JAMBEROO Superoos continued their strong start to the 2017 VB South Coast rugby league season with an emphatic 32-4 win over Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs at Kevin Walsh Oval on Saturday.
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In a commanding display, the home side ran in seven tries to one to totally outclass the Dogs, who themselves had had a solid start to the season with a win and narrow loss, but on this occasion they struggled against a side that was far more structured in both attack and defence.
The only worry for Jamberoo was a serious ankle injury to goal-kicking second-rower Corey Grigg who left the field midway through the first half and after his departure they failed to convert any of the five tries scored after that time.
He is expected spend up to six weeks on the sidelines.
Jamberoo jumped out of the gates and tries to Grigg and captain Jono Dallas in the opening 11 minutes really set the tone for the rest of the game.
Greg converted both and the home side led 12-nil.
The Bulldogs responded well to the challenge and a string of five successive penalties saw them camped on the Jamberoo line and in the 21st minute the pressure told as centre Joel Deaves scored out wide to close the gap to 12-4.
However Lameroo had the last laugh in the first half when former Country centre Jake Clarke looked try-bound before he was ankle-tapped, but regained his feet to send winger Ben Barnard flying over to give his side a 16-4 halftime lead.
The Doggies needed to be first to score after the break, but instead it was a long ball from Dallas to fullback Mark Asquith that produced a Jamberoo try just one minute after the resumption and nine minutes later five-eighth Josh Kent sent right winger Andrew Clarke through some feeble defence to score in the corner, and at 24-4 and it looked like a long final 30 minutes for the visitors.
While the Dogs had some good chances with the ball, the Jamberoo defence held firm and the Superoos finished well with tries to Jake Clarke and hooker James Asquith, with Mark Asquith providing the final pass on both occasions, to wrap up a thoroughly deserved win.
In a classy team effort fullback Mark Asquith secured his second successive Man of the Match award, while Jake Clarke, Aaron Grigg, Jono Dallas, Josh Kent and Jack Loveday were among their best, while Sean Deaves, Nick Goodman and Lapani Waqa tried hard all day for the Doggies.