Sport
24 April, 2026
AFL and union lead the way
A MIXED bag of results for Douglas Shire sport over the weekend with AFL and rugby union doing well, rugby league struggling while soccer was a 5-5 draw.
NRL
The Sharks three sides hosted the Atherton Roosters in a super Saturday of NRL.
The first game of the day was the women’s, where the Atherton Roosters dominance continued, winning 48-22. The reserve grade followed where the Roosters came away with a 24-16 win. The A-grade closed out the day with Roosters winning easily, 40-12.
AFL
The Crocs had a Saturday to remember with all three of their sides winning, starting with the women’s side beating Cairns City 35-24.
The reserves dominated, defeating the Lions 104-16, continuing their great start to the season.
The seniors backed up from their round one performance, trouncing the Lions 145-49. This weekend sees the beginning of the junior crocs season, with all teams hosting Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs.
Rugby union
The Raiders, after a much-anticipated off-season, started their season with their reserves squad – the Tablelands Reds – defeating Cairns Penrhyn Sharks 24-5.
The A-grade squad still have one more week to wait for their season to start at home against the Northern Beaches Mud crabs on ANZAC Day.
Soccer
The Douglas Dragons premiership defence is still on track after a shootout with the Southside Comets.
The game went back and forth the entire night with the result seeing a 5-5 draw.
The Dragons now heavily prepare for their next game against the top of the table Edge Hill Tigers.
Basketball
The Douglas Heat Basketball club hosted their first invitational tournament of the year.
The club saw teams from Atherton, Cooktown, Mission Beach and Innisfail as the region competed in their first tournament of the year.
The club now has about a three-week cooldown before they play in their next set of games.
