The Cairns Post PONTING TO THE RESCUE Langer turns to cricket legend and former captain – Page 18 WHY ‘JT’ IS A GOOD BUY FNQ STAR IS NOW A SUN Cairns faithful in captain’s farewell D’AVILA ON HIS RETURN 2019-02-11 - PAGE 22 PAGE 24 PAGE 37 www.cairnspost.com.au SALUTE: Retiring Cairns Taipans captain Alex Loughton addresses the crowd. Picture:GETTY IMAGES THE Orange Army farewelled retiring captain Alex Loughton in grand style as the Taipans smashed Brisbane Bullets in his last game at the Cairns Convention Centre.The bottom-of-the-table Taipans were determined to send Loughton off a winner in the Cairns legend’s last game at home, and a strong start put the Snakes on track.Brisbane, fighting for a place in the finals, never recovered, and Loughton earned his fairytale finish in the Far North courtesy of a 79-68 win, and a 3-1 record against their fierce Sunshine State rivals in his farewell season. POST MATCH STARTS ON PAGE 17