Makos proved they are still the team to beat in the Opens Touch competition after once again getting the better of Blossoms in a repeat of last season’s grand final at Ward Oval on Thursday night.
(The Cobar Weekly would like to correct an error in our reporting over the past two weeks, in which Blossoms were incorrectly credited as the reigning premiers. While Blossoms won the 2025 season’s competition, it was however Makos who claimed the most recent premiership when they defeated Blossoms in the grand final played just before Easter this year.)
And Makos showed they still have the upper hand, handing Blossoms their first defeat of the current season with a 6-4 win in Round 6 last Thursday.
The match was a close contest, with scores locked at 1-all at halftime following tries by Makos’ Jed Noonan and Blossoms’ Jackson Muldoon. Both sides stepped up the pace in the second half, with Brianna Watson, Jack Brown and Rhylee Jeffery crossing for Makos, while Ella Oborn and Oisin McMullen scored for Blossoms. With female tries worth double points, Makos finished two points clear to claim bragging rights once again.
Ella Oborn, Jed Noonan and Blossoms’ Jaxon Burke shared Best & Fairest points.
The match was the highlight of another double-header night of Opens Touch, with Rounds 5 and 6 played at Ward Oval.
In the other Round 6 games, Rock Dogs dominated Phat Athletes to record a convincing 12-4 win, with eight Rock Dogs players crossing for tries, including Aiden Hyland who scored a double.
Concrete Cowboys shut out Whiteboard Warriors 4-0, with Brennan Auckett and Chris Crotty each scoring doubles. Both also collected Best & Fairest points along with Whiteboard Warriors’ Samantha Chittenden.
Rusty Snails narrowly defeated The Green Machine 5-4, helped by a hat trick of tries from Mark McBride.
Kiss My Pass also had a close encounter with Full Tilt. After the scores were locked at 4-all at halftime, Kiss My Pass went on to claim a narrow 6-5 victory.
Earlier in the night, Round 5 produced some more convincing results with Kiss My Pass thumping Phat Athletes 14-3, with Isabelle Gillette proving hard to catch as she ran in four tries.
Concrete Cowboys got the better of Rock Dogs 8-6 in their game, with Rori Urquhart leading the scoring with three tries.
Makos had an easier outing against Rusty Snails, winning 5-0, with Tim Hillam scoring a double.
Blossoms were barely troubled in their 6-1 win over Full Tilt, with Ella Oborn, Matilda Harper and Sosie Barton all crossing for tries.
Kai Taylor was Full Tilt’s lone try scorer.
The Green Machine also had a good win, accounting for Whiteboard Warriors 7-3, with Codi Mackay (Green Machine) and Max Brenner (Whiteboard Warriors) each scoring doubles.
