U/20s Warriors vs Brisbane Broncos

[Big Pete]

Warriors
1. Lee Turner 14. Israel Ogden 3. Melino Fineanganofo 2. Lewis Soosemea 5. Gibson Popoalii
6. Paul Turner 7. Chanel Harris-Tavita
8. Kenese Kenese (c) 9. Eiden Ackland 10. Tahyler Paora 11. Tyler Slade 12. Joe Vuna 13. Chris Sio (c)
Interchange: 15. Kelepi Lui 16. Keanu Laumatia-Paki 17. Javvier Pitovao 24. Troy Pulupaki

Brisbane Broncos
1. David Fauid 2. Herbert Farnworth 3. Clayton Mack 4. Kotoni Staggs (c) 5. Thane Kelleymeyer
6. Haydyn O'Hara 7. Julian Christian
8. Sam Elliott 9. Tyson Smoothy. 10. Eddie Blacker 11. Brayden Dee 12. Brandon Russell 13. Rory Ferguson
Interchange: 14. Brent Woolf 15. Lachlan Barr 16. Edward Burns 17. Payne Haas

Kick Off at 1pm Saturday 27th of May on Fox League.

 

[Big Pete]

LATE CHANGES

Broncos 1-17

Warriors: Telea has been promoted to the ISC with Soosemea slotting into the centres and Ogden shifting to the wing. Erin Clark is out via injury, Ackland will step into the starting position with Troy Pulupaki coming onto the bench.

Warriors 0-11, looking to break their duck against the Broncos who lost to the 15th placed Tigers at home.

 

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Brisbane with a relieving penalty after the Warriors go close on two separate raids.

 

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6' TRY BRONCOS. Staggs darts down a blindside and right before the referee can call held, he pops a late offload to Smoothy who dives over. 4-0 Broncos with a kick to come.

 

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Staggs misses the conversion. Score remains 4-0 to the Brisbane Broncos, 7 minutes gone.

 

[Big Pete]

Good defusal there by Farnsworth and earns a penalty for a second effort.

Broncos on the attack again.

Or maybe not, Dee drops it on the third tackle.

 

[Danoz Direct]

This on foxtel?

 

[Big Pete]

Warriors go close after Kenese popped a lovely offload to Harris-Tavita who went close. Warriors try to catch the Broncos out on the edge, but Kelleymeyer makes easy work of Popoalii.

Unfortunately Brisbane give away a penalty for an obstruction inside their own half. Warriors with the ball close to the line go close through Soosemea and again later in the set but the referee finds Soosemea to be in-front of Harris-Tavita.

Now Christian slices through, goes close to being thrown over the sideline before popping a pass to Farnworth.

TRY BRONCOS 8-0 after 17 with a kick to come.

 

[Big Pete]

This on foxtel?

Sure is mate, Fox League.

 

[Big Pete]

Staggs misses the conversion, 8-0 Brisbane after 17.

Christian showed some good toe there. The awareness to pop the pass to Farnworth who did well to put himself in the right spot was also sublime.

Brisbane with a penalty after Elliott was stripped in the opening ruck.

 

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O'Hara drops it cold on the last.

 

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Haas is on the field as Farnworth diffuses another contested bomb.

Brisbane aren't doing anything fancy with the football, but they're making easy in-roads and have scrambled very well in defence.

 

[Danoz Direct]

What do you make of Farnworth?

 

[Big Pete]

Warriors go close with Fineanganofo who dots over, but the Warriors are penalised for an indiscretion in the play.

Dee is off the field now, with young Queensland rep Woolf coming into the backrow.

The Warriors starting to receive some penalties now.

 

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Sio barges over from a 'flat pass' off Ackland.

Warriors receive another penalty, now Haas has been binned for 10 minutes...

 

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31' WARRIORS TRY.

Sio beats Elliott with a step to score.

Haas binned for never been on-side, I thought the Warriors were very fortunate to have possession in the first place, the ball from Ackland before hand was very suss.

8-6 Broncos with 33 gone.

 

[Big Pete]

Awful play there from the Broncos.

Had the ball deep inside the Warriors half and off the scrum Christian gives the ball to Mack who had already over-run him.

 

[Big Pete]

That's better from the Broncos.

Christian with the angled grubber forces a goal line drop out.