Roosters juniors are showing plenty of improvement

Cobar Roosters Mini League Under 8s teams after their game on Sunday morning at Tom Knight Memorial Oval.

Cobar Junior Rugby League Club hosted Dubbo St John’s teams for Round 4 of the Dubbo & District Junior Rugby League competition on Saturday.

Cobar’s Under 10s, Under 11s and Under 12s teams all played St John’s Gold sides in uncontested games while the Under 16s took on St John’s Blue.

Cobar’s award winners in the Under 10s game were Aisea Fakahua who collected the Sportsmanship award and Lenny Hill earned the Subway Coaches Award.

Coach Andrew Hill said the team had displayed lots improvement in many areas.

“It’s so good to see them have fun, be super competitive and play hard while working on making us a better team,” Coach Hill said.

“We all agree that if we stay positive with each other, we play better, enjoy footy more and help our team.

“There’s still plenty to work on to keep getting better but we’re getting there,” he said.

In their Under 11s game, Jax Claus and Zalyn Manning collected the team awards.

Cobar’s Under 12s put in a very consistent effort and showed plenty of resilience in defence.

Their Players’ Player was Corey Cleary and the Coaches Award earned by Billy Watt.

The Roosters Under 16s came up against a formidable St John’s Blue opposition and were beaten 68-4. Jackson Muldoon was Cobar’s lone try scorer.

Jackson also collected the Players’ Player and Coaches Awards.

In the Mini League competition played on Sunday morning, Mason Hill, Sione Fakahua, Michael Arnold and Nicholas Stylianos collected the Under 8s Coaches Awards.

This week’s Under 6s Sportsmanship awards went to Jamie Everingham and Baxter Woods.