By Ben Murphy (Armidale Express, 27/08/2012) The New England Nomads have booked their spot in this weekend’s grand final with a hard-fought 97 (14.13) to 83 (12.11) win over the Tamworth Kangaroos at Bellevue Oval on Saturday. In a fast-paced preliminary final, the Nomads overcame a late fight back to set up a rematch with […]

The New England Nomads will play in their first Grand Final since 2006 after a convincing win over the Tamworth Kangaroos at the Bellevue Oval on Saturday. Although the scores were level mid-way through the last quarter, the Nomads dug deep and pulled away and won by 14 points.

The team to play the Roos at Bellevue Oval on Saturday 25 August is: B Frost A. Walsh Julien HB Connor Granleese Cook C Chakalisa McLeod Woodward HF Dobos Elson Cruickshank F Freund Cusack Richards R Stubbs Whitby Graan Interchange: Rowlings, Lambie, Tobias, Tilto Emergencies: Parish, Dunlop, Duroux Be at Bellevue Oval by 12:30pm.

By Siobhan McCarthy (Armidale Express, 20/08/2012) The New England Nomads have been sent to the preliminary finals after suffering an 89-69 loss to the Inverell Saints in the major semi-final at Bellevue Oval on Saturday.

On an extremely windy day at the Bellevue Oval, the Nomads lost by 20 points to the Inverell Saints. It was a far from impressive performance on the part of the locals who really didn’t adjust to the conditions as well as the boys from up north. Much more thought and game-sense wiill be required […]