By Lucy Whitehall
Noosa Dolphins
Under-8: The Noosa Fins defeated St Andrews 55-15. A fabulous opening try from St Andrews, having secured great ball from the breakdown, was met by a scratching of the head and several yawns as the Banditos tried to gather their wits about them. St Andrews schooled Noosa at the breakdowns with very well drilled clear outs allowing them, during most of the first half, to match each of our tries. Finally, the Peso dropped and the Fins began to play their normal game of ball stealing and talented open running to dominate the score line, running in 11 tries to St Andrews 2. Man of the match was James Walker who had a terrific second half of straight running, high work rate at the breakdown and some heavy duty tackling.
Under-8: The Noosa Reds defeated St Andrews 80-10. A committed effort at ruck time saw the Reds ease to a comfortable victory against St Andrews on Saturday morning. Defence was solid from the Reds as an improved effort was called for by the coaching panel. Zac in particular stood out as he chased to the final whistle. Player of the match went to Darcy Fairbanks.
Under-9: The Noosa Fins defeated the University team 11-2. A massive effort from the Fins left University floundering in a fast-paced, physical contest. Even the loan of Noosa Reds top players, Atticus, Oliver and Oscar, couldn’t help the varsity boys against our determined attack. Max copped a biff to the mouth but came back with a tackle which had the whole sideline shuddering. Zahn’s backing up and Mackie’s bustling moves led to a thrilling game with no doubt about the superior team. Players of the match went to Ronan, Max, Mali and Finnbar.
Under-10: The Noosa Fins defeated the Noosa Black team 17-7. It was anticipated that the match between the Noosa Blacks and the Noosa Fins would be a battle bringing everyone out to watch our boys play – slugging it out in a high-quality affair. The match ended up being just that as each team gave their all. Our little champs lifted it to another level to dominate the first half. Our boys displayed amazing commitment and courage to only go down to the Fins 7 -17. Players of the match went to Caide, Tyler and Harry.
Under-10: The Noosa Reds defeated Maroochydore 49-7 in what was a superb display of a focused team. A hat-trick to Tom, a double to Josh and tries to Flynn, Smith, Pearl and Captain Oskar saw the Reds come out winners. Player of the match went to Oskar Hammersly.
Under-11: The Noosa Fins defeated Caloundra 49-nil in what was a physical match this week for the Fins coming up against a strong Caloundra forwards pack. Great match boys – you should all feel proud of how you are playing. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery to the 2 Caloundra boys who were injured during the match.
Under-11: The Noosa Reds defeated the Brothers 24-12. It was a great game to watch this week as the Reds took it to a determined Brothers team for the full 40 minutes. They remained committed and focused on the game which saw them secure the victory in the dying minutes. It was a super effort, and it is fantastic to watch the boys pulling together, and as a result coming out victorious.
