01/06/2026
A grade report
The Super Spuds returned to winning ways with a solid effort against the Boomerangs at Moree on Saturday. An at times frustrating first half saw the Spuds well on top but not converting chances into points. After a couple of near misses, Billy Youman slid over for the first try of the game and Archie Dowden converted for a 6-nil lead. It could have been more but several other attacking raids came up empty and then the Rangs surprised Guyra with a try from a kick in behind the line for a 6-4 score line. Multiple penalties gave the Spuds plenty of ball at the right end of the field and Tommy Ryan eventually took advantage with a dummy half scoot and try to make it 12-4. With Moree reduced to 12 men for 10 minutes Guyra made the most of the advantage with a third try. This time Jackson Coote split the Moree line and found Robert Sisson backing up on the inside. Robert managed to shake off the last ditch Moree cover and put the ball down behind the posts. At 18-4 the scoreboard was looking more favourable close to halftime but it might have been less so when Moree made a long break in the dying seconds, put two kicks in and threatened to score until Dylan Sutton snuffed out the second kick. Some more Rangs ill-discipline gave Guyra more ball early in the second half and it led to Robert scoring his second, this time running into a gap on a last-tackle play. Almost immediately after Robert bagged his double, Tommy did the same. He pounced from dummy half again and caught the retreating Moree defence at sixes and sevens for a 30-4 lead. The Boomies got one back, again from a good kick behind the Guyra line to cut the score to 30-8. It was only a brief interlude between Guyra tries as Archie scored one of his own soon after to notch up a 36-8 score line. Inside the last 10 minutes the Spuds decided to attack from their own end and sent it wide left to Rave Brazier in space on the touch line. He sprinted past the Moree cover and ran it all the way. Archie’s goal gave him a perfect seven from seven for the day. Just for good measure Ben Vidler then poked over a field goal in the last 20 seconds to complete the scoring, Guyra taking it 43-8. The players voted Jackson as their best for the day while the three club best and fairest points went to Seb Pianko up front, Robert matched his two tries with two points and Tommy and Archie picked up a point each. There is no football on the long weekend, but we are back at home the following Saturday against Uralla in three grades.
