Tully Tigers' Under 18 rugby league team sealed a gritty win over Cairns Brothers

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TULLY Tigers' senior teams travelled to Stan Williams for a Sunday afternoon clash with Cairns Brothers in three grades.

The A-Grade clash was good enough as Tully came ready for the contest and tested the Cairns Brothers' defence.

In a dramatic tussle, Tully continued to push Cairns Brothers, which saw the scores locked up four times as the lead changed numerous times throughout the game.

Tully's try scorers: Diega Teaukura, Mark Rosendale, Morgan Black, Maximus Patullo and Ponepate Tongia. Goals: Baptiste Fabre 3.

Despite a gallant effort, Tully's Reserve grade suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the Cairns Brothers.

Tully's try scorers: Jordon Ketchell and Samuel Utului.

In the Under 18 contents, the young Tigers continued their winning form and finished with a 26 - 14 victory over Cairns Brothers.

Tully's try scorers: Xzavier Carlaw 2, Blake Morice, Barry Cairns and Brayden Davies. Goals: Cameron Nelson 2 and Phoenix Frazer-Cairns 1.

Last Saturday, Innisfail Leprechauns faced competition leaders Kangaroos at Callendar Park. They caused an upset with a 33 - 12 win in A-grade.

Innisfail's try scorers: Aaron Jolley, Abraham Waireg-Ingui, Daniel Mairu, Stewart Ingui and Devante Heron. Goals: Michael Morton 5 and 1 penalty goal, and Aaron Jolley had a 1-point field goal.

Nothing could separate Innisfail and Kangaroos in the Reserve grade game, which ended in an 18 - 18 draw.

Innisfail's try scorers: Starrison Whaleboat, Tyreyce Chambers and Colby Aldridge. Goals: Tyreyce Chambers 3.

Results - CDRL Round 10 fixturesJune 10 - 11

A-Grade

Cairns Brothers 32 def Tully 26

Innisfail 33 def Kangaroos 12

Edmonton 78 def Southern Suburbs 8

Yarrabah 32 def Mossman-Port

Douglas 30

Ivanhoe Knights 48 def Mareeba 16

Bye: Atherton

FNQRL A-Grade ladder - Round 10: Cairns Brothers 16, Innisfail 14, Ivanhoe Knights 14, Kangaroos 14, Mossman-Port Douglas 14, Yarrabah 14, Edmonton 10, Mareeba 10, Tully 9, Atherton 5 and Southern Suburbs 2.

Reserve-Grade

Cairns Brothers 48 def Cairns Brothers 8

Innisfail 18 drew with Kangaroos 18

Edmonton 28 def Southern Suburbs

16

Ivanhoe Knights 28 def Mareeba 10

Yarrabah 34 def Mossman-Port Douglas 26

Under 18

Tully 26 def Cairns Brothers 14

Kangaroos 44 def Innisfail 10

Edmonton 46 def Southern Suburbs 0

Mareeba 46 def Ivanhoe Knights 8

Byes: Atherton and Yarrabah

Women's

Ivanhoe Knights won after a forfeit by Tully

Yarrabah 44 def Mossman 10

Byes: Kangaroos, Edmonton and Atherton

All teams have a bye, and when Round 11 FNQRL fixtures return on Saturday, June 24, Tully Tigers' teams host Edmonton Storm at Tully Showgrounds, and Innisfail Leprechauns teams travel away to face Mareeba in three grades at Davies Park.

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Last Friday and Saturday, the sea conditions moderated enough to allow boats to travel out to the islands, inshore rubble patches, and reefs. The fishing was surprisingly good (especially Friday), with good numbers of Grass Sweet Lip, Gold Spot Cod and Island Trout caught. The different Mackerel species were around with some quality School; Grey and Spotted Mackerel were caught by floating baits and trolling lures. Some nice Spanish Mackerel were also caught from the wider islands and shale patches, mainly by trolling lures. Tuna schools could be found in the broader areas, especially around the cleaner water.

Those that fished for Barra and Mangrove Jacks in the estuaries found the going tough, especially in the coastal creeks. Those who fished the Hinchinbrook area fared better, with several positive reports from the middle (heart) and southern sections.

There has also been some very good Flathead, Whiting, and Grunter caught in the coastal creeks and Hinchinbrook Channel estuaries—some excellent catches of Grunter, particularly quality fish, some over the magic 60cm size mark.

The fishing in the freshwater continues to slow; some Sooty Grunter, Jungle Perch, and Barra were reported, but numbers are well down. We are now in winter mode; we will get some chances of better fishing, especially when we have multiple days of warmer and stable weather. Most anglers will now rule out locations such as Tinaroo Dam until late August.

Species such as the various Mackerel Species will now dominate catches through the periods of better sea conditions. Flathead, Bream, Whiting and Grunter will be the primary targets in the estuaries.

Species purists will still manage some summer species; however, it will be too hard for the majority.

Looking forward to this coming weekend, the forecast at this early stage of the week is for the seas to come up on Friday and start settling again on Sunday. Depending on the weather, boats could fish the inshore islands, reefs and shoals on Sunday. The School and Spotty Mackerel have all started to arrive, with the inshore grounds already fishing reasonably well. Other than that, anglers will be once again confined to the estuaries. Either side of the early morning or evening high tide will suit fishing for Grunter in the estuaries.

Either side of the afternoon low will suit the purist that wish to target Barra and Jacks. In these cooler conditions, I have been getting a bite time on these species just before the bottom of the tide. Remember, the change of tide will be approximately 1.5 to 2 hours after the forecast change once inside the rivers. On low tides such as this weekend, the exposed sandbars at the mouth of the rivers hold up the water flow resulting in delayed tide changes inside the rivers.

This afternoon's low tide will suit those that wish to pump some fresh yabbies and fish for Whiting and Bream during the incoming tide.

This will be my last fishing report. I am retiring from the shop, and the new owners, Tony and Karen Mossop, will be in the reins from next week.

I want to thank all my loyal customers for their ongoing support over the 47 years I have owned the business. It has been greatly appreciated.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my working life and wish Tony and Karen the best of luck. Everything will remain the same in the shop, with all the same staff and excellent service; however, Karen and Tony will bring renewed enthusiasm, and some needed new ideas. See you on the water.

Roly Newton Tackle World Tully