The Boorowa/Harden U13’s travelled to Coota on the weekend to take on the Wagga Kangaroos in the preliminary final, in a must win game to gain a spot in the GF.
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Our boys got off to a flying start to lead 4-0 with a try to Joie Whybrow, but some mistakes and lack of concentration let the Roos back into it with two tries.
Great go forward from our front rowers Ben Klose and Brendan Welch got us on the front foot, allowing Matt Canellis to weave a path through the defence to eventually set up a try for Anthony Brown.
Another quick try before the break to the talented Joie Whybrow put us back in the lead at the break 14-10.
Some inspirational speeches at half time from the coach about using shoulders to tackle not fingers sparked our boys into action.
The second half defence was led by Cooper Cross, Jai Allison and big bad Brendan Welch.
The whole team played great, defence being the standout as they were up against a much larger team and as soon as the Roos go forward was stopped our attack done the rest, two wonderful tries to – yep you guessed it – Joie Whybrow, put the result beyond doubt, with the final score 26-16.
We have a home Grand Final in Harden this Saturday with three local teams going for the title, so get over to Harden and support our boys and girls because opportunities like this don’t come along very often!
The Boorowa/Harden Bushhawks Under 13’s Grand Final team:
14. Joie Whybrow: Has scored over 40 tries this year, a once in a generation player, always in the thick of the action and the grand final will be no different
2. Will Fahey: Part of the under 12’s Brigade, has stepped up and hasn’t missed a beat, Great finisher and defender
3. Anthony Brown: Natural footballer who always leads the kick chase and finds the try line regularly
4. Tobias Piper: Strong defender who relishes the hard work, enjoying the extra space out wide
5. James Collins: The best finisher in the business, great support game and has a tonne of speed
6. Jacob Piper: Mr Consistency, has moved to five eight and has adapted with flying colours, always gives 100%
7. Mitchel Cassells: The little terrier who’s always in the face of the opposition, works hard and gives 100%
8. Brendan Welch: Has great go forward and plays 60 min each week, he has been a stand out player all year.
9. Josh Gurney: One of the big improvers, what he lacks in size he makes up for with ticker, smart dummy half.
10. Ben Klose: New to rugby league but you wouldn’t know it, plays 60 mins each week and always works hard.
11. Ben Hambrook: A quiet achiever who always goes about his work, he will be primed for a big one on home turf.
12. Cooper Cross: Another of the under 12’s who’ve stepped up, has been rock solid all year and has played his best footy over the last 2 weeks
13. Jai Allison: Mr versatile of the side, he has played a number of positions this year and produces the goods
15. Matt Canellis: An aggressive player who likes to lead from the front, equally as good in the forwards as in the halves
16. Darcy Fogg: Is one of the most improved players in the side, a tireless worker who never gives up
17. Harrison Hadley: Another young one who has stepped up and doesn’t look out of place, always works hard and will make an impact from the bench
