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2021-M2-07: Goulburn v Easts

2021-M2-07: Goulburn v Easts

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Date Time League Season Full Time
26 June 2021 12:00 pm ACT 1st division - 2nd grade 2021 70'

Results

TeamTriesConversionsPointsOutcome
Goulburn M29555Win
Easts M215Loss

Recap

Dirty Twos pile on the points against Easts

By CHRIS GORDON

The Goulburn Dirty Twos compiled their biggest win of the season and the biggest win of the day with a stomping 55-5 defeat of Easts.

Goulburn clocked up nine tries in their performance, including a penalty try, one try that was almost butchered, and another no-try that was definitely butchered…or a little over-cooked.

The penalty try, about as common as wide-mouth frogs, was awarded barely minutes into the match after the ref had to march Easts numerous times for repeat infringements right up to the try line.

From there the match settled into a bit of a muddy arm wrestle, with Goulburn holding a slight edge in an otherwise balanced match. Easts put up a solid first half but only managed one try for their efforts with Goulburn going into the break 12-5 up.

But Goulburn lifted a notch or two in the second half and denied Easts any further points. With confidence and momentum on their side, Goulburn ran in seven second-half tries, including a pair to skipper Matt Spratley, to comfortably account for Easts.

The win, the team’s fourth from eight matches, displayed a lot of the cohesion missing in previous matches and keeps the side safely in the middle of the pack in a good position for a semi-finals run.

Best and fairest players were Connor Minehan (3), Matt Spratley (2), Hamish McCormack (1) and Kyi Fitzgibbon (1). Spratley was also named Players’ Player.

Next weekend, reserve grade has the weekend off, having already played their Round 8 fixture early in the season to accommodate ADFA.

Goulburn 55 (Matt Spratley 2, Josh Metz 1, Rhys Elliott 1, Eric Brown 1, Tynan Rae 1, Jack Burke 1, Josh Condylios 1, Michael Cooke 0 tries, one 7-point penalty try, Hamish McCormack 4 conversions) bt Easts 5. 

Photos: PETE OLIVER & CHRIS GORDON

Goulburn M2

# Player Position T C P DG B&F PP Cap
1Kyi FitzgibbonProp0000100
2Michael Cooke 17Hooker0000000
3Jourdan MitaProp0000000
4Justin BennLock0000000
5Chris Boardman 18Lock0000000
6Matt SpratleyFlanker2000211
7Joshua Hannan 19Flanker0000000
8Ben Cheetham 16Number 80000000
9Connor MinehanScrum-half0000300
10Joshua MetzScrum-half1000000
11Bradley SparrowWinger0000000
12Hamish McCormackInside Centre0400100
13Eric Brown 20Outside centre1000000
14Rhys ElliottWinger1000000
15Joshua CondyliosFull-back1000000
16Corey Withers 8Reserve0000000
17Jayde Coggan 2Reserve0000000
18Alex Parlett 5Reserve0000000
19Jack Burke 7Reserve1000000
20Tynan Rae 13Reserve1000000
 Total 11007  

Coach: Ben Pearson

Easts M2

Position T C P DG B&F PP Cap
 1000000

Venue

Rugby Park, Goulburn
Goulburn NSW 2580, Australia
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