Logan City Scorpions 18
Tries: Grant
Dutton, Phil Shilvock, Dene Rauchle,
Damien Flint
Goals: Grant Dutton
drew with Burleigh
Bears 18
Tries: Aaron
Douglas, Grant Adamson, Jim Lenihan,
Shane O'Flanagan
Goals: Darren Anderson
Venue: Meakin
Park
Date: Sat May 20
Comments: A courageous and gutsy
effort by Logan to grab a draw against
the Burleigh Bears. The Scorpions got off
to a bad start and the Bears scored two
tries in the opening 10 minutes of the
game. Logan were found wanting out wide
and Aaron Douglas scored the first try
for Burleigh. Minutes later, the bald
headed Bears' captain Grant Adamson was
seemly put down in a tackle at Logan's
line but somehow placed the ball on the
line for a try. However, the home side
struck back to only trail 10-8 at
half-time. Grant Dutton scored Logan's
first try when he ran through a gaping
hole to put the ball over the line while
Phil Shilvock scored in the corner to peg
Burleigh's lead back to 2.Logan came out with
all guns firing with two tries in the
opening 10 minutes of the second half. Grant Dutton popped a magnificent pass to
forward Dene Rauchle and he raced in to
put the Scorpions in front for the first
time of the match. They stretched the lead
to 8 when Damien Flint finished off a
well constructed try. However, the Bears
came out of hibernation and minutes
later, Jim Lenihan again found a weakness
out wide to score their first points in
the half. They levelled the score up when
big Burleigh forward Shane O'Flanagan
brushed off several defenders and score a
crucial try. With the score tied up 18
all, the game hung in the balance.
However, neither side could put on the
finishing touch and the game ended up a
draw.
Wests Panthers 26
Tries: Aaron
Morgan, Jason Bulgarelli, Paul Mitchell,
Craig Smith
Goals: Brent Webb 4,
Nathan Burke
drew with Souths
Magpies 26
Tries: Henry Fa'afili 2, Grant Astill, Mohammed
Allouche, Andrew Murdoch
Goals: David
Mulhall 3
Venue: Purtell Park
Date:
Sat May 20
Comments: Another draw
for the week. The Panthers were expected
to give Souths a run for their money and
secured a draw at home. Wests' forward
Craig Smith ran onto a pass from Ben
Willis and scored between the posts on
fulltime. Nathan Burke converted the try
and the game ended up a draw. The Magpies
will be ruing the draw as it was a game
they should have probably won. Wests
continue their good form of late and will
be a nuisance value to the higher ranked
sides.
Cairns Cyclones 26
Tries: Victor
Akiba, Clint Arnol, Shannon Furber, Jason Berg
Goals: Scott Williamson 5
defeated
Ipswich Jets 22
Tries: Francis
Renouf, Russell Bussian, Andrew Hamilton,
Brian McCarthy
Goals: Chris
Lawler 3
Venue: Atherton Showgrounds
Date: Sat May 20
Comments: One of the
biggest upsets of the year!! The Cairns
Cyclones have scored an unlikely win over
Ipswich, who were sitting in 6th place on
the table. The result means Cairns have
scored their second win of the year while
the Jets' chances of making the finals
are dented heavily.
Central Queensland
Comets 38
Tries: Wade Rothery 3,
Justin Loomans, David Smith, Andrew
Schick, Matt Barclay
Goals: Ken Graham 4,
Graham White
defeated Wynnum
Seagulls 18
Tries: Ricky Taylor, Adam
Cook-Watene, Lance Cronk
Goals: Jay
O'Doherty 3
Venue: Kougari Oval
Date: Sun May 21
Comments: Central's away
hoodoo has been broken with this crushing
win over the hapless Seagulls. This was a
game that the Comets were always likely
to win and they did so easily. Wynnum's
miserable season continues and with
Cairns securing a win over the weekend,
they are short priced favourites to take
out the wooden spoon.
Redcliffe Dolphins 46
Tries: Damien Richters 2,
Adam Mogg, George Saleh, Russell Lahiff,
Trent Leis, Barry Denduck, Michael Roberts
Goals: Damien
Richters 7
defeated
Norths Devils 16
Tries: Ashley Dudson, Paul
Sheedy, Liam Tallon
Goals: Ryan
Gundry 2
Venue: Dolphin Oval
Date: Sun May 21
Comments: A crushing win
to Redcliffe against a severely weakened
Norths outfit. A nice crowd of between
1000-1500 at Dolphin Oval saw the home
side turn it on against their rivals. The
Dolphins scored two quick tries to Damien
Richters and Trent Leis before the Devils
struck back with Ashley Dudson scoring in
the corner. However, from that point
onwards it was all Redcliffe from there. The Dolphins took a 22-4 lead with two
well constructed 4 pointers to Adam Mogg
and Richters. The onslaught continued in
the second half and the home side scored
4 more tries to run out comfortable
victors. Norths were obviously struggling
without their better players and were put
to the sword by the home side. Redcliffe
now has to wait for the outcome of the
Toowoomba/Easts game to see if they
become outright leaders in the Bundy Gold
Cup.
Easts Tigers 30
Tries: Brook Martin 2,
David Baildon, Brett McPherson, Wade Liddell
Goals: John Wilshere 5
defeated Toowoomba
Clydesdales 16
Tries: Adam Warwick, Ben
Walker, Harvey Howard
Goals: Adam
Warwick, Ben Walker
Venue: Athletic Oval
Date: Sun May 21
Comments: Easts handed
Toowoomba their third loss of the season
when the Tigers beat the home side by 14
points. The loss also means that the
Clydesdales lose top spot to Redcliffe. Toowoomba were obviously affected by the
loss of top line players to the Broncos
and Easts took advantage of that. Even
though the home side still had
experienced players such as Ben Walker,
Harvey Howard and Kerrod Walters, it
wasn't enough to overcome the Tigers.
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