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Premier Second Grade
Second grade needed to one up Colts and First Division First grade as they took down Wests with a commanding 59-5 victory.
Although, Wests jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead, Vikings answered with Sam Giltrap, comfortable in his favourite position as fullback, evening the score at 5-5. Giltrap was no stranger to the try line Saturday as he scored 4 tries on the day proving his time in the 1st Grade squad has been valuable.
One of the better tries of the day came when Blake Henman played the ball to Junior Sotogi, who found Joe Langtry on the outside. As Langry ran down the sideline, he offloaded to Travis Pula and finished off the playwith a final pass back to Blake Henman to take a 19-5 lead heading to the break. Todd Carney contributed the other try in the first half.
The scoring continued in the second half as Pula, Nic Murray, and Michael Barnetson all contributed, and Willoughby Axelson converted 7 from 9 on the day.
Second grade is holding strong for a spot in the finals, with only two games and a bye remaining.
Vikings winger Jake Knight celebrated his 100th game for the club with a hat trick of tries against Wests, as the competition leaders raced to a 44-point victory.
The Lions opened the scoring off a penalty kick but the Vikings turned in an impressive second half to win 64-20.
Tuggeranong were without star lock Ben Hyne, who watched on the sidelines in a moonboot and crutches after injuring his ankle in his debut for the Brumbies the night before. The severity of the injury and how long he’s out is not yet known.
Hyne’s absence meant U20s player Darcy Swain had another opportunity to start and he proved a handful for Wests’ defence.
The ground had recovered well from Canberra’s recent rain except for one deep muddy patch that played havoc on more than one occasion.
Wests had the better of the field position in the first 20-minutes of the game but handling errors prevented them from building pressure on the competition leaders.
The Vikings defence finally cracked in the 23rd minute when Wests used a line out drive to the left of the uprights. Seb Larroway added the two points and the Lions led 10-0.
Vikings hit back minutes later off a set piece play, when Isaac Thompson ran a hard line to cross next to the posts, 10-7.
Wests controlled the momentum for the remainder of the half, but despite repeat phases in Vikings’ territory, weren’t able to extend their lead.
The second half started with a bang for the Vikings, who were coming off a disappointing one-point loss to Gungahlin last week. A Thompson chip kick was regathered by Jake Rakic, who passed to Dean Oakman-Hunt who scored, doing no harm to his bid for a Brumbies cap.
The ball bounced off the upright and in, taking the Vikings to a 14-10 lead and opening the floodgates.
Vikings attacked Wests’ right side defence again and this time Rakic added the five points himself.
Wests appeared a different side as Vikings found their groove. The halves combination of Ryne Bowden and Thomspon was too quick for the home side, and out wide Robinson and Rakic regularly broke the advantage line.
A second Thompson try later, Ernest Suavai crossed on the far side of the field. Thompson missed his first kick of the day.
Minutes later Jake Knight made it easier for Thompson, scoring under the posts thanks to a brilliant Suavai offload after another break from inside Vikings’ half.
At 40-points to 10, there was around 20-minutes to go and Wests were pushing it uphill.
They finally hit back in the 60th minute thanks to some individual Brodie Leber brilliance.
The rest of the game was a training run for the rampant first grade side. Jake Knight nabbed his brace with a kick and chase in front of his fans.
The forwards joined the romp in the 65th minute, Joey Vejvoda taking the team total past 50. But Knight wasn’t done yet on his big day, living up to his nickname, beating seaveral defenders by ‘snaking’ his way down the left flank.
Wests added five more points in the final minutes but the sun had set at Jamieson oval, along with their chances of a finals appearance in 2016.
Premier Second Grade
Second grade needed to one up Colts and First Division First grade as they took down Wests with a commanding 59-5 victory.
Although, Wests jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead, Vikings answered with Sam Giltrap, comfortable in his favourite position as fullback, evening the score at 5-5. Giltrap was no stranger to the try line Saturday as he scored 4 tries on the day proving his time in the 1st Grade squad has been valuable.
One of the better tries of the day came when Blake Henman played the ball to Junior Sotogi, who found Joe Langtry on the outside. As Langry ran down the sideline, he offloaded to Travis Pula and finished off the playwith a final pass back to Blake Henman to take a 19-5 lead heading to the break. Todd Carney contributed the other try in the first half.
The scoring continued in the second half as Pula, Nic Murray, and Michael Barnetson all contributed, and Willoughby Axelson converted 7 from 9 on the day.
Second grade is holding strong for a spot in the finals, with only two games and a bye remaining.
By Kieran Deck
Premier First GradeVikings winger Jake Knight celebrated his 100th game for the club with a hat trick of tries against Wests, as the competition leaders raced to a 44-point victory.
The Lions opened the scoring off a penalty kick but the Vikings turned in an impressive second half to win 64-20.
Tuggeranong were without star lock Ben Hyne, who watched on the sidelines in a moonboot and crutches after injuring his ankle in his debut for the Brumbies the night before. The severity of the injury and how long he’s out is not yet known.
Hyne’s absence meant U20s player Darcy Swain had another opportunity to start and he proved a handful for Wests’ defence.
The ground had recovered well from Canberra’s recent rain except for one deep muddy patch that played havoc on more than one occasion.
Wests had the better of the field position in the first 20-minutes of the game but handling errors prevented them from building pressure on the competition leaders.
The Vikings defence finally cracked in the 23rd minute when Wests used a line out drive to the left of the uprights. Seb Larroway added the two points and the Lions led 10-0.
Vikings hit back minutes later off a set piece play, when Isaac Thompson ran a hard line to cross next to the posts, 10-7.
Wests controlled the momentum for the remainder of the half, but despite repeat phases in Vikings’ territory, weren’t able to extend their lead.
The second half started with a bang for the Vikings, who were coming off a disappointing one-point loss to Gungahlin last week. A Thompson chip kick was regathered by Jake Rakic, who passed to Dean Oakman-Hunt who scored, doing no harm to his bid for a Brumbies cap.
The ball bounced off the upright and in, taking the Vikings to a 14-10 lead and opening the floodgates.
Vikings attacked Wests’ right side defence again and this time Rakic added the five points himself.
Wests appeared a different side as Vikings found their groove. The halves combination of Ryne Bowden and Thomspon was too quick for the home side, and out wide Robinson and Rakic regularly broke the advantage line.
A second Thompson try later, Ernest Suavai crossed on the far side of the field. Thompson missed his first kick of the day.
Minutes later Jake Knight made it easier for Thompson, scoring under the posts thanks to a brilliant Suavai offload after another break from inside Vikings’ half.
At 40-points to 10, there was around 20-minutes to go and Wests were pushing it uphill.
They finally hit back in the 60th minute thanks to some individual Brodie Leber brilliance.
The rest of the game was a training run for the rampant first grade side. Jake Knight nabbed his brace with a kick and chase in front of his fans.
The forwards joined the romp in the 65th minute, Joey Vejvoda taking the team total past 50. But Knight wasn’t done yet on his big day, living up to his nickname, beating seaveral defenders by ‘snaking’ his way down the left flank.
Wests added five more points in the final minutes but the sun had set at Jamieson oval, along with their chances of a finals appearance in 2016.
