I think a 19-all tie between GPS 3 and AIC was a fair result.
GPS 3 played better in the first half but AIC was stronger towards the end.
My biggest takeaway from the match was that there were three terrifically skilled big men in the front row. Tuquiri is well known for his soft hands, but Gersham Tui (IGS) and Romeo Tanielu (SEC) were both roughly the same size and with similarly high skills. A wonderful trend in rugby.
Asides from that, Tyrone Metusela-Suapaia played the best match I'd seen him play.
I thought Shaun Anderson (ASH) looked dangerous in space and might fit nicely onto a QLD wing.
I also liked the AIC back row combination of Roly Brosnan (ASH), Lachlan Connors (SPC) and Harrison Fox (PAD) off the bench.
In the main event,
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow is crazy talented. Kalyn Ponga levels of dominance. Four tries, with one try assist that he could well have turned into his fifth try. He might have had six if not for an error inside him.
On his first touch, Tabuai stepped two blokes deep in his own 22m and raced away for a length of the field try.
He got stripped on his second touch and nearly gave away a try, but recovered by forcing a knock-on the following phase in a Gregan-esque try-saving tackle.
His third touch, he received an offload and raced away for a 60m try.
He would go on to score two more! For all 65 kilos of him that is incredible.