COMMONWEALTH BANK
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Opens    20 - 23 May 1999
Kougari Oval, Wynnum

SATURDAY 22nd  DAY 3

DRAW FOR SATURDAY:

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

Steady overnight rainfall on the normally pristine field, already churned up by rain and two days of league action, saw play resume today in wet and muddy conditions, albeit with a break in the rain.

GAME 1   Metropolitan East v South West

South West took the early lead when Ryan Capes scored after about ten minutes. But this only spurred Metro East into action, and they opened up to overpower the perennial battlers 24-4 by half-time. The trend continued after the break, the city boys downing their country cousins 38-4.

Metro East 38 (S Bethan, J Conners, S Cumming, R Fletcher, L Robison, A Simmons, T Tongia tries; D McIlwain 3, L Robison, R Fletcher goals) South West 4 (R Capes try). Players of match: Jason Conners (Metro East); Matt Davies (South West).

GAME 2   Wide Bay v North West

Wide Bay 22 (T O'Shea 2, C Tydhoff, L Medley tries; S Irwin 3 goals) def North West 4 (K Lloyd try). Players of match: Damian Cavanagh (Wide Bay); Evan Ah Wing (North West).

GAME 3    Metro West v South Coast

South Coast 26 (G Lewis, M Pembroke, C Curcio, R Shaw, D Tangatatoa tries; C Brooker 3 goals) def Metro West 0. Players of match: Corey Parker (South Coast); Thor Ropati (Metro West).

GAME 4     Sunshine Coast v Darling Downs

For the major part, this game on a heavy muddy field was anybody's. The two sides fought out what looked like being a scoreless first half, until Trent Clayton charged over for a Sunshine Coast try seconds before half-time. Halfback Mark McManus made no mistake with the conversion, and Coast went to the break leading 6-0.

Darling Downs bounced back from their temporary setback and levelled the scores at 6-6 soon after the resumption, when Brett Johnson went over and Thurston converted. A drawn game looked a possibility again, as the two sides fought hard to gain the advantage. Eventually Coast broke through for their second try, and sealed the match with another in the dying stages.

The result will see Sunshine Coast meet South Coast in the Minor Championship Final tomorrow at 9.30am, while Darling Downs will play Metro West at 8.30 in the playoff for 7th and 8th.

Sunshine Coast 16 (T Clayton, A Zipf, C Carter tries; M McManus 2 goals) def Darling Downs 6 (B Johnson try; J Thurston goal). Players of match: Cameron Boaza (Sunshine Coast); Jaiman Lowe (Darling Downs).

GAME 5    Metro North v Northern

This match-up between two of the strongest performing teams went as predicted, proving a tough and tight contest. Northern drew first blood and scored the only points of the first half, leading 6-0 at the break. After half-time Metro North's determination paid off, producing two converted tries for a 12-6 lead over Northern. It seemed as though some pundits were about to be proven wrong.

But with twelve minutes left Northern were in again for a six-pointer, and it was anyone's game. For ten minutes the two sides slogged it out on the growing mud-patch, until a penalty kick was awarded to Northern right in front. Justin Hodges made no mistake with his kick, and Northern had a two-point buffer with time fast running out. The siren went with Northern in front 14-12.

Northern 14 (M Luck, A Payne tries; J McKay 2, M Bowen goals) def Metro North 12 (D Hegarty, T Casey tries; C Hearn 2 goals). Players of match: Callan Donghi (Northern); Dustin Cooper (Metro North).

GAME 6   Capricornia v Peninsula

Another terrific tussle that went right down to the wire. The scores were locked at 10-10 at half-time after Luke Georgeson scored a try for Capricornia in the final minute of the first half. The second half was a hard slog for no result until ten minutes from full-time, when Peninsula's Justin Brown barged over for a 14-10 lead.

Peninsula had the better of territory for the remaining few minutes until, just one minute from full-time, Peninsula centre David Garama found himself unmarked in a large gap right under the posts. The ball quickly found him, and he pounced over to score the try which sealed his team a berth in the major championship final tomorrow.

With their gutsy performance today Capricornia was also worthy of a place in the final. However they will contest the play-off for third and fourth with Metro North.

Peninsula 20 (D Johnson, C Lawton, J Brown, D Garama tries; S Sheppard 2 goals) def Capricornia 10 (A Barba, L Georgeson tries; W Carlos goal). Players of match: Dallas Johnson (Peninsula); Walson Carlos (Capricornia).

DRAW FOR SUNDAY (DAY 4):

At Wynnum North SHS      Consolation Cup
8.30am      Team 10 v Team 11     Wide Bay v South West
9.30am      Team 9 v Team 12     Metro East v North West

Other four games at Kougari Oval
Play-off for 7th & 8th
8.30am     Loser E v Loser F     Metro West v Darling Downs
Minor Championship Final (5th & 6th)
9.30am     Winner E v Winner F     South Coast v Sunshine Coast
Play-off for 3rd & 4th
10.30am     Loser G v Loser H     Metro North v Capricornia
Major Championship Final
11.30am     Winner G v Winner H     Northern v Peninsula
1.00pm   Closing Ceremony
Presentations and naming of Queensland Open Schoolboys' team


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