{"id":375567,"date":"2026-09-06T21:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=375567"},"modified":"2026-09-07T17:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:51:18","slug":"red-ants-toast-grand-final-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/09\/06\/red-ants-toast-grand-final-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Ants Toast Grand Final Win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kingaroy Red Ants celebrated their Grand Final victory in traditional style<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Rugby League Life Member Allan Trunks presented the Player Of The Final to Kingaroy’s fullback Marcus Jensen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 6, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy proved that finishing as Minor Premiers was no fluke on Saturday when they lifted the South Burnett Rugby League’s A Grade Grand Final trophy at Blackbutt.<\/p>\n

But the 16-12 scoreline wasn’t an easy victory for the Red Ants who were tested by the Murgon Mustangs throughout the game, including within minutes of full-time.<\/p>\n

Both sides scored three tries apiece.<\/p>\n

Murgon’s pathway to the Grand Final wasn’t easy, requiring victories in the sudden-death Minor Semi-Final and Preliminary Final after enjoying a late-season surge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mustangs also began the Grand Final – held at the Ian “Bunny” Pearce Oval – with a rush.<\/p>\n

Just five minutes into the game, Sam Davis managed to ground the ball over the line under a heap of Kingaroy bodies.<\/p>\n

Murgon continued strongly for the next 20 minutes, just failing when an across-field kick went into touch instead of finding the waiting hands on the wing.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy’s Jaspar Millar was next to score, and Marcus Jensen’s conversion put the Red Ants ahead 6-4, which was the half-time tally.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy were also unlucky in the first half when an unmarked player dived over the line in the corner, but it was ruled a no try.<\/p>\n

At the start of the second half, Murgon went on the attack, but a try attempt was ruled a knock-on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy struck back almost immediately with fullback Marcus Jensen scoring and converting his own try.<\/p>\n

Murgon’s attacking runs continued to test the Red Ants’ defence but were failing at key points with knock-ons or passes into touch.<\/p>\n

With 23 minutes left in the game, Murgon again crossed the line but were called back.<\/p>\n

When Kingaroy regained the ball, a zig-zagging run upfield by Jensen, shrugging off tackles on the way, led to a pass to Killian Klease and a try in the corner. The conversion attempt was unsuccessful, with the score remaining 16-4.<\/p>\n

Murgon regained the initiative for the rest of the game, with Will Webber scoring and then a desperate try by Jameel Sullivan right on the siren, putting victory almost within reach at 16-12.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Rugby League president Scott Prendergast said it had been an amazing game and an amazing season, especially with the reintroduction of teams from Nanango and Blackbutt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said the six-team A Grade competition had also been very close, with spectators never knowing from week to week who was going to win.<\/p>\n

“And that’s what you want when you run a footy comp so congratulations everybody,” he said.<\/p>\n

Scott also thanked the Blackbutt-Yarraman Timbertowners’ club for hosting the Grand Final.<\/p>\n

NB. Watch for our report of the Under 14 Grand Final.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kingaroy’s Marcus Jensen pushes away the Murgon defence to score a try in the second half … as well as scoring this try, Jensen helped set up another with a zig-zagging run and kicked two conversions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winger Killian Klease finishes off a Kingaroy attacking run by taking the ball and scoring in the corner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Murgon Mustangs took the hard route to the Grand Final … they had to defeat Wondai in the Minor Semi-Final and then Blackbutt in the Preliminary Final but still managed to test Kingaroy in the Grand Final right up until the final whistle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kingaroy’s Lachlan Price was presented with the Charles \u201cChaz\u201d Williams Memorial Shield by Aunty Rosetta Williams and Natina Williams … the shield is presented every year by the Williams family for the “Best & Most Respected Player” in the Grand Final<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The officials for the Grand Final were touchies Sitha Mead and Les Alexander with referee Rob Grogan, centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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