Beerwah Bulldogs win the inaugural ‘Brando’ Perpetual Shield match

THE Beerwah Bulldogs A Grade men smashed the Maroochydore Swans on the weekend 30-10, and in the process won the inaugural Mark Brandon ‘Brando’ Perpetual Shield.

The shield was formed in honour of Brando, the former coach of both clubs who died earlier this year after a brave battle with cancer.

The Bulldogs described Brando as a “leading force in bringing our club out of the shadows and starting us on the journey we are now relishing in”.

“The Beerwah boys truly played with the Brando spirit, toughing out the game, playing for each other and coming out winners,” the club added.

“A big thank you to Judy, Mark’s partner, for being there to help with the presentation and we would like to express our appreciation to Maroochydore for hosting a fantastic night.” the club said it was still a tough game.

“Whilst Beerwah took the lead early and continued to be the in form team on the field, Maroochydore didn’t make it easy for them,” the club said.

“They kept coming and had moments in the game that kept the pressure on… the game was tough as both clubs have such pride and respect for Brando.”

Beerwah’s Nic Jennings scored two tries, and Mathew Kidd kicked four from four.

The Beerwah Bulldog Open Women’s side suffered a loss against the Noosa Pirates, going down 14-10.

Both teams scored two tries each.

The Pirates claimed their two in the first half with Beerwah’s Ayla McEniery scoring in the first 40 minutes and Amy Bock scoring in the second half. While the result was close, Noosa’s perfect conversion rate and a penalty saw them scrape out a four-point win.

Beerwah’s reserve grade team lost 32-18

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