It will be a traditional battle in Brisbane in Round 4 of the Harvey Norman Under 19 competition this weekend.
Fans will be keen to know which song sounds out after the match on Sunday... will it be “come out and see, come out and see the West Brisbane Panthers fighting team” or will it be Wynnum Manly’s anthem of “Wynnum Manly red and green”?
Due to a quirk in the draw, West Brisbane have sat out the first three weeks of the Harvey Norman Under 19 competition and will be ready to go against a Wynnum Manly side that has won its first game against Souths.
It could have been the 1980s again in Round 2; Wynnum Manly were so dominate over Souths, with 62 per cent of the ball and five more minutes in attack.
Six line breaks to two led to a 38-10 score line that had the Seagulls out flying the Magpies.
The Panthers will be hunting for the first time in 2021 and doing it with a coaching team that’s ready. Panthers coach Rau Hura doesn’t lack enthusiasm.
“We have been getting ready since November so it’s a long pre-season but we have a strong mobile forward pack and that’s our strength," Hura said.
“We know that Wynnum played very well against Souths and had a good win.
“We have played some games against our Panthers BHP Premiership side so we are ready to see where we are placed.”
Head coach Maia Tua-Davidson was confident the Panthers were prepared.
“The girls are ready, we have some really hard workers in our team,” Tua-Davidson said.
One of those hard workers is PNG international from the World Nines Sera Koroi.
“Fiona Janke and Sera Koroi get through a lot of work and they will be ready to go on Saturday," Tua-Davidson said.
Wynnum Manly coach Ron Troutman is loving the challenge the Seagulls are providing.
“It’s a different challenge after a long while of coaching BRL,” Troutman said.
“I am really enjoying coaching those finer elements of our game.
“They’re not girl footballers, they are footballers and they have tremendous skill and providing a great deal of inspiration for me.
“We know Wests will be a serious test for us and they have some BHP level players and some potential Broncos’ players
“We want to be a bit less clunky in attack and just let the ball move, I think that’s when we are at your best.”
Match: Blackhawks v Cutters
Round 4 -
home Team
Blackhawks
away Team
Cutters
Venue: Jack Manski Oval, Townsville
Mackay Cutters are coming off a win over the Northern Pride 30-12, while every other team sat back and watched last round.
The Townsville Blackhawks had a win over the Pride in Round 2. The Pride couldn’t get any momentum after falling behind 14-0 at half-time and in the second half it was all Pride.
Match: Clydesdales v Bulls
Round 4 -
home Team
Clydesdales
away Team
Bulls
Venue: Glenholme Park, Toowoomba
Elisa Niki was the Western Mustangs star in Round 2, scoring two tries in the first 11 minutes and then finding another one in the 58th minute.
With nine line breaks the Mustangs were galloping to a 28-20 win on the back of 16 off-loads.
'What a weapon!' - Elisa Niki
The Wide Bay Bulls' last round was against the Sunshine Coast Falcons and they just didn’t respect the ball enough. With only 48 per cent of the ball and 50 per cent completion rate, things were made really hard for the Bulls.
Match: Capras v Falcons
Round 4 -
home Team
Capras
away Team
Falcons
Venue: Browne Park, Rockhampton
The Central Queensland Capras started well against the Western Mustangs, scoring after one minute but from there they didn’t keep the momentum and gave it back to the Mustangs.
Down 14-12 at half time the Capras defence couldn’t hold in the second half and the Mustangs ran away with the win.
The Falcons had a 28-18 win over the Bulls in round two. The Falcons had 52% of the ball and did a lot more with it when they did have it.
Making 410 metres more than the other team will always go a long way to winnings.
Match: Magpies v Bears
Round 4 -
home Team
Magpies
away Team
Bears
Venue: Grosvenor Park, Browns Plains
Souths weren’t great against the Seagulls and will be looking to find some ball in attack; 38 per cent of the ball won’t win you many games and the Magpies will know that needs fixing.
Wynnum Manly just did everything better than Souths and that’s why they won 38-10; Souths conceded eight penalties and that kept giving Wynnum chances.
The Burleigh Bears inflected carnage on Ipswich in Round 2; 67 per cent of the ball means you just control the tempo and play how you want to play and that’s exactly what the Bears did all day.
Sixty-five more runs gave the Bears more options and the Jets were so tired from making 154 tackles that the result was 61 missed tackles for Ipswich and the Bears ran away 60-6 winners.
