Bears claim much needed win

Goals: Tungamah: L. Thompson 6, T. Lidgerwood 3, N. Mckeown 3, J. Irvine 2, D. Haebich, C. Phibbs, F. Fletcher.

Strathmerton: T. Looby 6, M. O'Brien.

Best: Tungamah: C. Powell, C. Phibbs, J. Irvine, L. Thompson, N. Mckeown, O. Willis.

Strathmerton: M. O'Brien, H. Barnes, J. Stephens, D. Holding, M. Payne.

In a much needed win after two games to start the year, the senior boys played a consistent and tough brand of footy all day which led to their first win of the season.

Strathmerton kicked the first two goals of the game but Tungamah kicked a couple of nice goals to take the quarter time lead of 40-20.

Woods point advocate, Chris Powell wound back the clock in one of his best games in a long time and no soft tissue injuries so his day couldn’t have gone any better. New to the club and playing great footy was Connor Phibbs, moving the ball smoother than Rick Astleys hips as he created countless impacts on the scoreboard. When you think of kings, you think of Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great but neither of them compare to “The Smother King”. Drew Haebich has been sworn in to take that title. He has ensured the supporters and his fan base that there will be t-shirts made by next week.

The forward line worked well all day with each other, as the four talls inside fifty all kicked multiples goals.

Lachy Thompson with six majors had one big frown after not winning the 300 series later that night that he already made room in the garage for.

New men contributed so much, like Ned Mckeown, kicking three and showing his great left boot to the big crowd all day.

Jack Clarke, also returning to the club got his first senior game at the club, which was unbelievably deserved after all of his hard work in the pre season.

All in all it was a good win for the boys and a good way to get back on the right track after a rough start to the year.

Onto Katunga next week and if the scribe can ask the fans of Jye Holcombe to give their thoughts and prayers to him as he got a nasty corky in his calf. Take it easy mate, with bags of frozen peas and plenty of water he’ll be back on the track soon enough.

Reserves

Tungamah 10.8.68 def Strathmerton 2.3.15

It is likely the Telstra outage was caused by the magnetic pulse generated by Rangi moving magnets on the board, with the ressie coaches Saturday morning ritual of players in and out.

Vote dispenser C Jones headed up the Hume which was a rough day for the poor lunch time legend that ended up rolling out onto the back flank to play on a six foot six forward flanker.

Coach Rangi started the day with the message to bite off the short kicks, but quickly changed to long down the line.

Kev must have left the Grippo at home, sadly the Ressies boys needed it with Falcons being the focus of the day.

Dimmy seems to have lost some spring in the step as a routine chest mark pinged off the cranium a few times.

Jack McQualter received some free optical on the end of a solid contest turning his glasses into contacts. They must still need some adjusting though as he flew high later in the game to bounce another one off the scone.

The big man Datson left one out in the 50, managing to slot a major and allegedly he had a lot more to say than last week.

Ben Bell continues to look like he’s playing on juniors, taking out the best on ground.

Goals: J. Henderson 4, C. Jones 2, J. Connell 2, B. Datso, D. Payne.

Best: B. Bell, B. Smith, K. Michael, J. Henderson, P. Hhaebich, L. Vearing.

Thirds

Tungamah 10.14.74 def Strathmerton 4.7.31

The first quarter was a real arm wrestle with both teams showing great defensive pressure.

Whilst Tunga had strong hands and strong tackles, the first quarter went in Strathy’s favour.

The thirds demonstrated great pressure all over the ground which resulted in a few quick turnovers to gain Tunga a three point lead at half time.

Tunga really dominated the game in the second half with fitness proving to be a huge advantage.

The Bears held off Strathy, with them only scoring three points after half time and Tungamah were fortunate enough to run away with a convincing win.

Great work Bears.

Goals: J. Walker 4, L. Lonergan 2, B. Doyle 2, J. Bamford 1, B. Grant 1.

Awards: T. O’More, D. Meyers, B. Krywyn and K. Michael.

Fourths

Tungamah 5.4.34 def Strathmerton 3.4.22

It was a competitive match against Strathy.

The Strathy boys certainly came to play on Saturday at Tungamah. The first quarter was a tightly contested battle, with both sides applying significant pressure around the ball. The Tunga boys faced challenges in securing clean possessions and hitting their targets. The backline worked tirelessly, showcasing some brilliant intercepting marks that kept the Bears in the game.

The second quarter remained competitive, with neither side able to score, but it was during the third period that the Tungamah boys began to find their rhythm.

The Bears started to see some good passages of play develop, creating a few goal-scoring opportunities.

Strathy didn’t back down and came back fighting in the last quarter. However, the Tungamah boys showed incredible determination and worked tirelessly until the final whistle, ultimately coming away with the win.

A commendable effort from everyone involved, and the fourths look forward to building on this momentum.

Goals: T. Lawrence 2, T Dickins 1, D. Doyle 1, R Johnson 1.

Awards: Doyle’s Socks - D. Cummins, Crusty Loaf - N. Lawless and Tunga Shop - T. Saunders, I. McLarty.

Fifths

The Bear cubs took on the young Bulldog pups. There was again plenty of kids in action with a few of the Tungamah boys helping the opposite side for numbers.

Both sides had a red hot go with plenty of goals kicked.

Awards: Crusty loaf - Tex Brandy, Tungamah shop - Hunter Toohey and Club canteen - Charlie Cooper.