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The <strong>Cranbrook</strong> Chronicle<br />
Sports pages<br />
5ths v Trinity<br />
Loss 19 – 10<br />
The <strong>Cranbrook</strong> 5ths shrugged off a week of<br />
selection upheaval, limited practice and an<br />
ungodly 8.00am start to put on one of their<br />
best performances this season. From the<br />
kick-off, the boys put together phase after<br />
phase of attack and looked certain to score<br />
when a spilt ball led to a length of the field<br />
try to Trinity. This 14 point turn around<br />
proved to be the difference in a tight contest<br />
as <strong>Cranbrook</strong> dominated in the forwards (led<br />
by Brendan Traynor) with the Trinity backs<br />
always threatening to break clear. With the<br />
same commitment and a little luck, a win may<br />
be just up the Pacific Highway.<br />
16A<br />
Won 12-7<br />
<strong>Cranbrook</strong> 16As showed great character and<br />
determination on the weekend with a nailbiting<br />
victory over Trinity 12-7. <strong>Cranbrook</strong><br />
was relentless in defence all the way from the<br />
first whistle and denied Trinity of any points<br />
even though they had all the possession<br />
and territory in the first half. It was a great<br />
team defensive effort led by Max Riley and<br />
Alex Rathie which lasted throughout the<br />
game. Scoring opportunities were limited<br />
but <strong>Cranbrook</strong> found themselves up 7-0 at<br />
half time. The second half proved to be more<br />
expansive with Ed Negrs utilising space<br />
linking up with Declan Quin to gain metres<br />
out wide and some good hard running up the<br />
middle was displayed by Angus McNiven and<br />
Tom Hill closer to the ruck. All of a sudden,<br />
against the run of play, Trinity took advantage<br />
of a <strong>Cranbrook</strong> dropped ball running 60<br />
metres to score under the posts making it 7-7.<br />
<strong>Cranbrook</strong> then hit back with a fantastic try<br />
in the corner to make the score line 12-7. This<br />
was a fantastic result for the team and it was<br />
their relentless defence and character that got<br />
them over the line.<br />
16B<br />
Won 55-7<br />
<strong>Cranbrook</strong> recognised the need for a strong<br />
start in their match up against Trinity. Words<br />
during the warm-up focused on strong tackles<br />
and committed support. The team delivered<br />
against these demands, particularly in the<br />
forwards where Lewis Barakat, Ed Bridgers<br />
and Aaron Stern got their hands on the ball<br />
and trucked it up effectively. This platform<br />
put Trinity on the back-foot and, as they<br />
attempted to kick their way out of trouble,<br />
<strong>Cranbrook</strong> looked set to attack. First points<br />
went to Felix Studdy who completed a double<br />
hat-trick of tries during the match. The<br />
combination of skills needed for these tries<br />
was simply outstanding and he can be very<br />
proud of his 30 point contribution to the total.<br />
Not to be outdone, Jack Fagan linked together<br />
a hat-trick of his own and his support play try<br />
with James Coppola should go down as one of<br />
the best of the season. Our halves combined<br />
brilliantly again and the extras were added<br />
on a number of occasions. A very dominant<br />
display by an undefeated 16Bs team who are<br />
going to have to work hard this weekend to<br />
keep their run intact.<br />
16C<br />
Won 58-5<br />
The <strong>Cranbrook</strong> 16Cs continued their<br />
undefeated start to the season with another<br />
strong performance against a disorganised<br />
Trinity outfit winning 58-5. Classy attacking<br />
play from the backs with a number of tries<br />
scored after several sets of hands resulted<br />
in two tries to Haunui Seaman and Oskar<br />
Harrington. Fly-half Max Winton also scored,<br />
slicing through the Trinity defence to score<br />
under the posts. Dominating across the park<br />
the forwards weren’t going to let the backs<br />
have all the fun and tries to Marcus Corah,<br />
Angus Crawford, Ed Schiller and a double for<br />
Lachlan Roseman were a just reward for their<br />
hard work. With a growing confidence the<br />
boys are looking forward to the challenge of<br />
Knox this weekend.<br />
15A<br />
Trinity 26 defeated <strong>Cranbrook</strong> 15 (Fraser<br />
Ross, Ed Renton tries, Noah Busteed one<br />
conversion, one penalty goal)<br />
The As went into their game against Trinity<br />
felling confident. An early penalty kick by<br />
Noah Busteed gave <strong>Cranbrook</strong> a handy 3-0<br />
lead in the first minutes of the game. However,<br />
a head knock to Andrew Spira left us lacking<br />
a little fire power and allowed Trinity to score<br />
14 quick points. Luckily, a great try by Fraser<br />
Ross kept <strong>Cranbrook</strong> in the game. Early in the<br />
second half, Trinity managed to score again.<br />
While <strong>Cranbrook</strong> bounced back with a welldeserved<br />
try by our captain Edward Renton,<br />
it was not enough and Trinity outplayed us.<br />
U16A V Trinity<br />
U13B V Trinity<br />
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