The Northern Rivers Times
May 5, 2022
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Rebels pounce on Panthers TIM HOWARD The South Grafton Rebels have bounced back in emphatic fashion with a 40-14 thrashing of the Sawtell Panthers at Rex Hardaker Oval, Sawtell, on Sunday. The Rebels scored eight tries to three but had to overcome some last minute player issues when several players were involved in a minor car accident on the morning of the game. Rebels coach Ron Gordon said it was important for the team conceding a heavy scoreline to cross-town rivals the Grafton Ghosts the previous week. “Yeah, we needed a win after last week’s performance,” Gordon said. “And it was a good result because the scoreline didn’t really
The South Grafton defence worked just as hard as the attack in the 40-14 win over Sawtell Panthers.
was played.” Gordon said the Rebels jumped out to an with Nicholas McGrady, Michael Wright and Keiron Johnson Heron scoring tries as the Rebels piled on 16 unanswered points. “We had to make some interchanges soon after that and we lost a bit of momentum after the good start,” Gordon said. “They were able to score one or two tries before halt time. So it
SOUTH GRAFTON 40: Tries (8) Nicholas McGrady, Michael Wright, Keiron Johnson-Heron, Austin Cooper, Austin Cooper, Luke Walker, Lewis Cooper, Luke Walker. Nicholas McGrady 4 conversions. Def SAWTELL 14: Tries (3): Tyke Kemp, Cooper Robertson, not available. Damion Dumas 1 conversion. was all to play for at half time.” Gordon was delighted with the way the Rebels put away the Panthers after the break. “The Panthers never gave up, so it was a good effort from us to put them away like that,” he said. Gordon said his young prop Jack Pitkin was his pick for a non-stop 80-minute effort. “I coached him in under-18s and brought season,” the coach said. “He got all the boys’ votes for players player after the game.” Gordon was also impressed with the effort of Johnson-Heron at fullback. “Keiron was one of the
players called up after the car accident this morning,” Gordon said. “He was thrown in at the last minute and he did everything you could ask of him.” Skipper Lewis Cooper also had another blinder, leading from the front. Gordon said he hoped all players would be available for next week’s game at home against the Orara Axemen. “Young Brian Quinlan out choice for fullback and he was in the car accident,” he said. “He was probably more shaken up than hurt, but I didn’t want to put him under any more pressure after what happened this morning. “I don’t think there were any serious injuries, we’ll be right next week.” Gordon said he is looking forward to getting a home game at last. “We were scheduled to play at home last week and this week, but couldn’t because the ground’s been too wet,” he said. The visit to Sawtell was a clean sweep for the Rebels with the reserve grade winning 38-32, the under-18s 30-18 and the Ladies League Tag 2-nil. All other Group 2 games in the round were postponed due to the state of the grounds.
Speedway results Carina, Bundaberg
Queensland State Title results, April 30, 2022. Heat 1: David Clark 1, Josh Rose 2, Ray Klarich 3. Heat 2: Ray Phillips 1, Kevin Britten 2, Chris Corbett 3. Heat 3: Chris Corbett 1, Sam Bruggy 2, Mitch Randall 3. Heat 4: Terry Leerentveld 1, Scott Cannon 2, Kevin Britten 3. Heat 5: Kevin Britten
1, Mitch Randall 2, Ray Phillips 3. Heat 6: Geoff Phillips 1, Darren Tindal 2, Josh Rose 3. A-Main: Kevin Britten 1, Mitch Randall 2, Chris Corbett 3. AMCA Nationals Queensland State Title results April 30, 2022 (Night 1). Heat 1: Brett Robotham 1, Shannon Singleton 2, Bruce Marshall 3. Heat 2: Steve Price 1, Shane McKinnell 2, Kevin Stow 3. Heat 3: Graeme Holland
1, Scott Hitchcock 2, Tim Gamble 3. Heat 4: Troy Price 1, Tony Blanch 2, Rhys Tomkins 3. Heat 5: Matt Hardy 1, Cody Simmons 2, Steve Potts 3. Heat 6: Shane Newstead 1, Maverick Dack 2, Russ Hardy 3. Heat 7: Nathan Tomkins 1, Mark Horstman 2, Paul Reeves 3. Heat 8: Lewis Gamble 1, Tony Blanch 2, Bruce Marshall 3. Heat 9: Mark Horstman 1, Shane Newstead 2,
Shane McKinnell 3. Heat 10: Thomas Vickery 1, Russ Hardy 2, Mark Taylor 3. Heat 11: Kevin Stow 1, Steve Potts 2, Steve Price 3. Heat 12: Nathan Tomkins 1, Glenn Boulter 2, Michael Denning 3. Top 12 Shootout winner: Matt Hardy. AMCA Nationals Queensland State Title results May 1, 2022 (Night 2). Heat 13: Shane
Newstead 1, Steve Price 2, Matt Hardy 3. Heat 14: Shane McKinnell 1, Steve Potts 2, Glenn Boulter 3. Heat 15: Tony Blanch 1, Brett Robotham 2, Nathan Tomkins 3. Heat 16: Troy Price 1, Bruce Marshall 2, Tim Gamble 3. Heat 17: Matt Hardy 1, Michael Denning 2, Graeme Holland 3. Heat 18: Cody Simmons 1, Kevin Stow 2, Paul Reeves 3. Heat 19: Tony Blanch 1, Shane McKinnell 2,
Scott Hitchcock 3. Heat 20: Bruce Marshall 1, Mark Horstman, 2 Nathan Tomkins 3. B-Main (Top 6 into A-Main): Paul Reeves 1, Thomas Vickery 2, Troy Price 3, Tim Gamble 4, Lewis Gamble 5, Rhys Tomkins 6. A-Main: Tony Blanch 1, Steve Price 2, Natham Tomkins 3.
