Hastings Deering Colts wrap – Round 8 2022

Townsville Blackhawks 26 – 22 Mackay Cutters
Townsville kept their undefeated streak alive and moved to the top of the ladder with a four-point win over the Cutters.

Townsville 26 (L Mene 3, M Pua’avase, D White tries; D White 3 goals) def. Mackay 22 (B Baira, F Camilleri, H Stocks tries; B Baira 5 goals) at Jack Manski Oval.

Stat sheet
Townsville: Joel Baldwin – 32 tackles; Tyreice Baira-Gela – 174 run metres; Lewis Mene – 3 line breaks
Mackay: Baden Robinson – 32 tackles; Asher O’Donnell – 145 run metres

Debuts: Patrick Hoare, Cody Nielsen (Mackay)

Brisbane Tigers 62 – 8 Burleigh Bears
The Tigers handed Burleigh their fourth-straight loss with a dominant 54-point win away from home.

Brisbane 62 (S Finau 2, L West 2, J Glover, C Morgan, S Pratt, G Reedy-Bartlett, J Saldanha, J Smith, A Wallace tries; J Glover 7, J Saldanha 2 goals) def. Burleigh 8 (J Mura, T Roberts tries) at Pizzey Park.

Stat sheet
Burleigh: Lachlan Adamson – 37 tackles; Samuel McIntyre – 130 run metres
Brisbane: Lewis Gibb – 24 tackles; Ariki Wallace – 212 run metres, 3 line breaks

Sunshine Coast Falcons 28 – 12 Norths Devils
A Mason Peut hat trick helped the Falcons to their second straight win, a strong 16-point victory over Norths.

Sunshine Coast 28 (M Peut 3, T Couper, B Siebuhr tries; J Smoothy 4 goals) def. Norths 12 (P Manu, L Milburn, R Papas tries) at Bishop Park.

Stat sheet
Norths: Angus Hinchey – 24 tackles; Poasi Manu – 161 run metres
Sunshine Coast: Sam Reid – 30 tackles; Kaleb Sutton – 158 run metres; Brendan Siebuhr – 2 line breaks

Debuts: Benjamin Te Kura (Norths), Maea Mitchell (Sunshine Coast)

Redcliffe Dolphins 52 – 10 Ipswich Jets
The Dolphins put 50 past the Jets in Redcliffe to remain in the top four.

Redcliffe 52 (W Dobson 2, C Hunter 2, A Leiataua 2, J Aiken, W Boland, L Wilson tries; C Hunter 5, W Boland 3 goals) def. Ipswich 10 (C Cassidy-Natano, K Chan-Tung tries; R Balint goal) at Moreton Daily Stadium.

Stat sheet
Redcliffe: Rhys Timms – 34 tackles; Ali Leiataua – 241 run metres; Levi Wilson – 2 line breaks
Ipswich: Mitch Harsant – 33 tackles; Lucky Pokipoki – 119 run metres

Debuts: Flynn Groth (Ipswich)

Wynnum Manly Seagulls 26 – 4 Central Queensland Capras
Wynnum Manly handed the Capras their first loss of the season in what was their fifth straight victory.

Wynnum Manly 26 (C Huth 2, B Farr, G Hagai, C Hewett tries; G Hagai 2, Corey Herdegen goals) def. CQ Capras 4 (C Williamson) at Ron Stark Oval.

Stat sheet
Wynnum Manly: Kobe Martin – 36 tackles; Luke Philp – 193 run metres; Carsen Huth – 2 line breaks
CQ Capras: Samuel Strohfeldt – 45 tackles; Matthew Hill – 149 run metres

Debuts: Matthew Christensen (Wynnum Manly)

Tweed Seagulls 65 – 12 Western Clydesdales
Tweed put 11 tries past the Clydesdales at Tugun on route to their third straight win.

Tweed 65 (J De Groot 4, R Foran 2, J Cullen, M Donovan, K Haas, K Tu’ua, K Weir tries; T Weaver 7, J Stewart 3 goals; T Weaver field goal) def. Western Clydesdales 12 (O Bichel, R Land tries; E Speed 2 goals) at Tugun RLFC.

Stat sheet
Tweed: Ben Liyou – 26 tackles; Klese Haas – 201 run metres; Jaylan De Groot – 3 line breaks
Western Clydesdales: Hayden Ensbey – 44 tackles; Oliver Bichel – 172 run metres

Debuts: Caleb Tane, Angus Potaka (Western Clydesdales)

The first game of Round 8 was played last weekend, with Souths Logan defeating the Pride 58-12.

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