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The Goannas have fired a clear warning shot ahead of the ASSRL Nationals finals, while a NSW side booked themselves a semi-final berth. Watch the REPLAYS from day four at the tournament.
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ASSRL Goannas go into the finals stages of the championship undefeated after another blowout win.
After scoring only two tries in the first half, the Goannas ran away with it in the second to down Western Australia 40-0.
WA started off very strong in defence, holding back a fast Goannas attack.
Eventually the indigenous side broke through with Lewis Jones planting his first try of the competition.
Replay: ASSRL Goannas v WA (U15 Boys)
Skipper Xavier Williams-Byers added another not long after and the Goannas went into the half time break with a comfortable 12-0 lead.
The second half started much the same as the first, with the Goannas dominating possession and inching closer to the try line.
Jimi Kusu was the first to add to the score, followed by Ashton Allen scoring in his third consecutive game.
Goal scorer Callum Miskell added his own try to the mix, and a perfect 5/5 conversions from Miskell and Kyron Croaker gave the Goannas a very strong 30-0 lead.
Western Australia finally got on the board after conceding six unanswered tries, with Kyron Arthy securing the first try midway through the second half.
The slim hope of a WA comeback was quickly squashed though, with the Goannas securing two more tries before the final buzzer to win 40-0.
Victoria v Northern Territory (U15 Boys)
Victoria led a spirited second-half fightback to land the states first blow in the ASSRL Under-15 Boys Nationals in Port Macquarie.
Victoria managed to stave off a resurgent Northern Territory side with a blistering second half display to run out 28-16 winners.
Both teams were gunning for their first win of the competition after having suffered convincing losses to Western Australia and the ASSRL Goannas.
Replay: Victoria v NT (U15 Boys)
Victoria started off really strong, scoring two tries back to back to get an early 12-0 lead over NT.
The NT didn’t stay on the back foot for long though, with three tries in 10 minutes courtesy of Brodie Peacock, Zion Lafaele-Selio plus a Marley May masterpiece right before the buzzer put the NT ahead for the first time all game 16-12.
The NT’s newfound confidence carried through to the second half where they were much stronger both in possession and in defence.
But the comeback was short lived as Victoria regrouped.
Fullback Lewis Ah Ching was the first to strike seven minutes into the half, before Levi Kanongataa and Mina Tauese planted successive tries to blow out the lead to 30-16.
The game was called off with five minutes remaining, after a Northern Territory forward was concussed late in the contest.
leaving Victoria with the victory 28-16.
NSWCIS v ACT (U15 Boys)
NSWCIS have got their first win of the ASSRL national championships after a comfortable 28-16 win over the ACT.
The ACT were competitive through the first half, but a two-try display from Newington College’s Jarryd King and a solid defence from CIS kept them without a win in the pool stages.
The ACT started strong, keeping possession for the opening few minutes and creating some small chances.
Replay: NSW CIS v ACT (U15 Boys)
But it was CIS who got the first points on the ball, with fullback Darcy Feltham finding the line with the side’s first real chance of the game.
Jarryd King followed quickly with another try, giving CIS a comfortable 12-0 lead early in the game.
ACT fired back to end the half as Geordan Amaiu and Sonny Lauvao clawed back to tries to level the scores at 12-12 heading into the break.
CIS came back out of the sheds with renewed confidence and it didn’t take long for that to convert to more points.
Samuel Polley recorded the first of the half, before King’s fancy footwork got him past the ACT for his second try of the day.
The ACT seemed to run out of steam through the second half, allowing Knox Grammar’s Hunter Wiki-Sullivan to charge through their line for another try, boosting CIS’s lead to 28-12.
The ACT got one final try before the buzzer, but it was enough to claw back.
Preview: Goannas making an impact at Nationals
They are quickly carving out a name for themselves as The Entertainers of the ASSRL Nationals, and it is exactly how the First Nations Goannas like it.
The Goannas, an invitational side comprised of indigenous school kids from the Torres Strait to Tumbarumba, are undefeated in the Under-15 Boys Plate competition.
In what will be a grand final preview in the Plate, the Goannas will clash with Western Australia on Tuesday, a match which headlines three games of action at Port Macquarie Regional Stadium.
The matches will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV as part of our week-long coverage of the ASSRL Nationals. Check out the day four schedule below.
The Goannas put Northern Territory to the sword in their opening game of the tournament, before backing up that effort with a classy dissection of Victoria on Monday.
Their combination of ferocious ball-running through the middle and flair and flamboyance on their edges, makes the Goannas a must-watch attraction at the ASSRL Nationals.
“There is definitely a bit of entertainment in them,” Goannas coach Tony Wilson said.
“To be honest the way Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island boys play rugby league is entertaining. We applied a little bit of structure to their natural talents, but only a small amount.
“There are boys coming together who have never met before, so to add too much structure can be a hindrance or overkill. We let them play eyes up footy and playing cohesively more than anything.”
Wilson said the side had analysed their opening round win over Northern Territory, and despite a one-sided scoreline in their favour, had identified areas that needed improving.
“Our goal was to have more line speed in defence, to get up and hustle the opposition,” he said.
“We also wanted to improve our push support in attack. We have guys who bend the line back, and we need to be playing fast and flat to make the most of it.
“The way they took those lessons and adapted was special.”
With one eye trained on Friday’s ASSRL Nationals finals, the Goannas will likely rest a couple of players who have carried niggles through the tournament while also giving a chance for players to see more game time on Tuesday.
In other action on Tuesday, NSW Combined Independent Schools and ACT will go head-to-head with both teams chasing their first wins of the tournament while Victoria and Northern Territory will clash in the Plate division.