Walgett's Koori Knockout masterclass

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Walgett Aboriginal Connection beat Campbelltown Ghosts 42-4 in an opening round Koori Knockout match at the Plain Street Playing Fields in Tamworth, Australia, on October 4, 2025. Video by Mark Bode

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00:00George, I'm thinking you're pretty happy with that performance.

00:02Very happy.

00:04Oh, sorry.

00:05You're all right?

00:06Very happy.

00:06I thought we started really well.

00:10We didn't take the game lightly at all,

00:11but we found our rhythm and got a few points there,

00:14so I'm very happy with that.

00:15It's a lovely way to start the tournament, isn't it?

00:18Yeah, it was good to see our backs firing and scoring points.

00:21I think we've got a lot of speed there,

00:22so really happy to see all the boys across the park.

00:25I thought had a really good effort.

00:26You guys obviously thrive on the pressure.

00:28You've won it back-to-back.

00:29You're going for three in a row, a record nine championships.

00:35I guess you're feeling pretty confident going forward.

00:38You can never get too confident in this tournament.

00:41It's too hard of a three days to be able to get ahead of yourself

00:46and think that you're better than anyone else

00:47because every team here can score points, every team here can hit.

00:51So if you're off your game for a moment,

00:54you're absolutely up against it.

00:58So we've got to make sure that we take every game as do or die as it is.

01:03It is do or die, so we've got to take every game that way.

01:05On a personal note, a line break by you in the first half led to a try.

01:10I think it was your third try.

01:12How did it feel for you out there?

01:13It felt good.

01:14It's good because you always feel a little bit rusty coming to it.

01:17It's at the end of the season,

01:18so you feel a little bit rusty coming into the knockout,

01:21so it's good to get a few cobwebs off,

01:22and I was stoked with that one.

01:24I would have liked to run the length myself,

01:26but I wasn't that lucky.

01:27Great stuff.

01:28Thanks very much.

01:29Cheers.

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