A comprehensive look at round 16 of the Toowoomba Rugby League

All the results and scorers from round 16 of the Toowoomba Rugby League Premiership.

Xavier Manley of Dalby. Picture: Kevin Farmer

RUGBY LEAGUE: Here are the results from round 16 of the TRL Premiership.

WATTLES VS HIGHFIELDS

To view the full recap of Highfields vs Wattles, click here.

WATTLES 15 (Ryan Duggan, Matthew Christensen tries; Matt Duggan 3 goals; Matt Duggan field goal) defeated HIGHFIELDS 10 (Declan Ryan, Campbell Stewart tries; Cory Haywood goal)

VALLEYS VS BROTHERS

Valleys has gone a step closer to wrapping up a finals spot after accounting for Brothers 34-26 at Herb Steinohrt Oval.

Dwayne Duncan got the home side off to a promising start, but it was soon nullified with Jessy Hammermeister helping Brothers to an 8-6 advantage.

That was overturned close to halftime, with Hnaloan Budden pushing the Roosters in front 12-8 with 40 minutes to play.

Valleys fired out of the blocks to start the second half, with big Reggie Munn getting across the line.

When Josh Mason added a four-pointer in his milestone game the Roosters were well on their way to getting the win over their traditional rivals.

Three late tries to the Leprechauns helped to make the scoreline respectable, with Riley Wockner getting across for a double.

VALLEYS 34 (Dwayne Duncan 2, Hnaloan Budden, Reggie Munn, Josh Mason, Alex Hinch tries; Duncan 4, Brett Seymour goals)defeated BROTHERS 26 (Riley Wockner 2, Jessy Hammermeister, Austin Jennings tries; Sam Betros 4 goals)

SOUTHERN SUBURBS VS WARWICK

Warwick remains in the hunt for a top-three finish after a 26-22 victory over Southern Suburbs at Toowoomba Sports Ground.

An intense opening was countered by a double in the space of four minutes to put Warwick in control.

They extended that margin to an ominous 20-0 at halftime with Michael Bloomfield and Mathew Marshall causing problems for the Souths defence.

The Tigers had reason to cheer soon after the break with Mitchell Murphy getting them on the board in the 44th minute.

Nerves started to creep in for the Cowboys with Wade Austin getting the home side back to within two scores on the hour mark.

The Tigers helped to set up a grandstand finish over the last 10 minutes with Matthew Gainey cutting the score back to 20-16.

Joe Fuimaono then halted the comeback, lifting his side over the line.

WARWICK 26 (Tyrelle Ross 2, Michael Bloomfield, Mathew Marshall, Joe Fuimaono tries; Marshall 2 goals) defeated SOUTHERN SUBURBS 22 (Mitchell Murphy, Wade Austin, Matthew Gainey, Kyle Petersen tries; Matthew Gainey 2 goals)

PITTSWORTH VS DALBY

The finals hopes of Dalby were kept alive after a 32-28 defeat of the Danes in Pittsworth.

It was Dalby that struck first through Mitch Taylor in just the fifth minute, but the Danes hit back with a lovely Chris Woodbridge kick capitalised upon by Brent Hearne.

A fortunate bounce helped Taylor to an early double, before he linked with brother Dylan to complete his hat-trick just before the halftime break.

Pittsworth needed a spark, and electric fullback Chris Woodbridge delivered, running almost the length of the field off a Dalby kick to bring it back to 16-12 at the half.

Just as the home side looked to be poised, a nice effort from Harrison Skinner helped to set up Mike Gaur to give the Diehards some breathing room.

That advantage was extended to 26-12 after Steve Franciscus got in on the action, making the task difficult for the Danes.

Just when they looked defeated, a strong burst from Blake Cullen kept them in the contest, before Woodbridge’s second brought the score back to 26-24 with 16 minutes remaining.

A botched kick-off gifted Dalby possession, and they again pushed the lead out to six with fullback Travis Babington scoring.

DALBY 32 (Mitch Taylor 3, Mike Gaur, Steve Franciscus, Travis Babington tries; Chappell 4 goals) defeated PITTSWORTH 28 (Chris Woodbridge 2, Brent Hearne 2, Blake Cullen tries; Woodbridge 3 goals)

GOONDIWINDI VS NEWTOWN

Goondiwindi is now just one win away from securing the minor premiership after defeating Pittsworth 80-0 at Gilbert Oval.

Brenton Clement opened the scoring for the home side in the 10th minute, with the competition’s leading tryscorer David Armstrong adding a quick double to push the lead out to 16-0.

That soon ballooned out to 32-0 on the back of Geoffrey Prince, Thomas Anderson and Malcolm McGrady, giving the Boars a healthy lead at the sheds.

Their momentum carried over into the second half, with four tries in the opening 11 minutes, including a third to Armstrong, blowing the scoreline out beyond 50.

Armstrong finished the game with four tries as Goondiwindi posted its biggest scoreline of the season.

GOONDIWINDI 80 (David Armstrong 4, Malcolm McGrady 2, Brenton Clement 2, Geoffrey Prince, Jed Kindt, Thomas Anderson, Thomas Davis, Brandon McGrady, Glenn McGrady, Michael Hazard tries; Malcolm McGrady 8 goals) defeated NEWTOWN 0

STANDINGS

1. Goondiwindi 25

2. Wattles 22

3. Highfields 22

4. Warwick 22

5. Valleys 20

6. Dalby 16

7. Gatton 15*

8. Brothers 12

9. Pittsworth 10

10. Newtown 6

11. Southern Suburbs 6

12. Oakey 2*

*Denotes a postponed game