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Gold Coast 7's - 12 & 13 Oct

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Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
The AIG's put 40 points on Samoa. Still no points against them so far.

Makes our 12 points against Samoa seem a little short of par.

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Impressive stats from the game.
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
Got to hand it to the Poms. How often do they score a try after the siren for 1/2 or full time has gone?

They just never give up trying to score and frequently do. You can not relax against them.
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
Shannon Walker starting for the Good Guys vs Kenya.
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Tough gig for Clarky, calling his boy, Clarky Junior playing.

Walker walks in off a set move from a penalty. Clarkies boy converts.

Gold 7 Kenya 0.

Kenya reply with meat and convert. Jenkins and Malouf beaten in the tackle.

Gold 7 Kenya 7.

Jenkins misses again and Oscar Ouma gets meat. Kenya take the lead.

Jenkins having a shocker. 1 knock on 2 missed tackles.

Conversion missed by Kenya but they lead 12 - 7. 33 seconds left before oranges.

Oranges: Kenya 12 - 2T 1 C lead Aust 7 - 1T 1C

Jenkins runaway under the black dot and partially redeems himself. Clarkies Boy converts.
Aust 14 - Kenya 12 - 05:20 left.

Shaun McMahon gets meat in the left corner. Set up by Jenkins.
Aust 19 - Kenya 12. No conversion. 3:33 minutes left.

Jenkins terrible first half. Awesome second half as he wins kickoff,

Malouf gets meat. Set up by Walker.

Aust 24 - Kenya 12. Conversion missed. 2 minutes to go.
Kenya not touched the pill in the second half.

Promising Kenya move cut down by Clark sweeping.
Clark subbed off.

18 seconds left. Kenya have the pill.

Aust penalty. Kick it out.

Full time. Aust win 24 - 12.
Stats show 7 missed tackles by Australia. That could be 30 points scored by NZ or Saffers. Gotta be more accurate on defence.

Gold progresses to the SF. Likely to face Saffers.
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
Saffers beat the Boyos from the Valleys, but they were really made to work hard for the victory.

There is a glimmer of hope for us to make it to the final, but we can not afford to relax on defence like we did in the first half vs Kenya.
 

wamberal

Phil Kearns (64)
This.
The stadium is not close to anything of note. I was at Surfers yesterday and the place was packed. Did not see any buses advertised as heading there.

Google maps says 25 min drive from Surfers to the stadium. Suncorp is 5 minute walk to bars and double that from the city.

TBF, Robina Shopping Centre has quite a few restaurants, only a few hundred metres away, there are several bus routes from there to the rest of the GC.

Apparently there is also a shuttle bus service from Broadbeach.
 
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Pulver was just on the tv.... the 7's circuit is contracted to remain on the Gold Coast till the end of 2014
 

wamberal

Phil Kearns (64)
Pulver was just on the tv.. the 7's circuit is contracted to remain on the Gold Coast till the end of 2014

The local tourism operators need to get off their butts, and point out that it is actually easy to stay on the Coast and get to the games. Plus there are some f and b options at the Shopping Centre.
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
The Gold Coast 7's Promotions team really need to lift their game and get some punters through the gates next year if they expect to keep the event post 2014. It may even be too late to save it, given what appears to be disappointing numbers again.

I see the semi's for the cup are NZL v ENG and AUS v SAF.

ENG have often been the bogie team for the NZL, especially with their dogged attack and never say die approach to the game. I'm tipping the Soap Dodgers to win this one in their usual fashion - a Meat Pie after the siren.

The Saffers will be hard but are beatable in the other semi.

It will be AUS v ENG in the final, with ENG too tuckered out from the NZL game to be effective in the final against the Men in Gold.
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
NZL through to the Final. They can get meat with only 6 on the oval.

Hard to see them not winning.

Meanwhile Walker opens the ledger for us vs the Saffers.

5 vs 2 overlap. Conversion good by Stannard. Aus 7 - Saf - 0. 5:19 left,

WTF. Con Foley steals the pill from a maul and strolls over untouched.

Good Guys 14 SAF 0. 4 minutes to go - 1st half.

SAF haven't seen the pill yet.

Malouf has foot in touch. SAF lineout.

SAF retaining possession. AUS being penalised twice.

Ulengo (SAF) gets meat off a chip and chase. He is a big bugger.

SAF 7 AUS 14. 4 seconds to go.

SAF turnover possession at counter ruck but can not cross the chalk.

ORANGES: AUS 14 (2T 2C), SAF 7 (1T 1C)

AUS need to retain possession. SAF look good when they have the pill. Deny them access to Gilbert and we win. Simple.

We (Foley) win restart. Jenkins goes in and gets meat in the opening seconds of the 2nd stanza. Stannard hits post. No extras. AUS 19 SAF 7 : 5:40 left.

Ulengo (SAF) gets more meat. SAF 14 AUS 19. Cecil Afrika has been subbed on. Why didn't he start? 3:47 left.

SAF get more meat through Dippenar, 70 metre run. SAF equalise. Converstion misses. Scores tied. 2 1/2 min to go.

SAF win penalty for AUS off feet at breakdown. Walker injured and leaves field. SAF lineout on halfway.

AUS counterruck gets turnover. SAF awarded Yellow Card. AUS 1 man up for the rest of the game. Malouf leaves injured. 0:29 minutes left. 19-19.

Full time siren. SAF almost scores again from Ulengo after counterruck turnover.

Extra time. 19-19.
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
Extra Time. AUS to kick off.

SAF still have a man in the bin.

Jenkins wins the kickoff restart.

Knock on awarded against AUS. SAF Scrum.

SAF awarded penalty, kick for touch burns up time. Sinbin over. SAF now back to 7 men and win lineout.

SAF knock on. Our ball.

This is golden point. SAF penalised on halfway. AUS taking time to restart with a tap.

And we blow a golden overlap with a greedy Laloifi not passing to free man outside him.
SAF Penalty. Kick it out on halfway. SAF Lineout, but stolen by AUS.

22 metres out. AUS grinding it up. Siren sounds for half time in extra time. This is as tense as.

AUS could/should be in front and will rue not taking chances.

2nd half extra time: Golden point. SAF to kick off.

Parahi receives and sets it up.

Penalty for AUS !! Cecil Afrika nearly YC. AUS with Gilbert on 1/2 way.

SAF Yellow Card Offside too often, AUS 7 players SAF = 6 players. 3 minutes left.

AUS get PK. Clarkie takes a shot and butchers it badly. 2 minutes left SAF drop off at 22 meters.

AUS retain the pill and have overlap into 22. Laloifi passes to Parahi who scores out wide with about 1 minute left.

GOLD GOLD GOLD.

Final Score 24 Australia 19 SAF.

The extra time and probable injury to Walker may count against us up against the Black Tide from across the Tasman in the Final. The Men in Gold were out on their feet, effectively having to play two games, while The Darkness were enjoying a break in the shade.

AS it happened, as per IRB web site:

1st Half
0:43, Shannon Walker, AUS, Try
1:15, James Stannard, AUS, Conversion
2:04, Con Foley, AUS, Try
2:33, James Stannard, AUS, Conversion
5:59, Jamba Ulengo, RSA, Try
6:40, Justin Geduld, RSA, Conversion

2nd Half
0:13, Ed Jenkins, AUS, Try
0:32, Jesse Parahi, AUS, Substitution
0:53, James Stannard, AUS, ConMiss
1:34, Jamba Ulengo, RSA, Try
2:11, Justin Geduld, RSA, Conversion
2:18, Cecil Afrika, RSA, Substitution
3:35, Stephan Dippenaar, RSA, Try
3:53, Paul Asquith, AUS, Substitution
4:26, Justin Geduld, RSA, ConMiss
4:42, Sampie Mastriet, RSA, Substitution
5:50, Alex Gibbon, AUS, Substitution
6:53, Justin Geduld, RSA, Sin Bin
7:06, Junior Laloifi, AUS, Substitution

Extra Time
0:01, Steven Hunt, RSA, Substitution
8:55, Sampie Mastriet, RSA, Sin Bin
10:16, Cameron Clark, AUS, PenMiss
10:32, Mark Richards, RSA, Substitution
11:21, Jesse Parahi, AUS, Try
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
Final kicks off at 19:04 Queensland time. It is currently about 17:06 up in QLD.

Only two hours to recover. NZL v ENG kicked off at 16:00 ish QLD time. They get just short of 3 hours break. We get two hours break, having played equivalent of two games in the Semi final, and picked up a couple of injuries. Physios - Work your magic.
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
I think the Schoolboys have been shafted due to the extra time in the Semi Final.

Cup Final: Keebra Park HS v The Southport School Skilled Park 4:42pm

The TV schedule will probably mean that they will get (or have been) bumped to get back on time.
 
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