THE Beerwah Bulldogs A Grade Men team were victorious in their grand final rematch at home against the Maroochydore Swans on April 22.
Coach Brett Hill said although it was satisfying to get the win – 28-10 against their 2022 grand final opponents – the team still had a lot of work to do to stay contenders in the 2023 season.
“I’m not that happy with their performance to be honest, they aren’t quite gelling at the moment and they were dropping a lot of balls and playing a bit scrappy,” he said.
“We aren’t focusing on the past against teams such as the Maroochydore Swans, but it did feel nice to get the win over them.”
Interchange player Kale Sheraton was sin binned in the first half just 10 minutes after scoring a try, however his coach said the dangerous tackle was a spur of the moment decision and one he didn’t need to do.
“Although it was a dumb decision, it happens sometimes while you’re playing, making the wrong choice in the heat of the moment,” he said.
The Reserve Grade Men lost to the Stanley River Wolves 30-10 while the C Grade Men’s side defeated the Kilcoy Yowies 20-10. The Beerwah Bulldogs Open Women team had a bye this week and will be refreshed for their round five clash against the Caboolture Snakes on May 6.
It was also the ANZAC Day round last weekend, with the club unveiling specially designed jerseys for the A Grade team, to commemorate the occasion.
A few of these jerseys were auctioned off after the game, with Daniel Kidd’s jersey selling for $800 and others attracting bids of up to $500.