Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2728806, member: 1899"] Round 19 BRISBANE 12;PENRITH 6 at Penrith Stadium Brisbane withstood a desperate Penrith to score a grafting 12-6 win. It was tooth-and-nail struggle all the way and wasn’t decided until interchange forward Alan Cann crashed over for a try for Brisbane in the final minute of play. Penrith knew it was most probably their final chance of making the finals and tested the Broncos with a high pressure performance. Ultimately their best wasn’t good enough, as injuries and lack of match fitness to key personnel took their toll. Brad Fittler (ankle) and Steve Carter (sinus) played on under difficult circumstances and Greg Alexanders, just two games back from a long spell, was inevitability short of condition. Brisbane hopped to a 6-0 leadearly in the match after Test men Allan Langer, Kevin Walters and Chris Johns combined to send Willie Carne across out-wide. Amazingly the score did not change until the final 11 minutes. Penrith hooker Brett Boyd scrambled across for a converted try in the 69[SUP]th[/SUP] minute but a Terry Matterson penalty after Alexander was penalised in front of the posts, gave the Broncos an 8-6 lead. Cann’s late try sealed the result. Brisbane Broncos 12 (Carne, Cann tries; Matterson 2/3 goals) defeated Penrith Panthers 6 (Boyd try; Leeds 1/3 goals) Brisbane Julian O’Neil, Willie Carne, Steve Renouf, Chris Johns, Michael Hancock Kevin Walters, Allan Langer Glenn Lazarus, Kerrod Walters, Mark Hohn, Trevor Gillmeister, Andrew Gee, Terry Matterson. Interchange: Alan Cann, Brett Plowman Penrith Andrew Leeds, Graham Mackay, Brad Fittler, Col Bentley, Glen Nissen Steve Carter, Tulsen Tollett Paul Clarke, Brett Boyd, Paul Dunn, Barry Walker, John Cartwright, Carl McNamara Interchange: Greg Alexander, Graham Lyons, Luke Goodwin [/QUOTE]

Verification

Active Now

No members online now.

Total: 26 (members: 0, guests: 26)

Reply to thread

Log in

Active Now