By Lucy Whitehill
NOOSA DOLPHINS
UNDER 9
Noosa White 35 defeated by Maroochydore 40
With players out due to injury and having extra players from other Under 9 Noosa teams, the Noosa Whites Under 9s truly portrayed the meaning of teamwork. From being three tries behind early in the game, they slowly clawed their way back, working together to ensure that the spectators were not disappointed. In the second half it was try for try, with the forwards providing clean ball for the backs to capitalise on, but sadly Maroochydore tore through Noosa’s defence in the last minutes of the game.
Fins 55 defeated Grammar 15
Wilkie, Ethan and James worked like Trojans to secure clean ball in a convincing win against a valiant Grammar side. Phoenix put in a lovely run and off load straight out of the front row manual and the tries mounted as Scotty’s tried and tested mantra ‘the ball will always beat the man’ gleamed in the sun. Charlie and CJ combined magnificently in the halves setting up their outside backs Rory, Jaxon and Harry who began to run rings around the opposition as they off loaded left and right. Utility man Richie again put on some great tackles and a couple of bone crushing runs up the centre. With a player of the day hard to pick, it was Sarena who worked her way over the line securing valuable yards forward and working tirelessly to ensure the Fins had plenty of ball. Domino’s Player of the Week was Sarena Manssen.
UNDER 13
Noosa Dolphins 12 defeated Grammar 10
This was a much anticipated first versus second clash and a big test for the boys to build on for the future. In the first half, Noosa had to dig deep in defence as Grammar pressed hard for most of it deep within Dolphins’ territory but only managed to take a 5-0 lead into half-time. In the second half the boys regrouped, claimed more possession and started to find more space to attack. Two tries from Josh Whitehill put Noosa into the lead and the only conversion of the game, from Jarrah Charlesworth, proved crucial to the final score and sealed another win for Noosa that kept up their 100 per cent record for the season.
