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| Queensland Cup Preliminary Finals Preview | ||
| Written by: QRL Media | ||
| September 4th 2009 06:41 PM | ||
SOUTHS LOGAN MAGPIES v SUNSHINE COAST SEA EAGLES Saturday, September 5 @ Meakin Park 3pm Referee: Justin Davis Sideline Officials: Shane Spicer & Ron Greentree Interchange Official: Tony Graham * Head-to-Head: Souths Logan 2, Sunshine Coast 0. * This Year: Souths Logan 2, Sunshine Coast 0. The Sunshine Coast heads into the most significant match in its short history without consistent lock Jon Muir. * Muir this week received a one-match suspension after being charged with contrary conduct following an incident at the end of last weekend’s qualifying final loss to the Central Comets. * The Sea Eagles were overwhelming favourites to beat the Comets last week but Brandon Costin’s team won’t carry the same pressure into Saturday’s showdown. * As the 2008 title holders and this year’s minor premiers, the Magpies are regarded by most pundits as the team to beat. However, the Magpies haven’t exactly set the world on fire in recent weeks. * They took the best part of 80 minutes to put the Tweed away in last Saturday’s dour qualifying final. SOUTHS LOGAN MAGPIES: 1. Shea Moylan 2. Jack Reed 3. James Stuart 4. Adrian Purtell 5. Brett Kelly 6. Phil Dennis 7. Matt Smith 8. Daniel Joyce 9. Matt King 10. Lewis Balcomb 11. Josh White 12. Brad Cross 13. Shaun Femsom Interchange: 14. Andrew Edwards 15. Kieran Whalley 16. Liam Mcdonald 17. Quentin Laulu Togagae; COACH: Paul Bramley SUNSHINE COAST SEA EAGLES:1. Dennis Sandow 2. Michael Chapman 3. Shane Neumann 4. Andrew Suniula 5. Ryan Walker 6. Rob Godfrey 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Phil Morwood 9. Cameron Joyce 10. Junior Palau 11. Vic Mauro 12. John Grieve 13. Jack Pearson Interchange: 14. Tim Browne 15. Tony Williams 16. Steve Mcphee 17. Mark Page; COACH: Brandon Costin Preliminary Final 2 NORTHERN PRIDE v CENTRAL COMETS Saturday, Septemer 5 @ Kougari Oval 2pm *Live on ABC TV* Referee: Michael Wise Sideline Officials: Steve Kanowski & Andrew Wareham Interchange Official: Jason King Video Referee: Tony Maksoud * Head-to-Head: Pride 2, Central 2. * This Year: Pride 1, Central 1. * The Pride finds itself in familiar territory as it strives to go one better than last year. * In a heartbreaking finish to their debut season in the Queensland Cup in 2008, the Pride was denied a grand final berth after being beaten by Souths Logan in an extra time thriller. * Nine players (Chey Bird, Greg Byrnes, Mark Cantoni, Jamie Frizzo, Ben Laity, Luke Millwood, Jason Roos, Alex Starmer and Josh Vaughan) from that side have been named this weekend. * The Pride enters the match as the form team of the finals series after dismantling Norths on its way to a commanding 44-16 win last weekend. * But the Pride can expect a fierce confrontation from the Comets, who appear to have a new resolve about them after beating the Sunshine Coast 21-14 last weekend. * Three players – Matt Sing (Comets), PJ Marsh (Comets) and Rod Jensen (Pride) – have all played over 100 NRL matches. NORTHERN PRIDE: 1. Chey Bird 2. Josh Vaughan 3. Rod Jensen 4. Jamie Frizzo 5. Germaine Paulson 6. Tom Humble 7. Chris Sheppard 8. Ben Laity 9. Jason Roos 10. Alex Starmer 11. Nick Slyney 12. Mark Cantoni 13. Joel Riethmuller Interchange: 14. Luke Millwood 15. Greg Byrnes 16. Chris Riesen 17. Rod Griffin; COACH: Andrew Dunemann CENTRAL COMETS: 1. Tom Hewitt 2. Matt Sing 3. Karl Johnson 4. Tyron Haynes 5. Dallas Williams 6. Nat Bowman 7. Marc Fickling 8. George Tuakura 9. Ian Webster 10. Aaron Summers 11. Alan Rothery 12. Guy Williams 13. Mick Esdale Interchange: 14. PJ Marsh 15. Jade Williams 16. Liam Anlezark 17. Gerard Parle; COACH: Wayne Barnett |
