The Lockhart Scorpions are the 2025 Southern Cape Cluster champions after a 38-28 grand final win over the Coen Colts in Cooktown on 9 August. Photo: Facebook (Remote Areas Rugby League – North QLD).
Remote rugby league fans were treated to some quality clashes when teams squared off to challenge for the 2025 Southern Cape Cluster premiership on 9 August.
Teams and supporters travelled to Cooktown’s John Street Oval from Hope Vale, Coen, Pormpuraaw and Lockhart River for the showdown after a season of lopsided results that had the Colts and Scorpions swapping places at the top of the ladder.
The Coen Colts and Hope Vale Warriors faced one another in the first semi-final of the day, with the former demonstrating why it had been one of the dominant teams of the season by booking a ticket into the grand final with a 30-16 win.
In the second semi-final, the Lockhart Scorpions and Pormpuraaw Crocs put on an entertaining battle, but it was the Lockhart River line-up that prevailed 22-16 to secure the team’s spot in the 2025 decider.
When players took to the field for the grand final, the Scorpions proved too strong and put the sting into the Colts, and when the full-time siren sounded, the men from Lockhart River were able to hold the grand final cup aloft after recording a 38-28 win.
