Round 20 v Broncos
Naden 1 try
Madden 1 try
To’a 1 try
Musgrove 1 try
Doueihi 1 try
Cumulative WT totals = 52 tries @ 2.7 tries/game, 292 points total @ 15.4 points/game
Cumulative Opposition totals = 84 tries @ 4.4 tries/game, 477 points total @ 25.1 points/game
Points differential = -185
For the second week running, the squad has taken it to a top 4 side and run 5 tries past a genuine contender for the title. As far as the fan base is concerned, this is two great wins in a row even though the NRL does not officially acknowledge we beat the Cowboys last week. The team played so well that picking a MOM for us proved difficult. Very good win.
We have now moved up to 15th on 5 & 15 (4 wins, 1 bye, 15 losses) and are playing team 14 this week.
31 players used, 13 still on the nudie run.
Tally:
Big Ken = 11
Noffa = 8
Garner = 4
Brown = 4
Naden = 3
To’a = 3
Brooks = 2
Tamou = 2
Tupou = 2
Madden = 2
Doueihi = 2
Kepaoa = 2
Musgrove = 2
Leilua = 1
Peachey = 1
Gildart = 1
Ofahengaue = 1
Laurie = 1
The boys are on a roll but have unfortunately lost Jacko Hastings for the remainder of the year. On top of the news Brooks and Noffa are unavailable, the pressure is mounting on our junior stocks to keep us off the bottom. A win could see us up to 13th and avoid the dreaded spoon we seemed so likely to receive only a fortnight ago.
To be continued next week against the struggling Knights.