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QLD/NT V NSW/ACT OPEN
QLD/NT DOMINATE IN STATE CLASH
Halfway through the opening quarter of May’s state clash at Southport QLD/NT coach Jason Cotter admits to feeling a little uneasy.
NSW/ACT had just kicked 4 straight goals - 2 coming from Hills Eagles dynamo Ross Tangatalum - and was looking dangerous.
“Coach was a bit worried,” said Cotter.
“The flying start was a bit of a concern but our boys responded well in the second half of the quarter and the rest is history as they say.”
That history involves a 145 point drubbing of the opposition with the final score line reading QLD/NT 35.15 (201) to NSW/ACT 8.8 (56)
Despite the shaky start QLD/NT responded with five goals in the back 15 minutes of the opening term and went into the first break with a 12-point lead.
Queensland dominated possession early in the second quarter and despite struggling to convert, strong pressure on the kick-outs made it almost impossible for the Blues to clear the ball out of their back half.
It was only a matter of time before QLD/NT broke through, and how they did, scoring 8.8 to 1.3 for the quarter and earning a 61-point lead going into the main break.
Classy NT midfielder Cameron Ilett was a standout in the second term with two goals and swag of possessions, while hard working Kallen Geary took Tangatalum out of the match.
SCOREBOARD
QLD/NT
6.2.38
14.10.94
22.14.146
31.15.201
NSW/ACT
4.0.24
5.3.33
6.5.41
8.8.56
GOALS
BEST
QLD/NT
Josh Baxter 6, Cameron Ilett 6, Scott Clouston 5, Nathan Gilliland 3, jay Neagle 2, Phil Carse, Matt Payne, Chris Smith, Gavin Grose, Wayde Mills, Bradley Wilson, Adam Spackman, Ryan Davey, Stephen Wrigley,
NSW/ACT
Ross Tungatalum 2, Kade Klemke, Ryan Brabazon, Aaron Wiles, Ryan Quade, David Smith, Jamie Vlatko
QLD/NT
Ryan Davey, Scott Clouston, Cameron Ilett, Daniel Dzufer, Kallen Geary, Fraser Thurlow
NSW/ACT
Marcus Crook, Ryan Brabazon, Kade Klemke, Aaron Wiles, Dale Walker
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