2026 Junior & Senior Grand Finals
Rugby League Mackay & District had three massive days of Grand Final footy across two weekends!
Friday, 4th of September 2026
Our competitive Junior Girls Grand Finals and Plate Finals were played on Friday the 4th of September at BB Print Stadium and the RLMD Grounds.
Our McDonalds U13 Girls Grand Final, Wanderers vs Moranbah, started off the night at 4:30pm at BB Print Stadium, with Wanderers taking home the Premiership with a score of 34-8.
Our RLMD U13 Boys Championship Grand Final, Brothers Blue vs Proserpine, and our Gardian Group U14 Boys Plate Final, Norths Black vs Magpies were played at the RLMD Grounds on Fields 2 & 5 at 5:00pm. Brothers Blue took home the Championship with a score of 28-10 whilst Magpies won the Plate with a score of 14-24.
Following our U13 Girls, our McDonalds U15 Girls Grand Final, Magpies vs Moranbah kicked off at 5:50pm at BB Print Stadium. Magpies took home the Premiership with a score of 20-14.
Over at the RLMD Grounds on Field 5 at 6:30pm, our Wallace & Wallace U15 Boys Plate Final, Proserpine vs Brothers, commenced. The final score was 10-34 with Brothers having won the Plate.
To conclude the night, our McDonalds U17 Girls Grand Final, Sarina vs Moranbah, took place at BB Print Stadium at 7:10pm. For most of these girls, this Grand Final was a rematch of the 2025 McDonalds U16 Girls Grand Final between these two teams. This year, Moranbah took home the Premiership with a final score of 4-6.
Saturday, 5th of September 2026
Our competitive Junior Boys Grand Finals were played the very next day, Saturday, 5th of September, at BB Print Stadium.
At 8:30am, our RLMD U13 Boys Grand Final, Sarina Green vs Wanderers started off the day. Down 6-nil at half time, Sarina Green came back in the second half and took home the Premiership with a score of 18-6.
Our Gardian Group U14 Boys Grand Final, Wanderers vs Magpies Black, followed at 10:00am. A nail biter of a game, Wanderers and Magpies Black were tied at full time with a score of 24 all, forcing the game to go into extra time. In the end, Magpies Black took home the Premiership with a score of 24-34.
Commencing at 11:30am was our Wallace & Wallace U15 Boys Grand Final, Wanderers vs Souths. With two minutes to go, Wanderers scored the winning try and took home the Premiership with a score of 18-14.
1:00pm saw our Mackay Toyota U16 Boys Grand Final, Sarina vs Brothers, take the field. Brothers took home the Premiership with a score of 16-40.
The day concluded with our Baltic Electrical U17 Boys Grand Final, Wanderers vs Brothers Blue at 2:30pm. A close game in the first half, Wanderers and Brothers Blue went try for try with a half time score of 12-16. However, in the second half, Wanderers came back strong and took home the Premiership with a full time score of 40-20.
Saturday, 12th of September 2026
The following Saturday (12th of September 2026) saw our Senior competitions at BB Print Stadium for their Grand Finals.
Our Senior Grand Finals kicked off with a bang! 12pm saw our R8D Industries U20’s Grand Final, Brothers vs Moranbah, commence. Tension was high during this match and by it’s conclusion, the game had a total of 1 Sin Bin and 2 Send Off’s. The two teams fought hard every step of the way with Brothers taking home the Premiership with a score of 22-12.
Following our U20’s was our Fergus Builders Reserve Grade Grand Final, Brothers vs Magpies, at 2pm. Another high tension match and by it’s conclusion, the game had a total of 2 Sin Bin’s and 1 Send Off. Brothers took home the Premiership with a score of 44-6.
4pm saw of McDonalds A Grade Women Grand Final, Moranbah vs Souths, take the field. A very close, back and forth game with teams going try for try all the way to the conclusion of the match. This nail biter of a game concluded with 1 Sin Bin and a score of 16-18 with Souths taking home the Premiership.
The last match of the 2026 season saw our NQBE A Grade Men Grand Final, Brothers vs Moranbah, run out. Halftime saw a score of 6-12, with Moranbah holding the lead over the Minor Premiers. The second half had the crowd on the edge of their seats and louder than ever. With 15 minutes left of the game, the score was 16-12. Tensions were high and the crowd couldn’t get enough. The game concluded with 1 Sin Bin and Brothers taking home the Premiership with the score remaining unchanged.
The two weekends were a beautiful conclusion to the 2026 season and Rugby League Mackay & District would like to thank all our sponsors, staff, volunteers, life members, clubs, teams, players and referees for all your support and contributions throughout the year.