Westsport

 

ÒOn the ProwlNo 9Ó

6th May 2011

 

News Publication for Local Sports Administrators and Sports People

 

Penrith Valley Sports Foundation

If your club, association or school is affiliated with the Penrith Valley Sports Foundation it is entitled to nominate players for PVSF Monthly Sportstar Awards as well as PVSF Yearly AwardsÕ To nominate a player by email for a Monthly Award go to PVSF website at www.pvsf.org.au and click on Sportstar Nomination Form.

 

Fill in the form then press submit and you have made a nomination.

 

A Fans Observation

by Brett McVea

 

The writing was always on the wall for coach Elliott as the Panthers really had no option left, but to part ways and go in a different direction. It would seem clear from the weekendÕs performance, that the boys still donÕt seem to be playing for the coach. After the events that had taken place throughout the week, you would expect the team to come out and deliver a win for the embattled coach to make a statement to the Panthers board that sacked him. Unfortunately we saw much of the same that we have already seen this season to date.

 

IÕm wondering if Coach Elliott should maybe walk now and give someone the opportunity like Steve Georgallis to take the reigns and show the Panthers Board what he can do for the rest of the comp. You never know, he may even be able to clear the mindset of some of these out of form players and turn the Panthers season around.

 

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The performance of the Panthers attack on Sunday was pretty ordinary. It seemed to be, hit the ball up 4 times then kick for field position. I really didnÕt see too much creativity by the Halves to try and stump the Warriors defense.  The Panthers first two tryÕs were scored with controversy surrounding them when an obstruction was not looked at and a dubious pass resulted in their second.

 

To make 15 errors in one game of footy is simply not good enough and you canÕt expect to win games if you continue to make the same ones. Yes the players are just as much to blame for the results as is the coach, but it is the coaches fault to continue to persist playing these out of form players week in week out when they donÕt deserve to be there.

 

There is talk around regarding Tim Grant possibly becoming an Origin Player this year. GrantÕs form has been pretty consistent this season and hopefully if he does make the side, then he will no doubt come back to the Panthers with a massive confidence boost (which is something that certainly is required for the side). Michael Gordon still seems to sneak in the meters as he ran another 233m for the game and surely wouldnÕt let NSW down with the No.2 on his back or even the No.1.

 

 

The Broncos juggernaut keeps rolling on as they took care of a defiant Bulldogs outfit. The game didnÕt go without controversy, which seems to be the normal lately, but there is no doubt that the better team won on the day.  The success of the Broncos is demonstrated with the amount of players named in the Australian team to take on NZ.

 

The Dragons were also simply too good for Parramatta as the Dragons pretty much walked all over the Eels. IÕm not sure if there are many teams in current form, that can beat the Dragons, but IÕd love to see the Broncos hit up against the Dragons sooner than later.

 

The Tigers had an impressive win against the Raiders. I thought the Raiders might want to start putting some Wins next to their name and the Tigers looked to be ripe for the picking with the injury list they have. Benji Marshall had different ideas and he also showed the Australian side what they have to contend with come next Friday. The Raiders are another team that is in a massive bottomless pit.

 

The ÒHead Scratch of the week AwardÓ goes to Jeremy Smith from the Sharks. I didnÕt think I would see the day when us fans were to witness another digit attack on players privates after John Hopoate was suspended for doing it while playing for the West Tigers. The footage of Jeremy Smith was obviously bad to watch, but the fact that it was against his own Cousin, made it even more concerning.

 

 

The ÒPlayer of the WeekÓ went to Jamie Soward from the Dragons. Jamie was instrumental in the Dragons Win and carved up the Eels defense with 3 Line Breaks that resulted in Tries. He ran a total of 161m and had 8 Tackle breaks to go with his 5 goals kicked. If Jamie Soward is not ready for the NSW jumper now, then IÕm not sure what the Selectors are waiting for him to do.

 

Jamie Soward

Date of Birth : 13 November, 1984

Height : 178 cm

Weight : 86 kg

Position : Five Eight

Rep. Honours : Country 2009, Aboriginal Dreamtime Team 2008

Junior Clubs : Wagga Kangaroos

Previous Clubs : Roosters

FG Debut : Sydney Roosters v Newcastle, Aussie Stadium, 8/5/05 (Rd 9)

Club Debut : v Brisbane, Oki Jubilee Stadium, 1/6/07 (Rd 12)

   

 

Jamie Soward in Action

Back-to-back NRL Wins

Source Warriors website

The Vodafone WarriorsÕ fourth win in five matches has kept them on the edge of the NRLÕs top eight.

Backing up from their momentous victory over Melbourne on Monday night, the Vodafone Warriors accounted for Penrith 26-18 at Mount Smart Stadium on Sunday to improve their record to four wins from eight starts.
The recovery in the past five weeks, following a run of three losses to open the season, has included back-to-back wins over Cronulla and the Sydney Roosters in rounds four and five and now the Storm and the Panthers in rounds seven and eight. The Vodafone Warriors held eighth spot for a short time after beating Penrith but finished the round where they started it in ninth place after Wests Tigers leapt above them again with a 49-12 victory over Canberra.
The Vodafone WarriorsÕ sequence of successes has provided more polish to an impressive output by the clubÕs players in the past month or so. While the NRL side has pumped out four wins in five starts, so have the Vodafone Junior Warriors in the NYC, who bounced back from an embarrassing 10-40 loss to Melbourne by thumping Penrith 56-26 on Sunday. And on Saturday the Auckland Vulcans continued to impose themselves in the New South Wales Cup. With a number of the Vodafone WarriorsÕ NRL squad lining up for them, the Vulcans overwhelmed the previously unbeaten Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 50-24, their seventh win in eight starts to go to the top of the ladder on points differential.
The net effect of the NRL and NYC efforts is that the Vodafone Warriors are now also among the leaders in the Club Championship, the competition they won for the first time last year.
The NRL sideÕs ultimate winning margin was only eight points after two late tries were conceded, a finish that disappointed coach Ivan Cleary. 
Earlier it had seemed the home side would put together a commanding victory when Lance HohaiaÕs 70th-minute try opened the margin up to 26-6.
Playing in blustery and tricky conditions, the Vodafone Warriors found try-scoring success from their kicking game with three of their four four-pointers coming courtesy of kicks by Brett Seymour (twice) and James Maloney.
The first came as early as the sixth minute. When PenrithÕs Michael Gordon and David Simmons made a hash of cleaning up a Maloney kick in their in-goal, right winger Kevin Locke stole through to win the race to touch down. Penrith responded with a contentious try to prop Tim Grant, awarded without being referred to the video referee despite protests Seymour had been impeded in the lead-up. The two tries provided the only first half scoring action but the Vodafone Warriors began the second half strongly with two tries in the first eight minutes. 
The half was only two minutes old when Locke lit up the crowd, racing 85 metres after he seized on a Penrith error close to his own line. Then six minutes later left winger Krisnan Inu leapt expertly to snaffle a well-placed Seymour bomb. Maloney converted both tries and the Vodafone Warriors were well-positioned to go on with leading 18-6, a margin which soon became 20-6 after a Maloney penalty.
Hohaia, the playersÕ player of the day, chased down SeymourÕs deft grubber for his try to make the game safe even though the final margin wasnÕt as convincing as it ought to have been.
The Vodafone Warriors, despite their ascendancy on the scoreboard, again faced a heavy defensive workload, making 341 tackles but missing a lot more (42) than they had in their win in Melbourne. Micheal LuckÕs game-high 40 tackles – despite being rested for much of the last quarter – was notable for no misses while Aaron Heremaia (35), Elijah Taylor (34) and Russell Packer (33) all topped 30. Three of the back five – Hohaia, Locke and centre Lewis Brown – made more than 100 metres while second rower Feleti Mateo was the busiest with the ball, making 157 metres from 22 runs.
Immediately after the match, the Vodafone Warriors learned five players had been named in the KiwisÕ squad for Friday nightÕs Anzac Test – Hohaia, Brown, Simon Mannering, Sam Rapira and Ben Matulino. They all flew out of Auckland later to link up with the Kiwis on the Gold Coast.
The Vodafone Warriors travel to Australia on Friday for their ninth-round clash against the Titans at Skilled Park on Sunday. The five Kiwi internationals will reunite with their club mates on Saturday. The team will remain in Australia the following week to prepare for their 10th-round encounter with Newcastle on May 15.
Match details:

At Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Vodafone Warriors 26 (Kevin Locke 2, Krisnan Inu, Lance Hohaia tries; James Maloney 4 conversion, penalty).
Penrith Panthers 18 (Tim Grant, Trent Waterhouse, Nafe Seluini tries; Michael Gordon 3 conversions).
Halftime: 6-6.
Referees: Jared Maxwell and Alan Shortall.
Crowd: 11,412.

 

NRL Telstra Cup

Rd 8 Results

Brisbane v Canterbury-Bankstown 20-12

South Sydney v Cronulla 31-12

Gold Coast v Sydney Roosters  24-13

Melbourne v Newcastle  42-12

North Queensland v Manly 22-20

Warriors v Penrith  26-18

Canberra v Wests Tigers  12-49

St George Illawarra v Parramatta  30-0

 

NRL Table

Team

P

W

L

D

B

F

A

+/-

Pts

1. St George Illawarra

8

7

1

0

0

175

78

97

14

2. Brisbane

8

7

1

0

0

158

80

78

14

3. Melbourne

8

6

2

0

0

213

108

105

12

4. North Queensland

8

6

2

0

0

192

138

54

12

5. Manly

8

5

3

0

0

170

139

31

10

6. Canterbury-Bankstown

8

5

3

0

0

180

166

14

10

7. Wests Tigers

8

4

4

0

0

185

153

32

8

8. Newcastle

8

4

4

0

0

170

167

3

8

9. Warriors

8

4

4

0

0

146

151

-5

8

10. South Sydney

8

3

5

0

0

173

210

-37

6

11. Gold Coast

8

3

5

0

0

133

172

-39

6

12. Parramatta

8

3

5

0

0

106

210

-104

6

13. Sydney Roosters

8

2

6

0

0

141

182

-41

4

14. Cronulla

8

2

6

0

0

147

192

-45

4

15. Penrith

8

2

6

0

0

130

193

-63

4

16. Canberra

8

1

7

0

0

142

222

-80

2

Rd 9 Draw

Brisbane v Melbourne 07-May-2011

Gold Coast v Warriors 08-May-2011

St George Illawarra v North Queensland 08-May-2011

Manly v Canberra 09-May-2011

 

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Lewis Brown fends off  Michael Jennings

 

 

2011 Telstra Premiership NRL Teams

 

Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm

Saturday 7 May 2011, kickoff 7:30pm; Suncorp Stadium

Broadcast: FOX Sports 2 & 2HD Live, ABC Radio Live

Referees: Shayne Hayne and Tony De Las Heras; Touch Judges: Jeff Younis and Gavin Atkins; Video Referee: Sean Hampstead

 

Broncos: 1. Corey Norman 2. Dane Gagai 3. Jack Reed 4. Dale Copley 5. Shea Moylan 6. BenHunt 7. Peter Wallace 8. Nick Kenny 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Mitchell Dodds 11. Alex Glenn 12. Dane Carlaw 13. Corey Parker (c)

Interchange: 14. Kurt Baptiste 15. Scott Anderson 16. Dunamis Lui 17. David Hala 18. Justin Hunt

Storm: 1. Billy Slater 2. Anthony Quinn 3. Dane Nielsen 4. Beau Champion 5. Matt Duffie 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith (c) 10. Bryan Norrie 11. Adam Blair 12. Kevin Proctor 13. Todd Lowrie.

Interchange: Ryan Hinchcliffe, Atelea Vea, Adam Woolnough, Jaiman Lowe.

 

Gold Coast Titans v Warriors

Sunday 8 May 2011, kickoff 2:00pm; Skilled Park

Broadcast: FOX Sports 2 & 2HD Live, ABC Radio Live

Referees: Jared Maxwell and Jason Robinson; Touch Judges: David Abood and Adam Gee; Video Referee: Phil Cooley

 

Titans: 1. Preston Campbell 2. Steve Michaels 3. Esi Tonga 4. Bodene Thompson 5. David Mead 6. William Zillman 7. Scott Prince 8. Luke Bailey 9. Riley Brown 10. Matthew White 11. Greg Bird 12. Mark Minichiello 13. Ashley Harrison

Interchange: 14. Michael Henderson 15. Ryan James 16. Ben Ridge 17. Luke O'Dwyer 18. Kayne Lawton

Warriors: 1. Lance Hohaia 2. Kevin Locke 3. Lewis Brown 4. Simon Mannering (c) 5. Krisnan Inu 6. James Maloney 7. Brett Seymour 8. Sam Rapira 9. Aaron Heremaia 10. Jacob Lillyman 11. Feleti Mateo 12. Elijah Taylor 13. Micheal Luck

Interchange: 14. Alehana Mara 15. Russell Packer 16. Ben Matulino 17. Ukuma Ta'ai

 

St George Illawarra Dragons v North Queensland Cowboys

Sunday 8 May 2011, kickoff 3:00pm; WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah

Broadcast: Channel 9 Delayed Telecast 4:00pm, 2GB & ABC Radio Live

Referee: Matt Cecchin and Gavin Badger; Touch Judges: Russell Turner and Adam Reid; Video Referee: Tim Mander

 

Dragons: 1. Kyle Stanley 2. Brett Morris 3. Mark Gasnier 4. Matt Cooper 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Jamie Soward 7. Ben Hornby (c) 8. Dan Hunt 9. Dean Young 10. Michael  Weyman 11. Beau Scott 12. Ben Creagh 13. Matt Prior

Interchange: 14. Jon Green 15. Nathan Fien 16. Adam Cuthbertson 17. Trent Merrin

Cowboys: 1. Matthew Bowen 2. Ashley Graham 3. Antonio Winterstein 4. Willie Tonga 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa 6. Ray Thompson 7. Johnathan Thurston (c) 8. Matthew Scott (c) 9. Aaron Payne 10. James Tamou 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Glenn Hall 13. Dallas Johnson

Interchange: 14. Scott Bolton 15. Leeson Ah Mau 16. Tariq Sims 17. Ashton Sims

 

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders

Monday 9 May 2011, kickoff 7:00pm; Brookvale Oval

Broadcast: FOX Sports 2 & 2HD Live, Triple M Radio Live, MIX 106.3 Canberra.

Referee: Tony Archer and Steve Lyons; Touch Judges: Jason Walsh and Steve Chiddy; Video Referee: Bernard Sutton

 

Sea Eagles: 1. Brett Stewart 2. Michael Robertson 3. Jamie Lyon (c) 4. Steve Matai 5. Will Hopoate 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Jason King (c) 9. Matt Ballin 10. Brent Kite 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Joe Galuvao 13. Glenn Stewart 

Interchange: 14. Vic Mauro 15. Jamie Buhrer 16. George Rose 17. Tony Williams 18. David Williams 19. Michael Oldfield 20. Tim Robinson

Raiders: 1. Josh Dugan 2. Blake Ferguson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joel Thompson 5. Reece Robinson 6. Josh McCrone 7. Matt Orford 8. Dane Tilse 9. Alan Tongue (c) 10. Brett White 11. Danny Galea 12. Bronson Harrison 13. Shaun Fensom

Interchange: 14. Glen Buttriss 15. Josh Miller 16. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 17. Trevor Thurling 20. Sam Mataora

 

BYES: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters, Wests Tigers.

 

Betting  Rd 9

Sat May 07 19:30

Brisbane vs Melbourne

2.75 l 1.52

Sun May 08 14:00

Warriors vs Gold Coast

2.50 l 1.53

Sun May 08 15:00

St George-Illa vs Nth Queensland

1.58 l 2.38

Mon May 09 19:00

Manly vs Canberra

1.37 l 3.05

 

Premiership Betting

 

Outright Selection

Win NRL

Minor Prem

4

8

Wooden Spoon

St George-Illa

4

1.95

1.04

1.02

2001

Melbourne

7.27

8.6

1.69

1.2

1001

Brisbane

7.5

6.5

1.55

1.14

1001

Bulldogs

17

21

2.71

1.29

501

Wests Tigers

21

38.05

3.75

1.57

201

Manly

17

26

3.38

1.33

501

Nth Queensland

18.1

20.95

2.62

1.28

251

Warriors

67

67

6.7

1.95

81

Newcastle

67

67

6.5

1.9

101

Souths

126

126

13

3.25

21

Gold Coast

126

151

17

5

21

Sydney Roosters

251

351

21

4

15

Canberra

426

801

41

7

6

Parramatta

326

501

41

6.5

6.5

Penrith

326

751

51

7

4.5

Cronulla

426

1001

81

11

2.5

 

NYC Toyota Cup

 

 

Rd 8 Results

Brisbane v Canterbury-Bankstown  6-24

South Sydney v Cronulla  16-46

Gold Coast v Sydney Roosters 10-30

Melbourne v Newcastle  46-12

North Queensland v Manly  38-10

Warriors v Penrith 56-26

Canberra v Wests Tigers 31-37

St George Illawarra v Parramatta  24-10

 

Table

 

Team

P

W

L

D

B

F

A

+/-

Pts

1. Melbourne

8

7

1

0

0

264

150

114

14

2. Warriors

8

6

2

0

0

274

176

98

12

3. North Queensland

8

6

2

0

0

254

176

78

12

4. Cronulla

8

6

2

0

0

265

204

61

12

5. Canterbury-Bankstown

8

5

3

0

0

233

142

91

10

6. Brisbane

8

5

3

0

0

250

162

88

10

7. Canberra

8

5

3

0

0

287

207

80

10

8. Wests Tigers

8

3

3

2

0

185

185

0

8

9. Sydney Roosters

8

3

4

1

0

158

192

-34

7

10. St George Illawarra

8

3

4

1

0

160

218

-58

7

11. Parramatta

8

3

5

0

0

175

186

-11

6

12. Newcastle

8

3

5

0

0

206

250

-44

6

13. Penrith

8

3

5

0

0

196

288

-92

6

14. South Sydney

8

2

5

1

0

178

268

-90

5

15. Manly

8

1

7

0

0

156

251

-95

2

16. Gold Coast

8

0

7

1

0

98

284

-186

1

 

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Lance Hohala on the return

NSW Cup

Results Rd 8

Date

Time

Home

Away

Venue

Result

Sat, Apr 30

1:00 PM

Auckland Vulcans

CB Bulldogs

Mt Smart Stadium

50 - 24

Sat, Apr 30

3:00 PM

BRE Tigers

Cronulla Sharks

Leichhardt Oval

0 - 26

Sat, Apr 30

3:00 PM

Manly Sea Eagles

Newtown Jets

Brookvale Oval

12 - 48

Sun, May 1

3:00 PM

North Sydney Bears

WS Magpies

North Sydney Oval

30 - 20

Sun, May 1

3:00 PM

Windsor Wolves

CC Centurions

Windsor Sports

20 - 20

 

Table

Pos

Club

P

Pts

W

D

L

B

F

A

+/-

1

 Auckland Vulcans

8

14

7

0

1

0

292

162

130

2

 Canterbury Bulldogs

7

14

6

0

1

1

248

142

106

3

 Cronulla Sharks

8

12

6

0

2

0

207

114

93

4

 Central Coast Centurions

8

11

5

1

2

0

192

145

47

5

 Newtown Jets

8

10

5

0

3

0

188

172

16

6

 Wentworthville Magpies

6

10

3

0

3

2

98

132

-34

7

 North Sydney Bears

6

8

2

0

4

2

136

138

-2

8

 Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers

7

6

2

0

5

1

100

144

-44

9

 Manly Sea Eagles

7

4

1

0

6

1

122

208

-86

10

 Western Suburbs Magpies

7

4

1

0

6

1

118

236

-118

11

 Windsor Wolves

8

3

1

1

6

0

146

254

-108

 

2011 NSW Cup :: New South Wales Rugby League Round 9 :: May 7, 8

 

Auckland Vulcans (Warriors) v Windsor Wolves (Panthers)

Saturday 7 May 2011, kickoff 1:00pm; Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose (Auckland, NZ)

Officials to be confirmed

 

Vulcans: 1. Johnny Aranga 2. Nuivoa Taka 3. Shaun Metcalf 4. Atelea Nafetalai 5. Bill Tupou 6. Isaac John 7. Willy Heta 8. Mataupu Poching 9. Pita Godinet 10. James Gavet 11. Matt Robinson 12. Steve Rapira 13. Sema Mataora

Interchange: 14. Willy Peace 15. Anthony Gelling 16. Saulala Houma 17. Tulson Caird

 

Wolves: 1.Codi Towney 2.Ryan Walker 18.Yileen Gordon 4. Adrian Purtell 5.Sandor Earl 6. Arana Taumata 7. Cody Walker 8.Junior Paulo 24.Masada Iosefa 10.Duan Poeneki 11.Dayne Weston 12.Nathan Smith 13.Jesse Sene Lefao

Interchange: 14.Nafe Seluini 15.Reece Goldsmith 16. Evrett Vaurasi 17. Shannon Wakeman 23. Mike Worrincy 24. Joseph Paulo

 

 

 

 

St Marys Report

No news this week about whatÕs happening on the grounds but off the playing field we have some news.

Our under 13/1Õs are going to Fiji at the end of the season, they have been fundraising and have their Trivia night coming up on the 21st May. Anyone interested in getting a table or donating prizes needs to see Doug Falconer in the Rugby League office.

Congratulations to all our junior rep players, but welcome back and we hope you keep up your high standards the rest of the season and achieve higher honours.

DonÕt forget Saturday the 14th May is the St Marys Coaching Clinic for all coaches from under 6Õs to A Grade.

For all your up to date information you can visit our Facebook page at smjrl messages.

Melanie Mallard

Publicity Officer

 

Starts at $100 and jackpots by $100 each week to $1,000!

Every Monday at 11.30am (except on Public Holidays when the draw will take place the following working day) a members Badge number will be drawn out, the winners name and badge number will be posted on our website at 12 noon.

Simply log on each Monday morning after 12 noon to see if you are our lucky winner of the Virtual Members Badge Draw.

You then have 7 days (before 12noon the following Monday) to call into the Club and collect your CASH prize from reception.

ItÕs virtually too easyÉ

THIS WEEKS LUCKY BADGE NUMBER IS...
9498

JACKPOT AMOUNT
$700.00 

Congratulations to Stanley Burman who was our last Virtual Badge Draw winner! 

 

St Marys Rugby League Club

 

Trivia Night

In aid of the U13s Trip to Fiji

 

21st May

More information contact Doug Falconer

dfalconer@saintsrl.com.au

 


02 9833 3957 or 0409 037 699