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Premium Content Subscriber only The Gladstone Raiders and Raidettes will be out to impress when they take the field in the 47th annual Battalion Carnival, for what is rumoured to be the last time this weekend. For 50 years rugby league teams from around the region have been battling for the 47th Battalion Memorial Trophy since the competition commenced in 1971. Gladstone Raiders coach Brian Pengelly said they had assembled a strong side that had trained well. “We have a good mix of players from across all of the region’s clubs,” he said. “We have to go into the carnival confident and with the young side we have selected, the players are ready and keen to put on their best performances.” ....
I ve always wanted to play and I ve watched all my cousins, dad and brother play growing up, Mitchell said. I ve always been around the touch footy and oztag scene so I just thought why not give it a go. She said her first year in the sport was amazing. It was a new team so there was a lot of girls that were new to it, so that was good for me so I didn t feel so left out, Mitchell said. And we actually went on to win the comp so it was a pretty amazing year. She said the squad was looking forward to getting on the field. ....