THE Beerwah Bulldogs A Grade team have carried on with the good form of their recent nines victory on March 25, defeating the Caloundra Sharks 34-20 to kick start the season.
Beerwah Bulldogs A Grade coach Brett Hill was happy with the team’s performance in the first half but was less than impressed with their second half efforts. “We started off really good, we stuck to our game plan but at half time we got a little bit lazy and there were a couple of penalties,” he said.
“Our defence was really good I just think because in the second half we gave away a couple of penalties and dropped a few balls.
“Because it was really hot it was hard to defend for long periods of time, in the first half we had a lot of ball and we put points on them and then in the second half they had a lot of ball and put points on us.”
However, Brett said he was proud of the boys for snagging their first win for the season in their first game, and noted all teams in the competition will take a while to find their feet.
“It’s always good to get that first one out of the way, everyone was a bit rusty, we play Kawana next Saturday, it’ll be a tough game, but we are prepared because we know they’ll be fired up,” he said.
“The competition is a bit stop and start in the beginning of the season due to easter holidays, but I think it will take pretty much every side a few weeks to get some consistency.”
Hill said Sam Humphries and Mathew Kidd were standout players, with Humphries assisting with ball carries for the forwards and Kidd setting up three tries and scoring the team’s first try.
Kidd is also the captain of the A Grade Beerwah Bulldogs side this year, and his coach said he is continuing to grow and gets better and better each week.
As for the rest of the senior teams, they weren’t as lucky unfortunately, with the open women’s team losing 26-18 to the Caloundra Sharks, as did the reserve grade to the same club 20-6.