Hastings Deering Colts wrap – Round 16 2022

WESTERN CLYDESDALES 37 – 34 BURLEIGH BEARS
It’s been a long wait but the Western Clydesdales are finally back in the winners’ circle, snapping their 19-game losing streak. The loss for Burleigh ended their faint finals hopes.

Western Clydesdales 37 (A Brighton, C Cavanagh, A Donn, L Ghee, N Ingram, C Pfingst tries; E Speed 6 goals, field) def. Burleigh 34 (T Khan-Pereira 2, H Ploegsma 2, S McIntyre, K Skipps, B Tagg tries; B Tagg 3 goals) at Glenholme Park. Referee: B Sheppard. Half time: Clydesdales 19-8.

Debuts: Seth Nikotemo (Burleigh)

TOWNSVILLE BLACKHAWKS 40 – 16 TWEED SEAGULLS
The Blackhawks turned it on in the second half against Tweed, scoring 28 points. The win keeps Townsville in equal first but they’ll need a win and Wynnum Manly loss in Round 17 to take the minor premiership.

Townsville 40 (J Mene , T Woods 3, J Lipp 2 tries; D White 4 goals) def. Tweed 16 (R Foran, J Russell, S Torrens tries; T Weaver 2 goals) at Piggabeen Sports Complex. Referee: L Sutton. Half time: Townsville 12-10.

MACKAY CUTTERS 24 – 20 SUNSHINE COAST FALCONS
Mackay have finally fought their way into the Top 8 with an upset win over the Falcons. The Cutters now face the last-placed Clydesdales in Round 24. The Falcons will play finals but have dropped to sixth after the defeat.

Mackay 24 (J Hill, K Simon, H Stocks, L Wells-Talamaivao tries; B Baira 4 goals) def. Sunshine Coast 20 (J Lowe, P McGinn, B Siebuhr tries; L Bell 4 goals) at BB Print Stadium. Referee: D Lawrence. Half time: Sunshine Coast 14-12.

IPSWICH JETS 28 – 20 NORTHS DEVILS
The Jets’ best ever Colts season continued in Round 23 with a win over Norths. While unable to make the finals, Ipswich can finish just two points outside the eight with a win this weekend. The Devils meanwhile, drop to 12th.

Ipswich 28 (Z Alley 2, T Bowman, K Chan-Tung, L Pokipoki tries; N Stephensen 4 goals) def. Norths 20 (J Atonio, B Dodd, I Hawes, K Jenkins tries; B Dodd, J Murray goals) at Bishop Park. Referee: A Rossiter. Half time: Ipswich 20-14.

Debuts: Camron Lopez (Norths)

WYNNUM MANLY SEAGULLS 64 – 6 SOUTHS LOGAN MAGPIES
The first-placed Seagulls dominant season rolled on with a 58-point demolition of Souths Logan, their 13-straight win. The loss was the Magpies sixth consecutive and knocks them out of the top 8.

Wynnum Manly 64 (F Faatili 2, C Huth 2, L Philp 2, J Davies, C Faatili, C Herdegen, J Radel, N Ward tries; L Philp 10 goals) def. Souths Logan 6 (T Rawhiti try; B Paix goal) at BMD Kougari Oval. Referee: C Kwik. Half time: Wynnum Manly 42-6.

Debuts: Brad Hammond (Wynnum Manly), Teapo Stoltman (Souths Logan)

BRISBANE TIGERS 38 – 18 CQ CAPRAS
The Tigers bounced back from last round’s loss with an impressive win over the fourth-placed Capras. The Tigers have jumped into fifth while the Capras remain in the top four.

Brisbane 38 (J Glover 3, J Saldanha 2, T Veukiso 2, S Finau tries; J Glover 3 goals) def. CQ Capras 18 (O Pattie 2, M Tanner tries; P Jenkins 3 goals) at Browne Park. Referee: M Gannon. Half time: Brisbane 20-6.

Debuts: Antioch Faitala (Brisbane)

The Northern Pride forfeited their game against Redcliffe. The Dolphins were awarded a 40-0 victory.

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QRL.com’s Round 16 Heavy Lifter – Jonah Glover: https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2022/08/23/heavy-lifter—jonah-glover/

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Top Try Scorers	Top Point Scorers
25 Jacob Mene (Townsville)	186 Dylan White (Townsville)
17 Jaylan De Groot (Tweed)	152 Jonah Glover (Brisbane)
16 Luke Philp (Wynnum Manly)	130 Luke Philp (Wynnum Manly)
15 Ariki Wallace (Brisbane)	126 Brenton Baira (Mackay)
14 Lachlan West (Brisbane)	126 Cody Hunter (Redcliffe)
13 Mason Peut (Sunshine Coast)	118 Brayden Paix (Souths Logan)
12 Sione Finau (Brisbane)	100 Jacob Mene (Townsville)
12 Kalani Skipps (Burleigh)	98 Jack Bowyer (Wynnum Manly)
11 Brenton Baira (Mackay)	95 Tom Weaver (Tweed)
11 Brent Barnes (Tweed)	92 Blayden Dodd (Norths)