GEORGE TOOKE
Crookwell took the roar out of the grizzly Bears as their defence stayed solid and their attack was very explosive after tiring down the big North Canberra side.
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It was a very exciting and solid effort by both sides in the first half with the Devils defense being tested with the Grizzlies having most of the possession close to their line for most the half.
Despite all the defending Crookwell still found themselves to be first to score with young gun Jayden Eddy backing up a line break from Isaac Walker to score near the posts in the 29th minute. Grizzlies’ patience soon paid off, scoring three minutes later to make the score 6-4.
At the start of the second half Crookwell picked up an early try with Jake Hunter.
When it seemed they had the game won, with Grizzlies’ big boys slacking off after that, let the Devils in for two more tries in the space of six minutes with Ben Picker scoring and converting both of those tries. The Devils, victors 26 points to 10 in what was a very physical game.
- Winners of the 100 club were first prize Steve Boothman and second prize Laura Fletcher.
SHE DEVILS
The ladies travelled to Belconnen on Saturday to take on the UC Grizzlies in the round 9 clash of the woman's league tag comp. It was a promising start for Crookwell when hooker Kizziah Plumb found space out wide just 4 minutes in and touched down for the first points of the game, conversion was successful by Tatum Lenane.
The rest of the half was a grind with both teams showing good defense, they went to the break with Crookwell in the lead 12-nil.
The second half saw Crookwell with a down hill run and it paid off when fullback Heidi Chudleigh made a break and showed some great speed to score next to the posts untouched, taking the score to 16-nil.
The grizzlies tried desperately to post points, in the last 30 seconds of the match they kicked the ball into Crookwells in-goal, but some great scrambling defense saw the She Devils Ellie Mcgeechan end up with the ball, ending the grizzlies chance of scoring.
Heidi Chudleigh, Kizziah Plumb and Bec Boothman got the best and fairest points respectively, and Josephine O'Brian player’s player.
DATE CORRECTION
The Devils don’t have a bye round this weekend as reported in Tuesday’s paper, it is on July 8-9. This weekend they face the ADFA Nights at Crookwell on Sunday from 2.30pm. League Tag ladies kicks off at 1.30pm. On July 1 the both Devils teams travel to Keith Tournier Oval to play the Boomanulla Raiders from 1pm.
