The Red Hot Chilli Steppers did plenty of stepping to the try line in their big 23-2 win over the Gold Bars in their Round 7 Open Mixed Touch competition game last week at Ward Oval.
Anita Atuau and Tia Turner stepped their way to the line to score three times each, Olivia Deighton and Jack Brown scored doubles, and Neve Carter, Gerald Mackey and Riki Schaumkell also crossed for a try each to help their side to a win.
Atuau and Turner shared in the referee’s Best & Fairest points along with Gold Bars’ lone try scorer, Kimberlie Sariman.
Phat Athletes recorded an upset win last week beating last season’s grand final winners, DC & C Barracudas, 12-10.
Barracudas may have scored 10 tries to Phat Athletes’ tally of seven, but it was the female try tally that made the difference to the final score. (Female tries are worth double points.)
All 10 of the Barracudas’ tries were scored by their male players while five of Phat Athletes’ seven tries were scored by their female players.
Georgia Boland crossed three times for six points, Amie Hill scored a double (4 points) and team mates Kai Greenwood and Adam Doherty, with a single try each, helped to seal Phat Athletes’ win.
Marty Turton (4), Ash Davies (3), Ashton Deitrich (2) and Ryan Urquhart (1) were Barracudas’ try scorers.
It was the girls also who featured in the referee’s Best & Fairest points with Hill collecting three points, Grace Burge (Phat Athletes) earned two points and one point went to Peta Woods (Barracudas).
J&K Butchers continued their winning streak with a win last week over DJW Dingoes.
J&K Butchers had a narrow 3-2 lead at the break and outscored the Dingoes 5-2 in the second half to finish with an 8-4 win.
J&K Butchers’ points came from Kai Taylor (2 tries), Tommy Bryan, Hannah Carroll, Oisin McMullen, Tommy Rogers and Fraser Talu.
In reply, Lochlan Ford, Jayde George and Haymish McLeod scored a try each for DJW Dingoes.
B&F points were earned by Taylor, Ford and Carroll.
Haymans Snowflakes and Rusty Snails played the closest match of the round with Rusty Snails narrowly winning by one point, 6-5.
Ben Dormer led the try scoring for Rusty Snails scoring four tries and Lisa Dormer added the extra two points with her try.
For Haymans Snowflakes, Sosie Barton, Jayme Francisco and Jaxon Burke scored a try each.
Ben Dormer, Nicola Harbison (Rusty Snails) and Sosie Barton shared in the game’s B&F points.
