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The Burdekin Roosters endured a tough outing at Peggy Banfield Park, Bushland Beach, on Sunday, losing two of three matches against Norths Thuringowa.
The lone success came in the under-19s, who edged out Norths 28–26 in a tight contest. However, the reserve grade side, coming off a win over Souths in Ayr, fell heavily 46–18, while A grade were beaten 32–24.
After three rounds, Burdekin remain winless alongside Western Lions and Charters Towers. Brothers, Souths and Centrals are undefeated, Herbert River have two wins and Norths one.
As in previous seasons, Cowboys under-21 players were not allocated evenly across clubs, with Norths receiving three and Burdekin one. Those players later dropped back to reserve grade, strengthening Norths.
In A grade, Burdekin paid for a poor first half riddled with handling errors, allowing Norths to build scoreboard pressure. The Roosters improved after the break, winning the second half 18–10, but the early deficit proved decisive.
Coach Steve Lansley said the side’s slow start cost them despite a strong finish.
Cooper Fletcher and Lachlan Buchbach were standouts, while tries came from Adam Camer, Jones Munro, Mitch Brown and Dudley Dotoi, with Jye Olsen kicking four goals.
Other A grade results: Brothers def Charters Towers 34–14; Souths def Western Lions 30–22; Centrals def Herbert River 44–16.
Reserve grade coach Peter Horam criticised his side’s attitude after the 46–18 loss, with Norths leading 24–12 at halftime. A sin-bin and send-off further hurt Burdekin’s second-half effort.
Hooker Ron Geia scored two tries, with support from Bokeem Reid and goal-kicker Dylan Doak (three). Harvey Horan and Joey Southwell also impressed.
Other reserve results: Centrals def Herbert River 28–10; Brothers def Charters Towers 26–18; Souths def Western Lions 22–12.
In the under-19s, coach Alf Cantarella said his side showed resilience despite limited bench depth. Chad Fraser led the way, supported by Joey Southwell and Romeo Kaem. Tries came from Titus (2), Tyce Cursio, KJ Zaro, Leylan Lampton and Shakayne Taiters, with Fraser kicking two goals.
Other under-19 results: Centrals def Herbert River 32–6; Brothers def Western Lions 98–4.
In women’s matches: Brothers def Charters Towers 24–16; Western Lions def Souths 26–16; Centrals def Norths 56–0. Former Burdekin Hens Martina and Stephanie Monday (Western Lions) and Taleisha Bukgarelli (Souths) featured, with Martina and Bukgarelli scoring tries.
There is no club football this weekend due to the Foley Shield in Cairns between Mackay, Townsville and Cairns. No Burdekin or Norths players were selected in the 24-man squad, which includes one player each from Charters Towers, Herbert River and Western Lions, four from Centrals, seven from Brothers and 10 from Souths.
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