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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2719950, member: 1899"] ROUND 10 GOLD COAST 25; BRISBANE 22 at Seagulls Stadium Two and a half months and eight losses after entering the Winfield Cup, the Gold Coast Giants scored their first win. In front of their biggest crowd and against competition heavyweights and near neighbours Brisbane, the Giants scored a famous 25-22 victory. It was a grand final for the Giants, pumped up as never before – and they showed remarkable resilience and determination to defy a late Broncos’ challenge. The match was close and thoroughly exciting throughout with the lead changing five times during the game. The Giants were deserving winners, and ended nine weeks of frustration and misery where they had come so close to winning but had only a draw to show for their toil. Billy Johnstone outplayed State of Origin hooker Greg Conescu in a tough personal duel, while Peter Smith, Chris Close and Mark Gee all turned in their best displays of the season for the Giants. Broncos’ captain Wally Lewis was put out of the match with a shoulder injury after a punishing Ron Gibss tackle midway through the second half. GOLD COAST 25 (Mieni 2, Close, Gibbs tries; McCarthy 4 goals; Gee field goal) defeated BRISBANE 22 (Lewis 2, Matterson, Conescu tries; Matterson 3 goals) Brisbane: Joe Kilroy, Rohan Teevan, Brett Plowman, Gene Miles, Chris Johns Wally Lewis, Allan Langer Greg Dowling, Greg Conescu, Andrew Tessman, Mark Hohn, Billy Noke, Terry Matterson. Reserves: Keith Gee, [B]Gary French[/B], Peter Benson Gold Coast Troy McCarthy, Ben Gonzales, Scott Mieni, Neil Hunt, Mark Ross; Mark Gee, Geoff Bagnall Peter Smith, Billy Johnstone, Jim Cowell, Ron Gibbs, Chris Close, Robert Simpkins [FONT=&amp]Reserves: Keith Neller, Greg Whitebread[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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