Kangaroos 26 defeated Colts 8

Kangaroos: A good start for the Kangaroos. Try-scorers were Joshua with three, Jack and Hayden. We look forward to watching the boys develop over the next couple of months.

Colts: Great running from all the boys and some big hits. Jayden Simpson won the Eagle Boys award. All the boys had fun for their first game of football. There’s a lot for them to learn but a long time to learn everything. Great game and awesome sportsmanship.

Wallabies 20 defeated Bears 14

Wallabies: Ky started brilliantly with a great run from the kick-off to score. Brady bounced up well to play a good game. Blake showed speed to make some fantastic runs. Bill tackled very well and ran hard. A great first game boys. See you on Saturday. The Eagle Boys award went to Brady Lucas.

Bears: All-round great game for the Bears. Well done to all the boys. Josh Dominello got our Eagle Boys award this week. He scored a try while Jayden Beaton grabbed a hat-trick.

Under 8s

Wombats 58 defeated Crocodiles 12

Wombats: A nimble and skilful Wombats outfit started the season with a convincing win over their gallant opponents. Tai Baxter, Matt Wilkinson, Jacob Nash and Samuel Fraser showed some terrific footwork and found space up the middle and out wide. Dean Kacarovski ran the ball up the middle of the ruck and tried his hardest in defence. Some individual brilliance in attack by Mackenna Cusack who scored an impressive length-of-the-field try. Joel Beaton and Joe Clarke stepped and ran hard in the second half to score a try each. The Wombats defended soundly when under attack. Jacob Nash was outstanding in defence. Joel Beaton picked up the McDonald’s award.

Crocodiles: A great start to the year for both teams who looked very keen to get back into their Saturday morning footy. The Wombats came out of the blocks with a sizzling performance and were too good today for the Crocodiles, scoring all of their points with barnstorming runs. Brady “Kimmorley” McPhee tackled beautifully and was a good inspiration for his team-mates. Joe “SBW” Waters took off from where he finished last season with great runs and super tackling. Five Crocodiles had their first game of rugby league today and all did very well for their first go. Well done team. Tyrone Black won the Eagle Boys award.

Kangaroos 48 defeated Colts 22

Kangaroos: Great start to the season. Tries to Noah, Mathew, Ethan C, Josh and Jack. Brodie and Janama ran the ball hard. Ethan G and Alex tackled well all game. Jack Thompson was man of the match with great support from Josh, Noah, Jarrod and the two Ethans. Great game boys, the defence was terrific. Jack Thompson won the McDonald’s award. Training on Wednesday at 4pm.

Colts: All players played really good for their first game. Jake Schneiders was unstoppable with three tries and great defence. He scored the Eagle Boys award. Dean Ryan scored the other try. Training for Colts will be on Wednesday at 4pm.

Under 10s

Wallabies 28 defeated Bears 18

Wallabies: Great first up game for the Wallabies. All the boys performed extremely well with standout performances from Caiden Brennan and Tom Cummins in the front row and Rick Nobes and Kobe Murray in the halves. The Riggio brothers both had excellent games with Daniel bruising in defence while Michael’s speed was blistering scoring three great tries. Johnathon Healy, Brodie Farrell-Hutt, Brady Hewitt and Ian Simpson all ran well with the ball, Brodie scoring a superb individual try. Dylan Thompson was voted man of the match with a strong all-round game while newcomers Nathan Scraggy, Mark Williams and Jai Doolan all contributed well to a fine team performance. Remember training is a 4pm on Fridays at River Park.

Bears: A good effort from the Bears for the first game of the year. Troy Kennewell backed up well. Strong running from Jarrod Plews, Jackson Vallely and Jack Thurtell. Damon Mackinney and Nathan Stead tackled strongly. Adam Chalker was always looking for the ball. Logan Mackinney and Dylan Kennewell did well for their first games in the older age group. Nicholas Wilkinson played very well as did Warren Baxter, both scoring two tries each. Training for the Bears is at 4pm on Thursdays.

Colts 30 defeated Kangaroos 14

Colts: Harry Waters was on fire from the start with two excellent tries. Braydon Chew set up a good try and played well. Jess Murray controlled play well. Toby Apps, playing his first game, did well tackling all day. Joe Herden was safe and tackled hard. Kyle Bohanna, Georgie Ewin, Cecil Payne, Hayden Cassidy and Trent Murray all played well. Zach Cook was everywhere with great runs and fox terrier defences. Great first win. Well done Colts.

Kangaroos: Kangaroos played very well for their first game of the season. Two tries and one goal from Cooper Tarrant and one try and a goal from Jack Grant. Tom Statham had some strong runs with the forwards. Kurt Thompson had a good game at dummy-half. A great effort by all players and especially to the three debut players, Max, David and Anthony. Well done boys. The Dawes brothers had a good game, while Michael Gay and Matthew Fazarri made some great tackles. Reece Bird made some good tackles at fullback.

Under 12s

Bears 22 defeated Wallabies 16

Bears: First game of the season for the Bears was a bit scrappy for the first half, which is to be expected for the first game. The second half they started to put the game together when they received a bit of ball. Mitch Browne scored two tries and one goal, Zac Browne scored one try and a goal. A beautiful pass from Alec Corcoran put Blake Murray under the posts for another converted try. Sid Simpson had an outstanding game for the Bears, winning the McDonald’s award. The rest of the team put a good effort in also.

Wallabies: For the first game of the season, all boys played well in defence and attack. Andrew Keller made some good runs along with Ethan McIntyre in the forwards, while Kuyan Pitt and Luke Chalker played well in the backs. Well done to all the boys. Regan Hughes won the Eagle Boys award.

Colts 20 defeated Kangaroos 14

Colts: Good first-up performance from all players. All defended strongly. Nathan Leach and Toby Downing made inroads in defence every time they touched the ball. Jacob McNaught gave the final pass for three tries and a kick for the other. But the team defence won it on the day. Congratulations to all players. Also, a good game by Sam McDonald who played excellent at fullback and won the pizza award.

Kangaroos: Kane Brooks was solid in defence along with Jamie Sinclair. Daniel Jeffries was very busy at the back. All the forwards can hold their heads high. They have shown enough in one game to suggest they will be there when the whips are cracking even though they were beat in a tight one.

Under 14s

Wallabies 46 defeated Bears 0

Wallabies: All the Wallabies played well. The two halves played well leading the team around the paddock.

Tries went to Bill, Jackson, Kieren, Michael and Lachlan. Matthew and Thomas scored doubles. Dylan, Ethan and Blake ran strongly. Kieren Murray was our man of the match.

Bears: The Bears were a bit rusty and missing some older players. A much more spirited second half stopped the flow of points with some great tackling from Lachlan Boyd and Justin Troy.

Standouts in attack were Isaac Beaton and Tom Sharkey. The boys will be a lot better for the run and can only improve with a full team turning up.

Colts 14 defeated Kangaroos 10

Colts: Cameron Gallop and Zac Noble hit the ball up well. Mitchell Scott made a lot of metres. All players defended well. Standout players were Mitchell Browne, Aiden Craig, Dean Kitchingman and Cameron Gallop (McDonald’s award).

Kangaroos: In the first game of the year for most of the boys, it was a fair effort. Both sides were a bit rusty but didn’t hold back. All players are to be congratulated on their skills and will only improve as the season goes on.