By Beth Newman
Coorparoo Kings 6.4, 11.9, 18.14, 20.23 (143)
Nambour & Hinterland 3.3, 4.6, 8.6, 10.7 (67)
Coorparoo consolidated second spot in SEQAFL Division 2, with a percentage-boosting win over Nambour.
The Kings were on the front foot from the outset, with a six –goal to three opening term.
Tobi Spencer finished with four for the home side, while Jack Lake had a stand out game for the Kings.
Sam Lyons also picked up four and was the best for Nambour.
Caloundra 6.3, 7.6, 15.8, 20.12 (132)
Hornets 2.3, 7.5, 9.8, 15.12 (102)
Caloundra pulled off a massive upset, defeating the Hornets on Saturday.
The Panthers have been inconsistent in 2013, but proved they could mix it with the in-form Aspley side in the win.
After a tight first half, an eight goal to two third term broke the game open for the Sunny Coast side and set up the win.
The win puts Caloundra in touch with the top five, sitting in sixth, a game behind fifth-placed Kedron.
Aspley is in fourth, with eight wins, and three games below third-placed Yeronga.
Kedron 2.0, 3.3, 9.4, 15.6 (96)
Alexandra Hills 4.2, 7.9, 9.13, 11.15 (81)
Kedron picked up a valuable win over Alex Hills on Saturday.
The Lions started on the back foot, trailing for most of the first half.
A second-half resurgence put the Lions nine points down ar the final break, before a six goal to two final term sealed the win.
Nathan Burgess starred for the Bombers, with six majors for the match, while Steven Rees slotted five for the Lions.
Kedron are now in fifth, with only percentage separating them from fourth.
Alex Hills are eighth, with six wins.
Robina 5.3, 10.9, 13.11, 19.14 (128)
Kenmore 0.4, 2.5, 8.7, 15.10 (100)
Robina survived a second-half comeback, to record a comfortable victory over Kenmore on Saturday.
After a goalless first term, Kenmore fought their way back into the contest in the second half, and went goal for goal with the ladder leaders in the final quarter.
Harry Baldwin had his best game for the Bears in the match, finishing with a seven-goal haul.
Bears captain Jesse Dimasi was another shining light for the side, performing a strong tagging role on the Roos’ Boeh Davies.
Robina player-coach, Mark Vigus, finished with four for the Roos, while Billy-Jo Jackson had a solid game for the flag favourites.
The win keeps Robina on top of the ladder, a game clear of Coorparoo, while Kenmore is ninth, with a 6-8 record.
What the coaches said:
Tom Corless (Kenmore):
“I was very pleased. In the scheme of things, we had six guys in our side yesterday who hasn’t played over an extended period, so it was good.”
“We didn’t throw in the towel.”
“We played the best side and the next step is to be consistent.”
“They showed good character, they just need to do the preparation work.”
Yeronga South Brisbane 3.3, 7.8, 11.12, 16.16 (112)
Redcliffe 1.0, 1.3, 3.7, 6.8 (44)
Yeronga cruised to a comfortable win over Redcliffe on Saturday.
After a tight first quarter, the Devils kicked four unanswered goals in the second quarter to give themselves a bit of breathing space at half-time.
Darren O’Keeffe stepped up in the scoring sheet for Yeronga, finishing with five goals and was the best for his side on the day.
Lachlan Soutter played a standout match for the Tigers.
Yeronga are now in third, with two matches left, three games clear of fourth-placed Aspley.
Redcliffe sits in 10th, with three wins.
What the coaches said
Steve Jenkins (Redcliffe):
“It was a pretty good contest.”
“I think their delivery into our forward line was more purposeful than what we were able to achieve.”
“We win a lot of patches of games and we don don’t’ get the reward on the scoreboard for that but we’re not able to put full quarters together and consequently full games together.”
“The score line difference is usually the result of five or six-minute lapses here and there through the course of the match.”
“A lot of our best players have been 22 and 21 year old players ,so we’ve got a pretty bright future.”
“The majority of the side have played less than 50 games. We’ll just continue to grind away at areas of improvement.”
Caboolture 4.6, 9.8, 16.12, 23.16 (154) Wynnum 1.0, 2.2, 3.2, 6.3 (39)
Caboolture picked up its third win of the season, against Wynnum.
The Lions started well, with a four goal to one opening term, before sinking the boot in with a 14-goal second half.
Mark Schmidt booted five for Caboolture, while Gary Wallace was the best for the Lions.
Robert McCoy had a standout game for Wynnum.
