SEVEN ROUNDS REMAIN
It wasn’t our prettiest performance when we took on the Rabbitohs in the final of the Mario Fenech Cup at Coogee Oval last Sunday, but it sure was a gritty one. Bears went into the game with a varied side compared to our previous matches, including missing our full back and playmaker Jake Toby due to injury. On the other side, Rabbitohs named a decent squad on game day including the late inclusion of Peter Mamouzelos who has played 11 NRL games this season. A battle raged for near on twenty minutes after the referees opening whistle, with both sides attacking and defending hard, before the first points were awarded to the Rabbitohs. Only five minutes later, Bears retaliated with a dummy half scoot from Jayden Yates who read the play well and made the most of a gap on the try line. Kieran Hayman converted, and the scores were locked at 6 – 6. Near on ten minutes later and further Rabbitohs try attempts denied by solid Bears defence, Yates pulls out a kick defusal to run away with the ball, nabbing a double for the game. Hayman converts and the Bears lead 6 – 12 with four minutes remaining in the half. The boys looked good to hit the sheds with a six-point buffer, but the Rabbitohs had other plans. Driving the ball over the line in the last seconds of the first half, they added the 4 points with the kick waived away. The score sat at 10 – 12 to the good guys.
