ATW came out on top in this game

Brothers were the winners with a score of 46 – 12 over Easts

Brothers ran out winners by 42 points – nil and stay at the top of the ladder. Easts & Burrum are in a tussle for 2nd spot.

Brothers worked efficiently and their bigger players were mobile and gained ground thru non-existent tackling. It’s back to basic training for the ATW coach. Tackling practise would be at the top of the list along with instilling confidence in the players.

After the 1st couple of tries by Brothers, ATW didn’t seem interested. Teams can be beaten. The addition of the Chinchilla group will add reserves to the team.

The outcome of this game was unexpected with the magpies winning by 18-12. Big hits slowed the forwards of both sides.

Defensive lapses in the backs by Brothers gave the magpies their chances, while the latter were ploughed over by the brothers forwards.

This first loss for the brethern opens up the opportunities in the positioning for 2 and 3 on the ladder.

This game was a disappointment in that Burrum arrived with only 10 players and cleaned up Cherbourg by 54 – 12. There was little cohesion by both sides.

Individuals made the most of their opportunities. Cherbourgh might not have played on such a hot day before and were looking for their water bottles.

I was only there for the 2nd half of the game but the players seemed to be bigger than those of Wallaroos and Murgon

It was the nippy backs of Murgon darting and diving against the big Wallaroo forwards that resulted in a 28 all draw. Muscle against agility.

It was 2 days of hard games, played as hard as the males. Battered & bruised, the girls came back for more on Sunday after a Saturday night of “R & R”(Vodka makes the pain go away); Icepacks on arms, ankles, necks and knees. Bundaberg were winners over South-West, Capricorn & Sunshine Coast women’s teams.

Bundaberg won the game, but missed scoring with 3 man overlaps. It reminded me of mini/mod. The ball never got out to the wingers who scored by chasing play. A team is not just one player. It was hard in places with both teams suffering injuries after 2 days of battle. Final score 54 – nil

In this game it was a tight tussle with the Beewah/Sunshine Coast team gaining the advantage over the Capras. Both side played it hard.

Final score 14-6 to the Sunshine Coast

This game ended up as a 24 –all draw and wore Gladstone down for their game against Toowoomba

The Clydesdales seemed to be the least affected side against Gladstone after the 2 days of competition.
Their tries seem to come from breaks around the rucks to run out winners 26-nil.

Some of the tries that were scored at the ATW Sports ground. It poured for the game and the players mostly were able to hold the ball.

Wests led all thru the game and it looked that ATW might stage a comeback.

Tries from the first senior game of the day. It was cloudy and dark but it was dry. Easts were efficient in the way they played.

The womens game for the day. Burrum had an easy win, with better movement in their backs.

Waves had the bigger side, but seemed new to the game. for some reason they delayed in playing the ball. Their forwards made inroads into the Burrum defense only to put to the ground by the by Burrum.

Both teams had player that stood out in their backs. A winger for Burrum looked out of place and might be faster around the ruck/play the ball.