National Indigenous Touch Football Knockout Makes a Successful Return

Touch Football Australia (TFA), in partnership with the Regional Enterprise Development Institute (REDI.E), hosted the 2022 National Indigenous Touch Football Knockout on Saturday 5^th and Sunday 6^th of November, in Dubbo.

The event successfully returned, after a covid enforced hiatus in 2021, with 23 teams participating across 5 divisions.

The tournament is a key component of TFA’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and aims to create a sense of community, inclusive participation, enjoyment and reconciliation, whilst promoting positive health messages and encouraging physical activity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Results from the event were as follows:

U12 Mixed

Mallos Magpies T1 – 8 defeated Mallos Magpies T2 - 6

U16s Mixed

Yowies - 11 defeated Nanan Kids - 4

Opens Bowl Grand Final

Wiradjuri Dreaming - 6 defeated Active Blaks - 4

Opens Plate Grand Final

Orange United - 6 defeated Gadhungal Murring - 4

Opens Cup Grand Final

Castlereagh All Blacks - 6 defeated Yowies - 4