Defence on display as Pride edge Tweed Heads
By Bart Padjasek and QRL Media
Defence was the order of the day at Barlow Park on Saturday night, as the Northern Pride squeaked by with a 6-4 victory over the Tweed Heads Seagulls.
The Pride’s Jordan Biondi-Odo got the game started early with a try in the fourth minute after the Seagulls could not handle a Ryan Ghietti kick, with the five-eighth pouncing on the loose ball to score.
The successful conversion by Khan Ahwang proved vital in the end, and gave the Pride a 6-0 lead at the break.
The Seagulls would eventually get on the board with a try of their own from Peter Lee who reeled in a Lindon McGrady pass. The Gulls got into good scoring position following a strong run from forward Ben Nakubuwai who represented Fiji in their Pacific Test match last weekend.
However, Michael Burgess was not able to land the difficult conversion attempt – with his kick on target, but just falling short.
The low-scoring affair was the Pride’s fourth win of the season, and they sit at 10th in the ladder.
The Pride will now prepare for a trip to Davies Park next Sunday, to take on the South Logan Magpies who are coming off a 22-6 win over the Townsville Blackhawks.
While this was another loss for Tweed Heads – they can take some positives from the match, with the side only giving up the one try following their heavy Round 9 loss to the Sunshine Coast.
The Seagulls will aim to turn their fortune around next weekend when they host Easts Tigers at Piggabeen next Sunday.
See the final team line-ups and full scoring details for this game via QRL Live
NORTHERN PRIDE 6 (Jordan Biondi-Odo try; Khan Ahwang goal) def TWEED HEADS SEAGULLS 4 (Peter Lee try) at Barlow Park.
