Redcliffe Dolphins
18
Tries: James
Hinchey, Barry Denduck, Ata Isarabhakdi
Goals: Damien
Richters 3
defeated Toowoomba
Clydesdales 10
Tries: Danny
Bampton, Darren Mapp
Goals: Jace Van Dijk
Venue: ANZ
Stadium
Date: Fri April 28
Comments: A gutsy and determined
effort by Redcliffe saw them overcome the
Bundy Gold Cup pace setters, the
Toowoomba Clydesdales. The Dolphins
scored the first points through a penalty
goal and then went further ahead due to a
try to James Hinchey. Toowoomba, however,
hit back due to a superb try to Danny
Bampton and trailed 8-6 at the half-time. Redcliffe came out put on a pile of
pressure on the Toowoomba try line straight after the break and were
rewarded with a try to Barry Denduck. They stretched the lead out to 12 points
thanks to good try to Ata Isarabhakdi. The Clydesdales did not give up but it
was clear that the home side did not
handle the wet and greasy conditions that
well with several opportunities going to
ground. A try to Darren Mapp was not
enough as the gritty Redcliffe defence held the Clydesdales at bay.
Toowoomba
still remain at the top of the table due
to a massive for-and-against differential
but have showed that they are not
completely invincible.
Burleigh Bears 28
Tries: Reggie
Cressbrook 2, Dean Allen, Grant Adamson,
Nick Shaw
Goals: Reggie Cressbrook 4
defeated Central
Queensland Comets 14
Tries: Clint
Rothery, Justin Loomans, Heath Eggleston
Goals: Ken Graham
Venue: Pizzey Park
Date:
Sat April 29
Comments: A very scrappy
game with both sides making plenty of
handling errors as they struggled
acclimatise to the wet conditions. Central, in the opening minutes, held
onto the ball extremely well and raced
out to a 8-0 lead. Burleigh, however,
dominated the rest of the half and put on
16 points as the Comets' handling fell
away. The Bears took a 16-8 lead at
half-time. In the second half, it was a
matter of who could hold onto the ball
with both teams coughing up the ball
several times. It wasn't until the 60th
minutes before Burleigh put the result
beyond doubt with a try to Cressbrook. Not even a spectacular try to Heath
Egglestone could save the Comets to
succumbing to a sixth straight defeat
but, really, they had plenty of chances
to hit back but suffered from poor ball
control. Burleigh were no better but
their class shone through in the end.
Wynnum Seagulls 22
Tries: Matt
Fisher, Dallas McIllwain, Ron Troutman,
Michael Doyle
Goals: Jay O'Doherty 3
drew with
Souths Magpies 22
Tries: Ben
Davidson, Darren Lawson, Andrew Murdoch,
Michael Jack, Henry Perenara
Goals: David Mulhall
Venue: Kougari Oval
Date: Sat April 29
Comments: Wynnum have
got their first points of the season with surprise draw against Souths.
While the
Seagulls have yet to register a win, this
result do a them a world of confidence. The Magpies are proving to be inconsistent and a draw against the
bottom placed team puts a huge question
mark on their chances of making the
semi-finals.
Wests Panthers 26
Tries: Aaron Morgan, Paul
Mitchell, Semi Tadulala, Shane Hamilton,
Mark Eacott, Ben O'Callaghan
Goals: Brent Webb
defeated Cairns
Cyclones 12
Tries: Paul Fowler, Ty Williams
Goals: Scott
Williamson 2
Venue: Mareeba
Date: Sat April 29
Comments: Another good
win to the Panthers as they defeated the
Cairns Cyclones at Mareeba. The win gives
Wests their second victory in a row.
Norths Devils 28
Tries: Ben Cameron, Gus
McKellar, Steven Bell, Kevin Carmichael,
Brett O'Farrell
Goals: Glen
Turner 4
defeated
Logan City Scorpions 8
Tries: David Bouveng, Dene Rauchle
Venue: Meakin Park
Date: Sun April 30
Comments: Norths have
come to back to form with an important
win over a disappointing Logan. Staring
down the barrel of a three loss in a
row, the Devils really needed to win this
match as they are set to head into the
State of Origin period. The Scorpions
have showed, true to form, that they have
not matched it with the top sides and
have suffered heavy defeats. Apparently
poor ball control cost the Scorpions
dearly.
Ipswich Jets 26
Tries: Richard Allwood 2,
Sean Allwood, Kerry Carmichael, Craig Green
Goals: Chris Lawler 3
defeated Easts
Tigers 16
Tries: Brooke Martin, John
Wilshere, Jeff Doyle
Goals: John
Wilshere 2
Venue: Langlands Park
Date: Sun April 30
Comments: A big upset!
Ipswich, who have been inconsistent
through-out the year, pulled off a very
good win against Easts, who have been in
great form of late. And to do at the
Tigers' home ground was a even bigger
feat. The Jets now lay just outside the
the top 5 and can really challenge the
top sides with wins like this. The Tigers
fall a spot to third place on the table
but will no doubt bounce back next week.
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