Teams & Match Officials - Young Guns v Burleigh Bears (Round 19)

[Granty]

Burleigh Bears vs North Qld Young Guns

Date: 29 Jul 2006
Kick Off: 2.00 PM <-- Live on ABC TV (Qld)
Location: Pizzey Park


http://www.cowboys.com.au/uploads/image/1699.gif NQ Young Guns

Run On Team

1. Jason Barsley
2. Neil Sweeney <-- out
3. Ty Williams
4. Jamie Frizzo
5. Brenton Bowen
6. Shane Muspratt <-- out
7. Brent McConnell
8. Ray Cashmere
9. Clint Amos
10. Sam Faust
11. Daniel Strickland (C) <-- out
12. Scott Bolton
13. Ben Lowe

Interchange

14. Brett Firman
15. Leigh Coghill
16. Mark Dalle Cort
17. Jim Anderson
18. -
__. Dean Payne
__. Greg Byrnes
__. Scott Smith


http://www.cowboys.com.au/uploads/image/1682.gif Burleigh Bears

Run On Team

1. Reggie Cressbrook
2. Trent Purdon
3. Trent Leis
4. Jordan Atkins
5. Aseri Laing
6. Jamie Russo
7. Clay Harris
8. Ali Brown
9. Ryan Gundry
10. Shane O'Flanagan
11. Martin Griese
12. Adam Hutchison
13. Robert Apanui

Interchange

14. James Griffiths
15. Wayne Phillis
16. Matt Doeg
17. Marty Mitchell

Match Officals

Referee: Brett Suttor
Touch Judges: Glen Richardson/Tim Clayton
Interchange Official: Shane Spicer
Video Referee: Tony Maksoud

[Granty]

PDF with the Teams & Match Officials has been added to the first post :-)

[cphil83]

Is Ali Brown still the captain of Burleigh these days?

[Granty]

http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=2079

QLD Wizard Cup Preview - Round 19

BURLEIGH v NORTH QLD

Pizzey Park, Saturday July 29, 2pm *Live on ABC TV at 2pm

Referee: Brett Suttor

THE STORY: If Burleigh is to somehow produce a miracle and fight its way back into finals contention, the Bears must start by beating the toughest team in the competition. North Queensland is bolstered by the inclusion of Brett Firman on the bench, while Burleigh is beset by injuries. Coach Jimmy Lenihan says Adam Hayden is unlikely to play again this season, with four more players also in doubt this weekend.

THE STAT: Despite being one of the competition’s most successful clubs, Burleigh has not won against North Queensland in their last seven battles. This includes the four times the clubs met in 2004 in a running duel for the Wizard Cup premiership. North Queensland won the grand final 36-6.

THE STAR: North Queensland prop Sam Faust was named one of the club’s best in last weekend’s 10-all draw with Easts. In 2002 he captained a Kirwan High side which included Sam Thaiday, Jacob Lillyman, Colin Wilkie, Dean Payne, Steve Goodhew, Phil Dennis, Drew Donovan and Simon Boyes – all of whom have played Wizard Cup or higher.

CHANGES: BURLEIGH – In: Trent Leis, Luke Mercer. Out: Matt Doeg, Chris Barnes. NORTH QLD – In: Ben Lowe, Brett Firman. Out: Justin Smith, Brady Payne.

CHARGES: BURLEIGH – Jamie Russo (Grade 1 Offensive Language, Early Plea, 0wks + 56pts). Aseri Laing (Grade 1 Careless High Tackle, Early Plea, 0wks + 56pts).

[Ramit]

Changes to the Young Guns.
Firman to 5/8 for Muspratt (gastritis), Dean Payne on the wing for Sweeney (knee), Jim Anderson to 2nd row for Strickland (achilles) Greg Byrnes and Scott Smith added to the bench.

NQ Toyota Young Guns
http://www.cowboys.com.au/uploads/image/1699.gif
1. Jason Barsley
2. Dean Payne
3. Ty Williams
4. Jamie Frizzo
5. Brenton Bowen
6. Brett Firman
7. Brent McConnell
8. Ray Cashmere
9. Clint Amos
10. Sam Faust
11. Jim Anderson
12. Scott Bolton
13. Ben Lowe
Interchange
14. Leigh Coghill
15. Mark Dalle Cort
16. Greg Byrnes
17. Scott Smith

[Ramit]

Burleigh Bears 24 (Trent Purdon, Aseri Laing, Ryan Gundry, Jamie Russo tries; Reggie Cressbrook 4 goals) def NQ Young Guns 22 (Brenton Bowen, Jamie Frizzo, Clint Amos, Ty Williams tries; Brenton Bowen 3 goals)
Halftime: Young Guns 16 Burleigh 6

[#CowboyDavid]

After jumping to a 16 point lead inside 20 minutes it seemed like the boys relaxed a bit too much. I thought we had it a few times late in the 2nd half but 2 Guns tries were disallowed by the video ref and then we hit the lead with a great team effort well finished by Tybo. The video ref had the final say with a close call giving the Bears the final try after Barsley fumbled a bomb with 4 to go. I wonder what the result would have been if the ABC hadn't covered the game and there was no video ref.

The boys all seemed pretty dejected after the game.

[Granty]

http://www.cowboys.com.au/news.asp?newsid=1430

BURLEIGH 24 d NORTH QUEENSLAND TOYOTA YOUNG GUNS 22

Match Report 31 Jul 2006

BURLEIGH simply let the football do the talking on Saturday as the Bears maintained the slimmest of finals hopes with a come-from-behind 24-22 win against North Queensland at Pizzey Park.

A week after being sin-binned for dissent, Bears five-eighth Jamie Russo scored a freak try with two minutes left on the clock to level the scores 22-all. Fullback Reggie Cressbrook then potted the conversion under pressure, sending the Burleigh faithful into raptures.

The ending to the match could not have been more starkly opposed to the first 15 minutes, when listless Burleigh conceded three tries to trail the Young Guns 16-0.

Indeed the opening stages of the match suggested a bloodbath was on the cards, with North Queensland running rampant.and proving brutal in defence.

The visitors posted first points via winger Brenton Bowen, who capitalised on an effortless Brett Firman break to cross in the lefthand corner. Not long after, another Firman break and flick pass saw centre Jamie Frizzo crashing over on the other side of the field.

A Burleigh kick out on the full and an embarrassingly easy try to dummy-half Clint Amos had the Bears back-peddling even further. In many ways the Young Guns were unlucky not to lead by more when Sam Faust, Bowen and Dean Payne narrowly missed out on proceeding opportunities.

Almost from nothing, man-of-the-match Cressbrook conjured a try for Burleigh in the 35th minute, skipping past a hanging arm from Leigh Coghill and sending the ball wide for Trent Purdon to score.

It proved the spark for a remarkable comeback after the aggressive line speed of the Young Guns had all but sapped Burleigh's attack of confidence.

On resumption of the second half a great intercept by Trent Leis almost laid the platform for a second try to Purdon. The very next play of the game Coghill was sin-binned for a professional foul and North Queensland was reduced to 12 men. Burleigh pivot Russo tried to explore the overlap several times and finally in the 48th minute found Aseri Laing out wide with a looping pass, shortening the score to 16-12.

The Young Guns then had another period when they were unlucky not to seal the game. In successive video referee decisions, centre Frizzo was ruled short of the tryline and Jimmy Andersen was adjudged offside from a Firman kick.

A shift in momentum was noticeable and the frustrated and distracted northerners then conceded a soft try to Ryan Gundry in the 65th minute. The subsequent conversion put Burleigh in front for the first time at 18-16.

The setbacks kept coming for the Young Guns, as Firman failed to find touch on a penalty and Ben Lowe was denied a try for a shepherding movement. However State of Origin hero Ty Williams looked to break the game open with a superb long-range try in the 74th minute, following good lead-up by backrower Mark Dalle Cort.

Against all odds Burleigh summoned up a try in response, with Russo following through his own high kick, before wrestling with defenders and smashing the ball down on the line. A wait on the video official's decision and the goal-kick from Cressbrook kept the Bears momentarily on tenterhooks before jubilation at the fulltime siren.

BURLEIGH 24 (Jamie Russo, Trent Purdon, Aseri Laing, Ryan Gundry tries; Reggie Cressbrook 4 goals) d NORTH QUEENSLAND 22 (Brenton Bowen, Jamie Frizzo, Clint Amos, Ty Williams tries; Brenton Bowen 3 goals) at Pizzey Park.