Austenville Magpies Case Study
Wentworthville Magpies resisted a second half fight-back by the North Sydney Bears to record a 27-20 victory.
Magpies halfback Beau Henry blew the Bears off the park early on when he scored three tries in quick succession before the 25 minute mark, and slotted a late field goal to seal the win.
The Bears were guilty of poor ball control and ill-discipline for the entire 80 minutes, which gave the Magpies too many point scoring opportunities due lack of field position.
Kyle Turner was a welcome addition for the Bears, who played his first game since a serious spinal injury.
A Darren Nicholls linebreak along the right sideline followed by an in-field grubber allowed Cody Walker to re-gather and open the scoring for the Bears with a remarkable …show more content…
The Magpies were gifted two points on the stroke of halftime thanks to an indiscretion in front of the posts, which made the score 18-4 heading into the break.
The Bears entered the second half with added enthusiasm and effort, however being on the wrong side of a lob-sided error count certainly did not help their cause.
Nonetheless, they dominated the opening stages of the second half.
Joel Reddy planted the ball down in the left corner just five minutes into the half, only for John Olives flick pass to be correctly ruled forward.
The forward pass did not hinder their defensive attitude, as they rushed up on tackle one to force a costly Magpies error, before Walker picked up the crumbs and planted the ball down.
Olive helped decrease the deficit to just four in the 54th minute after he used his speed to get on the outside of a Magpies defender, which allowed him to pass to an unmarked Reddy who finished well in the left corner.
Constant errors halted the Bears momentum, and this allowed the Magpies to increase their lead to 22-14 after Vai Toutai powered through to score on the right
Magpies halfback Beau Henry blew the Bears off the park early on when he scored three tries in quick succession before the 25 minute mark, and slotted a late field goal to seal the win.
The Bears were guilty of poor ball control and ill-discipline for the entire 80 minutes, which gave the Magpies too many point scoring opportunities due lack of field position.
Kyle Turner was a welcome addition for the Bears, who played his first game since a serious spinal injury.
A Darren Nicholls linebreak along the right sideline followed by an in-field grubber allowed Cody Walker to re-gather and open the scoring for the Bears with a remarkable …show more content…
The Magpies were gifted two points on the stroke of halftime thanks to an indiscretion in front of the posts, which made the score 18-4 heading into the break.
The Bears entered the second half with added enthusiasm and effort, however being on the wrong side of a lob-sided error count certainly did not help their cause.
Nonetheless, they dominated the opening stages of the second half.
Joel Reddy planted the ball down in the left corner just five minutes into the half, only for John Olives flick pass to be correctly ruled forward.
The forward pass did not hinder their defensive attitude, as they rushed up on tackle one to force a costly Magpies error, before Walker picked up the crumbs and planted the ball down.
Olive helped decrease the deficit to just four in the 54th minute after he used his speed to get on the outside of a Magpies defender, which allowed him to pass to an unmarked Reddy who finished well in the left corner.
Constant errors halted the Bears momentum, and this allowed the Magpies to increase their lead to 22-14 after Vai Toutai powered through to score on the right