Round2kickedoffonFridayeveningwiththetwoteamshungryforsuccess afterlosingtheirmatchesinRound1.CatsledbyveteranskipperTrentDepauneagainsttherebuildingKangaroos.
CatsvsKangaroos
TheFridaygamewas aclose onebetweentwo teamsdetermined tonotchuptheirfirstwinfortheseason.TheKangaroos chargedhardinthelast quartercomingfrom3goalsbehindtolevelthescoreswith4minutesleft.Butaclutchgoal fromCatsveteranplayerTianaWaidabusealedthegamefortheCats.Inspirational CatsCaptainTrentDepaune ledfromthefrontandwas namedbestplayerforhisteam. YoungLockettMauwas strongindefencesavingacoupleofgoalsand runningtheballoutofdefencewithspeedandgreatevasivenessonseveraloccasions.PiloDagiaro’s lethalleftbootwasagainondisplayregularlyhittinghisforwards withgreatprecision.
FortheunluckyRoostheytriedvaliantly andcouldhaveeasilysnatchedthegamelateinthelastquarter, butitwas nottobe.LeadersCharlesDagiaroandJarmenPolewonplentyoftheballandspearheadBroncoDeidenangkicked4majorscausingheadachesfortheCats defenders. ShenkoCanon was solidindefenceandTemplaTauwas switchedfromdefencetotheforward lineandhisaggressiveattackontheballcreatedoptions fortheRoos.YoungRoosCharmoroRibauwandLazarusCalebimpressedwiththeirfearlessattack onthefootballagainstmuchbigger bodies.TheRoosaredefinitelyontheimproveandit shouldnotbelongbeforetheynotchuptheirfirst winfortheseason.Butinthisgame,it wastheCatsthattriumphedby8points.
HawksvsMagpies
Inthe2ndgame,theMagpiescameoutfiringkeepingtheHawks goallessinthe1st quarter. YoungReedDageagowas busyforthePiesupforward kicking2goalsintheopeningquarter. Inthesecondandthirdquarters theHawks surgedandnarrowed themargintoonly10pointsgoingintothelastquarter.JamieTagamouncontinued hisimprovementandwas againthemajorfocalpointfortheHawks inthefowardline.Howeverit wasnot enoughastheMagpiessteppedupagearinthelastquarterkicking 6goalstotheHawks 3towincomfortably by29points.
ForthePies,TeolimeKamtauraandBuddyDetageouwawere strongindefence.YoshiHarrisagainstarredupforwardandgotthebetterofyoungHawkstarJeremiahKam.ThebattleinthemiddlebetweenyoungMagpieruckmanRichmondSpannerandHawkJenckeJeremiahwasevenbuttheMagpiesonballersgotontopoftheHawksmiddlebrigadewithKennethOppenheimer,MallinsonBatsiuaandBagewaDetudamowinningmoreoftheballandwere moredamaging.YoungHawks champDarnelDiematriedhardalldayand young recruitGaissaJones was busyaroundtheground.
BombersvsBulldogs
Thelastgameofthedaywasathriller.Anotherkickafterthesirentowinthegame,exceptunlikelastweekitwastheBomberswho fellvictimtothewinning goalafterthesiren.YoungBulldog
StanleyTsitsididwhatmostfootballersdreamabout,kickingthewinninggoalafterthesiren.RisingabovethepressureyoungStanleykepthisnervekickingtrulyfrom30metersoutonadifficultangle.Thesirenhadalreadysoundedsowhen thekicksailedtruetheBulldogswonby3points.TheunluckyBomberscamefrombehindandhittheleadwithonlyminutesleftinthegamehowever itwasnotmeanttobe.TheBulldogsremainunbeatengoingintothematchoftheroundnextweekagainstthealsoundefeatedMagpies.Itshouldbeabeauty!
CATS | 3.0 4.2 5.7 6.12.48 |
KANGAROOSGOALS | 1.1 2.2 3.3 6.4.40 |
Cats:TrentDepaune,BismarkTimothy,AnslNamaduk,SheikDaoe,WilmosDeiye,TianaWaidabuKangaroos:BroncoDeidenang4,LazarusCaleb,CharlesDagiaro
BEST
Cats:TrentDepaune,TianaWaidabu,DavidAdeang,LockettMau,BismarkTimothy,DacsonTemakiKangaroos:SkagaDowabobo,CharlesDagiaro,JarmenPole,ShenkoCanon,TemplaTau,MorrisonDepaune
INJURIES–LazarusCaleb (groin)REPORTS–NilUmpires:Rudeen&Jaxon
MAGPIES | 4.3 6.3 9.4 15.7.97 |
HAWKSGOALS | 0.2 4.4 7.6 10.8.68 |
Magpies:Reed Dageago4,YoshiHarris3,KennethOppenheimer2,JaycoAgeidu2,ChaqTannang2,BagewaDetudamo,JJBop
Hawks:JamieTagamoun6,JeremiahKam,ZackeanuDeidenang,KudamanNamaduk,JesseJeremiahBEST
Magpies:KennethOppenheimer,RichmondSpanner,MallinsonBatsiua,BagewaDetudamo,DaveMwaredaga,YoshiHarris,
Hawks:JamieTagamoun,DarnelDiema,GaissaJones,IshmaelFritz,MumuDowabobo,JeremiahKamINJURIES –NilREPORTS–Nil
Umpires:Jaxon&Nicholas
BULLDOGS | 1.3 6.6 11.8 14.10.94 |
BOMBERSGOALS | 4.5 8.6 9.10 13.13.91 |
Bulldogs:SnukaAdire5,AykersDaniel3,NanittenTemaki2,DonatelloMoses,RosboDepaune,JarlikAgir,StanleyTsitsi
Bombers:JohnnyDagiaro4,BremokiMaaki3,ChrisAkibwib,TangoHubert,DijayGrundler,TipungKamtaura,GermanGrundler,KhydeMenke
BEST
Bulldogs:SnukaAdire,AykersDaniel,DonatelloMoses,LennoxAgege,ConraceDetabene,NigaHaulangi
Bombers:AgirAmwano,,GermanGrundler,MickVorbach,KaisonTatum,BremokiMaaki,RobroyGrundler
INJURIES –NilREPORTS–Nil
Umpires:Nicholas&Vaiuli
Ladder
TEAM WINS LOSS DRAW FOR AGAINST % POINTS 1 MAGPIES 2 0 0 193 144 134.03 8 2 BULLDOGS 2 0 0 210 169 124.26 8 3 BOMBERS 1 1 0 204 202 100.99 4 4 CATS 1 1 0 124 136 91.18 4 5 HAWKS 0 2 0 176 210 83.81 0 6 KANGAROOS 0 2 0 118 164 71.95 0
Next Week
| ROUND 3 | ||
| Mar-25 | MATCHES | DUTY TEAMS |
| 9.00AM | MAGPIES VS BULLDOGS | BOMBERS & KANGAROOS |
| 11.00AM | CATS VS HAWKS | BULLDOGS & MAGIES |
| 1.00PM | KANGAROOS VS BOMBERS | HAWKS & CATS |
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