THE BRAIDWOOD SERVICEMEN`S CLUB BEARS GROUND OUT A HARD-FOUGHT 42- 30 WIN OVER THE HARMAN SEADOGS AT HARMAN ON SATURDAY. HARD -FOUGHT GAMES USUALLY HAVE SMALL SCORE-LINES BUT THE 42 POINTS RACKED UP BY THE BEARS WAS OUTSTANDING WITH THEM GETTING -AT MOST - 35% OF POSSESION OF THE BALL FOR THE ENTIRE GAME DUE TO A PHENOMINAL AMOUNT OF PENALTIES AWARDED AGAINST THE BEARS . BRAIDWOOD RAN IN 8 TRIES TO THE SEADOGS` 5 BUT HARMAN HELD AN 18-14 LEAD AT HALFTIME.
BEARS HIGHLIGHTS: AMAZING DEFENSIVE EFFORT FROM THE BEARS RIGHT ACROSS THE PADDOCK WHICH LIMITED THE HARMAN ATTACK TO 5 TRIES !
METRES MADE UP THE MIDDLE OF THE RUCK BY MARK PIPER AND HIS PROPS CLARKE, JONAS, DEMETRIOU AND NOBLE.
WITH STEVE NEWSOME STILL OUT INJURED OUTSIDE BACKS BACKHOUSE AND HEYCOX TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO PUT ON SOME FREAKISH ATTACK WHICH RESULTED IN TRIES TO McGRATH AND MARTINEZ AND PUT THE GAME OUT OF HARMANS REACH, LATE IN THE MATCH.
THE BENDIGO BANK`S BEST & FAIREST POINTS WENT TO MATT McCARTRHY 3 WHO SCORED 2 TRIES AND BROKE THROUGH THE DEFENSIVE LINE NEARLY EVERY TIME HE TOUCHED THE BALL. 2 WENT TO JAMES GREEN WHO NEVER STOPPED FOR THE ENTIRE MATCH IN ATTACK AND DEFENSE AND GREENY ALSO PICKED UP THE PLAYER`S PLAYER AWARD .1 WENT TO JIMMY EVANS WHO HAD AN OUTSTANDING MATCH AT HALF AND 5/8 ORGANISING HIS FORWARDS AND GIVING GREAT BALL TO HIS OUT-SIDE BACKS. JIMMY KICKED 4 CONVERSIONS AND WAS EXTREMELY UNLUCKY TO BE DISALLOWED A TRY . MATT ROACH EARNED THE COACHES AWARD FOR HIS TIRELESS DISPLAY IN THE SECOND-ROW.
NEXT SATURDAY THE BEARS TAKE ON WEST-BELCONNEN AT WEST-BELCONNEN LEAGUES CLUB AT 10.30 a.m. !
THE BRUCE STUART BUILDING SCOREBOARD BEARS 42 [McCARTHY 2 TRIES, EDWARDS 1, PIPER 1,McGRATH 1, DEMETRIOU 1,MARTINEZ 1, GORMAN 1. EVANS 4 GOALS AND McCARTHY 1] HARMAN 30. THE PICK-A -BEAR DIDN`T GO OFF WITH IT JAKPOTTING TO $220 FOR NEXT MATCH.
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