Easts on the move in Sydney
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:21
Eastern Suburbs have stamped their intentions on the 2008 season with a 43-3 victory over Manly in Round 18 of the Shute Shield. The Beasts leapfrogged West Harbour who went down to Northern Suburbs and now sit in fourth on the ladder.
The top two teams enjoyed victories over the bottom two sides. Warringah posted a big win over Eastwood, while Parramatta upset a talented Randwick outfit.
The weekend wrap.
Eastern Suburbs v Manly
Eastern Suburbs scored 24 points in an eight minute stretch before and after half-time as they ran away with their clash with Manly, eventually triumphing 43-3 at Woollahra Oval.
Saia Faingaa scored a double for the Beasts who scored seven tries to nil in a dominant display which moved them into the top four.
Easts had the best of play early on, however after spending most of the opening ten minutes in the Marlins half they simply couldn't turn it into points.
Manly's first sustained territorial advantage was looking good until a high tackle brought it to a halt, Adam D'Arcy piloting the ensuing penalty in the 15th minute for a 3-0 lead.
Sadly, they were to be the only points for the Marlins.
Easts did not take long to reply, with territory turning into points. When Lloyd Jones was held up under the posts, the Beasts kept it in tight from the scrum for Ed Brenac to burrow over in the 19th minute.
Gavin Debartolo's conversion gave Easts a 7-3 advantage with a quarter of the match down.
Manly returned fire with Josh Gamgee's kicking gaining good field position, however the Easts defence stayed solid and Debartolo repeatedly kicked the Beasts out of danger.
At around the 30 minute mark the pendulum swung back towards Easts, who were enjoying the advantage of the wind in the first half, with the Marlins defence and line-out under continual pressure.
Finally Tom Azar crossed in the 39th minute after Lupini Siale conceded a penalty by batting the ball into touch five metres from his own line. Debartolo's conversion hit the upright and went away, leaving the Beasts with a 12-3 lead at the break.
As soon as the teams came out for the second half, Saia Faingaa collected Gamgee's kick and charged towards the line. He off-loaded in the tackle to Tom Egan who was brought down a metre short, however Faingaa backed up to score in the left corner with just 25 seconds gone.
Debartolo missed to conversion to keep the margin at two converted tries.
Easts went straight on the attack, and a line-out five metres out in the sixth minute was funnelled back to Faingaa after the throw-in who touched down for his second try.
Debartolo converted from the sideline and Easts had scored 17 points in the five minutes either side of half-time, and in doing so Manly could see their season slipping away.
Two minutes later Manly attacked but a turnover from Matt McGann resulted in John Collignon streaking away for a try which Debartolo converted to keep the scoreboard ticking for the Beasts.
Nothing was going right for the Marlins who lost scrumhalf Paddy Pearce and his replacement Dave Kennett in the next ten minutes, however despite their run of outs the Marlins held on showing a lot of resolve in the face of a match already lost.
It took until the 74th minute before Easts crossed again, and it was weight of possession and field position which saw Aaron Tawera score from close range.
Lloyd Jones then scored Easts' seventh try with a minute remaining, with Vitori Buatava's conversion resulting in the final score, 43-3.
Scorers:
Eastern Suburbs:
Tries: Faingaa 2, Brenac, Azar, Collignon, Tawera, Jones
Cons: Debartolo 3, Buatava
Manly:
Pen: D'Arcy
Teams:
Eastern Suburbs: 15 Gavin Debartolo, 14 John Collignon, 13 Anton LaVin, 12 Tom Azar, 11 Lloyd Jones, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Luke Irwin, 8 Richard Stanford, 7 Tim McGann, 6 Ed Brenac, 5 Matt McGann, 4 Tom Egan, (captain), 3 Rob McMicken, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Aaron Tawera.
Manly: 15 Adam D'Arcy, 14 Lupini Siale, 13 Tyrone Smith, 12 Anthony Barrett, 11 Luke Johnson, 10 Josh Gamgee, 9 Paddy Pearce, 8 Mark Fisher, 7 Will Brame, 6 Daniel Collins, 5 Dylan Sigg, 4 Pat Maile, 3 Eddie Ahololei, 2 James Lakepa, 1 Reuben Bijl (captain).
Gordon v Southern Districts
Gordon have regained second place on the Shute Shield ladder with a 43-7 victory over Southern Districts at Chatswood Oval.
The Highlanders jumped out to a 26-0 lead in the opening stanza, and while the Rebels showed great heart after the break they simply could not hold back Gordon's dominant attack.
With Randwick upset by Parramatta, Gordon's bonus point victory sees them move back into second position on the ladder, eight points adrift of Sydney University.
Scorers:
Gordon:
Tries: MacDougall 2, Gluth, Nifo, Thomas, Byrne, Waqa
Cons: Nepia
Southern Districts:
Try: Autagavia
Con: Peters
Teams:
Gordon: 15 Mark Preston, 14 Sisa Waqa, 13 Matt MacDougall, 12 Billy Rainima, 11 Terry Preston, 10 Donny Nepia, 9 Vinnie Byrne, 8 Viliame Ratu, 7 Craig Thomas, 6 Ed Gower (captain), 5 Kingsley Seale, 4 Nifo Nifo, 3 Steve Taylor, 2 Alex Gluth, 1 Ofa Fainga'anuku.
Southern Districts: 15 Nathan Dwyer, 14 Matt Barakat, 13 Luke Milton, 12 Michael McLeod, 11 Andrew Barrett, 10 Matt Adair, 9 Tim Small, 8 James McCormack, 7 Terry Autagavia, 6 Israel Stephens, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Matt Trouville, 3 Guy Shepherdson, 2 Dan Palmer, 1 Nic Henderson.
Penrith v Sydney University
Sydney University have scored 38 unanswered points in each half to hand Penrith a 76-0 defeat at Western Weekender Stadium.
Prop Jerry Yanuyanutawa grabbed a hat-trick for the Students, with Nathan Trist, Ed Jenkins and Nick Haydon all crossing for doubles.
The win sees the Students extend their gap at the top of the Shute Shield table to eight points, while Penrith have now conceded 229 points in the last three weeks.
Scorers:
Sydney University:
Tries: Yanuyanutawa 3, Trist 2, Jenkins 2, Haydon 2, Weeks, Davidson, Edwards
Cons: Kelly 8
Penrith:
None
Teams:
Penrith: 15 Patrick Mekuri, 14 Henry Lilomaiava, 13 Michael Paulo, 12 Sia'a Taveuveu, 11 Nick Richardson, 10 Jono Rolfe (captain), 9 Jeremy Su'a, 8 Luke Williams, 7 Rodney Ma'a, 6 Lai Vatadroka, 5 Liam Winton, 4 Shemaiah Evans, 3 Nick Barber, 2 Adam Parbery, 1 Dave Coventry.
Sydney University: 15 Nathan Trist, 14 Lachlan Rosengreen, 13 Leo Afeaki, 12 Mitch Inman, 11 Ed Jenkins, 10 Dan P Kelly, 9 Nick Haydon, 8 Tim Davidson (captain), 7 Tim Aistrope, 6 David Fungalei, 5 Hugh Hawkins, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa.
Eastwood v Warringah
Warringah have put a big dent in Eastwood's finals aspirations with a 53-21 victory at TG Millner Field.
Brett Sheehan was a star for the Rats and bagged a double, while Clint Eadie - returning from injury - also crossed twice for Warringah on the way to a personal haul of 23 points.
The Rats were out of the blocks quickly and went to the break with a 20-point advantage which they built on in the second half.
The match was held up for around 15 minutes in the first half with an ambulance needed to attend to an injury to Eastwood flyer Jesse Leota.
Scorers:
Warringah:
Tries: Eadie 2, Sheehan 2, Fardy, Brown, Robinson, McGarity
Cons: Eadie 5
Pen: Eadie
Eastwood:
Tries: Holmes 2, Perrett
Cons: Powyer 2, Turner
Teams:
Warringah: 15 Mark Gerrard, 14 Willie Bishop, 13 Pat McCabe, 12 Clint Eadie, 11 Ed Doyle, 10 Brock McGarity, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Andrew Rasmus, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Richard Brown, 5 Scott Flint, 4 Scott Fardy, 3 Salesi Ma'afu, 2 Dave Mason, 1 Dan Raymond (captain).
Eastwood: 15 John Grant, 14 Jesse Leota, 13 Lachie Turner, 12 Tim Corcoran, 11 Filipo Toala, 10 Rowan Kellam, 9 Josh Holmes, 8 Gareth Palamo, 7 Ben Coridas, 6 Hugh Perrett (captain), 5 Phil Mathers, 4 Marty Wilson, 3 Aaron Broughton-Rouse, 2 Todd Pearce, 1 David Goulter.
Northern Suburbs v West Harbour
In the first half of a Rugby Union/Rugby League double header at North Sydney Oval, Northern Suburbs came home with a wet sail to defeat West Harbour 37-24.
The Pirates jumped out to a 17-10 lead at the break, however on the back of a three tries to two performance in the second half, the Shoremen out-pointed West Harbour to record just their sixth win of the season.
West Harbour's loss is their fourth in their last six matches, and they have now slipped to sixth on the competition ladder.
Scorers:
Northern Suburbs:
Tries: Manning, Hunt, Salvi, Smith
Cons: Burnett 4
Pens: Burnett 3
West Harbour:
Tries: Salanoa 2, Sidey
Cons: Martin 3
Pen: Martin
Teams:
Northern Suburbs: 15 Sam Norton-Knight, 14 Anthony Shortis, 13 Andrew Smith, 12 Codie Medway, 11 Corey Brown, 10 Chris Burnett, 9 James Price, 8 Julian Salvi, 7 David Maunsell, 6 Will Hunt, 5 Anthony Reed, 4 Tyler Hotson, 3 Tim Archibald, 2 Ryan Dalziel, 1 Joey Lynch.
West Harbour: 15 Ben Martin (captain), 14 John Sinisa, 13 Rory Sidey, 12 Lester Salanoa, 11 Nick Reily, 10 Dave Paurini, 9 Brady Engert, 8 Isaiah Pine, 7 Mark Porpiglia, 6 Chris Aho, 5 Ben Lonsdale, 4 Damian Lloyd, 3 Michael Rigney, 2 Ben Roberts, 1 Campese Ma'afu.
Parramatta v Randwick
Parramatta has pulled off arguably the upset of the season by defeating Randwick 17-10 at Two Blues Park.
With Randwick boasting an all-star side including Sekope Kepu, Adam Freier, Mark Chisholm, Ben Mowen, Pat Phibbs, Josh Valentine and Francis Fainifo, Parramatta were not overawed at the task at hand running in 17 unanswered points in the first half.
While the Galloping Greens managed two second half tries to close the gap, the Two Blues hung on for a seven point victory.
Injury was added to insult as Randwick lost two key players. They now face a tough run into the finals without centre Bernie Orbell and lock Steve Brennan, who injured their knees early in the contest.
Scorers:
Parramatta:
Tries: Mafi, Mua, Kaveinga
Con: Woods
Randwick:
Tries: Mowen, Voullaire
Teams:
Parramatta: 15 Ben Borg, 14 Brian Sefanaia, 13 Paula Kaveinga, 12 Dave Alo, 11 Tito Mua, 10 Tom Woods, 9 Luke Tabatoa, 8 Junior To'o, 7 Winney Paulo, 6 Andrew Cox, 5 Steve Mafi, 4 Andrew Brown (captain), 3 Matt Toli, 2 Scott Podmore, 1 Kris Zvirbulis.
Randwick: 15 David Dillon, 14 David Batiratu, 13 Metui Maile, 12 Bernie Orbell, 11 Francis Fainifo, 10 Josh Valentine, 9 Patrick Phibbs, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Rodney Voullaire, 6 Chris Houston, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Steve Brennan, 3 Lotu Taukeiaho, 2 Adam Freier, 1 Sekope Kepu.
