June 28, 2013
Blackbutt notched up a good win in front of an enthusiastic home crowd in the South Burnett Premier League competition last weekend.
The Timbertowners downed Nanango 44-24, with their attacking trio of Dylan Gilliland, Ashley Smallwood and Blake Harvey all scoring doubles.
Blackbutt opened strongly, crossing the line almost immediately but the play was pulled back by the ref after a forward pass. Two minutes later, Blackbutt did it properly with Dylan Gilliland sprinting away and shaking off the Stags’ fullback to score.
Nanango struck right back with Brian De La Cruz somehow finding his way over the tryline by burrowing through the Blackbutt defence in front of the goalposts.
The next three tries went to the Timbertowners (Blake Harvey, Adam Kane and then Harvey again), before the Stags scored via Jayden Jarvis.
Two minutes to the break Gilliland picked up his second try.
The score at half-time was Blackbutt 26, Nanango 12, but the Stags were by no means out of the game and were stretching the Timbertowners’ defence when the hooter sounded.
Blackbutt drew first blood in the second half with an early try to Joel Smallwood, but Nanango recovered quickly to put on back-to-back tries, to Rob Ryan and Jayden Jarvis.
Nanango were looking hopeful, with Blackbutt ahead by just two tries and plenty of time left on the clock.
But it was not to be. Although Casey Morris reduced the deficit for the Stags with a try, the Timbertowners’ Ashley Smallwood put on two tries before full-time.
Brett Stimpson finished the game with two goals for Nanango. Blackbutt goals were kicked by Andrew Hewitt (5) and Matt Davis (1).
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The top-of-the-table clash between Cherbourg and Wondai wasn’t as close as fans would have hoped, with the Hornets romping home 53-12.
The game started evenly enough, with Cherbourg (Nigel Williams) and Wondai (Shane Borninkhof) swapping tries.
Cherbourg then put on three tries … two by Thomas Simpson. Fred Aubrey also scored after taking a pass from Williams, who broke through the Wolves’ defence and took off down the field.
The half-time score was Cherbourg 24, Wondai 6.
The Hornets came out in the second half looking like they wanted to have some fun.
They put on three quick tries (Daniel Cobbo, Nigel Williams and Fred Aubrey), and suddenly the score had blown out to 42-6.
Brodie Litfin restored some Wolves’ pride scoring after a Wondai scrum win. A few minutes later Wondai crossed the tryline again but it was no try.
Thomas Simpson then picked up his treble for the Hornets, before Cherbourg scored again (Lyndon Hopkins).
Bernard Hopkins then rubbed salt into the wound with a cheeky field goal but to the Wolves’ credit they were still on the attack when the full-time siren sounded.
Fred Aubrey finished the game with two tries and eight goals for the Hornets.
Lewis Hopkins kicked two goals for Wondai.
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Other Results
- U18 Fraser Coast 30, Murgon 26
- U16 Kingaroy def Murgon 22
- U16 Central Burnett def Cherbourg 12
- U14 Murgon 38, Kingaroy 30
- U14 Cherbourg 64, Central Burnett 10
- U12 Nanango 24, Murgon 4
- U12 Central Burnett 34, Blackbutt 0
