HAROLD MATTS
A 10-1 penalty count against them couldn't stop a
black and white rout at TG Milner last Sunday, Wests running in six
tries to down Norths 34-16 in the Harold Matthews with the score
flattering the home side.
Not more than a minute had passed
before Wests had the opening chance to score, however the final pass off
a glorious right swing was ruled forward, Billy Omerod denied opening
points.
In a seesawing contest which saw both sides given plenty
of pointscoring chances, it was perhaps fitting that Wests opened the
scoring with nothing on, Ailand Davis-Pihema stepping his way through
brilliantly to touch down out wide. The kicking position didn't faze
James Tautailalefua, though, with the touchjudges not moving as Wests
went ahead 6-0 after 19 minutes.
Wests were in again just three
minutes later, a scrum giving James Tautailalefua room to move and he
absolutely flew by the Bears defence to race 75 metres for a 12-0 lead
which Wests took to the break, despite a valiant final effort from
Keeley Bowen.
The Bears started the second stanza full of running
in attack, but their defence looked brittle, and never moreso than when
Denzel Tavui forced his way through from five metres out to score off
an inside ball from Maurice Faaae and, with James Tautailalefua
successful with the kick, Wests lead 18-0 after seven minutes of the
second half.
Norths finally registered their first points twelve
minutes into the second, a succession of questionable penalties allowing
Keeley Bowen to go over to reduce the margin to 18-4 after Jeremy
Trunzo-Braga failed to convert.
Norths failed to complete from
the kick off and Maurice Faaae was held up on the ensuing set. However,
Gus Garzaniti rectified that from the play the ball, strolling through
some almost non-existent Bears defence to bag the fourth of the morning
for Wests and a 22-4 lead with the kick sailing wide.
Norths'
defence was falling apart and, after several damaging runs, James
Tautailalefua was put away by Ailand Davis-Pihema, Tautailalefua going
30 metres under the posts and converting his own try to take the score
out to 28-4.
There was still eight minutes remaining when Wests
cracked 30, Christian Urso dummying through the line before offloading
to James Tautailalefua for his third try of the day and, with the
conversion successful, Wests were away at 34-4.
With some
desperately one-sided refereeing, Norths had to register a second try
after Rua Ngati was sin-binned, and they did through Bailey Fisher,
Fisher sliding through next to the uprights and, courtesy of Jeremy
Trunzo-Braga's conversion, reduced the margin to 34-10 and, from the
restart, going the distance with some hot potato. Keeley Bowen finished
off the move, Trunzo-Braga converted but it was too little too late,
Wests running out 34-16 winners.
WESTERN SUBURBS 34 (James
Tautailalefua 3, Ailand Davis-Pihema, Denzel Tavui, Gus Garzaniti
tries; James Tautailalefua 5 from 6) defeated NORTH SYDNEY 16 (Keeley
Bowen 2, Bailey Fisher tries: Jeremy Trunzo-Braga 2 from 3)
Penalties: Norths 10 Wests 1
Halftime: Norths 0 Wests 12
WESTERN SUBURBS
1 JAMES TAUTAILALEFUA
2 BILLY OMEROD
3 MAURICE FAAAE
4 NATHAN PATOLO
5 BOB FAAMITA
6 CHRISTIAN URSO
7 AILAND DAVIS-PIHEMA
8 DENZEL TAVUI
9 RUA NGATI
10 LACHLAN RUSSELL
11 ALEX POTIFARA
12 SAM REMBRIDGE
13 ROY SATCH-BROWN
15 ZANE RIFAI
16 HENRY LEALUGA-PUHOTA
18 RIMO INU
19 GUS GARZANITI
NORTH SYDNEY
1 ALI SAAD
2 JEREMY TRUNZO-BRAGA
3 ARISENTO BOU SLEIMAN (C)
4 SEAN SABUTEY
5 KEELEY BOWEN
6 JEREMY GIBSON
7 DEAN KAMMEL
8 MATTHEW HAMMOND
9 MATTHEW BLINKHORN
20 ALVIN OLIVARES EKES
11 BAILEY FISHER
12 KYLE MCCUDDEN
13 LUKE ROSEWORNE
10 ANTHONY MOUSSA
14 PITA FAULALO
15 ISAIAH NIUMATA
16 JORDAN DO ROZARIO
SG BALL
Western
Suburbs needed to summon all their reserves of determination to get
past a plucky North Sydney 32-10 in the SG Ball last weekend.
Seven
minutes had elapsed before Wests opened the scoring, a glorious offload
from Taniela Paseka sending Letini Mesina over. Hosea Leuea slotted the
kick from in front and Wests led 6-0 early.
The Bears returned
serve on the quarter hour though, Josh Saunders showing enormous skill
and strength to reach out and plant the ball inside the cornerpost on a
slippery surface despite the attention of four Magpies. A touchline
conversion from Jake Toby raised the rafters at TG Milner and locked the
score at 6-6.
Both sides showed plenty of enterprise, however it
was Wests who struck next, ironically via a barging run from Lenny
Suani, who had just enough in the tank to get to the line with five
Bears hanging off him, Hosea Leuea adding the extras to take back Wests'
half-dozen advantage with ten minutes before halftime.
Norths
were seeking to go to the sheds down by six in what would have been a
good result after the first half, but it wasn't to be, Harrison Coskerie
bursting clear and putting Jamen Johnson away, Johnson swerving in,
out, in and away as he mesmerised the Bears' cover to touch down. Hosea
Leuea sent the Magpies into the sheds with an 18-6 break.
It took
20 minutes of the second half for the halftime score to be broken, and
it was Wests who cracked under the pressure first, a long ball almost
being intercepted but then spilling for Sebastian Tuipoletu, who dove
theatrically over in the left corner. Jake Toby was off target with the
kick, but Norths had breathed new life into the game regardless at
18-10.
Norths were starting to find their rhythm and momentum,
but it was crushed mercilessly with ten minutes to go, Hosea Leuea
intercepting Jake Toby's long ball to score against the run of play and,
with Leuea converting his on try, Wests could breathe again at 24-10.
No
sooner had Wests halted the Bears' momentum, but they secured the
points after an incisive break from Letini Mesina allowed Hosea Leuea to
spread right, Tom Mata'afa stepping inside the scrambling defence to
touch down for a 28-10 lead with six minutes remaining, Hosea Leuea
hitting the post.
Wests iced the cake in the final minute, Letini
Mesina popping a delightful short ball on for Jamen Johnson to grab his
second with a scything run and, with Hosea Leuea pushing the kick wide,
Wests ran out convincing 32-10 winners.
WESTERN SUBURBS 32
(Jamen Johnson 2,Letini Mesima, Lenny Suani, Hosea Leuea, Tom Mata'afa
tries; Hosea Leuea 4 from 6) defeated NORTH SYDNEY 10 (Josh Saunders,
Sebastian Tuipoletu tries: Jake Toby 1 from 2)
Penalties: Norths 4 Wests 7
Halftime: Norths 6 Wests 18
WESTERN SUBURBS
1 JAMEN JOHNSON
2 JOSEPH FAALAVAAU
3 TOA MATA’AFA
4 HARRISON COSKERIE
5 JYE BROOKER
6 HOSEA LEUEA
7 LETINI MESIMA
8 TANIELA PASEKA
9 RYAN LEET
10 EVANDER TITIE-ANETELEA
11 TOM ANGEL
12 PJ LEIFI
13 ELIJAH MANNAH
14 JAKE SCOTT
15 LENNY SUANI
16 JULIUS TAAVAO
17 TALA MAUIGOA
NORTH SYDNEY
1 NATHAN CORBETT
2 SEBASTIAN TUIPOLETU
3 SIONE TALISA
24 EDDIE IEREMIA
5 PAT BOLEA
6 DESTRY TAMAI
7 JAKE TOBY
8 ADAM SOULTAN (C)
9 KENNY SOULMPHOLPHAKDY
10 EDDIE ENE
11 JOSH SAUNDERS
12 ALEX VAN ELSLAND
13 JACK BONNING
15 LACHLYN MULFORD
16 TJ MALAEFILOGIA
17 MEHMET SAVAS
25 DAVE YARULLIN
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