Rugby League
P7 - GRANDSTAND - February 21, 2013
Coast demolish Manly in Matthews Cup
by Andrew Stark
he Central Coast Centurions doused the Manly challenge early on in their round two rugby league Matthews Cup (U16) clash, before running out convincing 4416 winners at Tumbi Umbi on the weekend of February 16 and 17.
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Smarting from a hard fought loss to junior league powerhouse Penrith in the opening week of competition, the Centurions tore into the Manly defence, jumping out to a 12-0 lead before the shell shocked Eagles were afforded the opportunity to touch the ball. Toukley prop Jakob Giles was all but unstoppable one pass off the ruck and nabbed both early tries via fearsome charges, while man of the match Daniel Peck controlled the game masterfully from dummy half. By halftime, the locals held a 16-4 advantage and a further five second-half tries garnished a complete team performance. Alongside Peck and Giles was terrier-like lock forward Jake Hardman, right centre Cameron Catania and skipper Ethan Fortis were most prominent in the
Roosters pre-season is full steam ahead
by Tim McParlane
he start of the 2013 season is expected to be busy for Woy Woy Roosters players, coaches and officials, according to Woy Woy Junior Rugby League Football Club president Mr Tim McParlane.
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Powerful Centurions prop Jakob Giles Photo: Andrew Stark
Centurion display. The win pushed the Coast into the top eight after the first fortnight of competition. Meanwhile, in the SG Ball Cup (U18) competition, the Centurions were defeated 36-10 by a crack Manly team that in itself contains eight Central Coast juniors. The highlights for the vanquished were a brace of tries just before halftime.
The first was a brilliant team effort which began when scrum half Daniel Langbridge fed Wade Kemplen on the left edge. The raid ultimately finished off on the opposite side of the park by powerhouse back rower Jacob Saifiti. In the follow up set, a crisp short ball from five eight Ryan Doherty enabled
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rampaging prop Shaq Mitchell to cleanly slice the defensive line. The Taree Rovers recruit shot into open pastures before unfurling the deadliest of right foot steps to wrong foot the nonplussed Manly custodian and plunge over beside the sticks. Sadly for the Centurions, the half time break stymied this momentum and Manly dominated the second stanza. The next games will see Central Coast at home to the perennially strong South Sydney and Parramatta clubs respectively.
Over the coming weeks coaches will attend a workshop to discuss the season ahead and training structure and format, player registrations will be taken, teams will start training and the club’s relationship with the Sydney Roosters will begin in earnest with activities organised for February. A number of coaches and officials from the juniors and seniors will travel down to Allianz Stadium to have a behind the scenes look at the Sydney Roosters entire operation from training of the NRL squad to administration and marketing. The players won’t be left out of the picture with an invite for all registered Woy Woy players and coaching staff to attend an open training session of the Roosters NRL squad on Friday, February 15, ahead of the Roosters trial match against Manly at Bluetongue
Stadium on Saturday night. All registered Woy Woy players are invited to attend a Development Clinic on Saturday, February 16, run by the Sydney Roosters including some of their big name players at Woy Woy oval. A number of other events are planned as the season gets underway proper, with some of Woy Woy’s Mini and Mod teams having the opportunity to play pregame and at half-time at Allianz Stadium against one of the Sydney Roosters junior clubs and an invite to attend (nominated) Sydney Roosters games. Coaches, officials and player groups will have the opportunity to observe player warm-up and attend a post-match function at East Leagues Club Bondi. As an added bonus for 2013 all registered Woy Woy players will receive a Sydney Roosters Membership pack which includes a back pack, a 2013 cap, stationery set, lanyard and membership card holder, sticker, invites to members only coaching clinic, online newsletter, access to members lounge website, 10 per cent discount on Roosters merchandise and one general admission ticket to any Roosters home game.
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