Well Round 5 done and dusted !
Congrats to Churchie on getting their 1st win - notable game from the #9, Henry Wilson ,who really set the tone early - and get this ( according to Double Take ) 45 tackles after 4 rounds to lead his team defensively. Unbelievable effort from a #9 , however , and not to take anything away from the achievement - but Churchie have certainly had plenty of tackling opportunity. Good to see #6 , Aidan King amongst the action with some on ball pressure leading to turnovers and a smart try assist to #7 George Stoddart. For Terrace ......well , they still have Grammar coming up .......so they've got that going for them.
And speaking of Grammar sounds like a tough day for them down on the Coast. They've still got Terrace coming up .......so they've got that going for them.
BBC were very very good v Ipswich. Ball movement looks good and is creating plenty of scoring opportunities for a whole host of options. Ipswich really seemed to struggle with the width ( as they did last week when Nudgee stretched them down the stretch ) but undoubtedly have class in key positions. It is worth noting however they did play 20 minutes of the game without a player on the ground - one of whom is their best player ( #9 Kalani Thomas ) A bit of the prior chat in the last few posts on #10 Sam Walker is a bit unfair IMO. He more than showed his chops yesterday and absolutely kept Ipswich in the game ( with Thomas ) with key line breaks that led to points - even if BBC always seemed to just have the upper hand. One side comment I will make though - I think young guys that play Rugby and League do appreciate the 10 metre rule in League ( especially a play maker like Walker ) and don't always adjust as well in tighter , more cramped situations through the midfield. But good competitive game all round and just the ticket for the BBC lads heading into the toughest games in the run home.
Nudgee never really looked troubled against TGS but interestingly ( and ominously ) they found another gear at around the 50 minute mark and put on 20 something points in 7 or 8 minutes like it was nothing . I have noted a bit of negative chat in the early part of the season around #10, Reesjan Pasitoa , which by now is making it seem a bit silly. He be balling right now. Jock Thompson with another whale of a game in attack and defense and Mitch Lowrie putting a ton of pressure on the ball , and trapping guys behind the game line with Thompson. Great game by Nudgee - looking good - and exactly the follow up game they needed after putting Ipswich to the sword last week.
Bring on Grammar v Terrace at Grammar in Round 6
