Lions down Red Devils to make decider

The Northern Daily Leader

The Quirindi Lions beat the Gunnedah Red Devils 30-21 in the Central North Rugby preliminary final at Gunnedah, Australia, on August 30, 2025. It will be the Lions' first grand final appearance in 33 years. Video by Mark Bode

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00:30Get up! Get on! Get up! Get on the...

00:35Get up Mary! Get up Mary!

00:37I'm second to load!

00:38Get up!

00:40Hold! Hold! Hold!

00:43Hold!

00:44Get lost!

00:46Bind that!

00:46Don't!

00:51I'm second to play!

00:52Yeah!

00:53That's the ball, that's the ball, that's the ball!

00:56Yeah!

00:57Yeah!

00:58Yeah!

00:59Thank you very much.

01:29Well congratulations Ed, through to the grand final, first chance for a premiership title

01:45in 33 years, how's it feel?

01:47Oh mate, it feels awesome, it feels amazing, it just, I don't know, it just feels good

01:51to bring something huge for our town, there's no secret we've been bashed around in footy

01:57for a long time and to be able to participate in the grand final Central North is awesome

02:03and we just want to keep putting the best foot forward.

02:08You must be so confident, back to back superb finals performances from you guys, you're

02:14going to the grand finals, a big trip for Moree against the Bonds, but you must be feeling

02:17pretty confident.

02:19I'm confident in the group, the boys are such a good group, Moree at Moree is tough, but

02:27if we can play like we've been playing, we're more than up for it I think, so yeah, just

02:34exciting, just so excited, yeah.

02:36What is it about these guys that's so special that's got you this far?

02:40Well, I think it's just intensity, I think the intensity that the senior players have

02:46brought, and the great mix of young and old players basically, everyone's brought in,

02:52everyone's training, everyone wants it so much, so that's what it is, and it's, you

02:59know, I don't know, I don't know, it's awesome.

03:02And just finally today's performance, how would you summarise that?

03:06Oh mate, it was clinical, yeah, so we answered the bell defensively, we just hit and hit and

03:12hit and that was the difference, I think we just caused a lot of turnovers and tackles

03:18and, and just energy, yeah, yep.

03:21Great, thank you very much.

03:23Thanks mate.

03:23Cheers, thanks mate.

03:25Yeah, good boys.

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