Roosters run riot under new lights

Apr 22, 2026 | This Week's Issue

Things are starting to sort themselves out already after only two rounds of the KNTFL A grade competition in 2026. The four winners of last Saturday’s round 2 matches have declared themselves as finals probabilities, and the four losers of those games have some work to do. In the feature game of the round – the first night game under the new lights at Bordertown – the home side underlined their credentials as a true contender this year with a thumping win over Kybybolite. Kyby have been a finalist in the last two years, but had no answers for the hard-running Roosters who kicked 7.2 to 0.0 in the first quarter to put the result beyond doubt from the start. The game was slightly more even from there, but the Roosters kicked away again at the end to win big 18.11 to 4.4. Bordertown had good players everywhere with Billy […]

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