Melbourne Storm famous person Ryan Papenhuyzen made his long-awaited return from a knee harm, whereas hookers Tom Starling and Jake Turpin responded to being dropped.
Daejarn Asi returned to New South Wales Cup beaming with confidence after a seven-week NRL stint, whereas Brendan Hands additionally joined him in reserve grade and up-and-coming prop Ky Rodwell exploded with considered one of his largest performances of the season.
Three North Sydney gamers bagged doubles because the first-placed Bears made a premiership assertion and a 26-year-old Queensland Cup battler had a sport for the ages after years of attempting to cement his spot within the grade.
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ALL EYES WERE ON
If ever there was a highly-anticipated return from harm it was Ryan Papenhuyzen’s. The star No.1 has spent the final yr recovering from a fractured kneecap.
After 384 days on the sideline, Papenhuyzen solely performed the primary half for Storm feeder aspect Sunshine Coast Falcons. He completed with a attempt help, a linebreak help, 46 working metres and kicked two conversions from three makes an attempt within the 24-10 win over Ipswich.
But most significantly, he bought by way of the 40 minutes unscathed.
Storm skipper Christian Welch, Harry Grant and Nelson Asofa-Solomona had been within the crowd cheering Papenhuyzen on.
It’s anticipated the 25-year-old will play for the Falcons once more subsequent week, however will goal for the total 80 minutes.
Fellow Storm star Justin Olam was on deck for the Falcons too. He completed with a linebreak, three sort out busts, 142 working metres and 9 tackles — together with a trademark bone-cruncher — however did miss 4. Olam, nonetheless, left the sphere within the closing two minutes with what an arm harm.
Raiders hooker Tom Starling performed his first NSW Cup sport of the season after being dropped from Ricky Stuart’s NRL aspect. The 25-year-old performed the total 80 minutes, ending with 91 working metres and 4 sort out busts in addition to a game-high of 43 tackles with no misses.
The Roosters’ Jake Turpin additionally dropped again to NSW Cup and was spectacular within the North Sydney Bears’ huge win with a attempt help, two linebreak assists, 133 working metres and 22 tackles — one miss.
With Tom Burgess unavailable resulting from a suspension and Jai Arrow struggling a again harm, the Rabbitohs are going to want to fill some holes of their pack. Daniel Suluka-Fifita and Shaquai Mitchell are the 2 gamers subsequent in line and so they each delivered in NSW Cup over the weekend.
Suluka-Fifita notched up 199 working metres to go together with his 21 tackles — three misses — whereas Mitchell made 128 metres and made 21 tackles with only one miss.
Upon Dylan Brown’s return from a suspension, Daejarn Asi returned to the Eels’ Cup aspect — at fullback — and performed an enormous hand of their win over the Dragons. Asi bagged a hat-trick, arrange one other attempt, bought 5 sort out busts, a linebreak and 159 working metres.
And in an eerily related scene to the NRL conflict between the 2 golf equipment, Dragons centre Savelio Tamale scored 4 tries in a dropping aspect. Mikaele Ravalawa did the identical on Sunday. Tamale completed with two linebreaks, 9 sort out busts and a game-high of 229 metres to go together with his tries.
A shoutout goes to prop Matt Koellner, who had his finest efficiency in Queensland Cup so far. The 26-year-old made his Cup debut with Tweed in 2021 however didn’t get a second sport till Round 9 this season with Burleigh. He joined Burleigh on a train-and-trial this yr after taking part in for Tugun in native A-Grade and at last compelled his method into the 17 in Round 9. He was dropped in Round 15 after which recalled per week later, however it’ll be onerous to drop him after his efficiency over the weekend — two attempt assists, 5 sort out busts, a linebreak, 197 working metres and 27 tackles with zero misses.
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STANDOUTS
Warriors centre Viliami Vailea arrange two tries, bought three linebreak assists and ran 103 metres in his aspect’s 26-14 win over the Panthers, whereas fullback Setu Tu scored a attempt, set one other one up and ran for a game-high of 205 metres.
The Bears confirmed why they’re premiership heavyweights with a 54-14 win over the Knights. Five-eighth Jesse Marschke had a blinder with two tries, two attempt assists, three linebreaks, a linebreak help, 5 sort out busts and 163 working metres.
Junior Pauga added two extra tries to his tally to make it 20 in 14 video games and in addition bought a attempt help, a linebreak, a linebreak help and 147 working metres. Skipper Zach Dockar-Clay additionally bagged a double in a rock-solid efficiency the place he additionally sett up a attempt, bought two linebreaks, a linebreak help and 109 metres, whereas Ben Thomas topped the metre-count with 192.
Veteran playmaker Matt Frawley scored a double for the Raiders of their six-point win over the Magpies. He additionally arrange a attempt, bought two linebreaks and completed with 124 working metres. But for what it’s price, his opposing halfback Brandon Wakeham was busy in a dropping aspect, organising three tries, busting 4 tackles and getting 71 working metres.
The Rabbitohs had a dominant 32-16 win over Newtown with up-and-coming hooker Peter Mamouzelos and departing fullback Blake Taaffe pulling all of the strings. Mamouzelos arrange three tries, ran for 84 metres and made 34 tackles with only one miss, whereas Taaffe scored a attempt to arrange two extra to go together with his 122 metres.
Newtown hooker Jayden Berrell was elegant in a dropping aspect with two tries, two linebreaks, a linebreak help and 157 metres. He additionally made 39 tackles however did miss six.
The doublathon continued in NSW Cup with younger gun halfback Latu Fainu scoring two tries in Blacktown’s 28-18 win over the Roosters.
Brendan Hands discovered himself in NSW Cup for the primary time since Round 3 — and performed five-eighth after 17 video games in first grade taking part in hooker for the Eels. He arrange three tries, bought a linebreak, a linebreak help. 24-year-old prop Ky Rodwell was monumental within the win, punching out 72 minutes — his most this season — and ending with a linebreak, a linebreak help, 195 metres and 38 tackles with only one miss.
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Up in Queensland, Northern Pride second-rower bagged a hat-trick, whereas hooker Christopher Ostwald arrange three tries and bought two linebreak assists.
Benji Kot scored the matchwinner for PNG Hunters within the 79th minute to seal a 26-22 victory over the Dolphins, however winger Solo Wane was their most necessary participant with two tries, two linebreaks and 136 metres.
Western Clydesdales winger Melino Fineanganofo bagged a double, bought two linebreaks, seven sort out busts and 110 metres in his aspect’s win over Norths Devils, whereas five-eighth Jordan Lipp matched with two tries additionally.
The two-try development was current in Queensland Cup too with Edrick Lee crossing twice for Dolphins feeder aspect CQ Capras, as did hooker Trey Brown. Nixon Putt was monumental within the second row with a attempt, a attempt help, a linebreak help, 5 sort out busts and 153 metres. He additionally made 19 tackles with two misses.
Sunshine Coast winger Sualauvi Faalogo scored a double, bought two linebreaks, 11 sort out busts and a game-high of 183 metres in his aspect’s win over Ipswich, whereas Max Bailey was spectacular off the bench with a attempt, a linebreak, 12 sort out busts and 177 metres in addition to 24 tackles — two misses.
Brisbane Tigers second-rower Thomas Rafter bagged two tries, whereas Corey Thompson was his ordinary busy self at fullback with a attempt help, a linebreak, seven sort out busts and 194 metres. Meanwhile, Tristan Sailor was strong in a dropping aspect, organising two tries for Souths Logan, getting two linebreak assists and ending with 238 metres.
Burleigh centre Sami Sauiluma scored a double and ran for over 200 metres, however it was halfback Guy Hamilton, who bought man of the match honours after scoring a attempt, getting two linebreak assists and making 124 working metres. He additionally slotted a area objective on full-time to seal a 35-6 win pretty much as good apply with finals simply across the nook.
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SPOTTED
Jarrod Cole refereed his one hundred and fiftieth Queensland Cup sport over the weekend. It was an additional particular achievement given he suffered a coronary heart assault in 2019 and didn’t know if he’d get again to refereeing. He started refereeing at 15-years previous with a younger Jayden Campbell taking part in in his first sport — an beneath 7s sport. He made his Queensland Cup refereeing debut in 2014 and checked off the milestone at Totally Workwear Stadium in a conflict between the Brisbane Tigers and Souths Logan Magpies. You can learn extra about his journey right here.
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