Townsville Blackhawks 38 – 24 Wynnum Manly Seagulls
In a 2021 Grand Final rematch, Townsville triumph over Wynnum Manly in a high-scoring affair.
Townsville 38 (Z Laybutt 2, J Baldwin, E Hampson, D Mills-Prior, M Pua’avase, D White tries; D White 5 goals) def. Wynnum Manly 24 (Z Edmonds, E Malt, S Packer, J Radel tries; B Whittaker 4 goals) at Jack Manski Oval.
Stat sheet
Townsville
Cameron Bateup – 35 tackles; Dylan White – 174 metres
Wynnum Manly
Kobe Martin – 34 tackles, Luke Philp – 146 metres
Debuts: Ragarive Wavik, David Mills-Prior, Mia Pua’avase, Jai Hansen, William Latu, Eddie Hampson (Townsville); Luke Philp, Blake Anders, Braydon Seu-Easthope, Zaen Edmonds, Etuale Lui (Wynnum Manly)
Redcliffe Dolphins 44 – 10 Burleigh Bears
A big day for new Dolphins recruit Jack Aiken, who leads his side to a 34-point win over Burleigh.
Redcliffe 44 (J Aiken 3, W Boland 2, W Cahill, C Hunter, C Williams tries; C Hunter 6 goals) def. Burleigh 10 (S McIntyre, K Skipps tries; E Lui goal) at Pizzey Park.
Stat sheet
Burleigh
Manny Snooks – 28 tackles, 122 metres
Redcliffe
Logan Cox – 30 tackles; Jack Aiken – 234 metres, 3 line breaks
Debuts: Tawera Toia, Elijah Lui, Tom Neale, Adam Christensen, Matthew Canning, Syddarys Cassidy, Manny Snooks (Burleigh); William Boland, Braith Major, Tuhirangi Ratana-Leef, Marcus Spence (Redcliffe)
Sunshine Coast Falcons 24 – 14 Souths Logan Magpies
The Falcons quest for another Colts premiership begins with a 10-point win over the Magpies.
Sunshine Coast 24 (L Bell, D Heenan, J Smoothy, K Sutton tries; J Smoothy 4 goals) def. Souths Logan 14 (C Ten 2, T Vincin tries; B Paix goal) at Sunshine Coast Stadium.
Stat sheet
Sunshine Coast
Sam Reid – 30 tackles; Zacari Short – 163 metres
Souths Logan
Cruise Ten – 38 tasckles, 166 metres, 2 line breaks
Debuts: Mason Peut, Taine Couper, Brendan Siebuhr, Jayden Taufa, Kayd North, Jordan Heke (Sunshine Coast); Tyler Vincin, Desmond Samuelu, Henry Abdul-Rahman, Brayden Paix, Xavier Stowers, Jesse Finch (Souths Logan)
Central Queensland Capras 40 – 12 Ipswich Jets
A Coby Williamson hat trick helps the Capras to their first win of 2022.
CQ Capras 40 (C Williamson 3, T Beak, B Clarke, M Leard-Lamont, M Tanner tries; J Callagher 6 goals) def. Ipswich 12 (C Bundock, K Chan-Tung tries; T Field 2 goals) at North Ipswich Reserve.
Stat sheet
Ipswich
Mitch Harsant – 27 tackles; Cameron Bundock – 157 metres, 2 line breaks
CQ Capras
Samuel Strohfeldt – 30 tackles; Coby Williamson – 188 metres, 3 line breaks
Debuts: Cameron Bundock, Kedan Chan-Tung, Ryan Balin, Lucky Pokipoki, Ky Rashleigh, Samson Sauaso, Riley Adamson (Ipswich); Jye Callagher, Marcus Tanner, Tate Beak, Noah Corcoran, Joseph Callanan (CQ Capras)
Brisbane Tigers 32 – 16 Western Clydesdales
A day for the debutants with 17 players making their first Colts appearance in the Tigers’ win over the Clydesdales.
Brisbane 32 (A Wallace 2, J Penquitt, G Reedy-Bartlett, B Russell, T Thompson tries; J Glover 4 goals) def. Western Clydesdales 16 (L Ghee 2, O Bichel tries; E Speed 2 goals) at Clive Berghofer Stadium.
Debuts: Jacob Meddleton, Lachlan Ghee, Shayden Lavatai, Lachlan Williamson, Taj Jackson, Max Brady, Noah Brady, Thomas Chandler, Alex Donn, Brody Gilchrist, Kevin Sheppard, Hayden Ensbey, Cooper Tate-Roche (Western Clydesdales); Ariki Wallace, Ezra Coulston, Sione Finau, Tony Thompson, Gabriel Reedy-Bartlett, Dijaune Raivaru, Casey Morgan, James Keding (Brisbane)
Mackay Cutters 20 – 18 Northern Pride
A late Matt McGowan try saw Mackay steal a win over northern rivals the Pride.
Mackay 20 (F Camilleri, B Coombes, M McGowan, E Roberts tries; B Baira 2 goals) def. Northern Pride 18 (S Addo-Nona, R Flegler, R Lewis tries; S Addo-Nona 3 goals) at BB Print Stadium.
Stat sheet
Mackay
Ethan Sweet – 33 tackles; Flynn Camilleri – 280 metres, 2 line breaks
Northern Pride
Ryan Flegler – 34 tackles; Robert Derby – 265 metres; Sterling Addo-Nona – 2 line breaks
Debuts: Isaac Thomson, Matt McGowan, Kane Simon, Bailey Black, Jayden Rodwell, Tyreeq Salleh-Meadows, Hugh Arthur, Ethan Roberts, Noah Cookson, Teokotai Packer, Damon Watson (Mackay); Corey Kennedy, Hamish Davies, Anderson Kuna, Samuel Cramp, Taj Walker (Northern Pride)
The Tweed Seagulls-Norths Devils fixture, which was scheduled to be played at Piggabeen Sports Complex, was postponed until May due to heavy rain in the Tweed region leading up to the game.
Round 2
Saturday, April 9
CQ Capras v Mackay Cutters
Western Clydesdales v Sunshine Coast Falcons
Northern Pride v Townsville Blackhawks
Sunday, April 10
Burleigh Bears v Tweed Seagulls
Wynnum Manly Seagulls v Redcliffe Dolphins
Norths Devils v Souths Logan Magpies
Brisbane Tigers v Ipswich Jets
All games will be streaming LIVE at https://qplus.tv/.
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