League Tag
The High Heelers played some excellent football to rack up a score against a valiant Candelo outfit.
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Solid defence from the opening whistle saw a dropped ball from Candelo with Sam Stewart able to kick th ball ahead and score under the posts within the first two minutes of play.
Expansive play from the next set saw Georgia Jones make good ground before passing to Bree Brownlie who scored in the corner 10 - 0.
Further tries to Georgie Clarke and Bree Brownlie and the score was 18 - 0 after 15 minutes. The next try was a scintillating effort with Patrice and Georgie twisting their opponents in knots on a 70 metre run that saw Georgie score under the posts 24 - 0.
The second half began with Georgie Clarke scoring with her first touch of the ball when she weaved past four defenders in an individual 50 metre run.
Karter Hampshire was also in on the act and from the kick off ran through the middle of the field to score and convert her own try.
Georgia Jones was the next to split the defence and was just short of scoring after a weaving 50 metre effort. From the ensuing play the ball Bree Brownlie scored her third try of the day.
Further tries to Patrice and Erin Donnelly saw the final score 60 - 0.
"The team should be proud of the performance and are continually raising the bar in an effort to secure another premiership," president Col Ryan said.
Players player: Monique Perkins 1 point. Georgia Jones 2 points. Karter Hampshire 3 points.
Reserve Grade
The boys were keen to get back into the winners circle after a loss to Jindabyne last week. Their intentions were immediately clear in an attempt to dominate their opponents through the forwards.
Nat Jennings, Ray Kading and Andrew Platts were making steady yards in attack. The Blues were close to scoring the first try of the game only to knock the ball on over the try line.
A break in play after 15 minutes with an injury to Dylan Elton saw the team lose composure and just after play resumed Candelo scored a try to lead 0 -4.
For much of the remainder of the half ball control was becoming a real concern and play was scrappy to say the least. When they did hold the ball they started to get better field position.
On the back of this half back Andrew Guthrie was able to slice through the defence a flick a lovely pass to Baiden Sten who stepped 3 defenders to score and see the half time score 4 -4.
Not wanting to let their hard work go unrewarded Nat Jennings was punishing in both attack and defence and control of the ball was much improved.
This enabled them to build up pressure and Bombala had numerous chances close to the line but to their credit Candelo - Bemboka repelled them until Nic Rosten was able to step over from close range 10 - 4.
Renewed confidence saw the ball being passed inside their own half for Sam Power to throw a beautiful pass to Logan Brownlie who scorched 50 metres down the sideline to score.
A perfect goal kick from the sideline against a strong wing by Guthrie saw the boys in the box seat. This was made even more comfortable when captain - coach James Coates scored a try on his birthday to secure a well earned win 26 - 10
Players player: Andrew Guthrie 1 point. Ray Kading 2 points. Nat Jennings 3 points.
First Grade
With at least seven teams capable of making the semis the Bombala side was keen to test their credentials against the second placed Merimbula - Pambula outfit.
A solid beginning to the game allowed Bombala to control the ball and field position that allowed them to press the tryline early. Some excellent runs from Brett Hodak, Adam Rodwell and Nathan Robinson gave Bombala the ascendancy in the opening exchanges.
Despite this Merimbula were the first to score with their first real opportunity and lead after 15 minutes 0 -6. Although the conditions were not conducive to expansive movement of the ball that is exactly what the locals did and it saw them stretch the defence for Joe Nayato to score in the corner.
A further try to Corey Patton who again was proving a real handful had Bombala in front. The defensive effort was proving a real difference and the efforts in attack were continually thwarted.
With the ball in hand they were growing in confidence and a barnstorming run from Brett Hodak who was pulled down just short of the line allowed Tyler Jones to dive over from dummy half to see the half time score 16 - 6.
The second half was a battle and both teams were throwing everything at one another with some real feeling in the tackles and penalties for illegal play.
In a somewhat bemusing decision Ben Mooney was given 10 minutes in the bin for a late tackle. This seemed to fire up the boys even more and every team member was doing everything they could yo get the victory.
Just when it looked like the game had been put to bed the referee called a forward pass as Jo appeared to have scored his second. The introduction of Murray Jackson returning from injury had immediate effect when he made a barnstorming run.
From the following play of the ball Ben Mooney, who had only just returned to the field, passed a short ball to Eddie Lalabalavu who passed back to Mooney for him to seal the deal. Although Merimbula scored 8 more points in the last 10 minutes it was a little too late with the locals running out winners 26 -18.
A strong win to Bombala who are starting to hit their straps at the right time of the year and who are a real chance of making the semis and going deep into the competition.
Players player: Alex Rosten 1 (continues to play above his weight and is improving with each game). Teviata (Tex) Badago 2 (gives his best every time he runs on the park). Jo Nayato 3 (plays like a seventh forward and is a real handful with every touch of the ball)
Next week Bombala host competition leaders Bega on Sunday with the League Tag beginning at 12noon
See you at the footy.