HARD WORK HELPS BEARS CRUSH BUNNIES
LITCHFIELD women showed their preseason hard work is paying off after a 34-4 win over a South Darwin side down players in Round 3 of the NRL NT Women’s Premiership.
The Bunnies were quick out of the blocks, punching a hole in their opposition’s defence in the opening minutes to see Machaelia Roberts over for the first try.
But that would be the last time the
undermanned side would find its way on to the scoreboard, despite some promising spurts of offensive play in the first half.
Litchfield was quick to respond, adding one of its own through Courtney Byrne in the side’s first of many visits into the Rabbitohs’ end of the field. The Bears continued to punch through, but the Souths defence did hold them back for a while, at one stage holding off a fouron-one overlap.
But Litchfield soon found its way across through winger Ashlee Gilder before halftime.
The second half continued in Litchfield’s favour with a big run from Bianca Abrahams, setting up a try for Kiyanah Toy, who is starting to build an impressive early-season try tally. Tahlia Waters, Melody Wehipeihana and Tiarna Hansen also found themselves crossing the white line, before the depleted player numbers forced South Darwin to concede.
Litchfield captain Shari Togo was pleased with the result, crediting her side’s hard preparations ahead of the season for its progression in the early rounds of the 2021 tournament.
“I’m really proud. We worked really hard over our pre-season and every week and to see the girls progressing and enjoying their footy is great,” Togo said. “It was all about ball security and putting more work in when we were on the defence and playing our footy from there.”