President's Cup wrap

All the scorers and analysis from TRL President's Cup day at Herb Steinohrt Oval.

Highfields player Cooper Bowyer in action against Gatton in TRL President's Cup reserve grade win. Picture: Kevin Farmer

SECOND DIVISION - GATTON 28 defeated PITTSWORTH 18

GATTON claimed opening honours among the President's Cup matches, running out 26-18 winners over Pittsworth yesterday.

The Danes held the lead at the break through tries to Jake Johnston and Michael Dagan, taking a narrow two-point advantage.

Gatton wouldn't back down in the second half however, piling on three tries to one to run over the top of Pittsworth.

Wes Murray, Luke Morrison and Kalem Marsh all crossed during the second stanza to take a slice of silverware back to Gatton.

Johnston's personal haul of 14 points wasn't enough to get the Danes over the line in the decider.

GATTON 26 (Dean Bichel, Ian O'Shea, Wes Murray, Luke Morrison, Kalem Marsh tries; Marsh 3 goals) defeated PITTSWORTH 18 (Jake Johnston 2, Michael Dagan tries; Johnston 3 goals)

UNDER 18s - SOUTHERN SUBURBS 58 defeated GATTON 12

SOUTHERN Suburbs has capped off a dominant month of football with a resounding 58-12 win over Gatton in the U18s President's Cup final.

The Tigers led from start to finish as they piled on four unanswered tries, before Gatton finally crossed on the stroke of half time.

Highfields added their first silverware to their trophy case with a reserve grade President's Cup win. Picture: Ann Bichel

With their tails up heading into the sheds, Gatton needed to score first to continue their momentum, however it was the Tigers that produced, as they scored a blistering four-pointer to open the half.

From that point Gatton was unable to work their way back into the game.

A scuffle with 12 minutes to play in the game saw two players sent off and two sent to the sin bin.

SOUTHERN SUBURBS 58 (Connor Williams 2, Reece Liston 2, Isaac Waters, Jordan Lipp, Mitchell Murphy, Angus Hearn, Kyle Petersen, Tate McCormick tries; Samuel Thompson 9 goals) defeated GATTON 12 (Tyson White, Luke Davies tries; Dylan Flanagan 2 goals)

RESERVE GRADE - HIGHFIELDS 24 defeated GATTON 10

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THE Highfields Eagles reserve grade side has gifted the club with its first-ever piece of silverware via a 24-10 win over Gatton.

After a conservative start to the game, the Eagles struck three times in the space of seven minutes, as they raced to a 16-0 lead.

Highfields looked to be cruising heading into the break, before a try right on the bell had Gatton buzzing, cutting the deficit back to 16-10 with 35 minutes to play.

The second half began in a similar vein to the first with both sides struggling to break the deadlock, before Steven Ragh broke through the line to eventually set-up centre Riley Mitchell in the 56th minute.

Highfields iced the game just minutes later as Tyson Mitchell converted a penalty goal to take the lead beyond two tries with under 10 minutes remaining.

HIGHFIELDS 24 (Mitchell Henningsen, Riley Mitchell, Steven Ragh, Nicholas Thom tries; Tyson Mitchell 4 goals) defeated GATTON 10 (Pisao Foai, Aiden Schmidt tries; Jagan Swan goal)

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