Aboriginal football at Woy Woy
Woy Woy Oval will host the 40th Annual NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout on the October long weekend.
The annual event is the biggest social, cultural and sporting event on the Aboriginal calendar in NSW that attracts indigenous players from across the state as well as high profile NRL players.
The weekend also celebrates the significant contribution rugby league has made to Aboriginal communities and brings them together by encouraging and promoting health, community spirit and togetherness for not only Aboriginal Australia but the wider community.
Officials of the carnival were confident it would be the biggest yet with BAC Walgett spokesman Mr Daniel Rose saying he did not know how many teams would enter, but understood the tournament would attract more than the 44 teams seen at last year's carnival in Armidale.
Since 1981 the Knockout has been hosted by the winning team, with the exception of 2000, in Dubbo, Armidale, Bourke, Walgett, Kempsey, Maitland, Nambucca Heads and Woy Woy this year.
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