2025 Peter Mulholland Cup live stream: Westfields Sports High v Central Coast Sports College
Central Coast Sports College is heading to the Peter Mulholland Cup finals for the second-straight year after a first-half blitz against Westfields. Watch the REPLAY.
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Carter Mareko to Isaac Fotu-Moala to Dayne Jennings. Rinse and repeat.
The Central Coast Sports College trio were first class as they led a first-half demolition of Westfields to book their spot in the Peter Mulholland Cup finals.
The trio combined to help set up or score five tries in the first half, as Central Coast stormed their way to a 42-10 win at McCredie Oval.
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It was a simple gameplan that was executed to perfection and that will haunt Jason Demetriou’s players at Westfields Sports High as they spend the next year wondering just what happened.
Fotu-Moala opened the scoring inside three minutes after supporting a Jennings line break back through the middle.
The slick five-eighth did it twice more in the first half, with Mareko and Jennings taking turns setting him up with their sharp footwork beating the front line.
Fotu-Moala’s first half hat-trick was separated by a double to flying winger Corbin Devaney who made little mistake on the end of almost carbon copy inside work from the school’s star trio.
It was a first half blitz with Central Coast scoring 32-unanswered points before the break.
Westfields will take plenty away from their second half performance, with the injection of utility back Cooper Carr sparking the fight from the western Sydney nursery.
Hayden Bell tried his heart out at dummy-half while skipper Zain Alameddine had a hand in both of the school’s second half tries.
With the win Central Coast move to second in Pool D with a 2-1 record, progressing to the finals for the second-straight season along with pool leaders St Gregory’s College.
Westfields, who have now missed the finals two years in a row, will have to wait for next year’s Peter Mulholland Cup to make their mark on the NRL Schoolboys Cup.
It’s not the end of the action though, with several of the school’s top stars heading away with the NSW CHS side next month at the ASSRL National Championships.
PREVIEW
Everything is on the line as Westfields Sports High and Central Coast Sports College go to battle in round three of the Peter Mulholland Cup.
A spot in the quarter-finals awaits the winner, while the loser has to wait another 12 months for their shot at glory.
The match will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV from 12pm Thursday.
It wasn’t always the case for WSHS to find itself in this position, when they trailed by 14 against Hills Sports High with a little over 10 minutes to play.
From that point on their season changed, finishing with a flourish to keep them on track to advance to the next stage.
“I felt we looked a lot more cohesive in our second game,” Westfields coach Jason Demetriou said.
“We still have to tidy up some of our discipline, but there were some exciting signs. We come into this third game with a bit more fluency and are looking forward to the challenge.”
Demetriou praised the way his troops were able to stick with it, not being disheartened by the scoreline and finding a way to claw out a win.
“I was really impressed with our resilience,” he said.
“To go almost the length (to win the game) with all our key players touching the ball, it was an impressive way to seal the game.
“Zain (Alameddine) was outstanding for us. In key moments he wanted the ball in his hands and when you have your captain wanting the ball like that, it’s a good sign.
“Hayden Bell control the ruck really well and I thought our middles were really strong. Every player contributed.”
He knows the task that awaits his side against a strong Central Coast outfit, but hopes they can take their upwards trajectory into the most important game of the season to date.
“For us it’s to take the lessons (out of those first two games),” he said.
“I want us to take some confidence out of it too. Being able to get our senior players together at training has made a massive difference and the back up in a week helps.
“We’re getting better every week.”
Originally published as 2025 Peter Mulholland Cup live stream: Westfields Sports High v Central Coast Sports College