NRL round 25 review - Dragons vs Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos season is over. The Broncos dominated territory throughout the clash, but copped two sin-bins, were poor in defense and even worse with the ball in hand. The Dragons scored first and never trailed in a 22-12 win as Ben hunt continued his dally M bid with a delightful performance, with two try assists, a 40 to 20, and 560 kicking meters. The standout might have been his 40-20 to relieve the pressure late in the first half. Having been under the pump and stuck in their own half for a long period, Hunt’s brilliant kick resulted in a try on the following set.

Written By: Ravu Frank Jnr

THE BEST NETBALL ORGANIZATION

 The Suncorp Super Netball organization, which  is  owned by Kelly Ryan, started in 2017. This years 2022 Suncorp Netball season was the sixth season of the premier netball league in Australia. Suncorp Super Netball is the top level netball league featuring teams from Australia. When it started (in 2017) it replaced the ANZ championship, which included teams from New Zealand, as the top level league in Australia.

                          

The 2022 Suncorp Super netball season commenced on 26 March and concluded with the grand final on 3 July. The season was (and always have been) played over fourteen rounds, allowing every team to play each other twice, one on home grounds and one away from home ground. The top four teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the   final series.

This year (2022) the West Coast Fever and Melbourne Vixens are the teams that made it into the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final in front of a sell - out crowd in Perth on Sunday, 3 July. In the end the West Coast Fever had won their first Suncorp Super Netball title, defeating the Melbourne Vixens 70 - 59.

Written By: Amitiah PAIVU

Cobbo Withdraws from Round 24 - Broncos vs Eels

 Selwyn Cobbo has withdrawn from playing in the Brisbane Broncos battle against the Paramata Eels on Thursday ( 25 Aug ) due to physical exhaustion on the day before the match against the Eels. Cobbo’s state of exhaustion has spotlighted the most subtle and significant challenge of Kevin Walters’ NRL coaching career.

Pressed on whether Cobbo was facing disciplinary issues rather than him simply choosing to withdraw from the match, Walters was persuaded that it was a case of burnout. Cobbo withdrew himself from the match after feeling like he wouldn’t be capable of performing to the standard required. Returning from a sickening concussion injury, endured during the series dealing game III in State of Origin, Cobbo has taken time to find his feet again.

                                           

Written By: Ravu Frank Jnr

PNG LAKATOI - OFC CHAMPIONS 2022

  

·         PNG’s Women’s National Football Soccer team, known as the “Lakatois” (the Motuan’s sailing vessel) can be visioned as the “Quiet Sleeping Giants” in the upcoming Intercontinental Playoffs. On the 14^th July, the Lakatois kicked off their first match defeating Vanuatu 3 goals to 1 in front of 865 spectators. The 2^nd day match PNG Lakatois defeated Tahiti 2 goals to 1. With the 2 wins the PNG Lakatois managed to get into the Quarter-Finals defeating Tonga 6 goals to 5, which then led them into the semi-finals defeating Samoa 3 goals to 0. 🎉🎉🎉

            

               

     On the 30^th of July, PNG Lakatois land themselves in the finals against Fiji, to determine who will be crowned champions of Oceania for the first time ever. Both teams were determined for the crowning, however the PNG Lakatois defeated the Digicel Fiji Kulas, 2 goals to 1, in the finals, sending Fijian supporters home with aching hearts in the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. With this OFC Women’s National Cup victory PNG Lakatois will proceed into the Intercontinental Playoffs in New Zealand staged for February 2023.If the PNG Lakatois want a chance in the Women’s World Cup they will need to train hard and be more determined in the Intercontinental Playoffs. 😃😃👍

                          

                                                                        

                                                                                                                    WRITTEN BY: Amitiah Paivu