Qld Country v NSW Country Eagles - NRC Round 2

[Ash]

Yeah, Kellaway getting a heap of space. NSW Country are finding lots of room wide.

NSW Country knock on, Qld gets the turnover, break upfield and score out wide.

16 - 5, conversion missed.

Not a bad game.

NSW Country look the more lively of the teams though.

 

[Ash]

Kellaway with another, Qld fullback (I think) drops a relatively easy high kick, NSW country go wide, Tala Gray offloads to Kellaway inside to dive over the line.

Tala Gray is at 6, Hoiles at 8 by the way.

21 - 5, conversion missed.

 

[Braveheart81]

Tala Gray is having another really strong game and combining well with Kellaway again.

 

[Ash]

Qld scrum on top, make a break into the red zone but NSW get an isolated carrier. Qld half back chose the wrong option, should have settled or gone the other way - they were outnumbered on that side.

NSW is really lucky Walsh isn't blowing up their scrum, they are under real pressure.

 

[Ash]

19 on for Qld, 5 off.

Anyone had the Qld team sheet?

 

[kiap]

Bond University Queensland Country
Coach: Steve Meehan
Captain: Anthony Fainga’a

Lineup:

1. Haydn Hirsimaki, 2. Ryan Freney, 3. Greg Holmes (vc), 4. ̶C̶a̶m̶e̶r̶o̶n̶ ̶B̶r̶a̶c̶e̶w̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶ Rubin Fuimaono, 5. Sam Fattal, 6. James Turner, 7. Beau Robinson, 8. Ben Adams;

9. Scott Gale, 10. Matt Brandon, 11. Pierce Fitzgerald, 12. Anthony Fainga’a (c), 13. Clyton Knox, 14. Tom Pincus, 15. Todd Winkley.

16. Tonga Ma’afu, 17. Kirwan Sanday, 18. Fred Burke, 19. Dan Gorman (late incl.), 20. Mitch King, 21. Jack de Guingand, 22. James Tuttle, 23. Campbell Magnay.

Charles Sturt University NSW Country
Coach: Darren Coleman
Captain: Matthew Carraro

Lineup:

1. Ben Suisala, 2. Ryan Dalziell, 3. Mike Allaalatoa, 4. Ben Matwijow, 5. Cameron Treloar, 6. Steven Hoiles, 7. Will Miller, 8. Tala Gray;

9. Mick Snowden, 10. Sam Windsor, 11. Andrew Kellaway, 12. Kuki Maafu, 13. Matt Carraro (c), 14. Ethan Ford, 15. Pat Dellit.

16. Duncan Chubb, 17. Will Weekes, 18. Clay Brodie, 19. Mitch Chapman, 20. Pauli Tuala, 21. Darcy Etrich, 22. Ed Stubbs, 23. Samu Wara.

 

[Antony]

Does anyone know the name of the Queensland Country locks? I'm enjoying the work of the number 4. Big bald guy who just hits rucks.

Edit: Scratch that, just saw the team-sheet posted above.

 

[Ash]

NSW with a 5m scrum, Qld scrum wins a penalty.

I think Gale has made a few poor decisions for Qld.

 

[RugbyReg]

Looks like I was wrong on the crowd. It looks pretty decent on the screen.

 

[Ash]

Qld dominating the scrum, but NSW dominating the lineout. Qld can't get clean ball. Knock on this one, messy out the back the previous.

 

[RugbyReg]

Looks a decent wind in nsw's favour for the first half?

 

[Braveheart81]

Interesting decision to take the 2.

 

[saulih]

Watching in the early AM from the opposite side of the world...

Resolution on my feed could be better but still loving it regardless.

Here is hoping that QLD can pull it together for a win.

 

[Antony]

Interesting decision to take the 2.

When did they take the 2? I thought it was three tries to NSW (with one converted), with one to Queensland. I might be getting confused by the new scoring system though.

 

[Ash]

Geez Gale is disappointing for Qld.

 

[saulih]

When did they take the 2? I thought it was three tries to NSW (with one converted), with one to Queensland. I might be getting confused by the new scoring system though.

They attempted a shot at goal from a penalty right on half time - unsuccessful

 

[Antony]

They attempted a shot at goal from a penalty right on half time - unsuccessful

Ah right, I missed that, in a brief outburst of actual productivity.

 

[kiap]

Perfect winter's day for the crowd

 

[Ash]

Qld just went about 25m in pick and drives to score beside the posts.

 

[saulih]

Who scored the try for QLD?