Q-CUP Queensland Cup 2023

[1910]

Looks like there's been some movement at the Cowboys. Jordan Lipp is with the Mustangs and Laitia Moceidreke is with the Knights.

Lipp was a stand-out in colts a couple of years ago. He hasn't quite managed to kick on, but I'd expect a club to take a punt on him.

That was odd, he played for Toowoomba last week but how does your Colts premiership winning centre who scored tries and made metres like a boss end up back in Toowoomba by May of the next year.

Promoted to top 30 and then gone.

 

[1910]

Sailor running a tighter ship tonight, great one on one tackle to save a try, and scored a try chasing his own kick.

 

[1910]

No sign of Mozer yet and it's half time. Paix played the first 40.

 

[1910]

Mozer starts the second half.

 

[1910]

Great non-try by Te Kura, takes a hit up with a quick play the ball, Souths go right and through the hands. Te Kura has followed up the middle and it comes back to him under the posts to- drop the ball over the line- maybe.

Two involvements in a movement is pretty good.

 

[TimWhatley]

No sign of Mozer yet and it's half time. Paix played the first 40.

Mozer starts the second half.

How do they compare?

 

[1910]

How do they compare?

Souths' attack has looked a little crisper with Mozer but Paix hasn't played with them all year so might not mean too much.

 

[1910]

Bryant with the break straight past Mozer.

 

[1910]

Mozer goes the short side and Jordan Pereira pushes away the whole Tweed side to score and seal it.

Souths score two second half tries to win- that's a good win 20-14. They were down 14-10 at half time.

Kept Tweed out for 40 minutes and scored two themselves that's stoic football.

 

[1910]

Hunt isn't the only change but gee I was impressed by Souths defence last night. They've improved so much.

Av last year was 33 missed
Av this year is 23 missed.

 

[Unbreakable]

Ethan Quai-Ward probably deserves a mention for his game yesterday -

28 runs, 256 metres, 88 post-contact metres, 1 try assist, 1 linebreak assist, 6 tackle busts, 4 offloads.

 

[1910]

Ethan Quai-Ward probably deserves a mention for his game yesterday -

28 runs, 256 metres, 88 post-contact metres, 1 try assist, 1 linebreak assist, 6 tackle busts, 4 offloads.

The try assist was a cracking off-load for Elmore. That's the impressive part- the metres gained he's always done well but he hasn't been doing too much with it.

 

[Sproj]

He's pretty unfortunate to be with us to be honest as we have an embarrassment of riches in the backline. He should go to The or NQ or Canberra.

 

[1910]

Leslie gets snapped back from Piakura- great tackle.

Norths mistakes putting themselves under too much pressure.

 

[1910]

Norths drop it and Easts score. It's very unlike Norths; they're not the same team as the last two years.

 

[Sproj]

Piaks has been pretty impressive both sides of the ball, he has especially been running some great lines. I didn't really notice Willison early but he looks bulkier.

 

[Fitzy]

Norths drop it and Easts score. It's very unlike Norths; they're not the same team as the last two years.

Did they recruit a new coach this year or stuck with one of the assistants?

 

[1910]

Great effort try from Piakua- well beaten but still going to beat four guys and score. Not many positives for Norths out of that. Infact nothing but at least he was still trying at the end.