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They didn't get the win in the top grade this weekend, but it would be hard to find someone who didn't leave Fassifern Bombers' clubhouse without a smile on Saturday.

The Ipswich Jets A Grade Cup club hosted their Ladies Day this weekend for club personnel and community members alike, with A grade players wearing pink jerseys during the 22-16 defeat against Swifts Bluebirds.

The pink jerseys were later auctioned off to go towards fundraising for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, which is set to raise about $8000.

"Crowd favourite" Charlie Christensen's jersey went for more than $2000 on its own, which surprised the mullet-repping second rower.

"Playing in the pink jersey, everyone sort of picked up their game a bit and even though we went down on the scoreboard, it was a good game of football," he said.

Fassifern Bombers on Ladies Day. Photo: Lainey Elizabeth Photography
Fassifern Bombers on Ladies Day. Photo: Lainey Elizabeth Photography

"There was a really big hype around the whole day and after the game we got into the jersey auction and somehow I managed to get dragged back to last spot in the auction and obviously it was worth it in the end ... for an awesome cause."

Christensen said as a Fassifern junior he recognises the importance of the club to the surrounding towns and vice versa, making building the community feel as important as any on-field achievement.

"When we have a home game there's a massive following, one of the best in the Ipswich comp I reckon, we really draw a crowd from all around the Scenic Rim and we feel it on the field. It's awesome," he said.

Charlie Christensen with the ball representing Ipswich Diggers at the XXXX Chairman's Challenge. Photo: Vanessa Hafner/QRL
Charlie Christensen with the ball representing Ipswich Diggers at the XXXX Chairman's Challenge. Photo: Vanessa Hafner/QRL

Christensen, who represented Ipswich Diggers at the XXXX Chairman's Challenge, said there was a great vibe about the club particularly this year and felt the A grade team could take plenty of positives from their performance despite the loss to Swifts.

The Bombers went into halftime in front but couldn't hold on against the ladder leaders despite one of their best efforts so far this season.

"It was a top of the table clash and Swifts are a bit of a powerhouse in the competition and we knew we had to muscle up in the middle and we did that, we answered them well," Christensen said.

"We really held it tight in the middle but poor discipline got the best of us.

"We'll face them again, we know what we're up against and the ball is in our court to send a message to the competition.

"Unfortunately the score didn't reflect it, but we'll take a lot of positives out of it."

Fassifern Bombers seniors president Paul Roderick said the A grade result didn't take away from Ladies Day, which well exceeded expectations.

The club donated their entire gate takings to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and raised money from raffles, with many sponsors donating prizes to go with the jersey auction proceeds.

The Bombers' regular contingent of female volunteers were able to sit back as A grade players turned up early to give their time in the canteen and other areas to complement the catering offered on the day.

"We had a ladies lounge with cocktails and a lot of local businesses donated gift packs and other things for a Mother's Day raffle," Roderick said.

"The auction was huge. We had a local auctioneer come on board to auction them and it was really good.

"The boys, despite being disappointed, they came and modelled them and we auctioned them straight off the back."

Roderick said the club had more community initiatives in the works to contribute to the "more than football" vibe of the club, which is having a positive impact on player numbers.

"There's a few things we want to do this year to try to lift their horizons and make them better people rather than just good footballers," he said.

"We're definitely trying to make (going to the football) a must-do in the region and you have to do that by engaging the community."

Fassifern sits fourth in an incredibly tight Ipswich Jets A Grade Cup race after two wins and two losses and will look to get back to the winner's circle when they host Norths Tigers this weekend.

South East region

Ipswich Jets A Grade Cup

Round 5 results

Swifts Bluebirds 22 def Fassifern Bombers 16
Brothers Ipswich 34 def Norths Tigers 32

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Swifts Bluebirds 5 4 1 0 0 46 8
2 Redbank Plains Bears 4 2 2 0 1 16 6
3 Brothers Ipswich 3 1 2 0 2 -14 6
4 Fassifern Bombers 4 2 2 0 1 -24 6
5 Norths Tigers 4 1 3 0 1 -24 4

2023 Rugby League Gold Coast Men's A Grade

Round 3 results

Runaway Bay Seagulls 22 def Currumbin Eagles 18
Southport Tigers 28 def Tugun Seahawks 22
Burleigh Bears 48 def Helensvale Hornets 12

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Burleigh Bears 3 3 0 0 0 90 9
2 Southport Tigers 3 2 1 0 0 60 7
3 Currumbin Eagles 3 2 1 0 0 28 7
4 Runaway Bay Seagulls 3 1 2 1 0 -42 6
5 Tugun Seahawks 3 0 3 1 0 -8 4
6 Helensvale Hornets 3 0 3 0 0 -128 3

2023 BRL Premier A Grade 

Round 6 results

Valleys Diehards 30 def Bulimba Bulldogs 12
Brighton Roosters 30 def Carina Juniors 16
Souths Juniors 30 def Beenleigh Pride 26
Wynnum Juniors 40 def Normanby Hounds 16
West Brisbane Panthers 54 def Pine Rivers Bears 16

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Valleys Diehards 6 5 1 0 0 110 16
2 Wynnum Juniors 6 5 1 0 0 86 16
3 West Brisbane Panthers 6 5 1 0 0 66 16
4 Souths Juniors 6 3 2 1 0 28 13
5 Beenleigh Pride 6 3 3 0 0 -8 12
6 Normanby Hounds 6 3 3 0 0 -18 12
7 Bulimba Bulldogs 6 2 3 1 0 10 11
8 Brighton Roosters 6 2 4 0 0 20 10
9 Carina Juniors 6 1 5 0 0 -74 8
10 Pine Rivers Bears 6 0 6 0 0 -220 6

2023 South East Women's Holcim Cup

Round 4 results

Valleys Diehards 32 def Beenleigh Pride 14
Ormeau Shearers 36 def Wynnum Juniors 4
Currumbin Eagles 10 def Runaway Bay Seagulls 6
Goodna Eagles 32 def Nerang Roosters 18

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Goodna Eagles 4 4 0 0 0 122 8
2 Ormeau Shearers 4 3 1 0 0 84 6
3 Currumbin Eagles 4 3 1 0 0 20 6
4 Nerang Roosters 4 2 2 0 0 2 4
5 Wynnum Juniors 4 2 2 0 0 -32 4
6 Beenleigh Pride 4 1 3 0 0 -58 2
7 Valleys Diehards 4 1 3 0 0 -62 2
8 Runaway Bay Seagulls 4 0 3 0 0 -76 0

North region

NQBE Mackay Men's A Grade 

Round 4 results

Whitsunday Brahmans 26 def Carltons Devils 16
Moranbah Miners 18 def Wests Tigers 16
Mackay Brothers 28 def Sarina Crocodiles 26
Mackay Magpies 40 def Souths Sharks 16

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Mackay Magpies 4 4 0 0 0 110 8
2 Mackay Brothers 4 3 1 0 0 50 6
3 Souths Sharks 4 3 1 0 0 36 6
4 Sarina Crocodiles 4 2 2 0 0 50 4
5 Moranbah Miners 4 2 2 0 0 -10 4
6 Wests Tigers 4 1 3 0 0 -30 2
7 Whitsunday Brahmans 4 1 3 0 0 -116 2
8 Carltons Devils 4 0 4 0 0 -90 0

2023 Rugby League Townsville District A Grade Men

Round 4 results

Brothers Townsville 26 def Charters Towers Miners 16
Centrals Tigers 24 def Souths Bulls 18
Burdekin Roosters 66 def Norths Devils 10
Herbert River Crushers 28 def Western Lions 24

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Centrals Tigers 4 3 1 0 0 20 6
2 Brothers Townsville 4 3 1 0 0 3 6
3 Herbert River Crushers 4 1 1 1 1 -3 5
4 Burdekin Roosters 4 2 2 0 0 30 4
5 Souths Bulls 4 1 2 0 1 23 4
6 Western Lions 4 2 2 0 0 5 4
7 Charters Towers Miners 4 1 2 0 1 2 4
8 Norths Devils 4 0 2 1 1 -80 3

2023 Rugby League Townsville District Open Women

Round 4 results

Brothers Townsville 18 def Charters Towers Miners 12
Burdekin Roosters 32 def Norths Devils 0
Western Lions 34 def Herbert River Crushers 0

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Western Lions 4 4 0 0 0 80 8
2 Burdekin Roosters 4 3 1 0 0 54 6
3 Centrals Tigers 3 2 1 0 1 10 6
4 Brothers Townsville 2 1 1 0 2 0 6
5 Norths Devils 3 1 2 0 1 -42 4
6 Charters Towers Miners 3 0 3 0 1 -30 2
7 Herbert River Crushers 3 0 3 0 1 -72 2

2023 FNQRL A Grade Men

Round 5 results

Ivanhoes Knights 46 def Southern Suburbs 4
Cairns Kangaroos 32 def Mareeba Gladiators 4
Tully Tigers 28 def Atherton Roosters 26
Mossman-Port Douglas Sharks 50 def Cairns Brothers 26
Innisfail Leprechauns 44 def Yarrabah Seahawks 20

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Ivanhoes Knights 5 4 1 0 0 112 8
2 Cairns Kangaroos 4 3 1 0 1 54 8
3 Mossman-Port Douglas Sharks 5 4 1 0 0 52 8
4 Innisfail Leprechauns 5 3 2 0 0 78 6
5 Cairns Brothers 5 3 2 0 0 24 6
6 Yarrabah Seahawks 4 2 2 0 1 -38 6
7 Edmonton Storm 3 1 2 0 2 -54 6
8 Tully Tigers 5 2 2 1 0 -16 5
9 Atherton Roosters 5 1 3 1 0 22 3
10 Mareeba Gladiators 5 1 4 0 0 -70 2
11 Southern Suburbs 4 0 4 0 1 -164 2

2023 FNQRL Women's Competition

Round 3 results

Atherton Roosters def Cairns Kangaroos (forfeit)
Yarrabah Seahawks 36 def Tully Tigers 22
Edmonton Storm 52 def Mossman-Port Douglas Sharks 8

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Edmonton Storm 2 2 0 0 1 62 6
2 Atherton Roosters 3 2 1 0 0 44 4
3 Ivanhoes Knights Maidens 2 2 0 0 0 38 4
4 Cairns Kangaroos 2 1 1 0 1 10 4
5 Yarrabah Seahawks 2 1 1 0 1 -4 4
6 Mossman-Port Douglas Sharks 2 0 2 0 1 -104 2
7 Tully Tigers 3 0 3 0 0 -46 0

Central region

2023 4BU/HITZ FM Bundaberg Rugby League A Grade Men

Round 5 results

Past Brothers 34 def Waves Tigers 12
Wallaroos 84 def Hervey Bay Seagulls 6
Easts Magpies 36 def Wests Panthers 24

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Past Brothers 4 3 0 1 0 114 7
2 Waves Tigers 4 3 1 0 0 90 6
3 Easts Magpies 4 2 1 1 0 48 5
4 Wests Panthers 4 2 2 0 0 56 4
5 Wallaroos 4 1 3 0 0 -70 2
6 Hervey Bay Seagulls 4 0 4 0 0 -238 0

2023 Emerald Industrial Supplies Central Highlands Men's A Grade

Round 5 results

Emerald Tigers 46 def Blackwater Crushers 10
Dysart Bulls 36 def Clermont Bears 18
Peak Downs Pirates 38 def Springsure Mountain Men 34
Emerald Brothers 38 def Middlemount Panthers 34

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Dysart Bulls 4 4 0 0 1 76 10
2 Emerald Tigers 4 3 1 0 1 132 8
3 Clermont Bears 4 3 1 0 1 96 8
4 Peak Downs Pirates 4 3 1 0 1 34 8
5 Emerald Brothers 5 3 2 0 0 14 6
6 Bluff Rabbitohs 4 2 2 0 1 -36 6
7 Middlemount Panthers 5 1 4 0 0 -62 2
8 Springsure Mountain Men 5 1 4 0 0 -140 2
9 Blackwater Crushers 5 0 5 0 0 -114 0

2023 SRO Technology Central Highlands Ladies Competition

Round 4 result

Emerald Tigers 52 def Blackwaters Crushettes 0

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Emerald Tigers 2 2 0 0 0 106 4
2 Blackwater Crushettes 3 2 1 0 0 10 4
3 Emerald Brothers 1 0 1 0 0 -48 0
4 Bluff Bunnies 2 0 2 0 0 -68 0

2023 Wellshot Hotel Central West Rugby League Men's A Grade

Round 10 results

Barcaldine Sandgoannas 18 def Blackall Magpies 16
Longreach/Ilfracombe Tigers 44 def Alpha Brumbies 10

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Longreach/Ilfracombe Tigers 8 5 2 0 2 126 12
2 Barcaldine Sandgoannas 7 6 1 0 3 124 12
3 Blackall Magpies 7 4 3 0 3 94 8
4 Alpha Brumbies 6 1 5 0 2 -154 2
5 Winton Diamantina Devils 7 1 6 0 2 -190 2

Northern District Rugby League 2023 Men's Premiership

Round 5 results

Avondale Tigers 30 def Gin Gin Hawks 24
South Kolan Sharks 28 def Miriam Vale Magpies 8

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Isis Devils 4 4 0 0 1 74 8
2 South Kolan Sharks 4 2 1 1 1 56 5
3 Avondale Tigers 4 2 2 0 1 -18 4
4 Gin Gin Hawks 4 1 2 1 1 -32 3
5 Miriam Vale Magpies 4 0 4 0 1 -80 0

2023 Rockhampton Men's A Grade

Round 6 results

Fitzroy/Gracemere Sharks 58 def Emu Park 36
Norths Chargers 26 def Yeppoon Seagulls 24

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Brothers Rockhampton 4 4 0 0 2 30 8
2 Norths Chargers 5 3 2 0 0 33 6
3 Emu Park 5 2 2 1 1 17 5
4 Yeppoon Seagulls 5 1 3 1 0 18 3
5 Fitzroy/Gracemere Sharks 5 1 4 0 0 -98 2

2023 Intersport Yeppoon Rockhampton Open Women's Premiership

Round 6 results

Fitzroy/Gracemere Sharks 20 drew with Brothers Rockhampton 20
Yeppoon Seagulls def Tannum Sands Seagulls (forfeit)
Wallaby RLFC 26 def Emu Park 16

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Wallaby RLFC 5 5 0 0 1 132 10
2 Brothers Rockhampton 5 4 0 1 1 108 9
3 Emu Park 5 3 2 0 1 78 6
4 Fitzroy/Gracemere Sharks 6 2 3 1 0 -14 5
5 Yeppoon Seagulls 5 2 3 0 1 -40 4
6 Tannum Sands Seagulls 5 1 4 0 1 -128 2
7 Norths Chargers 5 0 5 0 1 -136 0

Roma District Rugby League A Grade

Round 3 results

Mitchell Magpies 30 def Chinchilla Bulldogs 6
Roma Cities Gladiators 28 def St George Dragons 22 
Red Bulls def Taroom-Wandoan Battlers (forfeit)

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Mitchell Magpies 3 3 0 0 0 80 12
2 Red Bulls 3 2 0 0 1 90 8
3 Miles Devils 2 2 1 0 1 36 8
4 Chinchilla Bulldogs 3 1 2 0 0 0 4
5 Roma Cities 3 1 2 0 0 -50 4
6 St George Dragons 2 0 2 0 1 -36 0
7 Taroom-Wandoan Battlers 3 0 3 0 0 -120 0

2023 Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League Men's A Grade

Round 5 results

Beerwah Bulldogs 36 def Caboolture Snakes 12
Kawana Dolphins 28 def Noosa Pirates 22
Nambour Crushers 14 def Coolum Colts 12
Caloundra Sharks 42 def Maroochydore Swans 0

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Beerwah Bulldogs 5 5 0 0 0 96 20
2 Nambour Crushers 5 4 1 0 0 0 16
3 Caloundra Sharks 5 3 2 0 0 14 12
4 Kawana Dolphins 5 2 2 1 0 24 10
5 Coolum Colts 5 1 2 2 0 4 8
6 Maroochydore Swans 5 1 3 1 0 -58 6
7 Noosa Pirates 5 1 4 0 0 -38 4
8 Caboolture Snakes 5 1 4 0 0 -42 4

2023 Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League Open Women

Round 5 results

Caboolture Snakes 16 def Beerwah Bulldogs 12
Kawana Dolphins 26 def Noosa Pirates 12
Gympie Devils 40 def Nambour Crushers 24

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Caboolture Snakes 4 4 0 0 1 108 20
2 Kawana Dolphins 5 4 0 1 0 128 18
3 Caloundra Sharks 4 2 0 2 1 48 16
4 Gympie Devils 4 2 2 0 1 -32 12
5 Beerwah Bulldogs 4 1 3 0 0 4 4
6 Nambour Crushers 4 0 4 0 1 -146 4
7 Noosa Pirates 5 0 4 1 0 -110 2

Toowoomba Rugby League Hutchison Builders Men's A Grade

Round 4 results

Wattles Warriors 44 def Pittsworth Danes 12
Highfield Eagles 26 def Goondiwindi Boars 22
Toowoomba Valleys 68 def Newtown Lions 6
Dalby Diehards 40 def Southern Suburbs 30
Warwick Cowboys 38 def Toowoomba Brothers 0
Gatton Hawks 36 def Oakey Bears 28

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Toowoomba Valleys 4 4 0 0 0 131 8
2 Dalby Diehards 4 4 0 0 0 119 8
3 Warwick Cowboys 4 4 0 0 0 112 8
4 Gatton Hawks 4 3 1 0 0 29 6
5 Wattles Warriors 4 2 2 0 0 51 4
6 Southern Suburbs 4 2 2 0 0 4 4
7 Pittsworth Danes 4 2 2 0 0 -62 4
8 Goondiwindi Boars 4 1 3 0 0 0 2
9 Highfields Eagles 4 1 3 0 0 -70 2
10 Newtown Lions 4 1 3 0 0 -114 2
11 Oakey Bears 4 0 4 0 0 -62 0
12 Toowoomba Brothers 4 0 4 0 0 -138 0

Toowoomba Rugby League Toowoomba Sports Club A Grade Women 2023

Round 4 results

Newtown Lions 30 def Toowoomba Valleys 10
Dalby Diehards 32 def Southern Suburbs 10
Gatton Hawks 20 def Oakey Beats 18

Ladder

# Team P W L D B +/- Pts
1 Gatton Hawks 3 3 0 0 0 48 4
2 Newtown Lions 2 2 0 0 0 46 4
3 Oakey Bears 2 1 1 0 0 36 2
4 Dalby Diehards 2 1 1 0 0 -4 2
5 Highfields Eagles 1 0 1 0 0 -8 0
6 Toowoomba Valleys 2 0 2 0 0 -58 0
7 Southern Suburbs 2 0 2 0 0 -60 0

 

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