PREMIER LEAGUE
Wellington and Manchester opened the twelfth round of the ASRL season
in England with Manchester out to make amends for their last start
loss to the Adelaide Attitude. But it was a Wellington side on the
rise who took to the field at Old Trafford, scoring a comfortable
28-10 away win over the lackluster Englishmen.
Manchester: Clinton Schifcofske and Jon Clarke. Young ½
Wellington: Joe Rokocoko, Brian O'Driscroll 2, Brett Dallas, and
Keiron Cunningham. Cooke 4/6
HT Score: Wellington 12-4
Penalties: Wellington 5-3
Completion Rates: Manchester 52% Wellington 66%
Possession: Wellington 55%
PoM Points: Joe Rokocoko (Wellington) 3, Nathan Cayless (Wellington)
2, and Brian O'Driscroll (Wellington) 1.
Crowd: 44,738
Adelaide have inflicted the heaviest defeat in the California Vandals'
short history on the American club, adding to a week that was made
worse by rumours that long suffering coach, Chris Maunder may well be
on the way out. The Attitude backed up last week's top of the table
win with a 52-0 annihilation of the Vandals in Adelaide.
Adelaide: Stirling Mortlock 4, Wendell Sailor, Daniel Carter, Graeme
Timms, Schalk Burger, and Richie McCaw. Carter 8/9
California: None.
HT Score: Adelaide 34-0
Penalties: Adelaide 3-1
Completion Rates: Adelaide 83% California 66%
Possession: Adelaide 65%
PoM Points: Richie McCaw (Adelaide) 3, Daniel Carter (Adelaide) 2, and
Alan Tongue (Adelaide) 1.
Crowd: 30,560
Barcelona FC's promising two game winning streak came to a shuddering
halt today in front of a big and ultimately dismayed crowd at Nou
Camp. FC looked a shadow of the side that ran out winners in the past
two games – thrashed 42-0 by the visiting South Brisbane Mustangs.
Barcelona: None.
South Brisbane: Jason Robinson 2, Sebastian Azema, Cordy Mathers,
James Harrison, Craig Wing, and Paul Gallen. Mathers 7/7
HT Score: South Brisbane 30-0
Penalties: Barcelona 6-5
Completion Rates: Barcelona 72% South Brisbane 62%
Possession: South Brisbane 58%
PoM Points: Cordy Mathers (South Brisbane) 3, Jason Robinson (South
Brisbane) 2, and Craig Wing (South Brisbane) 1.
Crowd: 23,346
Wollongong have toughed out an entertaining 18-14 victory over
Capetown today at the Boneyard, having to hold on after Jason
Croker's late try reduced the gap to just four points.
Capetown: Shaun Berrigan and Jason Croker. Geyer 3/3
Wollongong: Brett Hodgson, Gareth Hock, and Daniel Heckenberg. Hodgson ¾
HT Score: Wollongong 8-2
Penalties: Capetown 11-6
Completion Rates: Capetown 63% Wollongong 64%
Possession: Capetown 50%
PoM Points: Jason Croker (Capetown) 3, Brett Hodgson (Wollongong) 2,
and Gareth Hock (Wollongong) 1.
Crowd: 33,660
The return of reliable winger, Hazem El Masri to the Central Coast
side has helped the Falcons to a much needed 28-24 victory over the
Brisbane Bulls. Both sides have struggled in the first half of the
season, but it was the Falcons who edged closer to the top eight with
a crucial win.
Central Coast: Hazem El Masri, Micky Higham, Kevin Sinfield, Nate
Myles, and Matt King. El Masri 4/6
Brisbane: Karmichael Hunt 2, Carl Webb, and Chris Flannery. Flannery
0/1. Hannay 4/6
HT Score: Central Coast 16-6
Penalties: Brisbane 6-4
Completion Rates: Central Coast 63% Brisbane 61%
Possession: Central Coast 50%
PoM Points: David Stagg (Brisbane) 3, Hazem El Masri (Central Coast)
2, and Nate Myles (Central Coast) 1.
Crowd: 41,115
Gold Coast have reminded league leaders, Adelaide that they're not to
be forgotten in this year's premiership race with a clinical 62-0
demolition of top eight contenders, Perth Taipans. It was a clinic
from first to last, the Crusade vastly improving their for and against
with the big home win.
Gold Coast: Brian Carney, Clyde Rathbone, Gordon D'Arcy 3, Louis
Anderson, Andrew Johns, Danny Ward, Steven Southern, Sean O'Loughlin,
and Scott Geddes. Johns 9/11
Perth: None.
HT Score: Gold Coast 28-0
Penalties: Gold Coast 8-2
Completion Rates: Gold Coast 60% Perth 65%
Possession: Gold Coast 67%
PoM Points: Gordon D'Arcy (Gold Coast) 3, Andrew Johns (Gold Coast) 2,
and Sean O'Loughlin (Gold Coast) 1.
Crowd: 44,777
The Northern Cannons went quietly about their business in today's
clash with the Auckland Pirates, never looking in doubt as they
dispatched the visitors, 20-6. Trent Pariah continues to be a
front-runner for this year's Dally M award.
Northern: Mark O'Meley, Luke Bailey, and Dean Young. Pariah 4/4
Auckland: Syrian Kor. Janikowski ½
HT Score: Northern 14-0
Penalties: Northern 6-4
Completion Rates: Northern 61% Auckland 49%
Possession: Northern 52%
PoM Points: Trent Pariah (Northern) 3, Mat Rogers (Northern) 2, and
Frederic Michalak (Northern) 1.
Crowd: 31,196
Melbourne's woeful season didn't get any better in today's clash
against Sunshine Coast, the newly promoted Queensland side scoring a
comfortable 34-12 victory over the Victorians. With both sides at
opposite ends to the table to where they'd been predicted, Melbourne's
Ben Quinn faces a real challenge if he's to turn the Executioners into
premiership contenders.
Sunshine Coast: Amos Roberts, Luke MacDougall, Graeme Frame 2, and
Eron Bates. Magro 7/7
Melbourne: Mark Gerrard and Anthony Constipolous. Constipolous 2/2
HT Score: Melbourne 6-4
Completion Rates: Sunshine Coast 76% Melbourne 66%
Possession: Sunshine Coast 62%
PoM Points: Luke MacDougall (Sunshine Coast) 3, Colin Best (Sunshine
Coast) 2, and Richard Villasanti (Sunshine Coast) 1.
Crowd: 33,263
Sydney have amended their recent losing ways in today's Sydney derby
against Parramatta, the Oilers turning it on in front of their fans
with a 30-12 defeat of the visiting Vikings.
Sydney: Jamie Lyon, Timana Tahu, Craig Gower, and Jason Ryles 2. Lyon 5/5
Parramatta: Nathan Hindmarsh and Mark Riddell. Fitzgibbon 2/2
HT Score: Sydney 24-0
Penalties: Parramatta 5-3
Completion Rates: Sydney 63% Parramatta 53%
PoM Points: Jason Ryles (Sydney) 3, Jamie Lyon (Sydney) 2, and Benji
Marshall (Sydney) 1.
Crowd: 36,685
DIVISION TWO
An abysmal crowd was on hand today to see North Queensland take on the
lowly Canberra Tornadoes, less than three thousand witnessing a flair
filled 50-24 drubbing of the last placed Canberra side.
North Queensland: Slick Cupples, Tiri Toa, Wycliff Palau 2, Matthew
Gidley, Darren Bennet, Mark McLinden, Brody Raines, and Shannon
Hegarty 2. Bennet 9/10
Canberra: Caleb Ralph, Albert Torrens, Paul Franze, and Chris McKenna.
Ralph 4/5
HT Score: North Queensland 24-18
Penalties: North Queensland 5-4
Completion Rates: North Queensland 75% Canberra 62%
Possession: North Queensland 59%
PoM Points: Darren Bennet (North Queensland) 3, Brody Raines (North
Queensland) 2, and Matthew Gidley (North Queensland) 1.
Crowd: 2789
A couple of wins hasn't been enough to get confidence back up at
Newcastle, with the Fear playing host to Illawarra today in front of a
club record low crowd of less than five thousand. The Fear also failed
to make an impact on the game, going down 22-10 to their steel city
rivals.
Newcastle: Ewan Dowes and Jamie Langley. Harris ½
Illawarra: Rico Gear, Ben Jeffries, and Mils Muliana 2. Kempton ¾
HT Score: Illawarra 12-4
Penalties: Newcastle 10-4
Completion Rates: Newcastle 66% Illawarra 67%
Possession: Newcastle 51%
PoM Points: Thomas Kempton (Illawarra) 3, Edwin Asotasi (Illawarra) 2,
and Mils Muliana (Illawarra) 1.
Crowd: 4563
Central West have scored a valuable win in their quest to avoid a
first year wooden spoon, the Pumas accounting for Geelong at Skilled
Stadium with a 26-16 victory.
Geelong: Owen Craigie and Craig Frawley. Hall 4/4
Central West: Ryan Cross, Jason Smith, Owen Finegan, and Mark Chisolm.
Orr 5/6
HT Score: Central West 10-2
Penalties: 8 all
Completion Rates: Geelong 61% Central West 80%
Possession: Central West 59%
PoM Points: Reece Simmonds (Central West) 3, Craig Kenniwell (Central
West) 2, and Danny Orr (Central West) 1.
Crowd: 11,725
Darwin have scored an impressive victory in their clash with Liverpool
today, the Cowboys delighting a healthy Northern Territory crowd with
a 26-0 domination of the Rockets. Darwin coach, Brent Douglas was
recently awarded a key to the city for his tremendous contribution to
a city whose long serving Premier League side relocated to Brisbane
prior to this season.
Darwin: Koru Tirohara, Adam Dykes, Paulie Bahtahn, and Nic Hendersen.
Luana 5/5
Liverpool: None.
HT Score: Darwin 14-0
Penalties: Liverpool 5-3
Completion Rates: Darwin 67% Liverpool 60%
Possession: Darwin 58%
PoM Points: Graham Luana (Darwin) 3, Adam Dykes (Darwin) 2, and Jamie
Venables (Darwin) 1.
Crowd: 16,758
In the game of the round, dark horses Redfern have played to a
standstill in an epic 28-24 loss against the visiting Portsmouth
Pompey. Redfern have perhaps been the greatest success story of this
year's Division Two season, but it was the English visitors who left
town with the points after an enthralling game.
Redfern: Daniel Floyd, Dale Lolaleah, Stanley Gene, and Travis Rose.
Dynevor 4/5
Portsmouth: James Little, Nathan Wood, Daniel Strickland, Verity
Gunnarsson, and Julian Huxley. Tickle 0/1. Huxley 4/4
HT Score: Portsmouth 18-10
Penalties: Redfern 8-3
Completion Rates: Redfern 58% Portsmouth 66%
Possession: Redfern 50%
PoM Points: Verity Gunnarsson (Portsmouth) 3, Julian Huxley
(Portsmouth) 2, and Daniel Strickland (Portsmouth) 1.
Crowd: 9365
A week away as a consultant for the Australian test cricket side has
done nothing to harm the form of Rowland Kelly's New England Ferrets,
with the Tamworth based side scoring a confident 18-0 victory over the
visiting Bondi Barbarians today at Scully Park.
New England: Manu Vatuvei 2 and Shayne McMenemy. Ferris ¾
Bondi: None.
HT Score: New England 12-0
Penalties: New England 10-4
Completion Rates: New England 61% Bondi 69%
Possession: New England 58%
PoM Points: Shayne McMenemy (New England) 3, Frank Pritchard (New
England) 2, and Manu Vatuvei (New England) 1.
Crowd: 9525
Northern NSW remain one of the surprise packets of the Division Two
season, the Greenies confident in a 22-8 victory over the visiting
Hunter Demons. Amid talk that the competition needs representation in
Coffs Harbour, Greenies' management have pointed out that the play all
of their games out of Coffs Harbour International Stadium.
Northern NSW: Girvan Dempsey, Joe Galavao, and Alex Synn. Roff 5/5
Hunter: Tim Clark. Clark 2/2
HT Score: Northern NSW 14-8
Penalties: 9 all
Completion Rates: Northern NSW 73% Hunter 71%
Possession: Northern NSW 54%
PoM Points: Joe Roff (Northern NSW) 3, John Roe (Northern NSW) 2, and
Alex Synn (Northern NSW) 1.
Crowd: 18,052
Port Macquarie have scored a shock 16-0 victory over the visiting
Christchurch Avalanches today at Stingray Park, the Stingrays doing
their top eight chances plenty of good with a solid home performance.
Port Macquarie: Anthony Stuart, David Peachey, and Brad Drew. Fields 2/3
Christchurch: None.
HT Score: Port Macquarie 10-0
Penalties: Port Macquarie 8-5
Completion Rates: Port Macquarie 68% Christchurch 68%
Possession: Port Macquarie 54%
PoM Points: Damien Fields (Port Macquarie) 3, David Peachey (Port
Macquarie) 2, and Lee Briers (Port Macquarie) 1.
Crowd: 13,794
Grrr the last two losses have resulted from disallowed tries. I had three of them this game. Id like to make a complaint against the refereeing. The scariest thing is that i have to face Manchester this week without origin players when they mauled me a few weeks back with them. :unsure:
Heres the premier league ladder. I haven't bothered putting any together for the other divisions. I might do so tomorrow or later tonight. Anthony made the rsc ladder from the last round which is posted in the RSC section of the forum. I dont think anyone has done a ladder for div 2 since the forum crashed but if you want to work it out you just go to the formguides and take the top line on each which will give you all the information you need to rank the teams sequentially.
Premier league ladder
1 Adelaide Attitude,11,1,0,414,152 22 262
2 Sunshine Coast Angels,10,2,0,326,182 20 146
3 Manchester Phoenix,9,3,0,352,148 18 204
4 Gold Coast Crusade,9,3,0,371,243 18 128
5 Capetown Ravens,8,4,0,287,204 16 83
6 Sydney Oilers,7,5,0,284,250 14 32
7 Northern Cannons,7,5,0,255,231 14 10
8 Perth Taipans,7,5,0,229,301 14 -72
9 South Brisbane Mustangs,5,7,0,226,178 10 48
10 Central Coast Falcons,5,7,0,286,304 10 -18
11 Wellington Cougars,5,7,0,245,264 10 -19
12 Parramatta Vikings,5,7,0,236,279 10 -43
13 Wollongong Destructors,5,7,0,210,299 10 -89
14 Brisbane Bulls,4,8,0,254,299 8 -45
15 Melbourne Executioners,3,9,0,164,322 6 -158
16 Auckland Pirates,2,10,0,172,294 4 -122
17 Barcelona FC,2,10,0,124,303 4 -179
18 California Vandals,2,10,0,130,336 4 -206
Edited to include the last round losses of Capetown and Auckland (Fussy bastard Anthony)
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Diff. Pts
Portsmouth Pompey 13 11 2 109 22
North Queensland Dolphins 13 9 1 3 228 19
Northern NSW Greenies 13 9 4 80 18
Redfern All Whites 13 8 5 94 16
Christchurch Avalanches 13 8 5 81 16
Illawarra Suns 13 8 5 39 16
New England Ferrets 13 7 1 5 50 15
Darwin Cowboys 13 7 6 56 14
Port Macquarie Stingrays 13 7 6 -56 14
Liverpool Rockets 13 6 7 -12 12
Bondi Barbarians 13 6 7 -36 12
Hunter Demons 13 5 8 -1 10
Central West Pumas 13 5 8 -50 10
Newcastle Fear 13 4 9 -123 8
Geelong Bengals 13 2 11 -201 4
Canberra Tornadoes 13 1 12 -226 2
