Southwest Gammin Dawgs take 26-point Menindee Knockout win

The 2025 Menindee Knockout concluded with a powerful display of rugby league, when the Southwest Gammin Dawgs clinched the trophy by defeating the Southern Suburbs Bulls in Saturday's final game.

The final score, a commanding 36 points to 10, saw the Dawgs crowned the annual champion within the Far West regional rugby league knockout circuit.

Knockout tournaments are traditionally high-pressure, closely contested affairs, making such a decisive victory significant. The winners also took home the significant $5,000 prize money.

The Southwest Gammin Dawgs emerged from a competitive field to claim the title, which included teams from Adelaide, Broken Hill, Mildura, and teams based directly within the Central Darling Shire region.

Joining the 2025 champions were teams Ivanhoe Roosters, Southern Suburbs Bulls, Rupert Clark Memorial, Menindee Yabbies, Western Emu Connexions, Mildura Warriors and Silver City Scorpions.

The Menindee Knockout is important not only for its sporting competition but for its role as a major annual gathering point in the Back Country of New South Wales.

Menindee is one of the key towns located within the Central Darling Shire, an immense Local Government Area geographically comparable in size to Tasmania, though sparsely populated.

Successfully hosting an event of this magnitude is a substantial logistical and community undertaking, and full credit is given to the hard-working volunteers.

"I'd like to thank those who participated in the knockout and to those who have travelled far and wide," organisers said.

"We'd also like to thank the community and the helpers behind the scenes. Without the help from those working tirelessly behind the scenes this knockout would not be possible.

"(Our) last thank you - to our sponsors and partnerships."

Runner up Adelaide's Southern Suburbs Bulls took home $2,000 prize money, while third-placed Broken Hill-based Silver City Scorpions collected $1,000.