Tully Tigers’ senior rugby league teams go down to Innisfail in the Cassowary Coast derby

TULLY Tigers’ rugby league teams faced Innisfail Leprechauns in the local derby last Saturday at Callendar Park.

Innisfail registered a 32 - 18 win over Tully in the A-grade game. Tully’s try scorers: Maximus Patullo, Ponepate Tongia and Baptiste Fabre. Goals: Baptiste Fabre 3.

Innisfail’s try scorers: Abraham Waireg-Ingui 3, Ashton Galea, James Clark and Tamati Huirama. Goals: Michael Morton 4.

In a nail-biter with both teams locked up, in the dying seconds of the Reserve-grade game, with the scores locked up, Innisfail’s Christopher Brown slotted a screamer field goal right on the siren to break the deadlock and snatch one point on their Cassowary Coast rivals.

Tully’s try scorers: Jeremy Dickman 2, Zackary Ketchell and Louis Carlaw. Goals: Luke Fitzgerald 3.

Innisfail’s try scorers: Jackson Laza, Hakeem Mooka and Stewart Ingui 2. Goals: Jezareel Heron-Jia 1 and Cameron Anning 2.

Despite Tully holding an early lead in the Under 18 game, Innisfail launched a solid comeback to defeat the Tigers by six.

Tully’s try scorers: Logan Deloryn, Benjamin Roebuck, Jai Hawkins 2 and Shadrach Guligo. Goal: Phillip Coppens.

Innisfail’s try scorers: Kenneth Banu 2, Vincent Anau, Logan Peach and Elias Johnson. Goals: Xapheniah Tanner 3 and 1 penalty goal.

Results - CDRL Round 6 fixtures - May 13 - 14

A-Grade

Innisfail 32 def Tully 18

Mossman-Port Douglas 38 def Innisfail 16

Cairns Kangaroos 32 def Ivanhoe Knights 18

Mareeba 32 def Atherton 16

Yarrabah 34 def Edmonton 26

Cairns Brothers 48 def Southern Suburbs 14

Bye: Mossman-Port Douglas

FNQRL A-Grade ladder - Round 6: Cairns Kangaroos 10, Ivanhoe Knights 8, Innisfail 8, Cairns Brothers 8, Mossman-Port Douglas 8, Yarrabah 8, Edmonton 6, Tully 5, Mareeba 4, Atherton 3 and Southern Suburbs

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Reserve-Grade

Innisfail 23 def Tully 22

Cairns Kangaroos 42 def Ivanhoe Knights 24

Atherton 18 def Mareeba 14

Edmonton 46 def Yarrabah 10

Cairns Brothers 54 def Southern Suburbs 6 Under 18

Innisfail 28 def Tully 22

Ivanhoe Knights 32 def Kangaroos 26

Mareeba 26 def Atherton 20

Edmonton 44 def Yarrabah 6

Cairns Brothers 48 def Southern Suburbs 12

Bye: Cairns Kangaroos

This Saturday, Queensland Cup action returns to Tully Showgrounds as the eight-placed Northern Pride is up against Souths Logan Magpies, currently sitting second, in Round 9 of the HostPlus Cup.

Both teams will be fired up as both teams are fresh off wins last Saturday, as Souths Logan registered a thrilling 20 - 14 victory at home over Tweed Seagulls, whilst Northern Pride clung on for a narrow 32 - 30 win over the Western Clydesdales.

The Hastings Deering Colts game kicks off at 4.00 pm, followed by the Host Plus Cup at 6.00 pm.

In Round 7 of FNQRL fixtures, Tully Tigers have a bye, whilst Innisfail Leprechauns teams travel to Cairns for a Sunday afternoon clash with Cairns Brothers at Stan Williams Park.