Redcliffe Dolphins 18
Tries: Damien
Richters 2, Barry Denduck, John Olzard
Goals: Damien Richters
defeated Ipswich
Jets 10
Tries: Ross
Mitchell, Dale Robertson
Goals: Chris Lawler
Venue: First
Provincial Oval
Date: Sat May 27
Comments: Another week, another
win for Redcliffe. But this time they had
to really work hard for the victory
against a tenacious Ipswich Jets outfit. The Jets got off to a great start by
scoring two tries in the opening minutes
of the game. First one came just after 3
minutes when hooker, Dale Robertson,
found his way over the line to score the
try close to the posts. The next one
should never have been awarded. A chip
kick into the corner by McGowan saw
Dolphins' winger George Saleh wait for
the ball to go dead. Ross Mitchell then
raced in and supposedly forced the ball
down. However, it was clear that Mitchell
did not force the ball down properly and
the try should have not been awarded.
Redcliffe were impatient at times and
were frustrated by the superb defence by
the Jets. They never scored any points in
the first half and Ipswich led 10-0 at
the break.After the break, the
Dolphins finally got on the board
courtesy of a Jets' mistake. The ball was
eventually passed to Damien Richters who
scored in the corner. They closed the gap
even further with a try to Barry Denduck.
Redcliffe finally got in front thanks to
a brilliant individual run by Trent Leis. Leis pounced on a Chris Lawler grubber
kick and beat 5 Ipswich defenders to race
down the field. He then passed the ball
to Damien Richters and he finished off
the magnificent 103 metre try. Richters
converted his own try and put Redcliffe
in the lead for the first time in the
match. A try to John Olzard put the
result beyond doubt and the red and
whites had got out of jail. The Jets gave
it all they got and were very good in
defence. But they lacked imagination in
attack at times and that's what
ultimately costed them the game as
Redcliffe ran them down in the second
half.
Central Queensland
Comets 48
Tries: Wade
Rothery 2, Heath Egglestone 2, Darren
Atkinson, Justin Loomans, Clint Rothery,
Sime Busby, Danny Price
Goals: Graham White 3,
Danny Price 3
defeated Cairns
Cyclones 4
Goals: Scott
Williamson 2
Venue: Browne Park
Date:
Sat May 27
Comments: After their
upset win against Ipswich last week,
Cairns have fallen back to the ground
with a tremendous thud copping a belting
from the Comets. Central have got their
act together and are still a slim chance
of making of the semi-finals. Wade
Rothery and Heath Egglestone scored
doubles as the Comets went on a 9 try
romp against the hapless Cyclones.
Norths Devils 38
Tries: Steve
Bell 2, Andrew Duncan, Ashley Dudson,
Kevin Carmichael, Glen Turner, Gus
McKellar, Jason Fenton
Goals: Gus McKellar 2,
Marty Turner
defeated
Wests Panthers 32
Tries: Semi
Tadulala 2, Aaron Morgan, Jason
Bulgarelli, Paul Mitchell, Mark Eacott
Goals: Brent
Webb 3, Nathan Webber
Venue: Bishop Park
Date: Sun May 28
Comments: Norths ended
up winning this game but the ever
improving Panthers gave them a real test.
Wests got within 6 points of the Devils
at Bishop Park, even with most of Norths'
players back from NRL duty with the
Melbourne Storm. Still, I'm sure Mark
Murray will be happy with the 2 points
and will be looking forward for the
Origin period to finish.
Toowoomba
Clydesdales 42
Tries: Adam Warwick 2,
Alex Wilson 2, Chris Walker, Michael
Ryan, Damon Keating
Goals: Jace Van Dijk 7
defeated Souths
Magpies 28
Tries: Henry Fa'afili 2,
Ben Davidson, Matt McCosker, Josh Stowers
Goals: David
Mulhall 4
Venue: Davies Park
Date: Sun May 28
Comments: Toowoomba
continued to show why they are the best
attacking side in the competition with a
haul of 42 points against Souths.
However, they also let the Magpies score
28 of their own. None the less, the
Clydesdales still got the victory which
is important for them as they stand to
lose many players for next week against
Logan. On the home side, I'd say it's
just about curtains for the Maggies for
this year.
Easts Tigers 30
Tries: Scott Thorburn 2,
Gavin Allan, John Wilshere, Mark Mom,
George Gatis
Goals: John
Wilshere 2, Scott Thorburn
defeated
Logan City Scorpions 26
Tries: Phil Shilvock 2,
Terry O'Regan 2, Charles Kennedy
Goals: Grant
Dutton 3
Venue: Langlands Park
Date: Sun May 28
Comments: A narrow win
to Easts over Logan. The Scorpions have
picked up their act against the higher
ranked sides but, unfortunately for them,
a loss by four points is not good enough
if they are any chance of making the
semi-finals. The Tigers keep churning out
narrow victories and stay in third spot.
Burleigh Bears 40
Tries: Reggie Cressbrook,
Jim Lenihan, Grant Adamson, Dean Allen,
Ali Brown, Simon Geros, David Parker
Goals: Reggie Cressbrook 6
defeated Wynnum
Seagulls 24
Tries: John Plath 2, Angus
Martin, Troy Fiteni
Goals: Dallas
McIllwain 4
Venue: Pizzey Park
Date: Sun May 28
Comments: Burleigh were
expected to win this game against the
winless Wynnum and did so accordingly.
But it wasn't all smooth sailing for the
Bears. The Seagulls led 20-18 at halftime
and were leading 24-22 in the 62th minute
before the class of the defending
premiers came through and the home side
scored three tries to run out winners.
Burleigh now have a three point gap on
sixth placed Ipswich and Central on the
table after the win. Despite their
spirited showing at Pizzey Park, Wynnum
still remain at the bottom of the ladder.
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