Redcliffe Dolphins 28
Tries: Adam
Mogg, Robert Campbell, Damien Richters,
Barry Denduck, Rod West
Goals: Damien
Richters 4
defeated Logan City
Scorpions 18
Tries: Sean
Ireland, Charles Kennedy, Grant Dutton
Goals: Grant
Dutton 3
Venue: Meakin
Park
Date: Sat June 24
Comments: The Dolphins did not
have it all their way through out this
match but still managed to hang on for
the win against Logan. Redcliffe got off
to a shaky start by coughing up the ball
twice in their own half but still put on
the first points of the match when Adam
Mogg ran off a pass from Danny Bourke to
score under the posts. Minutes later, Rob
Campbell barged over the line and the
Dolphins had a 12-0 lead after 13 minutes
of play. However, Logan struck back
immediately thanks to a brilliant 90
metre effort from fullback Sean Ireland.
Ireland picked up the ball, dummied
through a gap and sprinted down the field
untouched. The Scorpions pegged the
Dolphins' lead back to 2 when Charles
Kennedy ran through a gap out wide and
placed the ball over the line. Grant
Dutton missed a relatively easy chance at
goal but redeemed himself in the 30th
minute when he kicked a penalty goal to
draw level with the Dolphins. The home
side thoroughly dominated possession in
the first half (57% according the stats
on TV) and should have really led at the
break. However, the Dolphins kept them at
bay and it was 12 all at halftime.
Eager to
make up their mistakes in the first half,
Redcliffe went on a scoring spree in the
opening 10 minutes of the second half.
Damien Richters, Barry Denduck and Rod
West all scored simple tries and each
came off an error from the home side in
their own half. Despite five-eighth Grant
Dutton scoring a try in the 59th minute,
the Scorpions could never really recover
from that 10 minute onslaught from the
Dolphins and they went down eventual 10
point losers. Redcliffe did not play that
well but their opponents could never
fully capitalize on the chances they were
given. The loss means that Logan's
chances of making the finals have now
gone and will have to look to next year
for yet another shot at semi-finals.
Burleigh Bears 44
Tries: Aaron
Douglas 4, Nick Shaw 2, David Parker,
Grant Adamson
Goals: Reggie Cressbrook 6
defeated Souths
Magpies 6
Tries: Josh Stowers
Goals: Andrew Murdoch
Venue: Pizzey Park
Date:
Sat June 24
Comments: Burleigh are
moving into full swing as the semi-finals
approach with a hammering of the Souths
Magpies at home. The premiers probably
put in their best performance of the year
with winger Aaron Douglas grabbing four
tries. If there was any doubt of Burleigh
making the semis then this performance
has well in truly put this beyond doubt.
The Magpies are fading away in the
distance and would be looking forward to
the end of the season.
Central Queensland
Comets 24
Tries: David
Smith 2, Ken Graham, Wade Rothery
Goals: Ken Graham 4
drew with
Norths Devils 24
Tries: Steven
Bell, Kevin Carmichael, Ashley Dudson,
Matt Dux
Goals: Marty
Turner 4
Venue: Browne Park
Date: Sat June 24
Comments: Heart break
for the locals as the Devils managed to
snatch a draw in the dying minutes of the
game. A penalty goal to Norths, with one
minute to go, did the trick and it still
gives them a vital four point lead over
the Comets on the ladder. Central really
needed to win this game to keep in touch
with the top 5 and a draw against Norths
is not good enough. In front of the large
home crowd at Rockhampton, the Comets had
a very good chance of upsetting but the
Devils performed a get-out-of-jail job
and look to have finally sewn up the last
place in the final 5.
Match Report
Easts Tigers 32
Tries: Brooke Martin 2,
Aseri Laing, David Baildon, Scott
Thorburn, George Gatis, Marcus Jensen
Goals: Scott Thorburn 2
defeated Wests
Panthers 22
Tries: Semi Tadulala 2,
Mark Eacott, Craig Smith
Goals: Nathan
Webber 3
Venue: Langlands Park
Date: Sun June 25
Comments: Easts retain
second spot on the ladder with a win over
Wests. The Tigers scored 7 tries with
young centre Brooke Martin getting
another 2 to extend his lead on the
leading try scorers of the Bundy Gold Cup
to 3. The Panthers were always going to
find it a bit tough against the highly
ranked Easts but didn't go away from
Langlands entirely disgraced.
Toowoomba
Clydesdales 30
Tries: Adam Warwick 2,
Alex Wilson, Dennis White, Darren Mapp
Goals: Jace
Van Dijk 4, Paul Warwick
defeated
Ipswich Jets 24
Tries: Adam Hutchinson 2,
Kerry Carmichael, Marshall Chalk, Karl Beaton
Goals: Chris
Lawler 2
Venue: First Provincial Oval
Date: Sun June 25
Comments: Toowoomba
ended up winning the game but the Jets
pushed them to the limits. The
Clydesdales got off to a quick start by
scoring the first two tries after 15
minutes had elapsed. The home side got
themselves back into the match gradually
and led up until the 67th minutes.
Shortly after, Alex Wilson scored a
Toowoomba try and Jace Van Dijk added the
extras to draw the game 24 all. The
Clydesdales wrapped up the game with a
try and have dented any slim chance of
the Jets making the semi-finals. All the
media focus on this game was centred
around the anticipated turn out of sacked
Cowboy Paul Green for the Toowoomba
Clydesdales. Apparently, he played pretty
good.
Wynnum Seagulls 28
Tries: Alan Glyde, Anthony
Choice, Ricky Taylor, John Plath, Luke Robison
Goals: Dallas McIllwain 4
defeated Cairns
Cyclones 14
Tries: Clint Arnol, A Sexton
Goals: Kerry
Amory 2, Scott Williamson
Venue: Kougari Oval
Date: Sun June 25
Comments: Wynnum have
finally pulled themselves off the bottom
of the ladder for the first time this
year by defeating the Cyclones at home.
This win should ensure that the Seagulls
don't get the dreaded 'wooden spoon' for
the year 2000 and rightly too, as Cairns
has been have the worst performing side
of the year.
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