QCUP Round 5: Burleigh Bears vs Mackay Cutters

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Burleigh Bears vs Mackay Cutters
Sat 10 Apr 2010 - 18:30 Pizzey Park

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Burleigh Bears

1. Marty Paulson 2. Jordan Atkins 3. Adam Fielder 4. Clinton Toopi 5. Nathan Ross 6. Richie Williams 7. Brent McConnell 8. Kale Burton 9. Scott Smith 10. Dayne Weston 11. Robert Apanui 12. Jimmy Andersen 13. Matt Pow 14. Ali Brown 15. Brett O’Farrell 16. Jamie Judge 17. Kurt Sorensen
Coach: Mark Gee

Mackay Cutters

1. Daniel Flynn 2. Obe Geia 3. Donald Malone 4. Tyson Martin 5. Chris Giumelli 6. Grant Rovelli 7. Justin Hunt 8. Liam McDonald 9. Neil Budworth 10.Isaak Ah Mau 11. Ben Harris 12. Jardine Bobongie 13. Jerome Iakimo 14. Shane Muspratt 15. Mitchell Achurch 16. Luke Fatnowna 17. Darren Griffiths
Coach: Paul Bramley

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Burleigh Bears 10
Mackay Cutters 36

OVERVIEW

Burleigh Bears

Tries
Nathan Ross, Jimmy Anderson

Conversions
Nick Parfitt

Mackay Cutters

Tries
Martin 2, Donald Malone, Shane Muspratt, Mitchell Achurch, Darren Griffiths

Conversions
Justin Hunt 6

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Clinical Cutters Stun Burleigh

THE Mackay Cutters thrashed the Burleigh Bears 36-10 at Pizzey Park last night to open their account for the 2010 Intrust Super Cup season.

Mackay led 24-0 at half-time and was never threatened after the break.

Cutters coach Paul Bramley was thrilled with the breakthrough victory, which came just a week after his team was beaten 54-24 by competition leaders the Norths Devils.

Despite the lopsided scoreline against the Devils, Bramley insisted that his charges gained a great deal of confidence from the clash.

He felt the Cutters did not get the rub of the green against the Devils, a team he rates as the premiership favourites.

“We got a lot of confidence out of that game because the boys matched Norths for a while there,” Bramley said.

At Pizzey Park last night, it was a case of the Bears trying to “match” it with the rampant Cutters.

With their physical forwards controlling the game nicely in the middle, the visiting side piled on the points in the opening 40 minutes.

Bramley then challenged his team to score the opening points of the second half, and that’s exactly what the Cutters did.

After a tight arm-wrestle, impressive young centre Tyson Martin intercepted a wayward Burleigh pass and ran 70 metres to score.

The try put the result beyond doubt, although Burleigh did rally late with tries to Jimmy Anderson and Nathan Ross.

Both sides made late changes to their starting line-ups before kick off.

Burleigh brought Nick Parfitt back in at fullback for the injured Marty Paulson, while Todd Seymour, Dean Tass and Leeson Ah Mau were added to the Cutters side.

Bramley played Seymour at five-eighth and switched regular halfback Justin Hunt to fullback.

The positional changes worked wonders for the Cutters, who were brilliantly served by their physical forwards.

“I thought our front-row was really good for us,” Bramley said.

“Both Isaak (Ah Mau) and Liam McDonald did their job again.

“Liam has consistently been our best player. We’re really happy with his minutes and quality. Obviously Isaak brings good leadership to the team.”

Bramley said the most pleasing aspect of the victory was that his players did not get “carried away” with the win and kept their celebrations to a minimum.

MACKAY CUTTERS 36 (Tyson Martin 2, Donald Malone, Shane Muspratt, Mitchell Achurch, Darren Griffiths tries; Justin Hunt 6 goals) def BURLEIGH BEARS 10 (Nathan Ross, Jimmy Andersen tries; Nick Parfitt goal) at Pizzey Park.
Source: http://www.qrl.com.au