U16 & U18 News and Teams for 28/03 25/03/2009
Cyril Connell and Mal Meninga Cup
| Team: Central Comets U16 | |||
| Match: Central Comets | v | Wide Bay | |
| Venue: Childers | |||
| Date: 28st March 2009 | Time: 2pm | ||
| 1. | Joe Taylor |
| 2. | Lesley Barry |
| 3. | Jeff Russell |
| 4. | Nick Turner |
| 5. | Whetu Austin |
| 6. | Kurt Mann |
| 7. | Jack Madden |
| 8. | Steven Coombes |
| 9. | Grant Rogers |
| 10. | Sam Kitchen |
| 11. | Jake McManus |
| 12. | Anthony Reabel |
| 13. | Andrew Shipway |
Interchange
| 14. | Wes Barrie |
| 15. | Alex Choyce |
| 16. | Nick Turner |
| 17. | Darcy Taylor |
Coach: Graeme Middlebrook
Under 16’s Report V Northern Pride
The CQ Comets under 16’s added another win to their 2009 account with a 20 -18 victory against Northern Pride side on Saturday afternoon in Mackay.
The Comets got the first try of the match after a determined effort by Prop Steven Coombes but failed to capitalise dropping the ball twice with the line wide open. Poor reaction to these mistakes seen them trail 8 – 4 at the break even though the Comets looked the better side for most of the first half.
Things didn’t improve in the start of the second half with Northern Pride scoring two quick converted tries to take the lead 20 – 4 with about 20 minutes remaining.
It was then the pride of the boys kicked in and they started their come back. Led by a brilliant kicking game from Five Eight Kurt Mann the boys where able to dominate field position and continually turn their much bigger forward pack around.
They converted the field position into four second half tries and after a few anxious moments hung on for a 20 – 18 win. The coaching staff where very happy with the comeback, but the most pleasing aspect was the way they stuck to their structures and believed they could get the job done.
The side is now sitting in second position on the ladder 10 points and have two games to play one against Wide Bay and the other against Northern Territory. Both of these sides are yet to win a game in the competition but are not to be taken lightly.
Team versus Wide Bay at Childers 28/03/09
| Team: Central Comets U18 | |||
| Match: Central Comets | v | Wide Bay | |
| Venue: Childers | |||
| Date: 28st March 2009 | Time: 3:30pm | ||
| 1. | MARPELE MORSEU |
| 2. | KANE STEVENS |
| 3. | JOE COLLINS-SOO |
| 4. | TOM QUILL |
| 5. | MITCH WILLIAMSON |
| 6. | SAM MADDEN |
| 7. | STERLING BROADHURST |
| 8. | KYLE BURKHARDT |
| 9. | DEAN BLACKMAN |
| 10. | SAM PIERCE |
| 11. | CHRIS GESCH |
| 12. | SAM CREEDON |
| 13. | TOM MURPHY |
Interchange
| 14. | LUKE CRUMBLIN |
| 15. | BILLY GRANT |
| 16. | NICK DURANTEY |
| 17. | BEN JARVIS |
Coach: STEPHEN PARLE
COMETS U18 – ROUND 3 WRAP-UP
Comets 22 – Northern Pride 26
For the second week in a row, the squad can lament what could have been. Trailing 20 points to NIL at half time, the team played a great second half to get back to 24 points to 22 with 3 minutes left on the clock. However, playing 30 minutes of football will not allow the side to win games at this level. What the second half showed is that the side has the ability to score sensational tries however the defensive effort must improve.
This weeks game against Wide Bay takes on special significance with a maximum 5 points on offer.
Player Ratings:- 21/03/09
| 1. | Maipele Morseu: | {8} | another strong game – scored a sensational try |
| 2. | Kane Stevens: | {6} | a relatively quiet game – did not see a lot of the ball |
| 3. | Joe Collins-Soo: | {8} | continued with his good form – scored a great try |
| 4. | Tom Quill: | {6} | a member of the right side defense that struggled to hold the Pride |
| 5. | Mitch Williamson: | {6} | quiet game with little ball to showcase his skills |
| 6. | Sam Madden: | {6} | a member of the right side that had a horror first half in defence |
| 7. | Sterling Broadhurst: | {7} | marshalled his left side well – never stopped trying |
| 8. | Jacob Cobbin: | {8} | Jacob’s best game so far – defended well and made good ground |
| 9. | Dean Blackman: | {7} | Dean came off the bench after 30 minutes and added some much needed enthusiasm |
| 10. | Sam Pierce: | {7} | solid game without being outstanding – handling errors still in his game |
| 11. | Chris Gesch: | {7} | came off the bench – ran strongly with the ball |
| 12. | Sam Creedon: | {5} | broke his hand in the first 5 mins – tried to complete – replaced after 20 mins |
| 13. | Tom Murphy: | {8} | played strongly again – high work rate – put on report for late tackle |
| 14. | Luke Crumblin: | {7} | when injected into the game he added such much needed enthusiasm |
| 15. | Billy Grant: | {7} | Started in the second row – handling errors let him down at stages |
| 16. | Michael Dixon: | {7} | Michaels first run-on game – made some incisive runs out of dummy half |
| 17. | Ben Jarvis: | {5} | His game was marred by poor handling throughout |
