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The Sunshine Coast Falcons claimed an 18-16 Connell Challenge win over the Western Clydesdales while Redcliffe Dolphins’ Meninga Cup and Harvey 19 outfits found the winners post on the Peninsula today.
The under 16 Falcons skipped away to a commanding advantage, only for the Clydesdales to peg them back and almost still an away win.
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After Falcon’s three try start to the game, Clydesdales’ Oscar Vukovich, Kailan Roberts and Declan Reen all scored.
It was neck and neck fulltime, with the Falcons prevailing.
“It was a good, tough win,’’ said Falcons coach Tim Baldwin.
“We showed some resilience and toughness in our defensive line, especially on goal.’’
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Best for the Sunshine Coast side was Benny Hunter on the edge, taking some tough carries and defending strongly.
“Tyler Conquest was also involved throughout the game at fullback and kept himself busy,’’ Baldwin said.
Western Clydesdales coach Ned Murphy said ball control let his side down, as did the team’s composure under pressure.
Asked about the positives, he said: “We defended really well after being down 18-nil.
Best for the Darling Downs boys were Vukovich, Sam Lowien, Riley Zanetti and Harry Robinson.’’
In Sunday’s Meninga Cup clash, the Dolphins grinded their way in wet conditions to a 26-10 victory over the spirited Brisbane Tigers.
After Tigers captain Mikael Ibrahim gave his side an energy burst with a seventh minute try, the Dolphins got down to work on a heavy field in wet conditions.
“We just grinded away a bit,’’ said coach Scott Tronc who said competing and hanging in were features of his team’s performance.
“Easts were not going away so we just had to keep competing with ourselves and with them,’’ he said.
Asked what he wanted to work on, Tronc said: “We just need to keep working on building combinations. The more weeks you go deeper into the competition, getting on those connections.’’
Tigers Meninga Cup coach Michael Lambert was proud of his team’s performance.
“We wanted them to compete and hang tough and enjoy their footy and they did that against the best side in the competition and I am proud of them,’’ he praised.
Lambert said the key to the remainder of the season was to “stay together as a group, stay the course and enjoy their footy.’’
Max Spraggs highlighted the spirit of the Tigers with a tremendous 70 minute performance at hooker.
Lambert said after the Tigers lost one of their halves in the warm-up, Spragg had to play the entire match. “He showed us what the spirit is all about,’’ Lambert praised.
And on the Sunshine Coast, the Falcons snared a 26-20 win over the Western Clydesdales despite a storming finishing by the Downs’ boys.
Sunshine Coast were just about over and out when Jai Purser and Luke Cesari reduced the margin with late tries.
Falcons coach Danny Gray said his team showed great resilience but gave too many penalties away. “So we need to improve our discipline.
Gray said Mason Kira, Jett Elich and Joe Meikle were his best.
In Sunday’s Harvey 19s, Redcliffe eased away from the Brisbane Tigers to win a close match 20-14.
Both teams were on the scoreboard in an instant, with Abbie Ritchie (Dolphins) crossing after just two minutes, then India Seeto scoring just four minutes later for the Tigers.
Not surprisingly dashing fullback Aspen Nakao was a threat for Redcliffe, and her try after 14 minutes, followed by Reegan Hicks just three minutes after that, the Dolphins were going well.
But from 12-4 the Tigers started to work their way back into the match and in the end it was anybody’s game.
Redcliffe coach Jason Goulding said the squad had a “next girl up’’ mentality after the group copped a number of injuries.
“I liked our attitude and willingness to work for each,’’ he said.
“The Tigers certainly threw a lot at us in the second half and had momentum, and we had to find a way to get back that momentum.
Edge forward Reegan Hicks was outstanding along with Abbie Ritchie and Memory Paitai “but I was very happy with all the girls though’’.
And in the Falcons-Clydesdales Harvey 19s clash, Sunshine Coast edged out the Downs’ side 20-12.
After Bonnie Zappa had started the scoring for the Western Clydesdales, the Falcons pulled away in the second half courtesy of tries to Caitlyn Smith and Nancy Sullivan. But it was a match which could have gone either way.
On Saturday, the Wynnum-Manly Connell Challenge side bounced back while Burleigh Bears’s pair Seth Gundry and David Bryenton fired their side to a match winning first half performance against Norths Devils.
After a tough 38-12 loss to the Souths-Logan Magpies last week, Wynnum kept their Tweed Seagulls rivals scoreless in a 16-0 triumph on Saturday.
Burleigh also had an under 16 win, beating Norths 36-4, while the Blackhawks edged out the Cutters 18-10.
The Capras also pushed on to best Northern Pride 28-18 in the under 16s, while Redcliffe found a way to win against the Brisbane Tigers, edging to an 18-16 advantage.
And in the Meninga Cup, Northern Pride’s Cameron Nelson scored and Atherton product Noah Blooranta kicked the goal with seconds remaining to give their side a 32-28 win over CQ Capras. More on that story later.
Among the Harvey 19 results were Mackay Cutters enhancing its reputation by beating Blackhawks 24-18 in a last second epic, and Capras defeating Pride 40-nil. More later.
It was a day for spectacular tries at Bishop Park, with Burleigh’s under 16 fullback Seth Gundry scoring a blinder, and Norths Meninga Cup winger Brandon Norris climbing high above his opposition to score a beauty - also against the Bears.
In the Connell clash, Jets winger Leroy Charles was a clone of The Flash down the right touchline, his hot heels delivering a 28-6 victory for Ipswich over Wide Bay.
Charles’ searing speed was glimpsed in both halves when jersey No. 2 flew in pursuit of two crisp cross field kicks delivered on a platter by five eighth Christian Mikaele. He dotted both down after a similar chance went begging early in the game.
Jets coach Jye Tuaimau-Gadsdon said: “He’s super quick. He’s getting used to when to come back into the middle or pinning his ears back and going for it.
“We haven’t done any testing but apparently he’s the quickest in his age group at Ipswich State High.”
Parts of Mikaele’s game mirrored that of Australian Schoolboy and Bulldogs young gun Karl Olauapo, the Wavell SHS alumni set the Langer Trophy alight last year with his Benji Marshall-Esque play style.
“There is similarities,” Tuaimau-Gadsdon said.
“Christians got flare. Tons of it. Where we want to get him to is knowing when to use it. In our first set he kicked in the corner and it was great. My message at half time was we’ve tried those things lets be more controlled. He had them in the mind of oh what’s he going to do.
“He’s exciting. There’s two other halves that we’ve used. Now everyone’s played. These last three games will come down to the best 17.”
Next to Mikaele was impressive halfback Tiger Campbell, who kicked four from five in a brilliant display off the tee.
“We’ve kicked 2/12 before today. We’ve had a couple guys doing the goal kicking. Campbell did good this week after a week off. He’s doing well,” Tuaimau-Gadsdon said about Campbell’s kicking.
The rain had its say with both sides having their fair share of handling errors.
But, the weather didn’t stop Jets prop Xzavier Timoteo from running amok up the middle nor delivering thumping hits which echoed through the grandstand.
He was just superb, as was Bulls five eighth Preston Walsh.
The Jets really hit their straps after the half time break. They went from 10-6, with Charles and second rower Josiah Grey first half try scorers, to 28-6- Charles, Ipswich SHS’s Cooper Cracknell and Mikaele scorers in the second.
Tuaimau-Gadsdon said his side has a triangle system, which he reinforced to his troops at the half. “First 10 win the play the ball and ruck. If we do that we move to the next level of the triangle where we can try things and play footy. Then the tries come. If level two doesn’t work we go back to working hard.”
Bulls’ hooker Riley Maule was his side’s only try scorer. The Bulls looked in for all money for their second in the 50thminute but centre Finn Kendall challenged teammate Charles to a sprint showdown with a heroic try saving cover tackle.
“We don’t use Finn enough. He’s such a weapon for us. The next couple of weeks we need to utilise him more. Hitting him short will bring success,” Tuaimau-Gadsdon said about the Ipswich Grammar student.
The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls got back in the winners circle on Saturday with a gritty 16-0 victory over the Tweed Seagulls, making it two-from-two when coming up against Gold Coast teams.
It was speed demons Majah-Jose Peachey and Tawa-Dean Simpkins and interchange Riley Baker who crossed at their home ground Kougari Oval.
Simpkins was named Man of the Match after the excitement machine put on a clinic on both sides of the ball.
It’s no secret the 14-year-old has been a revelation in the No. 1 jersey so far this season.
Wynnum coach Ben Weston said it was a deserving win and a feel good win at home.
“We definitely deserved it. Very proud of our defence keeping them to 0.
“I think we had a massive focus on our defence this week, leaking a lot of points in the past. Focusing on giving away the least amount of penalties to make it hard for them.
“Our discipline was much better in defence and with ball in hand.”
Weston said prop Chaev Kolone led the way with the Seagulls brick wall defence.
He’s been outstanding. That’s two weeks in a row he’s played the full 60 minutes. He’s been one of our best by far,” Weston said about Kolone stepping up once again.
“Our fullback Tawa-Dean Simpkins was Man of the Match. It was his ability to organise our defensive line definitely helped us a lot. He had outstanding communication and the boys scramble defence when they looked like scoring was great. They kept turning up.
“Tawa got things going on offence too. He had a blinder.’’
‘Lynton Close our five-eighth was a real organiser and very patient. He allowed us to build pressure.
“The boys are stoked. It’s been a tough couple of weeks but great to get a result today,” Weston said about the vibe in the sheds post match.’’
At Bishop Park, the Connell clash between Norths and Burleigh started with a dive over try by dummy half Jax Damro and an early flood of possession aided the Bears in the territory battle.
David Bryenton then kept the play alive with a late unload for his prop Marley Igasan who exploded off the mark like a wing-three-quarter.
Burleigh fullback Seth Gundry then turned defence into attack with what will be one of the tries of the season, a blistering effort that started 65m out in the midfield, spread to the right sideline, and finished with him cutting back inside the defence to score under the posts. Bears lead 18-nil.
Bryenton then capped off a strong first half with a brilliant individual try and it was 24-nil at the break.
But Bryenton also impacted the defensive line in both halves, including a driving tackle which drove Devils’ Ethan Grimshaw back into the in-goal from a kick return.
The Devils were given heart in the second half when winger Luca Rossetti found space down the right hand sideline to score first for his side.
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In the first half assault, Bears interchange forwards Mateo Faleono and Cruz Tauaifaigaalso offered plenty of leg drive and defence, while Burleigh starting prop Harley Igasan deserves a mention for his starting effort. He was rewarded with a late try.
Bears coach Ryan Gundry said it was a team effort from both his starting players and the bench who backed a simple game plan.
“Sometimes with these kids you can get a bit too fancy, but if you dumb it down and you ask them to do simple things and they execute it, the scoreboard looks after itself,’’ he said.
In Cairns, it was a hot house on and off the field, with both the Capras and Pride Connell under 16 teams going at it.
Ultimately Capras prevailed 28-10 on the back of a rousing defensive effort against a much improved Pride squad.
“I liked out second half defence,’’ praised Capras coach Duane Carpenter.
“We made life hard for ourselves but we turned them away for a majority of second half and showed played of resiliance.’’
He also had high praise for the Pride. “They never went away. They kept coming and coming,’’ Carpenter said.
Northern Pride coach John Buttigieg said consistency was his team’s biggest hurdle. “And getting silly mistakes out of our game,’’ he said.
Best for the Capras were middle interchange forwards Cooper Young and Henry Kallquist who coach Carpenter said provided energy, metres and intensity.
For Northern Pride Jason Hastie again stood out, but so did Cooper Meares and Jackson Rayson.
At Manski Oval, Townsville, Mackay’s Cutters Connell under 16s side refused to go away in hot and humid conditions before falling to a 18-10 defeat at the hands of the Blackhawks.
Mackay’s pursuit of a big scalp in the Connell Challenge started well with Cooper Deguara crossing in the fourth minute, converted by Flynn Battaia.
The Blackhawks then gained scoreboard ascendancy with Cooper Cox (17th minute) and Lincoln Baker (23rd minute) scoring.
But the Cutters hung in, with reward for their camp coming courtesy of Toby Woodall’s 45th minute try.
Ultimately the Blackhawks won the grind to the finish line.
Blackhawks coach Nathan Norford said he liked the way his side worked through its sets during the first half, but that fell away in the second period of the match.
He said it was important the side put a whole game together.
Centre Immanuel Kawane and edge forward Eneliko Savelio were outstanding for the Townsville side, with Saevlio finding the spot with some big hits.
Mackay coach Andy Battaia said workhorse Cohen Jackson was outstanding, with the 2022 Queensland under 15s player completely dominated the middle.
Flynn Battaia’s kicking game was also great while Toby Woodall was good playing out of position.
“But we are really missing Lachlan Whippy,’’ he said.
At Redcliffe, schoolboy representative fullback Mereki Warradoo scored on his return from injury as the Dolphins snuck home 18-16 over the Brisbane Tigers.
It was three tries apiece, with the Tigers responding from a first half deficit to challenge hard.
Monty Betham and Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu scored second half tries to put the Tigers on the brink of victory.
But Warradoo, a local junior signed by the Dolphins, crossed to inch his side infront.
Dolphins coach Chris Little said his team learned a valuable lesson today - “that patience works’’.
“We found some resilience today too with a horrendous penalty count. I didn’t think we were that bad.’’
Little said his starting props, Taufa Taulani and Tylah Akai were outstanding against “a really good side’’.
Brisbane Tigers coach Lote Tuqiri said his team let themselves down at crucial times.
“When we needed to keep pressure on, we came up with a mistake or a penalty,’’ he said.
“To Redcliffe’s credit they muscled up when they needed to and won the battle for territory.’’
Best for the Tigers was Cooper Benvenuti.
MENINGA CUP
In the Meninga Cup, the Jets played their first game of the year at the North Ipswich Reserve and on home turf they dazzled for a 32-6 victory over the Wide Bay Bulls.
They ran away six try winners but it could have been 10 if they executed the way they know they can.
Let’s just say no one wants to see them come round 7. No doubt the more games under their belt, the more deadly the star studded team will be.
The Jets already have a strong contingent of Ipswich State High students (22 out of the 30 man squad) so the winning formula is there.
That was apparent from the get go.
In the first half, we were reminded:
+Tyler Peckham-Harris is a handful. The hooker was superb, catching his rivals napping around the ruck and cashing in with two tries out of dummy-half.
+Fullback Jeriah Vagana is an exciting watch when returning the ball from the back. Like Peckham-Harris, Vagana is equipped with everything he needs to play in any backline position. He has a menacing right foot step, he is great under the high ball, and he has powerful leg drive in contact and a natural feel for the game. He knows when to inject himself.
+ Prop Iosefa Kolio just crunches his rivals. He gets his shoulder in there and leaves bruises.
+the first defender stands no chance against a surging Alton Naiyep.
+Five-eighth Lachlan Stuart is all heart. On one occasion, he made a hat-trick of tackles, keeping the Bulls down their end with a mighty effort. He went bang, bang and bang again with textbook around the legs chops.
For the Bulls, centre Adam Khan showed his pace, scorching away for the Bulls lone try of the day at 26-6. Five eighth Dawson Hess also made a brave trysaver on Naiyep who was storming towards the line. Prop Jordan Hislop also matched Kolio with a couple big hits to stop Jets players in their tracks.
Before the headgeared Khan’s feel good four pointer, Ipswich scored five unanswered first half tries.
Peckham-Harris got a double with two speedy scoots from in close, centre Keisaia-Iuomalo Su’a scored out wide thanks to the foundations laid by forward brutes Jack Laing and Mafiou Cherif, Naiyep crossed in fine fashion on the wing and Bill Fraser burrowed his way in sneakily out of dummyhalf.
In the second half, Ipswich settled the scores at 32-6 after Stuart sliced open the defence and found Naiyep on his inside for the No. 2’s second.
The Bulls and Jets scoring six apiece in the second half arm wrestle.
Wide Bay Bulls’ manager Carl Braithwaite said prop Jordan Hislop was his best on ground. He was also pleased with the organisation and communication of halves pairing Dawson Hess and Ezekiel Monckton.
“We didn’t exceed our expectations. Our second half was great though, very happy with the boys for their effort. They should be really proud.
“Adam Khan was quick and dangerous and our halves were leaders. Ryan Bugeja (fullback) out the back was also amazing but Hislop was incredible,” he said.
The Townsville Blackhawks winger Tekelu Mene scored three tries in 10 minutes as his side swept from behind to beat Cutters 24-20.
Tekelu Mene scored in the 48th, 55th and 58th minutes to put his team in front after a double by Cutters Bailey Anderson had surprised the home side.
Even when Blackhawks hit the front, Cutters fought strongly, with hooker Xavier Kerrisk crossing late.
“Our core forwards were outstanding,’’ said Townsville coach Zeb Kyle, who also praised winger Mene.
Again he was looking for the Blackhawks to improve its ball control.
Mackay Cutters coach Kim Williams said his side executed its game plan perfectly during the first half.
“I also liked that despite losing three players through injury during the second half, we hung in and were able to score last.’’
He said he wanted to work on playing for 70 minutes and lamented conceding three quick tries in the second half. “That ultimately cost us the game.’’
Jaxon Purdue and Bailey Anderson were his best.
The Capras and Northern Pride also had wins, with the Pride’s Noah Blooranta a kicking goal after Cameron Nelson had crossed with the full time whistle looming.
Oh what a match it was as 11 tries were scored, but ultimately Noah Blooranta’s two conversions - he was one of three kickers used by Pride - lifted his side to victory.
Blooranta is the son of Darren who won multiple premierships for Atherton Roosters and coached Peninsula league for 15 years. “He is a bigger body who is strong defensively and very coachable,’’ praised coach Kris O’Farrell.
The winning try scorer Nelson is a Tully Tigers junior now attending Trinity Bay SHS.
Capras coach RJ Stewart lamented first half errors which saw the side give away too many repeat sets.
“We weren’t willing to build pressure,’’ he said.
“We showed what we can do when we are patient with the ball in the second half to get to 28-all, but again we were just not good enough when it counted. Back to the drawing board.’’
Best for Pride were props Jason Hallie and Gabriel Tunimakubu who offered one-two drive forward, while Capras were Mutua Brown and Braelan Marsh.
At Kougari Oval, Wynnum-Manly’s Meninga Cup side continued to flex its muscles with a blistering start over Tweed Seagulls before winning 40-16.
Wynnum had a dream start with representative fullback Trappett sliding over after just two minutes, followed five minutes later by promising mobile middle forward Beni Allen.
The bayside boys then went right on with the job during a 32 point first half blitz.
With halfback Coby Black the firing pin, the Wynnum Seagulls piled on another three unanswered tries before Mason Barber pegged one back for Tweed.
Harry Armstrong, Saxin Innes and Jaycob Kingston-Francis crossed, before Black himself put icing on the cake with a late first half try.
To Tweed’s credit they fought on into the second half, with Tyson Ploegsma and hard working middle forward Isaiah Scanlan, crossing, but a double to Jeremiah Havea negated that comeback.
Tweed coach Sam Meskell said his team needed to work on its ball control and resilience in defence. “The positives were that when we did control the ball, we were able to score some points off the back of it.’’
Wynnum coach Jesse Maclean said after a taxing win over Souths Logan, the side knuckled down well.
But he said consistency across the match was a goal and if that can be achieved, his team will be a very good side.
Centre Kylem Vunipola from Marsden SHS produced a man of match effort, while halfback Black was very good along with right winger Jeremiah Havea.
Best for Tweed were Mason Barber, Jaylen Taewa and Toran O’Connell on debut.
At Bishop Park, Jordan Kake scored a dive over try from dummy half 90 seconds from full-time to break the Bears hearts in the Meninga clash.
“I was happy with our effort not to give up,’’ said coach Rob Tanielu.
“We showed good resilience but to Burleigh’s credit they kept coming and competed very hard to the end,’’ he praised.
“But we need to minimise errors and be a lot more disciplined and patient with the footy next week.’’
Norths won a first half arm wrestle 12-6, but it was anyone’s game up until the full-time siren.
The Devils were marginally on top across the first quarter of the match, but an intercept changed the momentum, with Bears centre Sunny Kama crossed 95m upfield despite a great covering tackle from Tyreece Tait.
In hot conditions, it was a battle royale upfront as both teams looked to gain some momentum.
Back to back tries from Jack Schmidt and Nayte Saaga looked to give Burleigh the edge, but Norths stole the win in what could be a season defining moment for the Devils.
Coach Tanielu praised Nazareth Taua for his work with and without the ball, while Harrison Hill scored two tries and had come good touches.
Norths No. 13 Lauloto Salei was enormous, while Bears edge forward Philip Hakaraia-Ngamotu smashed his rivals in defence. Cooper Bai also had a good game in the conditions.
Bears coach Chris McCormack said a poor start and a failure to be patient and complete sets cost his side.
“But I liked the way we regrouped at halftime and played better footy in the second half,’’ he said.
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At Bishop Park, Grace Hamilton reported that Burleigh Bears won 38-18.
Earlier in the game, North Devils were the first to score on home soil against the visiting Burleigh Bears side thanks to Jordan Jackson.
Burleigh quickly retaliated with a try under the post front-rower Azariah Wallace, converted by Kaliyah Browning to lock the score at six-all.
Norths centre Ava Walters went over to score next to the sideline, and Trinity Jackson stunned crowds with a spectacular kick to convert.
The score-fest continued on the left wing for Burleigh, giving them a four-point lead going into the second half.
Down the other end of the field, the home side scored and converted to get back in the lead with 20 minutes to play.
Devils coach Jake Rowden knew his team needed to stick to their structure to win the game. “Not necessarily keep that lead, but just keep the roll of play,” he said.
It didn’t last long as Burleigh took just four minutes to put their next points on, followed by a third try of the day of from Azariah Wallace.
Hope looked dim for the host team as they trailed by 10 points.
After a try from Mya Taylor, Sienna Norris scored the Bear’s final points on the wing, with the latter successfully converted.
With the score settled at 38-18, Burleigh celebrated the bold win as just another step forward for their season
It was not the result Devils had hoped for on home grounds.
“We played really well for 45 minutes, and then we just switched off,” Rowden said.
“For us, it’s about a little bit of resilience, and knowing how to take accountability.”
The best player for the Bears was Azariah Wallace, a strong front-rower who was unstoppable on the field. She scored the Bears’ first try and went on to complete a miracle hat-trick.
Kaliyah Browning put on a show in round four, stunning crowds with her kicking game to convert key tries for the Bears.
For Norths Ava Walters played her best game in centre and fullback, and also had a run in the halves.
Grace Giampino, while dealing with injuries in the team that impacted positions, was a solid player for the Devils. Coach Rowden said it wasn’t her best game so far, but she was still a top performer.
“The bye this week has come at a really time for us,” said Bears coach Spencer Taplin.
“It gives us a chance to work on our starts and our ruck.
Looking towards the back half of the season, Taplin said it’s time to put his top players on the field.
“I’ve made sure everyone gets on and has their name out there these past three rounds since we have a big squad of young talent.
“From now on I’ll be putting my best players on,” he said.
Best for the Bears were Bella Thompson who played through injury to be a star at fullback where she gave her all in defence, and Nadia Windleborn.
Coach Taplin described her as a “young gun in the team’’.
Windleborn filled in for Lily-Rose Kolc as hooker. “She kept a level head throughout the match and played her position well as a late call-up,’’ the coach said.
In FNQ, Cutters Jennifer Kimber (2), Libby Surha (2) and Chelsea McLeod all scored in a thriller against Townsville, with Kimber crossing very late.
Mackay coach Matt Sanders said halfback Emily Bella was outstanding with her kicking game, running and chasing, and her work in attack as well.
He said Jen Kimber was also enormous with her match winning effort.
“Our attack was excellent today,’’ Sanders said.
“I was really happy with our shifts and goal line attack.
“I was also happy that despite Blackhawks tying it up with three minutes to go, we had the fight and skill to score a late winner.’’
Blackhawks coach Rob Hall said the Cutters “just wanted it a little bit more than us’’.
“We have to work hard on our execution at important moments in games, because too many times we were half a step too late on the job because we were waiting to see if someone else wanted to do it.’’
He said this indecision invited the Cutters to put pressure on his team.
Hall said Logan Roncato was outstanding in difficult conditions, while Makeilla Gibson kept “fighting all day’’.
“You can see by the try scorers our left edge had an okay day with the ball.’’
And Capras scored eight tries - including two by Alenna Whipp - to beat the Pride.
CQ Capras coach Walson Carlos said his team played nice team football.
“We passed the ball to space really well and the girls played some really good team footy,’’ he said.
“We played the best in the competition last week (Mackay) and were not at our best, and this was a good bounce back game.’’
He said dummy half Alenna Whipp, prop Delaney Claridge and Lindsay Major-Booth were his best.
Pride coach Flori-King Smith said her young side was out run by a more experienced side. “We need to continue to improve and grow from each game and be competitive,’’ she said.
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