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Hawks bow out

By Matthew Kappos and Owen Sinclair

Aug 5, 2025

Barooga's Charlotte Cameron looks on in her side’s loss to Moama on the weekend. Photos: Rechelle Zammit Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Barooga youth girls made a dignified exit from its Goulburn Murray Women and Girls League campaign on the weekend, losing by 34 points to a fierce Magpies outfit.

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The knockout round was held at Nathalia Recreation Reserve on Sunday, with four consecutive semi-finals held across the day.

When the dust settled, Echuca, in the women’s, and Moama, in the girls’, had made their way into the grand final, while Barooga and defending girls’ champion Echuca United missed on their opportunities to join them.

Moama's Ruby McLeod celebrates one of her four goals in the semi-final win.

The Hawks looked primed to come out with a ticket to this year’s grand final, with a major from Charlotte Cherry early in the contest giving Barooga a boost in the first term.

But a dominant run allowed Moama to turn the tables by half-time, heading into the second half up by eight points.

Barooga’s Mikayla Simpson. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Barooga tried in vain to convert its rare opportunities in front of goal, but the Magpies managed to keep the Hawks without a follow-up goal to the final siren.

With a 6.6 (42) to 1.2 (8) victory over the Hawks, minor premier Moama will now face off against Shepparton United, which defeated the Magpies by four points last time they met.