THE momentum of a last-gasp victory against Gympie on July 10 failed to carry over for the Beerwah Bulldogs Women’s team who were soundly thrashed by a well-drilled Caboolture Snakes side the following week.
Coach Rod Kerr said the mixed fortnight showed the team had plenty of work to do, but he was satisfied to have welcomed back a host of players from illness and injury.
“The win against the Devils was very tense, we were leading 16-6 and then they got up to 24-16 and then we managed to score two tries and the last one was right on full time,” he said.
Kerr said he had hoped that the momentum of the comeback win would continue as his fourth-placed squad came up against the third-placed Snakes.
But the writing was on the wall just minutes into the game with the Snakes controlling the tempo and running in three first half tries.
“I thought that (momentum) would have transferred into this game, but you know they had a much higher tempo,” he said.
“Their tempo was really intense in that first 15 minutes and I think we just sat back a bit and let it get away from us.”
The final scoreline was 40-6.
Despite the loss, Kerr was happy to have welcomed back a number of players.
“We have had so many injuries, and to have a full side is a really big thing…but again, they [Caboolture] are a bloody organised side, they ran hard, and we just got to get back into it,” he said.
Beerwah’s first and only try for the game came in the first half before a complete shut-out in the second 40 minutes as the Snakes ran in four more tries.
Over the last two weeks, the Beerwah Bulldogs Men’s A grade side smashed the Gympie Devils 46-4 and won 26-4 against the Caboolture Snakes.