Bosun cuts through
Wooden spooners show plenty of grit in loss to the Cutters
South Cairns Cutters Dwayne Bosen was electric inside 50 as he took marks some players could only dream of when his side accounted for North Cairns by 78 points at Fretwell Park yesterday. On his way to kicking five goals he also claimed the Cutters Anzac Day medal.
SOUTH Cairns got the four points but North Cairns certainly gained a few admirers in the 10th annual Anzac Day clash at Fretwell Park yesterday afternoon.
In front a healthy crowd down at South’s home, the Cutters got back on the winner’s list with an unconvincing victory over last year’s wooden spooners.
The scoreline, 15.18 108 – 4.6 30, would suggest it was one way traffic all afternoon but the Tigers deserved to be closer at halftime and competed well into the second half.
Against his old side, Dwayne Bosen was electric inside 50 in the absence of Paul Smith as he took marks some players could only dream of and claimed Cutters’ Anzac Day medal.
For the Tigers, Scott Rowe received their medal for his work down back before moving into the midfield.
Cutters playing-coach Cameron Campbell said his side has plenty to work on.
“It was scrappy and we coughed the footy up all around the field – we will need to be better than that,” Campbell said.
“It is a big day for our footy club so we will take a nine or 10 goal win.
“Credit to North, they have come a long way.”
While the Tigers do not have the polish and the clash of some sides in the competition, they do the basics very well.
They set smart blocks for each other going forward, they work back defensively, reward their teammates for effort and endeavour to always have a man at stoppages.
Like a lot of clubs do, the Tigers battled to contain the Cutters when they ran forward in waves, which they love to do and do well.
The Tigers spread their three big off-season recruits, Tom Clough, Chris Novy and Rowe, around the ground which evened out their influence on the contest.
Young Tiger Tyler Gorogo showed his potential in the first half with some flashes of brilliance while Clough was a standout on the ball.
Tigers coach Iaon Drake hopes the performance won some respect.
“It is a day to be respectful for the Anzacs and for us as a club we needed to get some respect back from our performance against Port Douglas last week,” Drake said. “I was really happy with the way we fought out the game. The scoreboard didn’t blow out, we kept the pressure on.”
Cutters veteran Paul Buller was the difference in the first half with three goals as they took a 40-point advantage into the long break.