t going to be denied a Grand Final spot, particularly when they were playing in front of a home crowd.<\/p>\n<p>They changed gears and piled on five more tries before full-time.<\/p>\n<p>With about a minute left, Lemalu scored a consolation try for Kingaroy, but it was nowhere near enough to save the Red Ants&#8217; A Grade season.<\/p>\n<p>Cherbourg tries were scored by Daron Bligh (2), Tyreece Gyemore, Errol Simpson, Thomas Simpson, Robert Langton, George Fisher, Peter Carlo, Vincent Law and Richard Conlon. George Fisher kicked seven goals.<\/p>\n<p>Kingaroy tries were scored by Asofono Lemalu (2), Brent Greenslade, Jack Rowan, Christopher Quinn and Andrew Champney. Blake Augustine kicked two goals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_243575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243575\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-243575\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league4-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Carlo hits the ground and rolls over to score for Cherbourg, taking the score to 38-18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_243574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243574\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-243574\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190831league3-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asofono Lemalu scores a consolation try for the Red Ants in the dying minutes of the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Under 12s<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nanango 20 def. Murgon 10<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nanango tries were scored by Darcy English (2), Levi Kurz and William Esen. Kaiden Weston and English each kicked a goal.<\/p>\n<p>Murgon tries were scored by Damon Cooper and Ziggy Pidgeon. Trent Aubrey kicked one goal.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Under 14s<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Murgon 38 def. Chinchilla 1o<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Murgon tries were scored by Tytrell Combo-Wragge (2), Joseph Meikle, Nathan Roderick, Chill Pidgeon and Rohan Large. Meikle kicked four goals and Michael Fisher kicked three.<\/p>\n<p>Chinchilla tries were scored by Jonathan Pitt and Myles Lenihan. Pitt kicked one goal.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Grand Final Game Times<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Under 12s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:30pm<\/strong> &#8211; Kingaroy Red Ants v Nanango Stags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Under 14s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:40pm<\/strong> &#8211; Nanango Stags v Murgon Mustangs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Grade<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3:00pm<\/strong> &#8211; Murgon Mustangs v Cherbourg Hornets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday&#8217;s South Burnett A Grade rugby league grand final will be pitting the top two teams from 2019 against each other in a local derby that&#8217;s sure to have the fans filling the grandstands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":243572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,3,82,6],"tags":[1140],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>It&#039;s Grand Final Time In Murgon! 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