Ladies celebrate Cup win
A WONDERFUL gathering of ladies from all around the district gathered to help Ayr ladies celebrate their win in the Premier Cup.
About 40 women enjoyed great games of bowling followed by a lovely luncheon.
It was so good to hear so many nice words of encouragement from the other clubs.
The winners of the afternoon were Ruth Moore, Merle Elphinstone and Lyn Poole.
Second prize Carol Campbell, Jill Edwards and Pam Power and third prize went to Jan Ruff, Beryl Cornford and Joy Comollatti.
Results of Competition: Parkside Triples – M Nixon, L Giumelli, M Poli def V Edwards, B Cornford, I Wilson. J Beresford, T Powell J Comollatti def J Edwards, K Page, T Klopper.
In the next round of Parkside Triples; M Nixon, L Giumelli, M Poli def D Brown, D Lindridge, P Power.
Players required for Thursday, November 12: Final of Championship Triples. B Cornford, D Lindridge, I Wilson, Page, J Edwards, P Power
Final of the Parkside Triples; M Nixon, L Giumelli, M Poli, J Beresford, T Powell, J Comollatti.
FOOTBALL MATERS WITH CYCLOPS
Last Saturday was the last game of the Burdekin Panthers 2020 season.
A season remarkable for its fixtures being shoehorned into fourteen weeks plus finals.
Even so it has been a successful season for the Panthers with the 3rd Division, the Youth team and the Under 15s all winning their grand finals and the Burdekin Tyre Service Reserves taking out their minor premiership.
A win against Mareeba Bulls in the North Queensland Championships would have been a great way to end the season, but it was not to be.
The Burdekin Tyre Service Reserves side took on Mareeba in the North Queensland Championships in Townsville
on Saturday evening.
The Burdekin started well and dominated possession and territory in the first 20 minutes.
They created four clear chances but were unable to get the ball in the net no matter how hard they tried.
Mareeba weathered the pressure and began to get back into the game.
They were awarded a penalty in the 30th minute after their player was brought down inside the box.
They converted and led 1-0. The Panthers continued to push forward and were awarded a penalty in the 35th minute
when Adrian Saunders fouled in the penalty area.
Antony Castiglione cessfully converted the kick to level the scores.
Just before half time Mareeba took the lead again when they broke through the Burdekin defence to score in the 43rd minute.
The second half started positively for the Burdekin when they levelled the scores at 2-2 thanks to a determined run and a fine goal from Ryan Scodellaro.
Mareeba were more aggressive in the second half and started to assert their dominance in the midfield. was
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The Panthers held their line and were countering their opposition only to see Mareeba score a third goal due to a very dubious on-side call.
The goal stood and Mareeba led 3-2 in the 73rd minute.
With time running out the Burdekin threw everything into the final 15 minutes looking for an equaliser.
Both teams fought hard and the referee was kept busy and ended up booking players from both teams.
The Panthers were pushing hard looking for the equaliser but as fate had it, Mareeba scored a fourth goal in the 85th minute to lead 4-2.
The Burdekin continued to try hard in the remaining minutes but ended up with 10 men due to a player being sent off in the dying minutes.
Mareeba ran out winners 4-2 but the Burdekin team can hold their heads high as they tried hard and didn’t give up.
The Mareeba captain paid the Burdekin team a compliment when he said that this was the toughest game his team had played this year.
The Panthers presentation night is at Populin’s Hall this Saturday and should be a successful night with all six senior teams involved.