Round 7
Tweed Heads 20 l. Redcliffe Dolphins 30

2007 Wizard Queensland Cup Index [Table] [Draw] [Player Stats] [Club Headlines]

Location: Australia > Queensland > State/Metropolitan Level Competition: Wizard Queensland Cup

Lethargic Dolphins Struggle Home
Sun April 29, 2007
Source: www.qrl.com.au

Michael Roberts again showed why he is widely considered the best Wizard Cup player never to get an opportunity at NRL level, leading Redcliffe to a 30-20 win against Tweed Heads.

On a day where the spotlight was on teammates Shane Perry and Nick Emmett, returning from duty with the Brisbane Broncos, Roberts was still the star that shone brightest.

Continuing his great early season form, the three-time QANTAS Player of the Year was among everything and played his hand in several attacking raids.

None was more impressive than the try to steaming winger Alwyn Simpson straight after halftime, coming from a deftly weighted Roberts kick that was plucked from the air.

That try took Redcliffe's advantage to 24-10, enough of a buffer to survive a dogged fightback by Tweed. At the death the Seagulls trailed just 24-20 until backrower Danny Burke surged over for the Dolphins and sealed the result.

Burke was adjudged the Players' Player and was another to shade the Broncos-contracted duo of Perry and Emmett, who were solid contributors but not standouts at the Piggabeen Complex.

"I think we were a little bit flat all round?.probably didn't show up in the best frame of mind. We did just enough to win the game and that was it," said nonplussed Dolphins coach Anthony Griffin.

"It's a bloody tough day. On this roadtrip you have a two hour bus trip before you even get to the ground. Tweed always plays well at home too and not many sides come away from here with the points."

Thankful just to be hopping on the bus and heading back home, Griffin was more relieved than overjoyed at maintaining a share of the competition lead.

Tied on 12 points with the North Queensland Young Guns, the Dolphins rank second on for-and-against but have pulled clear of the Easts Tigers, who lost to Souths Logan on Saturday.

In comparison Tweed Heads has now dropped to seventh on the ladder, overtaken in one fell swoop by Aspley and Ipswich. However of the four teams tied on six points, the Seagulls do boast the best points differential.

Next week Redcliffe faces off against Wynnum Manly in Saturday's live ABC telecast from BMD Kougari Oval. The match will form the first leg of the Herald Cup, a long-running duel between the two clubs sponsored by Quest Newspapers.

Tweed Heads has a trip to Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on Friday night for a 5.15pm clash against Aspley. The match will feature as the main curtain-raiser to the Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL clash.

Should Nat Barnes play he will equal the record of Tom Prichard for most Wizard Cup games by a Tweed Heads player.

REDCLIFFE 30 (Rory Bromley 2, Matt Harris, Alwyn Simpson, Danny Burke, Grant Flugge tries; Alwyn Simpson 3 goals) d TWEED HEADS 20 (Shannon Walker, Josh Vaughan, Andrew Moroney, Chris Enahoro tries; David Myles 2 goals) at the Piggabeen Complex.

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