Comeback Cats pounce for reserves victory
BROADBEACH captain Tayler Rolfe says he felt “numb” in the wake of the Cats’ QAFL Reserves grand final win over Palm Beach Currumbin.
After overcoming a slow opening term, the minor premiers ramped up the pressure after the main break to run away with a comfortable 12.11 (83) to 5.6 (36) victory at Yeronga on Saturday.
Led by spearhead Daniel Seri, who kicked a game-high five goals, Broadbeach booted nine goals to one in the second half.
The Cats, who had been the benchmark of the reserve competition for much of 2018, showed their prowess against a Lions side they had beaten twice during the regular season, including a 96-point thrashing in Round 15. Palm Beach looked most threatening in the vital third term, but the Lions could only muster two behinds despite dominating possession.
Instead, it was the Cats who pounced and, through some stout defensive pressure up forward, were able to cause a turnover that eventually led to a vital goal from Gold Coast Suns Academy product Timakoi Bowie.
Bowie doubled up minutes later with some creative work inside 50 as Redland NEAFL utility Harrison Kerr extended the Cats’ lead to 22 points with a goal of his own.
From then on, it was all one-way traffic.
“In the first half, they had it on us but to come back in the second half like we did, it’s unbelievable how I’m feeling right now. You just feel numb,” Rolfe said.
Palm Beach also fell in the colts grand final, losing 12.19 (91) to 9.15 (69) to the Western Magpies.