COMMONWEALTH BANK
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Opens 20 - 23 May
1999
Kougari Oval, Wynnum
FRIDAY
21st DAY 2
DRAW FOR FRIDAY:
10.00am Quarter Final Team 1 v Team
8 Metro North v Metro
West
11.00am Consolation Cup Team 11 v Team
12 South West v North West
12noon Consolation Cup Team 9 v
Team 10 Metro East
v Wide Bay
Quarter Finals
1.00pm Team 3
v Team 6 Northern v South
Coast
2.00pm Team 4
v Team 5 Sunshine Coast
v Capricornia
3.00pm Team 2
v Team 7 Peninsula v Darling
Downs
GAME
1 Metro North v Metro West
A seesawing and gripping
championship quarter final between these two city teams saw the
second day's play off to an interesting start. Metro West scored
first after about ten minutes, but Metro North replied quickly to
level at 4-4. From here they played catch-ups, with Metro North
having the final say at 16-14.
Metro North 16 (J Hodges,
S Tronc, J Wood tries; C Hearn 2 goals) def Metro West 14
(T Riggs, B Warner, S Hardwicke tries; T Riggs goal).
Players of match: Shane Tronc (Metro North), Ben Warner
(Metro West).
GAME
2 South West v North West
As expected, this proved a dour but
interesting Consolation Cup contest between these two traditional
battlers of the championships. South West had the better of
things for most of the match, leading 18-4 at half time and 22-10
with only minutes left.
But North West five-eighth John Fickling
sparked his side just five minutes from full time, when he took a
timely intercept mid-field and raced three defenders fifty metres
to the line. His stamina held out barely long enough for him to
score under the posts. The conversion by Desmond Pilcher saw
North West trailing 16-22, and still in with a chance.
The North West resurgence continued with
halfback Brandt Pattison scrounging a try from a ruck on the line
with only two minutes remaining. From near the sideline he made a
respectable attempt at the conversion which would have salvaged a
draw, but the kick went wide.
South West 22 (A Wharton,
R Capes, C Stringer, J Worland tries; A Greer 3 goals) def North
West 20 (J Sturt, J Burgess, J Fickling, B Pattison
tries; P Derrick 2 goals). Players of match: Ryan
Capes (South West), John Fickling (North West).
GAME
3 Metro East v Wide Bay
The first half of
this Consolation Cup match saw Metro East power away to a 16-0
lead at half time, and a big win looked likely. But Wide Bay came
back to hold Metro East and in fact outscore them 6-4 in the
second half.
Metro East
20 (L O'Regan, A Chong-Wee, S Bethan, T Tongia tries; L
Robison, D McIlwain goals) def Wide Bay 6 (S
McIntyre try; S Irwin goal). Players of match: Hale
Vaasa (Metro East); Troy O'Shea (Wide Bay).
GAME
4 Northern v South Coast
"They should be the two
finalists", was how one keen observer saw the participants
in this hard-fought contest, which ended with a narrow win to
Northern. However South Coast must now be content to fight out
the minor semi finals tomorrow, while Northern have firmed as
contenders for the championship trophy.
The score was locked at 6-6 with eight
minutes left on the clock, when Abergowrie's Matthew Bowen
chipped and regathered inside the Coast 30 metres, then slipped
the ball to schoolmate Daniel Obodin. The number 15 evaded
several defenders close to the line and scored under the posts,
breaking the deadlock. The conversion gave Northern a handy 12-6
lead, with time running out.
South Coast were not finished however, and
two minutes later they replied when Grant Lewis went over after a
passing rush at the line. Players and spectators were hushed as
the conversion was attempted - Coast had scored the first try,
and a draw would give them a passage to the major semis. But the
attempt missed, and Northern instead will fight for top honours
tomorrow.
South Coast coach Paul Dawson was
magnanimous about his team's narrow loss (remember the Dawson
twins Paul and Chris who played for the now defunct Newtown club
in the 70s)? He said that although the tough encounter could have
gone either way, Northern deserved to win. He agreed that the
game deserved to be the grand final.
A critical moment in the fortunes of the
two teams came when a Coast player was sinbinned for ten minutes,
during which time Northern scored.
Northern 12 (C Donghi, D
Obodin tries; M Bowen, J McKay goals) def South Coast 10 (B
Davis, G Lewis tries; B Henzell goal). Players of match: Kieran
Quagliotto (Northern); Nathan Jordan (South Coast).
GAME
5 Sunshine Coast v Capricornia
This contest followed predictions and
became an engrossing encounter. Capricornia opened the scoring
after just four minutes to lead 6-0, and from there it was
another seesawing effort. The Capra boys led 12-10 after the
break until, with 15 minutes to go, Sunshine Coast took the lead
16-12. But Capricornia scored in the dying moments to level at
16-16.
Aaron Barba set up his conversion attempt
as the siren blew. The kick was successful, and
Capricornia had secured a place in the final four. Sunshine Coast
will line up tomorrow in the minor championship semi finals.
Capricornia 18 (A
Barba, W Carlos, J Fatnowna tries; W Carlos 2, A Barba goals) def
Sunshine Coast 16 (J McArthur, T Clayton, J
Walker tries; M McManus 2 goals). Players of match: Aaron
Barba (Capricornia); Mark McManus (Sunshine Coast).
GAME
6 Peninsula v Darling Downs
Another engrossing tussle to round off the
second day of the championships. At half time Peninsula led 6-4,
and were able to add just one converted try in the second half.
Peninsula now go into the top four, and in the major semi finals
tomorrow will tackle Capricornia, promising a mighty clash.
Peninsula 12 (C Arnol, C
Glaspy tries; L Nayda goal) def Darling Downs 4 (J
Thurston 2 goals). Players of match: Clint Arnol
(Peninsula); Johnathon Thurston (Darling Downs).
DRAW
FOR SATURDAY (DAY 3):
10.00am Consolation Cup Team 11 v Team
9 South West v Metro East
11.00am Consolation Cup Team 12 v
Team 10 North West v Wide Bay
Minor Semi Finals
12noon Game
E Metro West v South Coast
1.00pm Game
F Sunshine Coast v Darling Downs
Major Semi Finals
2.00pm Game
G Metro North v Northern
3.00pm Game
H Capricornia v Peninsula
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