Round 20: Tweed Heads Seagulls vs Recliffe Dolphins

Tweed Heads Seagulls vs Redcliffe Dolphins

Venue: Cudgen Oval
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2009
Game Time: 3:00pm

Referee: Michael INMAN

Home Team Away Team

Tweed Heads

1. Shannon WALKER
2. Brenton BOWEN
3. Kingi AKAUOLA
4. James WOOD
5. Cameron WHITE
6. Brad DAVIS c
7. Tim MACCAN
13. Ryan SIMPKINS
12. Tom KINGSTON
11. Selasi BERDIE
10. Brock HUNTER
9. Joel BROWN
8. Richard BARRETT

Interchange:
14. Matt LINDSAY
15. Jared McCARTHY
16. Wade GRINTELL
17. Matt O REILLY

Coach: Steve LACEY

Redcliffe Dolphins

1. Liam GEORGETOWN
2. Alwyn SIMPSON
3. Mitch RIVETT
4. Andrew RICKERTT
5. Piripi NEHO POPATA
6. Ryan GHETTI
7. Craig PRIESTLY
13. Matt HAND****
12. Danny BURKE
11. Palmer WAPAU
10. James CROMBIE
9. Tom BUTTERFIELD
8. Chris FARRELL

Interchange:
14. Allan HELDSINGER
15. Troy LINDSAY
16. Adam MARR
17. Tim YEE

Coach: Gary O BRIEN

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Tweed Hits Back With Tough Win

TWEED Heads maintained its grip on fifth spot and relegated Redcliffe to the bottom of the Queensland Cup table after registering a 28-24 win over the Dolphins at Cudgen today.

It was a welcome return to form for the Seagulls, who entered the match under plenty of pressure to perform after being outplayed by Wynnum Manly the previous week.

Despite an up and down month, Tweed coach Steve Lacey likes the position his team finds itself in.

?The results have gone our way,? he said.

?Two points keeps us in fifth. We?ve just got to be on the ball the next couple of weeks.?

While Tweed is eyeing off a return to finals footy after failing to qualify for last year?s series, struggling Redcliffe finds itself in unfamiliar territory.

The Dolphins now occupy last spot on the table, a standing that many Queensland Cup followers never thought they would see.

Redcliffe (14 points) will finish with its first wooden spoon in the Queensland Cup unless it wins at least one of its remaining two games.

But even that scenario will not guarantee them a move away from the bottom of the ladder as 11th placed Mackay (15) is still displaying strong commitment and was a last start winner over the Pride.

Redcliffe had its moments against the Tweed today but in the final wash up the Seagulls had a little bit too much firepower for the Dolphins.

An 80m special from Shannon Walker got things rolling nicely for the Seagulls.

In typical Redcliffe fashion, the Dolphins came back but the Seagulls always seemed to have their nose in front in the second half.

The likes of Brenton Bowen, Kingi Akauola, Brock Hunter and Joel Brown figured prominently in the win.

Meanwhile, the Sunshine Coast confirmed its participation in this year?s finals series with a 46-0 thrashing of the Central Comets at Rockhampton?s Browne Park on Saturday night.

The Sea Eagles have now soared to 23 competition points and are firmly in the running for a top three finish.

Speedy wingers Ryan Walker and Michael Chapman were standouts for the Sunshine Coast in the nine try romp over the out of sorts Comets.

Walker scored three tries, while Chapman also crossed the white paint and booted five conversions.

The pair also rolled their sleeves up and got through plenty of the tough stuff normally reserved for the bigger men.

Sunshine Coast coach Brandon Costin said both players made good ground out of dummy half early in the tackle count.

But arguably the most dominant player on the park was five-eighth Jon Grieve, who was at his damaging best with the ball in hand.

Costin said the Sea Eagles benefited from having 60 per cent of possession.

?I thought the Comets aimed up defensively, although that might sound a little funny, because we had most of the ball and they still put some good shots on early,? he said.

Source: http://www.qrl.com.au

Tweed Heads 28
Tries: Kingi Akauola 2, Shannon Walker, Brenton Bowen, Tim Maccan
Goals: Brad Davis 4

Defeat

Redcliffe Dolphins 24
Tries: Andrew Rickertt, Piripi Neho Popata, Craig Priestly, Adam Marr
Goals: Liam Georgetown 4