There’s long been the suggestion the champions of the Oilsplus Cup Northern and Southern Divisions should play-off in a Superbowl of sorts, and while it’s not quite that punters at Endeavour Oval will still get a look at the competitions’ stars on Saturday afternoon.
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The best-of-the-best were named in composite sides earlier this week and they’ll as a curtain-raiser to the Classic Wallabies’ encounter with the Central West Barbarians, and based on the two line-ups, it’s set to a be cracking affair.
The Northern outfit will include a number of Geurie’s premiership-winning side along with a handful of Molong Magpies, Trangie Tigers, Yeoval Eagles, Coolah Roos and Wellington Redbacks.
On top of the clubs that played in last year’s Southern Division – the competition then known as the GrainCorp Cup – the side for Saturday’s exhibition has been altered to also include a handful of Young’s best, with the Yabbies rejoining Central West in 2019.
Last year’s Northern Division player-of-the-year Josh Peffer is one of the Magpies named in the former side, along with Brodie Travis, Zac White, Hugh Westcott and Charles Iffland.
They’ll line up alongside the likes of former NSW Country Cockatoos gun Filisione Pauta, former Dubbo Kangaroos ace Moa Kavuaka and ex-Narromine gun George Quigley in a Northern outfit that is expected to enter the clash as favourites.
The Oilsplus Cup exhibition kicks off at 2pm at Endeavour Oval, following a number of junior clinics, a Golden Oldies game and trials for Central West’s women’s New Zealand tour side.
The main game between the Classic Wallabies and the Central West Barbarians kicks off at 4pm.
Tickets to the event are $15 pre-purchased, or $20 on the Endeavour Oval gate.
- NORTHERN: 1 George Quigley (Trangie), 2 Brodie Travis (Molong), 3 Suia Sinisa (Geurie), 4 Will Michell (Trangie), 5 John Pickford (Yeoval), 6 Vili Manu (Geurie), 7 Josh Peffer (Molong), 8 Tyler Austin (Coolah), 9 Josh Lees (Yeoval), 10 Filisione Pauta (Geurie), 11 Brayson George (Geurie), 12 Zac White (Molong), 13 Moa Kavauka (Geurie), 14 Harry May (Geurie), 15 George Morice (Coolah); Bench: 16 Simon Baxter (Wellington), 17 Peter Bartolacci (Coolah), 18 Bill Edwards (Yeoval), 19 Trent Lees (Yeoval), 20 Kieran Simpson (Geurie), 21 Nash Forgione (Geurie), 22 Hugh Westcott (Molong), 23 Charles Iffland (Molong), 24 Dylan Dorin (Geurie)
- SOUTHERN: 1 Matt Fuller (Temora), 2 Josh Hudson (Condobolin), 3 Clint Stevens (Harden), 4 Brandan Maxwell (Temora), 5 Hamish Kaveney (Young), 6 James Wallis (Harden), 7 Jake Cartwright (Temora), 8 Tom Kent (Young), 9 Nathan Philip (Temora), 10 Tristan Buttenshaw (West Wyalong), 11 Frazer Ryder (Grenfell), 12 Callum McLaren (West Wyalong), 13 Ben Lenehan (Harden), 14 Josh Quin (Harden), 15 Berkley Hardie (Cootamundra); Bench: 16 Joel Wallis (West Wyalong), Oscar Freeman (West Wyalong), 18 Mark Amey (Grenfell), 19 Hagon Williams (Young), 20 Mat Reid (Grenfell), 21 Jarrod Wilson (Grenfell), 22 Ted Hall (West Wyalong), 23 Mat Randall (Grenfell), 24 Jamil Khalfan (Harden), 25 Gus Crawford (Young)
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Matt Findlay
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
