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March 17th 2007 15:53
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Spotlight Game: Eels vs Warriors in Auckland
Warriors upstage sloppy Eels - 34-18
The New Zealand Warriors have opened their account for 2007 with an impressive win over the Parramatta Eels in Auckland. The Warriors started strongly and totally outplayed the Eels in the first half, going into half time with a 24-0 lead. It was the only first time in 5 years the NZ club has won it's opening game, and supporters will be excited about the prospects for 07.
The first stanza saw a near 80% possession advantage to the Warriors and they didn't miss the chance to convert this to points. The Warriors running in three early tries, including a soft on-line try by captain Steve Price to simply embaress the Eels in the early passage of the game.
The Warriors new signings Michael Crockett and Michael Witt looked dangerous with every touch of the ball, but it was new buy and ex-Eel Wade Mckinnon that set the game alight.
McKinnon must have had teflon on him, as no Parramatta could put him to ground. McKinnon in one passage beat up to 6 Parramatta defenders in a 65 metre down field run. The Eels were relieved to get into the sheds for the half time break, even the little possession they received in the first stanza was punctuated by dropped balls, embarrassingly forward passes and shocking discipline.
One particular pass from Eels pivot Brett Finch went so far forward it landed in the the hands of Tony Martin in the Warriors defensive line. For the Warriors the half-time break was an interruption to their merciless on-slaught, the NZ team was unlucky not to have pocketed 2 more tries in a classy first period.
They completed at near 90% and structured some nice attacking moves and looked fluid with the ball and rock solid in defence. Hagans call for the Eels to win the ruck in the 2nd half must have been taken on-board by his troops, as the Eels began to slow the Warriors down and mount some attack of their own.
Early points came in the form of 2 tries and suddenly the game became a contest. As the possession tables turned, the Warriors became frustrated and gave away several silly penalties of their own - and invited the Eels to mount a charge.
Such was the turn, the Eels were suddenly on the good side of the penalty count and went from a tackle count 70 higher than the Warriors to a count 20 less. The Eels still couldn't improve on 73% completion and the Warriors were good enough to close out the game with several late tries.
The Warriors capped a nice performance with a late try to Michael Crockett which will have them crowing with confidence going into the Broncos game next week. It's back to the white board for the Eels, with their new halves combination still having a lot of work to do and concern over injuries to centre Ben Smith and forward Fui Fui Moi Moi and for the Warriors a late injury concern for Vinnie Anderson who had his ankle twisted badly in a tackle on Cayless.
As the 3rd NRL game for 2007, both the Warriors and Eels will need to lift for next week - as the quality of these sides was far less than we saw in last nights matches involving: Tigers, Storm, Cowboys and Broncos.
At Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland:
Vodafone Warriors 34 (Michael Crockett 2, Wade McKinnon, Steve Price, Simon Mannering, Lance Hohaia tries; Tony Martin 4 conversions, penalty).
Parramatta Eels 18 (Daniel Wagon, Nathan Cayless, Jarryd Hayne tries; Luke Burt 3 conversions).
Halftime: 24-0 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Gavin Badger.
Crowd: 13,587
Manly dust Raiders at Brookvale 32-6
The Sea Eagles started the season in style with a resounding 32 points to 6 victory over the Canberra Raiders at Brookvale Oval.
Both teams struggled early in the challenging conditions. A wet surface and a strong southerly wind resulted in numerous handling errors and neither team successfully applied any pressure in the opening exchanges.
Manly lost Steve Matai 12 minutes in with an ankle injury that initially looked very worrying, however after receiving some on field treatment he was able to walk off with the assistance of the trainers. A quick reshuffle saw Lyon go to left centre and Travis Burns take up his old role at 5/8.
A break by Glenn Stewart gave the Sea Eagles some attacking momentum in the 25th minute. From the following play captain Matt Orford saw the fullback was missing and put a kick downfield. Brett Stewart took off after the ball and he looked all set to score however a cover defender halted his charge. The ball came loose and Michael Robertson found himself in the perfect position to score the Sea Eagles’ opening try of the season. Orford was unable to convert from the sideline.
Manly’s second try came from another piece of Matt Orford brilliance. A perfect kick from the halfback popped up for Luke Williamson who led the charge for the line. Williamson grounded the ball and after going to the video ref was awarded the try. Orford was unable to convert.
The Sea Eagles were starting to get the upper hand and on the back of repeat penalties found themselves in prime attacking position. For the third time Matt Orford’s boot sliced through the Canberra defence and Jamie Lyon was on hand to grab his first points for the Sea Eagles. Orford converted from close range and that rounded out the points for the first half.
With Steve Matai (12th minute) and Steve Menzies (25th minute) out for the remainder of the match the Sea Eagles’ only comfort coming into the second half was the strong wind blowing at their backs.
A 4th minute try to Marshall Chalk certainly put fear into the side but as fate would have it a problem with the lights halted play for a few minutes and gave the Sea Eagles a breather and a chance to regroup.
A 40/20 from Travis Burns in the 9th minute gave the Sea Eagles an excellent opportunity to hit back. When George Rose planted the ball a few tackles later it looked as though Manly would kick on, however Rose grounded the ball on the goal post pad before projecting the ball and the Video Ref ruled a double movement.
It was another 11 minutes before the Sea Eagles finally cracked the line. A perfectly positioned cross field kick from Burns came free as Robertson and Best contested the ball. Lyon was on hand to grab the ball, improve the position and score the try. After again going to the Video Ref the try was awarded and Lyon converted his own try.
Orford was struggling with a knee injury and the lights were still playing up but it didn’t seem to be affecting the Sea Eagles performance. Five minutes after Lyon crossed his centre partner Steve Bell did the same. Sporting Maroon and White head gear Bell received an inside ball from Brett Stewart that gave him room to run, sidestep some defenders and dive over the line. Lyon converted from close range and the Sea Eagles had a twenty point lead.
The Sea Eagles were showing some fantastic form, down two interchange players, Matt Orford on one leg and Glenn Stewart struggling with a leg problem also it was quite amazing how dominant they were.
With nine minutes still on the clock the Sea Eagles were in again and not surprisingly it was on the back of another brilliant kick. Matt Orford set himself for the kick and Brett Stewart went inland.
The Banana kick was on.
Sure enough the ball came Stewart’s way and just as it looked as though Stewart would continue his amazing try scoring record at Brookvale a flying Jason King dived on the ball and scored! Oh boy did the celebrations begin and the smile on Kingy’s face was on par with Luna Park. Lyon converted the relatively easy shot at goal.
Michael Robertson was oh so close to scoring his second with three minutes remaining but he was unable to cleanly ground a lovely grubber from Brett Stewart. Robertson lay motionless for a few moments after copping a heavy knee as he went in for the try.
The remaining minutes counted down and there was a massive cheer from the fans when the siren finally went.
The Sea Eagles were fairly reserved and kept the play tight in the blustery conditions. Coach Des Hasler was especially proud of the effort from his forwards. Michael Monaghan played the entire match and took pressure of Orford and Burns when it was needed. Glenn Hall had a good debut and Luke Williamson was strong with a team high 37 tackles. Glenn Stewart made 162 metres and made 23 tackles in what was a tremendous game. All the props played strongly with King, Kite and Rose all making more than 100 metres. If our forwards continue to dominate all season as they did during this match the side will be set for big things.
The Sea Eagles only missed nine tackles all night which is quite amazing considering the conditions and their error rate was half that of the Raiders.
The Sea Eagles backs looked dangerous every time they got the ball. Even without Matai and Menzies running out wide the Sea Eagles showed they have great attacking depth.
Jamie Lyon played well and while he was a little patchy at the start he bounced back by scoring two tries and created a number of opportunities.
Matt Orford was lethal with the boot and in fact of Manly’s six tries 4 were scored from Orford’s kicks, one from Travis Burns and the other a solo run by Steve Bell.
There are a number of injury concerns specifically with Orford, Matai and Menzies but Coach Des Hasler was confident they would be right for next week as would Anthony Watmough, who was rested as a precaution.
It is just the result the Sea Eagles needed to kick off the season. They now sit top of the table with 3 games remaining this weekend.
Manly Sea Eagles 32 (Lyon 2, Robertson, Williamson, Bell, King tries; Orford goal) d. Canberra Raiders 6 (Chalk try; Dobson goal) at Brookvale Oval
Penalties: Raiders 6-5
Referee: Ben Cummins
New Look Sharks shutout Panthers 18-0
In a near-perfect start to the 2007 NRL season the Sharks have shut-out the Penrith Panthers in recording a resounding 18-0 victory at Toyota Park.
On difficult night for free-flowing football, with the southerly blowing and the rain falling, the Sharks turned on a tremendous defensive performance, shutting down the Panthers in a performance which pleased new coach Ricky Stuart.
It was the first time the Sharks had kept a team scoreless since round 23 of the 1999 season, when they defeated the Wests Tigers by 46-0.
“It’s only the first game but I was very happy with the performance,” Sharks coach Ricky Stuart said. “We did a lot of the little things right, the things we’ve practiced.
“We’ve had our knockers in the off-season. They were saying Kimmorley and Dykes can’t play together, we’ve lost however many games it is in a row, so this win was important to start to build our confidence.”
The match was something of an arm wrestle, with the conditions contributing to what was a defensive struggle. The Sharks defended grimly when it was required, limited their errors and controlled the ball and kicked intelligently with the wind at their backs.
In the first half there were very few genuine scoring opportunities, with the Sharks first points of the new season coming from a brilliantly worked set play from a scrum.
Winning the ball inside the Panthers quarter line, Greg Bird picked the ball up at the base of the scrum, wandered sideways, before turning and passing inside to Brett Kearney who ran into a yawning hole in the Penrith defence to touch down adjacent to the posts. Luke Covell added the extras and the Sharks were ahead by 6-0.
With the visitors enjoying the benefits of a strong wind at their backs the Panthers managed to camp in the Sharks defensive end of the field, however showing a resolve in defence missing in recent seasons, the Sharks scrambled and held on, repelling their opponents for three successive sets of six tackles.
Neither team was able to assert their authority on the match, with the Sharks going to the break ahead by just a converted try.
After the Panthers botched the kick-off to restart the second half, with the ball bouncing dead in goal, a penalty to the Sharks for a lifting tackle on Bird was potted over from close range by Covell and the Sharks would stretch their advantage to eight points.
The momentum would then swing the other way, with the Panthers again dominating possession and pressing the Sharks try line, but again the Sharks managed to hold firm.
Another Covell penalty goal in the 57th minute put the Sharks further ahead at 10-0 before another set move resulted in the second try of the night to Kearney.
Skipper Brett Kimmorley switched the point of the attack before a perfectly timed pass from Isaac De Gois saw Kearney burst through a hole and scoot 25 metres to score. Covell’s conversion attempt was waved away but the Sharks had built a match winning 14-0 lead.
In putting the icing on the cake the Sharks scored in the dying moments, with Covell capping off a solid performance on the wing by touching down after a well-weighted kick from Bird.
In a team full of stars, the Sharks were probably best served by Kearney at fullback, Bird at lock and Kimmorley at half back. Reece Williams and Lance Thompson put in 80-minute performances, while Ben Ross and Craig Stapleton were strong up front.
At the post-match presentation Kearney was awarded the player’s player, while Bird took out the Chairman’s Award.
In the lower grade the Sharks suffered two losses, with the Premier League going down 34-26 in a high scoring affair, while the Jersey Flegg were gallant in defeat against last years Flegg premiers, losing by 11-4.
The best player awards in the lower grades went to Andrew Fox in Jersey Flegg and Henry Perenara in Premier League.
SHARKS 18
Brett Kearney 2, Luke Covell tries, Luke Covell 3 goals
Defeated the
PANTHERS 0
Crowd – 9,032
Spotlight Game: Eels vs Warriors in Auckland
Warriors upstage sloppy Eels - 34-18
The New Zealand Warriors have opened their account for 2007 with an impressive win over the Parramatta Eels in Auckland. The Warriors started strongly and totally outplayed the Eels in the first half, going into half time with a 24-0 lead. It was the only first time in 5 years the NZ club has won it's opening game, and supporters will be excited about the prospects for 07.
The first stanza saw a near 80% possession advantage to the Warriors and they didn't miss the chance to convert this to points. The Warriors running in three early tries, including a soft on-line try by captain Steve Price to simply embaress the Eels in the early passage of the game.
The Warriors new signings Michael Crockett and Michael Witt looked dangerous with every touch of the ball, but it was new buy and ex-Eel Wade Mckinnon that set the game alight.
McKinnon must have had teflon on him, as no Parramatta could put him to ground. McKinnon in one passage beat up to 6 Parramatta defenders in a 65 metre down field run. The Eels were relieved to get into the sheds for the half time break, even the little possession they received in the first stanza was punctuated by dropped balls, embarrassingly forward passes and shocking discipline.
They completed at near 90% and structured some nice attacking moves and looked fluid with the ball and rock solid in defence. Hagans call for the Eels to win the ruck in the 2nd half must have been taken on-board by his troops, as the Eels began to slow the Warriors down and mount some attack of their own.
Early points came in the form of 2 tries and suddenly the game became a contest. As the possession tables turned, the Warriors became frustrated and gave away several silly penalties of their own - and invited the Eels to mount a charge.
Such was the turn, the Eels were suddenly on the good side of the penalty count and went from a tackle count 70 higher than the Warriors to a count 20 less. The Eels still couldn't improve on 73% completion and the Warriors were good enough to close out the game with several late tries.
The Warriors capped a nice performance with a late try to Michael Crockett which will have them crowing with confidence going into the Broncos game next week. It's back to the white board for the Eels, with their new halves combination still having a lot of work to do and concern over injuries to centre Ben Smith and forward Fui Fui Moi Moi and for the Warriors a late injury concern for Vinnie Anderson who had his ankle twisted badly in a tackle on Cayless.
As the 3rd NRL game for 2007, both the Warriors and Eels will need to lift for next week - as the quality of these sides was far less than we saw in last nights matches involving: Tigers, Storm, Cowboys and Broncos.
At Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland:
Vodafone Warriors 34 (Michael Crockett 2, Wade McKinnon, Steve Price, Simon Mannering, Lance Hohaia tries; Tony Martin 4 conversions, penalty).
Parramatta Eels 18 (Daniel Wagon, Nathan Cayless, Jarryd Hayne tries; Luke Burt 3 conversions).
Halftime: 24-0 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Gavin Badger.
Crowd: 13,587
Manly dust Raiders at Brookvale 32-6
The Sea Eagles started the season in style with a resounding 32 points to 6 victory over the Canberra Raiders at Brookvale Oval.
Both teams struggled early in the challenging conditions. A wet surface and a strong southerly wind resulted in numerous handling errors and neither team successfully applied any pressure in the opening exchanges.
Manly lost Steve Matai 12 minutes in with an ankle injury that initially looked very worrying, however after receiving some on field treatment he was able to walk off with the assistance of the trainers. A quick reshuffle saw Lyon go to left centre and Travis Burns take up his old role at 5/8.
A break by Glenn Stewart gave the Sea Eagles some attacking momentum in the 25th minute. From the following play captain Matt Orford saw the fullback was missing and put a kick downfield. Brett Stewart took off after the ball and he looked all set to score however a cover defender halted his charge. The ball came loose and Michael Robertson found himself in the perfect position to score the Sea Eagles’ opening try of the season. Orford was unable to convert from the sideline.
Manly’s second try came from another piece of Matt Orford brilliance. A perfect kick from the halfback popped up for Luke Williamson who led the charge for the line. Williamson grounded the ball and after going to the video ref was awarded the try. Orford was unable to convert.
The Sea Eagles were starting to get the upper hand and on the back of repeat penalties found themselves in prime attacking position. For the third time Matt Orford’s boot sliced through the Canberra defence and Jamie Lyon was on hand to grab his first points for the Sea Eagles. Orford converted from close range and that rounded out the points for the first half.
With Steve Matai (12th minute) and Steve Menzies (25th minute) out for the remainder of the match the Sea Eagles’ only comfort coming into the second half was the strong wind blowing at their backs.
A 4th minute try to Marshall Chalk certainly put fear into the side but as fate would have it a problem with the lights halted play for a few minutes and gave the Sea Eagles a breather and a chance to regroup.
A 40/20 from Travis Burns in the 9th minute gave the Sea Eagles an excellent opportunity to hit back. When George Rose planted the ball a few tackles later it looked as though Manly would kick on, however Rose grounded the ball on the goal post pad before projecting the ball and the Video Ref ruled a double movement.
It was another 11 minutes before the Sea Eagles finally cracked the line. A perfectly positioned cross field kick from Burns came free as Robertson and Best contested the ball. Lyon was on hand to grab the ball, improve the position and score the try. After again going to the Video Ref the try was awarded and Lyon converted his own try.
Orford was struggling with a knee injury and the lights were still playing up but it didn’t seem to be affecting the Sea Eagles performance. Five minutes after Lyon crossed his centre partner Steve Bell did the same. Sporting Maroon and White head gear Bell received an inside ball from Brett Stewart that gave him room to run, sidestep some defenders and dive over the line. Lyon converted from close range and the Sea Eagles had a twenty point lead.
The Sea Eagles were showing some fantastic form, down two interchange players, Matt Orford on one leg and Glenn Stewart struggling with a leg problem also it was quite amazing how dominant they were.
With nine minutes still on the clock the Sea Eagles were in again and not surprisingly it was on the back of another brilliant kick. Matt Orford set himself for the kick and Brett Stewart went inland.
The Banana kick was on.
Sure enough the ball came Stewart’s way and just as it looked as though Stewart would continue his amazing try scoring record at Brookvale a flying Jason King dived on the ball and scored! Oh boy did the celebrations begin and the smile on Kingy’s face was on par with Luna Park. Lyon converted the relatively easy shot at goal.
Michael Robertson was oh so close to scoring his second with three minutes remaining but he was unable to cleanly ground a lovely grubber from Brett Stewart. Robertson lay motionless for a few moments after copping a heavy knee as he went in for the try.
The remaining minutes counted down and there was a massive cheer from the fans when the siren finally went.
The Sea Eagles were fairly reserved and kept the play tight in the blustery conditions. Coach Des Hasler was especially proud of the effort from his forwards. Michael Monaghan played the entire match and took pressure of Orford and Burns when it was needed. Glenn Hall had a good debut and Luke Williamson was strong with a team high 37 tackles. Glenn Stewart made 162 metres and made 23 tackles in what was a tremendous game. All the props played strongly with King, Kite and Rose all making more than 100 metres. If our forwards continue to dominate all season as they did during this match the side will be set for big things.
The Sea Eagles only missed nine tackles all night which is quite amazing considering the conditions and their error rate was half that of the Raiders.
The Sea Eagles backs looked dangerous every time they got the ball. Even without Matai and Menzies running out wide the Sea Eagles showed they have great attacking depth.
Jamie Lyon played well and while he was a little patchy at the start he bounced back by scoring two tries and created a number of opportunities.
Matt Orford was lethal with the boot and in fact of Manly’s six tries 4 were scored from Orford’s kicks, one from Travis Burns and the other a solo run by Steve Bell.
There are a number of injury concerns specifically with Orford, Matai and Menzies but Coach Des Hasler was confident they would be right for next week as would Anthony Watmough, who was rested as a precaution.
It is just the result the Sea Eagles needed to kick off the season. They now sit top of the table with 3 games remaining this weekend.
Manly Sea Eagles 32 (Lyon 2, Robertson, Williamson, Bell, King tries; Orford goal) d. Canberra Raiders 6 (Chalk try; Dobson goal) at Brookvale Oval
Penalties: Raiders 6-5
Referee: Ben Cummins
New Look Sharks shutout Panthers 18-0
In a near-perfect start to the 2007 NRL season the Sharks have shut-out the Penrith Panthers in recording a resounding 18-0 victory at Toyota Park.
On difficult night for free-flowing football, with the southerly blowing and the rain falling, the Sharks turned on a tremendous defensive performance, shutting down the Panthers in a performance which pleased new coach Ricky Stuart.
It was the first time the Sharks had kept a team scoreless since round 23 of the 1999 season, when they defeated the Wests Tigers by 46-0.
“It’s only the first game but I was very happy with the performance,” Sharks coach Ricky Stuart said. “We did a lot of the little things right, the things we’ve practiced.
“We’ve had our knockers in the off-season. They were saying Kimmorley and Dykes can’t play together, we’ve lost however many games it is in a row, so this win was important to start to build our confidence.”
The match was something of an arm wrestle, with the conditions contributing to what was a defensive struggle. The Sharks defended grimly when it was required, limited their errors and controlled the ball and kicked intelligently with the wind at their backs.
In the first half there were very few genuine scoring opportunities, with the Sharks first points of the new season coming from a brilliantly worked set play from a scrum.
Winning the ball inside the Panthers quarter line, Greg Bird picked the ball up at the base of the scrum, wandered sideways, before turning and passing inside to Brett Kearney who ran into a yawning hole in the Penrith defence to touch down adjacent to the posts. Luke Covell added the extras and the Sharks were ahead by 6-0.
With the visitors enjoying the benefits of a strong wind at their backs the Panthers managed to camp in the Sharks defensive end of the field, however showing a resolve in defence missing in recent seasons, the Sharks scrambled and held on, repelling their opponents for three successive sets of six tackles.
Neither team was able to assert their authority on the match, with the Sharks going to the break ahead by just a converted try.
After the Panthers botched the kick-off to restart the second half, with the ball bouncing dead in goal, a penalty to the Sharks for a lifting tackle on Bird was potted over from close range by Covell and the Sharks would stretch their advantage to eight points.
The momentum would then swing the other way, with the Panthers again dominating possession and pressing the Sharks try line, but again the Sharks managed to hold firm.
Another Covell penalty goal in the 57th minute put the Sharks further ahead at 10-0 before another set move resulted in the second try of the night to Kearney.
Skipper Brett Kimmorley switched the point of the attack before a perfectly timed pass from Isaac De Gois saw Kearney burst through a hole and scoot 25 metres to score. Covell’s conversion attempt was waved away but the Sharks had built a match winning 14-0 lead.
In putting the icing on the cake the Sharks scored in the dying moments, with Covell capping off a solid performance on the wing by touching down after a well-weighted kick from Bird.
In a team full of stars, the Sharks were probably best served by Kearney at fullback, Bird at lock and Kimmorley at half back. Reece Williams and Lance Thompson put in 80-minute performances, while Ben Ross and Craig Stapleton were strong up front.
At the post-match presentation Kearney was awarded the player’s player, while Bird took out the Chairman’s Award.
In the lower grade the Sharks suffered two losses, with the Premier League going down 34-26 in a high scoring affair, while the Jersey Flegg were gallant in defeat against last years Flegg premiers, losing by 11-4.
The best player awards in the lower grades went to Andrew Fox in Jersey Flegg and Henry Perenara in Premier League.
SHARKS 18
Brett Kearney 2, Luke Covell tries, Luke Covell 3 goals
Defeated the
PANTHERS 0
Crowd – 9,032
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