The Dungog Ladies League Tag Team have had their first victory of the 2024 season, beating local rivals the Clarence Town Cobras 36-4 at Bennett Park last Friday night.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
An early error from Clarence Town and quick hands from Amelia Morris created a scoring opportunity within the first set, marking Morris' return to the Warriors.
In her second game of League Tag, Dungog's Phoebe McMillan displayed masterful footwork in sidestepping Clarence Town's defence and scoring between the post.
Dungog continued to play direct footy, playing through the middle of the field with strong runs from Tabetha Baker laying the foundations for the team's backline.
This gave Claudia Wilkinson enough space out wide to dive over the corner post and score again, putting Dungog ahead 12 points to nil.
Following this, the ball eventually found its way to Isabella Granger who flicked it on to Morris. Morris then ran the ball down the centre to score her second try of the night between the posts.
A new recruit for Dungog, Rebecca O'Reilly bought a close to the first half by utilising her speed to run away and score for her first try in Dungog colours sending the teams to the sheds at half time with a 22 points to nil lead.
Starting off the second half, Dungog's captain Emily Forster broke through before offloading to Morris who went on to score her third try of the night.
Beth Marshall showed off her evasive ball skills and hip swivels to cut through Clarence Town's defence yet again to score Dungog's final try of the evening.
Clarence Town's Brienne Cresswell scored their only try of the game at the 45 minute mark bringing the final score to 36 points to four.
Now the Dungog Ladies are preparing to take on Aberglasyn at Bennett Park on the evening of Friday, May 24. Kick off is set for 6.30pm.
The Clarence Town ladies are getting ready to take on Glendale at Clarence Town Park. Kick off is set for 12pm on Saturday, May 25.
