The Jimboomba Thunder Open Women’s side took on Flagstone Phoenix at the Thunderdome winning 28-16 on the weekend.
Strong leadership from Mel Smith and Emmalyn Donnelly was a key in the lead up to the match. The game started with a few dropped balls but the team quickly gained the upper hand via strong performances from Kylie Lewis, Nikki Dempsey and Kath Whitehead who made huge metres up the middle and put in massive efforts in defence. Their efforts allowed thunder Thunder’s pace attack spearheaded by Zoey Holland to slice through the Phoenix back line.
Again Desree Fogarty and Shania Paulson proved difficult for the opposition to manage. Rhyanen Patterson brought some go forward to the back line and cemented her position as an impact player out wide. Coaches Greg Carson and Rob Smith were proud of how every player displayed courage and determination. The player of the match was Janet Mitchell for her efforts directing play and her strong work load.
Under 12s.
The Jimboomba Thunder under 12s team travelled to Burleigh for a top of the table clash against the Burleigh Bears. Both teams played their hearts out in a tough but good spirited match, with the Thunder narrowly falling 10-6. Solid defence from both sides meant points were hard to come by, with Burleigh striking first right on half-time for a six-nil lead
Thunder came out fired up in the second half and after some strong forward runs, Marcus Skinner found space and slipped through the defensive line for a runaway try from with-in his own half. Matthew Barrow’s successful conversion locked the score up at six-all. With injuries affecting several players, Man of the Match Jacob Baran and Player’s Player Luke Atwell stepped up their game but despite their efforts, Burleigh crashed over for their second try mid-way through the second half.
Under 13s
The Under 13 Division 1 team were on fire on Friday night with a committed effort by all players leading to a 24-10 win against Nerang. Max Arnold stepped up in defence with some brilliant tackles. Nicholas Annakin and Louruce Brown were also outstanding in defence. Dylan Bradshaw ran hard throughout the game and scored one try while Kaizer Langi scored twice. Timmy Sielaff-Burns also scored and converted all the tries.
Under 14s
Thunder 14s travelled to Burleigh Friday night to take on the Bears in front of a strong and vocal home crowd. For the first 20 minutes the game went back and forth with both sides evenly matched in both attack and defence. A couple of soft tries had the Thunder boys on the back foot before big efforts in defence from Zac Cross, Kyle Johnstone and Jack Barrow lifted the visitors. 3 quick second half tries tries saw Thunder take the lead. Final Score Jimboomba 38 Burleigh 16. Tries to Zac Cross, Tristan Cross, Barrow (2), Johnstone (2) and Under 13 player Lane McKenna who scored with his first touch of the ball. Johnstone kicked 5 goals. Man of The Match was Kalani Heaton, player’s player Jack Barrow.
RESULTS:
Under 12s defeated by Burleigh 10-6
Under 13s Div 1 defeated Nerang 24-10
Under 13s Div 3 - bye
Under 14s defeated Burleigh 38-16
Under 16s defeated by Helensvale 42-10
Men defeated by Flagstone 22-16
Women defeated Flagstone 28-16
