NSW ROUND 1 PRE-MATCH NOTES

Friday, May 9, 2008

The search for Australia’s best bush footy team moves into full swing tomorrow as NSW teams continue the opening round of the Toyota Centenary Trophy in Orangeand BatemansBay.

Three matches will be played tomorrow with Orange’s Wade Park host to clashes between Group 21 and Group 10 before Group 11 face up to Group 6 later in the day.

A match-up between Group 7 and Group 16 at McKay Park in Batemans Bayr ounds out Saturday’s matches before Group 9 and Group 20 provide the highlight clash of the Harvey Norman Regional Celebrations at Wagga Wagga’s Gissing Oval on Wednesday.

The opening two matches of Round 1 were played at Armidale’s Rugby League Park last weekend, with Group 19 running out 48-42 winners against Group 2 and Group 4 toppling Group 3, 58-32.

Former NRL players starred in both matches with Nathan Blacklock and Jason Ferris helping Group 19 to a late comeback in their match while Group 4’s former Newcastle prop Matt Parsons led from the front in his side’s win against Group 3.

North of the border, the search is almost over for Queensland’s best “grassroots” rugby league team which will meet the winner of the NSW tournament in the Centenary Trophy final prior to State of Origin III.

The Townsville Stingers have already qualified for the QLD final, to be held on the weekend of June 14-15, but it remains to be seen who they will meet in the big one.

The Gold Coast, Brisbane Second Division, Toowoomba, Bundaberg and the SunshineCoast are fighting for the right to play the Stingers.

 

For further information please contact ARL Media Manager Doug MacDougall on 0402 873 154 or 02 9237 0760

 

For further information on the Queenslandside of the ToyotaCentenary Trophy please contact QRL Media Manager Michael Hillier on 0402 125 595.

 

 

 

 

TOYOTA CENTENARY TROPHY – NSW ROUND 1

 

Group 21 v Group 10

Saturday 10 May – Wade Park, Orange

Kick-off 12 Noon

 

                        Group 21                                                                               Group 10

Wayne Hedley (Scone)	1	Jonathan Van Veen (Lithgow Workies)
Roy Bell (Greta Branxton)	2	Nathan Rollinson (Bathurst Panthers)
Luke Gardiner (Singleton)	3	Todd Barrow (Orange Hawks)
Sandy Lettuce (Scone)	4	Scott Fittler (Lithgow Workies)
Tom Ernst (Singleton)	5	Cameron Plummer (Bathurst St Pats)
Russell Richards (Singleton)	6	Dave Elvy (Bathurst Panthers) (Captain)
Aaron Watts (Scone) (Captain)	7	Warick Colley (Mudgee)
Michael Millgate (Singleton)	8	Hayden Davis (Orange Cyms)
Steven Hinchen (Aberdeen)	9	Pat Gibson (Orange Cyms)
Mark Macaulay (Aberdeen)	10	Ben McKenna (Orange Cyms)
Clinton Tull (Singleton)	11	Brendon Van Veen (Lithgow Workies)
Jeremy White (Scone)	12	Des Knight (Orange Cyms)
Daniel Ritter (Scone)	13	Matt Kurtz (Mudgee)
Gary White (Scone)	14	Luke Thompson (Orange Cyms)
John Johnson (Scone)	15	Matt Lawson (Bathurst St Pats)
Daniel Seeve (Scone)	16	Mark Elliott (Bathurst St Pats)
Brendan Hunt (Aberdeen)	17	Adam Hall (Orange Hawks)
Aaron Watts (Ph 0412 452 753)	Captain	Dave Elvy (Ph 0410472968)
Aaron Watts	Coach	Mick Rushworth (Ph 0437 961 331)
Joel Gosper (0414 438 491)	Contact	Peter Clarke, CRL Area Manager (409814887)

 

Notes:

·        Loser of this match is eliminated from Centenary Trophy

·        Group 21’s Daniel Ritter has been in stellar form since returning from Redcliffe, QLD

·        Despite fielding a youthful side Group 21 have the benefit of an experienced interchange headed by former CRL player of the year John Johnson

·        Group 21’s Russell Richards remains under an injury cloud and will be shadowed by Scone’s Zac Herden

·        Group 21 coming off the back of wins against Group 4 and 19 in a recent tournament in Tamworth

·        Group 10’s Warick Colley, former Country 1sts halfback, returns from Nelson Bay along with former Cronulla Sharks rake Pat Gibson.

 

 

 

 

 

TOYOTA CENTENARY TROPHY – NSW ROUND 1

 

Group 11 v Group 6

Saturday 10 May – Wade Park, Orange

Kick-off 1.45pm

 

                        Group 11                                                                               Group 6

Chris Daley (Dubbo Macquarie)	1	Josh Tailby (Picton)
Epa Navale (Dubbo CYMS)	2	Matt MacCauley (Oakdale)
Nathan Smith (Wellington)	3	Justin Miller (Picton)
Shane Martin (Cobar)	4	Jason Sampson (Thirlmere-Tahmoor)
Steve Madden (Dubbo CYMS)	5	Rob Chauvet (Picton)
Mick Clarke (Narromine)	6	Shane Martin (Thirlmere – Tahmoor)
Tom Clyburn (Parkes)	7	Adam Rae (Thirlmere – Tahmoor)
Steve Lyons (Cobar)	8	Jayden Merchant (Thirlmere – Tahmoor)
Darren Jackson (Dubbo Macquarie) (Captain)	9	Matt Brinkworth (Picton)
Nic Wilson (Dubbo CYMS)	10	Jon Cresswell (Moss Vale)
Dave Robinson (Forbes)	11	David Lowe (Oakdale Workers)
Brad McMillan (Forbes)	12	Peter Jensen (Thirlmere – Tahmoor)
Peter Ford (Cobar)	13	Nathan Sutton (Picton) (Captain)
Luke Jenkins (Dubbo CYMS)	14	John Rae (Thirlmere – Tahmoor)
Jason Kennedy (Forbes)	15	Daniel Bacon (Picton)
Ashley Conn (Dubbo Macquarie)	16	Matt Carlyon (Thirlmere-Tahmoor)
Quinton Dickerson (Dubbo Macquarie)	17	Luke Barron (Oakdale)
Darren Jackson (0439 992 835)	Captain	Nathan Sutton (Ph 02 4683 2816)
Terry Fahey (Ph 0421 210 798)	Coach	Noel Wood (Ph 0412 991 763)
Peter Clarke, CRL Area Manager (0409 814 887)	Contact	Kevin Felgate, CRL Area Manager (0412 219 197)

 

Notes:

• Group 11 to be steered around by talented young half Tom Clyburn, Parkes Spacemen’s sole representative in the team
• 2006 Country Player of the Year Darren Jackson to lead Group 11
• Group 6 head into this clash with a full-strength line-up dominated by Picton and Thirlmere players
• Group 6 forward pack led by Captain Nathan Sutton and Peter Jenson, a Country 1sts representative for the last two years
• Group 6 also features a strong backline featuring Thirlmere halves Adam Rae and Shane Martin, both Southern Division reps last year, and a crack halves pairing of Justin Miller (Country 1sts, 2005) and Jason Sampson, who has been in great form all year for Thirlmere

 

TOYOTA CENTENARY TROPHY – NSW ROUND 1

 

Group 7 v Group 16

Saturday 10 May – McKayPark, BatemansBay

Kickoff 2.30pm

 

                        Group 7                                                                                 Group 16

Michael Salafia (Shoalhaven)	1	Dion Bedrod (Mer/Pam)
Trent Geary (APOF)	2	Ben Cogan (Bega)
Sean Jenkins (APOF)	3	Dion Apps (Bega)
Jason White (Gerringong)	4	Tim Crone (Narooma)
Aaron De Jagar (Kiama)	5	Palaamo Kalaati (Mer/Pam)
Adam Bezzina (APOF)	6	Greg Badulavitch (Moruya)
Geoff Johnson (Shoalhaven)	7	Mark Miller (Eden)
Jade Lucas (APOF) (Captain)	8	Bill Mitchelin (Eden)
Dean Gray (APOF)	9	Matt Bell (Eden)
Damien Paulissen (Warilla)	10	Corey Thomas (Cooma)
Nathan Cooper (Shellharbour)	11	Dan Misa (Mer/Pam)
Steve Butfield (APOF)	12	Bart Thompson (Eden)
Gary Breakspear (Shellharbour)	13	Steve Russell (Cooma) (Captain)
Scott Sablowski (Shellharbour)	14	Adam Kyle (Narooma)
Tim Jones (Shellharbour)	15	Todd Ayres (Narooma)
Phil Lopez (Shellharbour)	16	Roly Halligan (Bombala)
Josh Champion (Shellharbour)	17	Jake Bowles (Moruya)
Jade Lucas (0409 560 451)	Captain	Steve Russell (0409 527 784)
Ian Jones (0403 361 619)	Coach	Jack Giddings (0418 110 120)
Kevin Felgate, CRL Area Manager (0412 219 197)	Contact	Kevin Felgate, CRL Area Manager (0412 219 197)

 

Notes:

• Group 7 goes into match at full strength after Jason White recovered from a slight hamstring strain mid-week. Hooker Dean Gray has recovered from a lingering ankle problem and trained strongly this week.
• Shellharbour’s experienced pack dominates Group 7’s forward pack selections. Coach Ian Jones has confirmed he will give plenty of game time to his interchange players.
• Jones will utilise Nowra’s dynamic halves duo of Michael Salafia and Geoff Johnson up the middle while also taking advantage of the AlbionPark combination of Adam Bezzina, Sean Jenkins and Steve Butfield on the right side.
• Scott Sablowski set to cover most Group 7 backline positions, with coach Jones dubbing him the team’s “Mr Fix It”.

 

 

 

TOYOTA CENTENARY TROPHY – NSW ROUND 1

 

Group 20 v Group 9

Wednesday May 14, 2008 - Gissing Oval, Wagga Wagga

Kickoff 6pm

 

                        Group 20                                                                               Group 9

Don Clune (Griffith Black and Whites)	1	Grant Miller (Cootamundra Bulldogs)
Moe Clune (Griffith Black and Whites)	2	Matt Richards (Tumut Blues)
James Williams (Griffith Black and Whites)	3	Steve McDonnell (Wagga Kangaroos)
Trevor Richards (Yenda Blueheelers) (Captain)	4	Andrew Meurant (Temora Dragons)
Lance Poka (Yenda Blueheelers)	5	Zac Wilson (Wagga Brothers)
Ben Mahon (Yenda Blueheelers)	6	Baden Power (Wagga Kangaroos)
Chris Smith (Yenda Blueheelers)	7	Craig Field (Wagga Brothers) (Captain)
Shane Vonbun (Yenda Blueheelers)	8	Grant Wooden (Wagga Brothers)
David Raulini jr (Yenda Blueheelers)	9	Adam Perry (Junee Diesels)
Andrew Smith (Yanco Wamoon Hawks)	10	Scott Matthews (Temora Dragons)
Mark Wood (West Wyalong Mallee Men)	11	Sam Quinn (Junee Diesels)
Trent Green (West Wyalong Mallee Men)	12	Matt Hornby (Temora Dragons)
Jarrod Carruthers (West Wyalong Mallee Men)	13	Brett Williams (Wagga Kangaroos)
Kose Leilei (Griffith Waratahs)	14	Brent Pike (Temora Dragons)
Neil Vaireka (Griffith Waratahs)	15	Sam Geale (Wagga Brothers)
Andrew Fifita (Griffith Waratahs)	16	Anthony Coyle (Tumut Blues)
Nick Puntoriero (Leeton Greenies)	17	Nick Hall (Young Cherrypickers)
Josh Bryant (Darlington Point Coleambally Roosters)	18
Josh Curphy (Darlington Point Coleambally Roosters)	19
Don Clune (Griffith Black and Whites)	20
Trevor Richards (Yenda Blueheelers) (0427 667 737)	Captain	Craig Field (Wagga Brothers)
Trevor Richards	Coach	Craig Field
	Contact	Adam Perry (0412 656 414)

• Three to be omitted from Group 20
• Please note these teams are subject to change

 

Notes:

• Game notes to be provided in next week’s update

 

 

TOYOTA CENTENARY TROPHY – RESULTS

 

NSW

 

Round 1

ArmidaleRugbyLeaguePark – May 3, 2008

 

Group 4 58 (Luke Taylor 2, Chris Hunt, Damien Connor, Scott Spencer, Josh Schmiedel, Lindsey Pawley, Luke Berger, Tommy Gammell, Jamie Mitchell tries, Luke Taylor 8 goals) defeated Group 3 32 (Matthew Finlayson, Matthew Hill, Anthony Coombes, Jason Jones, Daniel Jensen, Dean Basham tries, Christopher Simon 4 goals)

 

Group 19 48 (Fred Waters 3, Anthony Karberry, Andrew Le Brenton, Joel Jackson, Nathan Blacklock, Aaron Jones tries, Fred Waters 4, Jason Ferris goals)defeatedGroup 3 42 (Duane Button 2, Kirk Maloney, Joe Cudmore, David Pickvance, Troy Grace, Haydon Fisher tries, David Pickvance 3, Nick Read goals)

 

QLD

 

Northern Zone:

Townsville 40 def Cairns 28 - BarlowPark, March 15

Mackay 34 def Cairns 8 - Mackay JRL Fields, March 29

Townsville 34 def Mackay 12 - Jack Manski Oval, Townsville, April 12

 

* Townsville advanced to play Central Division champion.

 

Rockhampton 30 def Gladstone 26, Central Highlands 42 def Central West 24

Rockhampton 40 def Central Highlands 36

Townsville 36 def Rockhampton 22

 

Southern Zone:

Toowoomba 50 def South West Country 4

Brisbane Second Division 26 def Ipswich Diggers 24 - QLD Group Stadium, Ipswich, April 19

Gold Coast 23 def FOGS 16 - PizzeyPark, Miami, April 26

 

Upcoming Games:  SunshineCoast v Bundaberg, May 10

Toowoomba v winner of Sunshine Coast/Bundaberg

Second Division v Gold Coast, May 17

 

For detailed Queenslandresults please contact QRL Media Manager Michael Hillier on 0402 125 595

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