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Harrigan Plate, Shield | Round 5 Preview

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Harrigan Premiership teams have a general bye this weekend due to the NSWRL City/Country fixtures, with 19 players representing the district across all grades.

Weather permitting, action will resume in the lower grades, with Round 5 underway this weekend.

In the Harrigan Plate, Dapto is hosting Helensburgh, Berkeley is up against Wests, and the Avondale Wombats, with an impressive undefeated start to their first season in the competition, aim for their third straight victory.

All eight teams are in action in Harrigan Shield this Saturday, with the top-of-the-table clash between Windang Sharks and Avondale Greyhounds attracting plenty of interest.

Figtree and Wests also remain undefeated and face away games against the Northern Bulldogs and Berkeley. The Wombats will host Corrrimal in the remaining match.

Affected clubs will play postponed Round 3 & 4 fixtures on the June Long Weekend and the spare weekend in July set aside for catch-up games due to wet weather.

On The Representative Scene

The following players have been chosen to represent NSW Country and NSW City in the representative fixtures to be played on the weekend of 18-19 May.

  • U16s Country – Mitchell Sleigh (Collegians RLFC)
  • Open Age Country Men – Joshua Dowel (Collegians RLFC); Steven Marsters (Thirroul Butchers); Wade Forrester (Coach).

The Steelers Tarsha Gale Cup Coach Courtney Crawford will be at the helm of the Country U19 girls, which includes 12 players from her 2024 Premiership-winning team. Three Steelers have made the U17 girls squad, while Hayden Buchanan will represent the scarlet and white in the U18 City boys.

Main Picture: Post-game Avondale Greyhounds v Avondale Wombats, Harrigan Shield Round 2.

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