Subbies had an opportunity to take the lead five minutes later
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 9:03 am
This remained the score line until half time, and Subbies would have been disappointed they weren’t further ahead given the missed scoring opportunities and the use of the breeze.
The second half was only four minutes old and the Cockatoos came right back into the match. A line out win saw their forwards drive deep into the Subbies twenty two, before the ball was put through the hands and winger Scott Burgess sidestepped his way to score in the corner to lock up the score at 10 all. The sideline conversion looked to be on target before the breeze took hold of it and it was waved away.
But the close range penalty attempt missed which phone number library was a let off for the Cockatoos.The arm wrestle continued for the next fifteen minutes which was highlighted by tough defence and aggressive play, which eventually resulted in a player from each team being sent to the sin bin.
Midway through the half the Cockatoos took control of the match when a crashing tackle jolted the ball free which centre Lee Russell gathered and powered through several tackles to score next to the goal posts. The successful conversion by Scott Burgess saw the Cockatoos skip away to a 17 – 10 lead and they were on a roll.
Subbies had an opportunity to close the gap five minutes later, but the penalty kick was a shocker which sliced into the Cockatoos’ in goal and it was hurriedly kicked into touch.The kicking horrors for Subbies continued when they again missed an easy penalty attempt two minutes later, which again enabled the Cockatoos to clear the ball from their danger zone. With the clock winding down both teams cleared their benches and the intensity of the match increased, but neither side were able to make any try scoring opportunities.
Just when it looked as if the scoring was complete, the Cockatoos were awarded a penalty right on the sideline thirty metres out. Scott Burgess hit the kick sweetly but it looked as if it was going to be held up in the wind, but it hit the cross bar and bounced over to make the final score 20 – 10.
The second half was only four minutes old and the Cockatoos came right back into the match. A line out win saw their forwards drive deep into the Subbies twenty two, before the ball was put through the hands and winger Scott Burgess sidestepped his way to score in the corner to lock up the score at 10 all. The sideline conversion looked to be on target before the breeze took hold of it and it was waved away.
But the close range penalty attempt missed which phone number library was a let off for the Cockatoos.The arm wrestle continued for the next fifteen minutes which was highlighted by tough defence and aggressive play, which eventually resulted in a player from each team being sent to the sin bin.
Midway through the half the Cockatoos took control of the match when a crashing tackle jolted the ball free which centre Lee Russell gathered and powered through several tackles to score next to the goal posts. The successful conversion by Scott Burgess saw the Cockatoos skip away to a 17 – 10 lead and they were on a roll.
Subbies had an opportunity to close the gap five minutes later, but the penalty kick was a shocker which sliced into the Cockatoos’ in goal and it was hurriedly kicked into touch.The kicking horrors for Subbies continued when they again missed an easy penalty attempt two minutes later, which again enabled the Cockatoos to clear the ball from their danger zone. With the clock winding down both teams cleared their benches and the intensity of the match increased, but neither side were able to make any try scoring opportunities.
Just when it looked as if the scoring was complete, the Cockatoos were awarded a penalty right on the sideline thirty metres out. Scott Burgess hit the kick sweetly but it looked as if it was going to be held up in the wind, but it hit the cross bar and bounced over to make the final score 20 – 10.