Round 2 Teams & Stories

[Granty]

Game starts 6.20pm (local time)

Cowboys under-20 team:

Team list:

1 Sam Bowie
2 Obe Geia
3 Brandon Boor
4 James Munns
5 Stephen Beaumont
6 Brady Payne
7 Ray Thompson
8 Shaun Maloney
9 Ryan Carr (C)
10 Josh Land
11 Tyson Martin
12 Chris Faust
13 Nick Slyney.

Interchange:

14 Robbie Congoo
15 Ben Spina
16 Dane Hogan
17 Daniel Vineula
18 Joel Lillyman.



Tigers under-20 team:

Team list:

1 Blake Lazarus
2 Coedi Towney
3 Joey Latham
4 Matt Parata
5 Ben Vengoa
6 Blake Ayshford
7 Wayde Dunley ©
8 Matt Davidson
9 Sioeli Makaui
10 Benson Tupou
11 Will Mataka
12 Mitchell Achurch
13 Damon Harth

Interchange

14 Brett Lane
15 Ben Shea
16 Holo Tonga
17 Dean Webster
18 Ben Falcone.

[elyod138]

go Munnsy

[Granty]

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/03/22/11608_cowboys.html

Under-20 Cowboys learn lessons from first-round rout

ANTONY STEWART

22Mar08

THE Cowboys didn't plunge into panic mode after their disastrous start to the National Youth Competition but they will be desperate for improvement against the Tigers tonight.

North Queensland were given a harsh lesson in the realities of the new NRL under-20 league last week when they were hammered 46-10 by the Gold Coast.

Poor ball control and discipline proved costly as the Titans ended the game as a contest by the early stages of the second half.

And it will not get any easier tonight with the Wests Tigers heading to Dairy Farmers Stadium with a swagger in their step after a convincing opening-round win.

Coach Grant Bell said it was crucial the Cowboys bounced back strongly.

"I think we are just looking for improvement every week," he said.

"There are things we know we can do better and it's important we get those things right.

"Certainly our handling and defence around the rucks, which was on the back of handling, are important.

"We didn't complete enough sets of six to win a game of football and, as a result, fatigue built up and then you create more problems for yourself."

After a pre-season of positive results for the Cowboys, Bell conceded his players had now been given `a good idea of what was going on' in the new competition.

"The guys have got to be conscious of working on their skills around the game and in doing that they are going to improve and present a better game package," Bell said.

"It's a matter of us getting our little skills around the game right and if we do that we'll put ourselves in a position where we are close enough to have an effect on the game."

The Tigers were among the top performers in the first round, easily disposing of St George Illawarra 34-22 in Sydney.

"They played well last week. They are a good football team and they will certainly require us to be at our best," Bell said.

North Queensland have made four changes to the team that went down to the Titans.

Leo Faagutu (sprained ankle), Tom Humble, Nathan Barraclough and Chris Reisen have made way for James Munns, Robbie Congoo, Ben Spina and Daniel Vineula.

Joel Lillyman was named on an extended five-man bench.

"We're still looking at combinations and trying to ensure that we come up with the right mix ... to give us the best result," Bell said.

Kick-off is 6.20pm.

[Granty]

http://www.cowboys.com.au/news.php?id=353

Tough night for U20s

22 Mar 2008

Running on to Dairy Farmers Stadium for the first time, the Toyota Cup North Queensland U20s had a difficult night, trailing 6-22 at half time before going down to a strong Wests Tigers side 40-12.

After a clever try in the 16th minute the Cowboys took the lead, but as the game wore on the Wests Tigers side grinded out a strong victory.

Wests Tigers 40 (Coedi Towney 3, Blake Ayshford , Ben Vengoa, Holo Tonga, Blake Lazarus tries, Blake Lazarus 6 goals) d North Queensland Toyota Cowboys 12 (Ryan Carr, Brian Maloney tries, Steven Beaumont 2 goals)

[Wanchabo$07]

Throw Tom Humble in the halfback spot & Nathan Barraclough in at lock
and give them a chance in the first thirteen. humble may be small but he'll get the team going forward with nathan leading the pack.

[andrew]

Throw Tom Humble in the halfback spot & Nathan Barraclough in at lock
and give them a chance in the first thirteen. humble may be small but he'll get the team going forward with nathan leading the pack.

I agree give them a chance , Humble may be small but he is fast and he is a go getter.