Round 2
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 18 d. Mackay Cutters 10

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

Seagulls Prevail In Scrappy Contest
Mon March 24, 2008
Source: www.qrl.com.au

The Mackay Cutters have shown they could be a force in this year's competition, putting up a valiant fight against powerhouse Wynnum Manly before eventually going down 18-10 at BMD Kougari Oval.

The match was marred by errors and penalties, with both teams ensuring attack will be the main focus at training this week.

Twenty five minutes had passed in the game before the first try was scored by Wynnum's replacement forward Cameron Joyce, the 15000th in Queensland Cup history.

Five minutes later, former Newcastle Knight David Seage swooped on his own grubber kick to score a try Allan Langer would have been proud of.

At this point many thought the game would blow out.

But Mackay showed remarkable improvement from the first round where they leaked 44 points against the Northern Pride.

The game changed dramatically on the stroke of half-time when a break and magic pass from North Queensland Cowboys recruit Anthony Watts resulted in a Daniel Abraham try.

Wynnum Manly led 12-6 at half-time but the sloppy handling continued in the second half.

It took a piece of individual brilliance from Cutters livewire Aaron Barba to bring the game back to life.

Barba displayed amazing speed and determination to reach out and score from a short grubber kick behind the Wynnum line.

Mackay didn't worry the scoreboard attendant again, but continued to mix the good with the bad by defending stoutly, giving away penalties and dropping the ball after promising raids.

Wynnum were poor at times in the second half, but the Bayside club always looked like winning with so many experienced players.

And with 25 minutes remaining, one such player, Canterbury recruit Dallas McIlwain, broke the line and stepped two to score underneath the posts.

McIlwain and tireless captain Darren Bain were the best for the Seagulls.

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