Men's League
Tigers have forged their way into the Woodbridge Cup finals on the back of a five-try rampage from Regan Hughes, running out 72-6 winners on their road trip to Condobolin.
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Such was the Tigers' dominance at Condobolin Oval that the Rams didn't even put points on the board until there were less than 10 minutes to go.
However, the Tigers looked ominous and switched on from the first set of six, and thanks to early pressure from the visiting side it was Simesi Tapou who scored first try to lead 4-0.
It only got worse for the Rams at the 17 minute mark, with Rob Burn's intercept and 70 m run to score Canowindra's second try making the lead 10-0.
It was almost entirely one-way traffic from then on.
The Tigers were clearly the stronger side with a larger pack and the pace and size of the backs controlling the game. The half time score was 32 - 0 and all the tigers had to do was to control the ball in the second half to win convincingly.
All the forwards played strong, while Aaron Earsman was outstanding in defence, nullifying anything that Condobolin put up in attack.
Best & Fairest
- Three Votes: Regan Hughes
- Two votes: Brydon Hughes
- One vote each: Semisi Tupou and Aaron Earsman.
- Montrose House P/P: Regan Hughes.
Women's League Tag
Despite another best on ground effort from captain-coach Alicia Earsman, the League Tag side couldn't quite finish the job off against the Ramettes, losing 18-14 in a nailbiter.
Earsman took the three votes in the match, with Kelly Price and Keira Whatman getting two votes and one vote respectively, while Katie Baker was also among the best performers on the day.
The loss leaves the Tigeresses in fifth but with nooutright threat on their finals placement, with the next-best team, the Trundle Boomers, on 16 points, while Canowindra sit on 20 heading into the final round.
Next week's match - the last competition game of the season - is on Saturday, against Eugowra at Tom Clyburn Oval, with the League Tag side headlining the day at 3pm and first grade playing at 1.40pm.
WOODBRIDGE CUP | ROUND 17 RESULTS
FIRST GRADE
- CARGO BLUE HEELERS 82 def EUGOWRA GOLDEN EAGLES 8
- CANOWINDRA TIGERS 72 def CONDOBOLIN RAMS 6
- MOLONG BULLS 36 def GRENFELL GOANNAS 22
- MANILDRA RHINOS 30 def PEAK HILL ROOSTERS 14
LEAGUE TAG
- CARGO BLUE HEELERS 104 def EUGOWRA GOLDEN EAGLES 4
- CONDOBOLIN RAMS 18 def CANOWINDRA TIGERS 14
- GRENFELL GOANNAS 38 def MOLONG BULLS 12
- MANILDRA RHINOS 48 def PEAK HILL ROOSTERS 0
LADDERS
FIRST GRADE
- TEAM P W L D B F A PD PTS
- TRUNDLE 17 14 1 0 2 595 190 405 32
- MANILDRA 17 11 4 0 2 532 256 276 26
- MOLONG 17 9 4 2 2 532 370 162 24
- CANOWINDRA 17 8 6 1 2 530 363 167 21
- GRENFELL 17 8 7 0 2 592 390 202 20
- PEAK HILL 17 8 7 1 1 544 486 58 19
- CARGO BLUE 17 6 9 0 2 386 449 -54 16
- CONDOBOLIN 17 1 14 0 2 296 820 -524 6
- EUGOWRA 17 1 14 0 2 232 924 -692 6
LEAGUE TAG
- TEAM P W L D B F A PD PTS
- CARGO 17 13 1 1 2 576 126 450 31
- GRENFELL 17 12 2 1 2 470 136 334 29
- MANILDRA 17 11 3 1 2 378 118 248 27
- CONDOBOLIN 17 9 5 1 2 378 174 204 23
- CANOWINDRA 17 8 7 0 2 338 260 78 20
- TRUNDLE 17 6 9 0 2 230 236 -6 16
- MOLONG 17 5 10 0 2 230 384 -154 14
- PEAK HILL 17 2 14 0 1 104 682 -578 6
- EUGOWRA 17 0 15 0 2 46 622 -576 4
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