Terrigal V Central Wyong

The FUNNELL SMASH REPAIR Sharks travelled to Watanobbi to play Central Wyong on the weekend and came away with three solid wins although the scorelines didnt reflect the intensity of the matches.

The DCL Construction Under 17's  had the bye but a solid effort was put in by some of the parents at Leba's party on Sunday at the Skillion. Coach Moltz again took the three points with a solid display of drinking culminating in a wrestling extravaganza at the Country Club, Ingrid T played a blinder and put it all over Bill, while Jim M forgot about surf club duties for a while and claimed the the one point with a ferocious display of mini pie eating.

The  DCL Construction Sharks Under 19’s won a very scrappy match 48-12 to keep them selves in a key position on the table. The Sharks started the game well but some poor handling errors let them down. In short periods the side played some rather impressive football which assisted in the one sided score line. Haydn Scott played his best game of the season with outstanding defence, as captain Haydn is a player the whole team can look up to, they will soon be calling him the Godfather. Other outstanding performances were had by Laurie Slatter (1 try) , Adam Ridge, Shaun Sullivan (1 try)  and Tim Moltzen (2 tries) while our goalkickers Gus Moltzen and Matt Sopp kicked eight from eight. On a serious note, Buddha and Hoff want everyone out there sporting a short rod to step forward and not feel ashamed. They are the founders of the Short Rod Club and would like any interested member to email them at shortrodclub@yahoo.com.au.
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The DCL Construction Sharks Reserve grade game was played in two halves. In the first half the  Terrigal reserves showed some real attacking ability, racing to a 22-0 halftime scoreline with some great line breaks both through the middle and on the fringes out wide. Pat McGrath producing a scary run, showcasing size and speed for a 50m try but he thinks it was more like 70m. Adam Harlow was at his hole running best (scoring two tries) and Hoggy showed that like a "fine wine" he only gets better with age. The second half was a completely different performance, going away from the game plan and trying to play touch footy lead to a very scrapy performance. More committment to training and attention to the game plan would see this side almost unstoppable. Daniel doohan got the one point, Corey Thomas got the two points and continues to improve while Adam Harlow after finally finding out
there is nothing in his head received the threes and players player award.

The Spackman Auto Centre first grade Sharks scored a comprehensive win in the end by 50-22. Central Wyong came out running on all cylinders but after the Sharks continually turning the ball over in the 1st half the boys lifted their defence and worked well for their tries in the second half to run out comfortable winners. After yet another disruptive preparation with training being off due to weather on Wednesday and only 10 players turning up to Friday nights session the boys started flat footed and it took until 10 minutes after half time before they clicked into gear. Ryan Briggs led the way from the front throughout the game and is starting to get back into form and fitness. Troy McMurray scored a hat-trick and showed how much he has been missed through injury since the second game of the year. Other players to impress were Michael Geercke who moved into the back row and also Andrew McIvor caused plenty of headaches out wide every time he touched the ball.Gavin French scored another eighteen points and will crack the ton in his next match while Chris Simpson scored another two tries.  Credit must go to Central Wyong for the continued effort throughout the game