Dolphins News - June 2014

ROUND 9
Ipswich Jets 30 d REDCLIFFE 14
Scorers: Stewart Mills, Marty Hatfield, Liam
Georgetown tries; Adrian Davis goal
Redcliffe line-up: 1. Stewart Mills 2. Paul
Byrnes 3. Aaron Whitchurch 4. Martin Hatfield
(C) 5. Liam Georgetwon 6. Zach Strasser 7.
Adrian Davis 16. Martin Cordwell 9. Tom
Rowles 10. David Hala 11. Sarafu Fatiaki 17.
Jake Marketo 13. James Ackerman
Interchange: 8. Jon Green (C) 12. Joe
Bradley 14. Cameron Cullen 15. Jared Cherry
Rustic Olive Player of the Match:
Jared Cherry
Village Motors Players Player:
David Hala
Peter Leis Medal Votes: 3: Jared Cherry, 2:
Jake Marketo, 1: Adrian Davis
Coach’s comments: “A below average
performance at home. Not many players to
single out for special mention unfortunately.
We lost Jon Green with a calf injury that will
sideline him for a couple of weeks. The Jets
played an expansive game that had them passing
from sideline to sideline, short kick offs and
chip and chases. Our attitude particularly in
defence will need to improve dramatically in
the weeks to come. Every defeat can hold some
worthwhile lessons- this will be no different!
FOGs Cup: Tui Samoa
Colts: BYE
CLUBHOUSE NEWS
A month of mixed results but
the effort levels are improving
The Intrust Super Cup side started
the month with a below standard
outing against the Ipswich Jets on
Dolphin Oval, this was very
disappointing because as a Club we
made a goal of performing well at
home each week.
We know that if you can get your
results at home then you will be playing
football when it really matters, in
September. Our fans and loyal supporters
leaving early like they did that day has
resinated in me and the players and me
are determined to make sure that doesn’t
happen again. We followed that weekend
up with a couple of tough performances,
the first at Kougari Oval where we went
down by a try in a much improved effort.
We then got the result we needed against
North’s. In a side containing arguably the
youngest average age of players in the
competition we showed a maturity
beyond our years to defeat the devils in a
performance we will look to build on in
the coming months.
The home game against the Sunshine
Coast was always going to be interesting
as it’s probably considered the local derby.
The round also marked the Closing The
Gap initiative which supports indigenous
health in the local community. As a Club
we were keen to get good results on the
field in front of a healthy home crowd
which we did with a convincing win 34-14.
I mentioned earlier that we are
competing with a relatively young squad,
this points towards a very prosperous
future for the Club and the key to keeping
these players is enjoyment and success
along with on field development. A most
pleasing fact is the amount of local juniors
in the top grade, this is something all clubs
strive for but few ever achieve. Look
through any clubs websites and you will
find that only a handful of clubs will only
have one or two locals playing first grade.
So far this year we have had six junior
Dolphins graduate to first grade status
and by years end there could possibly be
more! While ever our players show a
good attitude, good form and they are fit I
will give them an opportunity. It provides
for a healthy environment when you have
the young guys putting pressure on the
older guys regularly.
Speaking of old guys I spoke with Petero
Civoniceva during the month. After being
hit by an unusually high injury toll and
suspensions I contacted big Bulla to see if
he could help out. He said he would be
happy to do it one more time (or two)
while we get through a tough period
which includes origin time which could
ROUND 10
Wynnum Manly 22 d Redcliffe 16
Scorers: Marty Hatfield, Oliver Regan,
Cameron Cullen tries: Adrian Davis 2 goals
Redcliffe line-up: 1. Paul Byrnes 2. Stewart
Mills 3. Aaron Whitchurch 4. Martin Hatfield
(c) 5. Oliver Regan 6. Zach Strasser 7. Adrian
Davis 8. James Ackerman 9. Tom Rowles 10.
David Hala 11. Sarafu Fatiaki 12. Jake Marketo
13. Tom Geraghty Interchange: 14. Cameron
Cullen 15. Joe Bradley 16. Martin Cordwell
17. Jared Cherry
Rustic Olive Player of the Match:
Jake Marketo
Village Motors Players Player:
Oliver Regan
Coach’s comments: “We needed two things
out of this match, an improved effort and a win.
Well we got one out of two with an improved
effort all-round, I was pleased with the
improvement and knew that with a similar
performance next week a result would follow.
Jared Cherry played well off the bench in a
torrid battle among the two forward packs
while Oliver Regan was outstanding on the
wing. Jake Marketo picked up a five week
suspension out of the match for a shoulder
charge on Jake Granville. Jake is a quality player
and it will be up to someone else now to fill his
boots.
FOGs Cup: Nick Ritter
Colts: Tyson Cleal
see a few of our players get a Broncos call
up. I cannot say anything about Petero that
you have not heard already but he will
have to go down as one of the best
Clubmen I know.
The Colts and A-Grade have had good
months despite a few wobbles. Both sides
started the month undefeated so it was
probably a matter of time before they
finished second on the scoreboard with
both sides losing to Wynnum. The A-Grade
bounced back against North’s in a tough
encounter while the Colts lost after the
final siren. All teams will now be looking
for consistency heading into the middle
stages of the season.
Go the Dolphins,
Troy Lindsay
DOLPHIN DATES
1st June Intrust Super Cup Home Game
Vs Northern Pride:
Herald 80th Birthday Celebrations
4th June Junior Coaching Update
9th June Public Holiday – Queen’s birthday
18th June State of Origin 2 – Sydney
29th June Intrust Super Cup Home Game
Vs Tweed Heads
15th July Photo Night 1 : Redcliffe
16th July State of Origin 3 – Brisbane
27th July
Intrust Super Cup Home Game
Vs Mackay Cutters: Junior March Pass
15th July Junior Team Photo Night 1
31st July Junior Team Photo Night 2
28th September
Intrust Super Cup Grand Final
ROUND 11
Redcliffe Dolphins 36 d Norths Devils 22
Scorers: Stewart Mills 2, Aaron Whitchurch,
Cameron Cullen, Sarafu Fatiaki, Martin Cordwell
tries; Adrian Davis 5, Dwayne Duncan goals
Redcliffe line-up: 2. Stewart Mills 21. Dwayne
Duncan 3. Aaron Whitchurch 4. Martin Hatfield
© 5. Oliver Regan 6. Zach Strasser 7. Adrian
Davis 8. James Ackerman 9. Cameron Cullen 17.
Jared Cherry 11. Sarafu Fatiaki 15. Joe Bradley
13. Tom Geraghty Interchange: 12. Christian
Morris 14. Tom Rowles 16. Martin Cordwell 20.
Nick Ritter
Rustic Olive Player of the Match:
Zach Strasser
Village Motors Players Player:
Aaron Whitchurch
Peter Leis Medal votes: 3 - Zach Strasser 2 -
Aaron Whitchurch 1 - Tom Geraghty
Coach’s comments: “Back at Dolphin Oval,
this time against cross town rivals the devils. On
the back of an electric first half which saw us
heading to the sheds at half time with a 20 point
lead. Despite the great attack I thought the 20
minute period after half time in defence clinched
the win for us. We kept North’s down their end
of the field for a long period after the break and
managed to score some nice tries also to seal a
good win. Zach Strasser was back to his best
with a top game, the likes of which could see
him called upon at the Broncos during the
Origin period. Sarafu Fatiaki also dominated
with the ball scoring a good try in the first half.
Dwayne Duncan and Christian Morris made
debuts and looked every bit first grade material.
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Men
Of
League
The Redcliffe Dolphins have long supported the Men Of
League organization as the only charity designed to support
the rugby league community.
Men Of League provide support and assistance to men,
women and children and the broader rugby league community
involved in the game at any level.
The Dolphins sign up every senior players to become
members of the Men Of League charity which only charges a
one-off membership fee of $20
In 2013 the Queensland Rugby League started promoting
the charity by making them namesake of a fixture round in the
Intrust Super Cup.
This year will mark the second Men of League Weekend,
which will hinge on the theme of ‘Pull up your socks for the
Men of League’.
The Men Of League Round will be held the weekend of
28-29 June when the Village Motors Redcliffe Dolphins take on
Tweed Heads.
In support of the round our Intrust Super Cup team will be
wearing special navy and gold commemorative socks made for
the Men Of League.
Teams from all age groups are able to support the round
also by ordering socks through their team manager. Contact
your team manager if you’d like to support Men Of League
round too.
To encourage engagement of clubs and teams, the Men Of
League Foundation will run an online photo competition via
the Men of League Facebook page.
The winning club will receive a private coaching clinic
designed by Wayne Bennett and delivered by Ben Ross.
To enter, clubs simply need to submit an image of their
players sporting the commemorative Men of League socks in a
unique location – the more creative the better. The competition
will launch closer the Round.
• To further the support the charity, the Village Motors
Redcliffe Dolphins recently offered the Foundation an
opportunity to promote the membership drive via a
permanent fence sign on Dolphin Oval.
ROUND 12
Mackay Cutters 22 d REDCLIFFE 12
Scorers: Liam Georgetown, David Hala tries;
Adrian Davis, Tyson Cleal goals.
Redcliffe line-up: 21 Stewart Mills 2 Paul
Byrnes 3 Aaron Whitchurch 4 Marty Hatfield
(c) 5 Liam Georgetown 6 Zach Strasser 7
Adrian Davis 16 Martin Cordwell 9 Tom Rowles
10 David Hala 11 Sarafu Fatiaki 12 Joe Bradley
13 Tom Geraghty Interchange: 8 Tyson Cleal
14 Tui Samoa 15 Jared Cherry 17 Harley Aiono
Best: Rustic Olive player of the match and
Village Motors players’ player
David Hala, Byrnes, Cordwell, Cleal, Whitchurch.
Coach’s comments: “The Cutters forwards
dominated the ruck making easy metres up
centre of the field, continually making us defend
off the back foot. They were on a roll in the first
half and we couldn’t really stop them. Despite
being down 14-0 at the break, I thought we
could get back into the game. I thought if we
had our share of the ball, played an up-tempo
game and lifted our defence, we would be a
chance. While nobody likes losing, I think we
can take some positives out of the match. Our
line speed and contact was terrible all night, but
I think we improved in the second half. I also
was really pleased with the debut of Tyson
Cleal, who was in the thick of all the tough stuff
upfront. He didn’t look out of place and the
tougher it got the more he liked it and the
better he was.”
FOGS Cup: Player of the match Jacob Mayer
Colts: Leading Edge Sports player of the match
Reece Vincent
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