North Devils 30
Tries: Kevin
Carmichael 2, Paul Sheedy, Steve Bell,
Terry Benson
Goals: Marty
Turner 4, Glen Turner
defeated Toowoomba
Clydesdales 6
Tries: Dennis White
Goals: Paul Warwick
Venue: Bishop
Park
Date: Sat June 10
Comments: Norths have gained
revenge on Toowoomba for that 48 point
humiliation in the first half of the
season with a good win at home. The
Devils got off to a slow start but
managed to put on the first points with a
fantastic chip and chase by Paul Sheedy
who eventually scored the try. However,
Toowoomba stuck back shortly after with a
try to Dennis White. Norths led 12-6 at
halftime. The Devils cruised away from
the inexperienced Clydesdales in the
second half with captain, Kevin
Carmichael bagging two tries and Terry
Benson grabbing the other while Marty
Turner put in a superb kicking display
with three beautiful conversions from the
sideline. The real stars for Norths were
the halves, Steve Bell and Kevin
Carmichael. Bell has been in terrific
form ever since he has switched to five
eighth and showed that he should belong
in that position for the rest of the
year. Toowoomba still retain 3rd spot but
there are worrying signs for the coaching
staff as things are not quite rosy for
the team tutored to be the premiership
favourites. Norths, on the other hand,
look to be back in form and will continue
to press for another grand final berth
which they are most capable of doing.
Wynnum Seagulls 22
Tries: Alan
Glyde, Anthony Choice, Dallas McIllwain,
Ron Troutman
Goals: Peter Stoddart 3
defeated Logan City
Scorpions 14
Tries: Sean
Ireland, David Bouveng, Charles Kennedy
Goals: Grant Dutton
Venue: Meakin Park
Date:
Sat June 10
Comments: Congratulations
go to the Seagulls for finally winning
their first game of the year. A win was
going to come eventually given the close
losses they have played in throughout the
year. It was 6 all at the break and
Wynnum went on with the job in the second
half to sow up the victory. As for the
Scorpions, you could just about say their
season is just about over. They really
needed to win that game to stay in touch
and they didn't so Logan will have to
wait until next year for yet another tilt
at getting to the semi-finals.
Ipswich Jets 28
Tries: Adam
Hutchinson 2, Francis Renouf, Nick Hall
Goals: Chris Lawler 6
defeated
Souths Magpies 18
Tries: David
Mulhall, Francis Meli, Nathan Squassoni
Goals: David
Mulhall 3
Venue: First Provincial Oval
Date: Sat June 10
Comments: Out of all the
sides threatening to knock any of the
current sides out of the top 5, Ipswich
are most likely of doing so. The Jets
secured a win against the Magpies at home
and still lie 2 points adrift of Norths.
In what has been an inconsistent year for
Souths, this disappointing loss means
that they are well and truly out of the
race for the semi-finals.
Central Queensland
Comets 32
Tries: Wade Rothery,
Justin Loomans, Ken Graham, Heath
Egglestone, Ian Dunemann, Kere Parata,
Graham White
Goals: Ken Graham 2
defeated Wests
Panthers 14
Tries: Nathan Webber,
Jason Bulgarelli, Craig Smith
Goals: Nathan Webber
Venue: Browne Park
Date: Sat June 10
Comments: Central scored
a pretty comfortable victory against
Wests at home and it keeps them in touch
with the top 5. The Comets avenged their
shock loss against the Panthers earlier
on in the year. Poor goal kicking from
the home side saved Wests from a even
bigger loss.
Burleigh Bears 22
Tries: Reggie Cressbrook,
Jim Lenihan, Aaron Douglas, Grant Adamson
Goals: Reggie
Cressbrook 3
defeated
Redcliffe Dolphins 0
Venue: Pizzey Park
Date: Sun June 11
Comments: They're back!!
The Bears gave plenty of reasons why they
should not be taken lightly as
premiership contenders as Redcliffe found
out on Sunday. The Dolphins failed to
penetrate the Burleigh defence at all and
the home side led 10-0 at halftime before
going on with the job in the second half
to score a very good win. Not only did
the loss end Redcliffe's 11 game winning
streak, it also resulted in the side
losing top place on the ladder to the
Tigers. The Bears seem to be on the rise
just at the right time and look to be
ready to try to successfully defend their
premiership. As for Redcliffe, this a
well timed wake-up call as they have been
not been in the best of form in recent
times.
Easts Tigers 78
Tries: Jason Wendt 3, Paul
Hubbard 2, Brooke Martin 2, Brett
McPherson 2, Jeff Doyle, Graham Cotter,
George Gatis, Scott Thorburn, Marcus Jensen
Goals: Scott Thorburn 11
defeated Cairns
Cyclones 4
Tries: Tim Kopp
Venue: Langlands Park
Date: Sun June 11
Comments: Put it this
way, Cairns were just abysmal and Easts
absolutely ran riot. The Tigers racked a
record Bundy Gold Cup win and storm to
the top of table on points differential,
courtesy of Burleigh winning against
Redcliffe. Easts scored 14 tries with
Jason Wendt bagging 3 and Scott Thorburn
kicking 11 goals plus scoring a try. The
Tigers led 34-4 at the break in terrible
conditions at Langlands Park and cut sway
through the awful Cyclones defence. I
shudder to think what score Easts may
have got if the conditions were dry!! Mark my words, the Cyclones WILL finish
with the wooden spoon.
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