THE BRAIDWOOD SERVICEMENS CLUB BEARS KEPT UP THEIR GOOD PRE-SEASON FORM WITH A HARD FOUGHT 32-28 WIN AGAINST THE DUNTROON TITANS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT DUNTROON. THE BEARS RAN IN 7 TRIES TO THE TITANS 5 BUT MANAGED ONLY 2 CONVERSIONS TO THE TITANS 4.
THE TRIAL GAME WAS PLAYED IN THREE 25 MINUTE PERIODS ,WITH THE BEARS LEADING 16 -0 AT FIRST BREAK, 22 -16 AT THE SECOND BREAK AND 32 -28 AT FULLTIME. COACH STEVE PIPER WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE WIN CONSIDERING THE BEARS RESTED HALF-BACK JAMES GORMAN AND PROP BOOF PERRIN, WHO WERE CARRYING NIGGLING INJURIES FOR THE MATCH LEAVING ONLY A 4 MAN BENCH WHEREAS DUNTROON HAD 11ON THEIR BENCH!!!!! ALSO 5 OF THE BEARS TRIES CAME FROM SPECTACULAR BACKLINE MOVEMENTS AND IN DEFENCE THE BEARS HANDLED EX-RAIDER RIC EMMANUEL AND HIS 4 FELLOW FIJIAN INTERNATIONALS FAIRLY WELL. THESE BOYS DID`NT PLAY IN THE PREVIOUS WEEKS MATCH.
THE BEARS NOW HAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR THEIR FIRST COMP GAME AGAINST THE BOOROWA BUSHRANGERS AT THE REC ON THE 22ND OF APRIL.
THE BRUCE STUART BUILDING SCOREBOARD READ BEARS 32( DANIEL BACKHOUSE 2 TRIES, STEVE NEWSOME 2,SHAWN HEYCOX1, NIGEL McGRATH1 AND ROCKY DEMETRIOU 1 ,DANIEL BACKHOUSE AND STEVE NEWSOME 1 GOAL EACH) DUNTROON 28.
TITAN`S COACH RIC EMMANUEL PICKED MARK PIPER AS THE BEARS BEST AND STEVE PIPER NOMINATED TITANS 5/8 SKULL SMITH AS THEIR BEST.
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