Round 5 Saturday wrap: Devils run away with win over Capras
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Norths Devils flyer Jordan Lipp scored a hat-trick as the Devils ran away 38-8 winners in Round 5 of the Hostplus Cup.
The Devils were dominant from the start and scored eight tries to the Capras' two to claim the two points in front of a sizeable crowd at Bishop Park.
Lipp said despite a late try from the Capras, he could not fault his team.
"I thought the boys started really well; we completed excellent in the first half, something we've been a little bit slow at in the last couple of weeks... we started really well," Lipp said.
"I think we won that game in the first half and our defence was excellent. Can't fault the boys."
Lipp, glad to be back in the starting team, said scoring three tries felt good, but the Devils middles were the ones to really step up against Central Queensland.
"Tries were good but our defence, I think that's what we can really take away from that," he said.
"We played a bit of variation there, a bit of tip on, Gerome (Burns), Jeremiah (Simbiken)... all of our middles, they got through a lot of work defensively and with the ball, so big credit to them."
Match: Devils v Capras
Round 5 -
home Team
Devils
4th Position
away Team
Capras
9th Position
Venue: Bishop Park, Brisbane
Lipp said Capras were always tough opposition, so getting the win was a big positive moving forward.
"It was good... they were on top of the ladder, or near there... they've had some really good wins... they had a good win against Burleigh last week... they had a few players out with the Dolphins, but we know what Capras are like... they play for 80 and they're a really strong team so pretty happy with that win," Lipp said.
"I think we can take away a bit of confidence with our attack. We've been trying to work on a few things in the last couple of weeks and I think we nailed that tonight."
Elsewhere, Kurt Falls scored a double for Wynnum Manly Seagulls in their win over Townsville Blackhawks in Townsville.
Match: Blackhawks v WM Seagulls
Round 5 -
home Team
Blackhawks
11th Position
away Team
WM Seagulls
3rd Position
Venue: Jack Manski Oval, Townsville
Valynce Te Whare scored a late try for Redcliffe Dolphins in their tight tussle with Northern Pride to secure the win for his side.
Match: Dolphins v Pride
Round 5 -
home Team
Dolphins
2nd Position
away Team
Pride
8th Position
Venue: Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe
And Cody Hunter scored a double during his side's big win over Souths Logan Magpies at Sunshine Coast Stadium.
Match: Falcons v Magpies
Round 5 -
home Team
Falcons
7th Position
away Team
Magpies
13th Position
Venue: Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast
There are two more Round 5 games to play out tomorrow.
Western Clydesdales and Mackay Cutters will clash.
Match: Clydesdales v Cutters
Round 5 -
home Team
Clydesdales
14th Position
away Team
Cutters
1st Position
Venue: Toowoomba Sports Ground, Toowoomba
And finally, Ipswich Jets and Burleigh Bears will battle it out in the final game of the round.
Match: Jets v Bears
Round 5 -
home Team
Jets
15th Position
away Team
Bears
6th Position
Venue: North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
