NEWS FLASH 

 3rd & 4th Grade playing at       TG MILLNER. 3RD GRADE 10.15AM, 4TH GRADE 11.05AM

COLTS WILL STILL PLAY AT TG MILLNER AT NORMAL TIMES

NEW TO OUR WEBSITE.

WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WOODIES. ALSO A NEW SEGMENT CALLED 60 SECONDS WITH FROSTY, ROB FROST INTERVIEWS A PLAYER EACH WEEK TO GET A LITTLE INSIGHT WITH SOME OF OUR PLAYERS.

JUST CLICK ON THE 'VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS TAB' ON THE LEFT OF THIS PAGE AND THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR.

IF YOU CAN NOT ACCESS THE VIDEO, RIGHT CLICK THE HIGHLIGHTS TAB AND OPEN IN NEW WINDOW.

AS THIS IS IN IT'S EARLY STAGES, THERE IS ONLY LIMITED FOOTAGE, BUT OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE MORE WOODIES HIGHLIGHTS. ENJOY YOUR VIEWING.

EASTWOOD 85

v

PENRITH 17

Eastwood returned to the winners list with a resounding 85-17 defeat of Penrith at TG Millner Field.

Wallaby Lachlan Turner led the point scoring with a 25 point haul from a try and ten conversions with flanker Ben Coridas and scrumhalf Josh Holmes each scoring two tries. The game was barely two minutes old before Coridas went over for his first try which Turner confidently converted from the touchline.

Recovering from the initial onslaught by the Woodies forwards Penrith started to make their presence felt only to see lock Gareth Palamo score Eastwood’s second try when winger Filipo Toala charged down an attempted clearing kick. Then the tries started to flow, the first to Toala after the ball was moved quickly along the backline after an initial break by Josh Holmes, followed shortly thereafter by a  try to captain Hugh Perrett who showed his pace and power with a long run from midfield. Turner converted both tries from long range to take Eastwood out to a 28-0 lead.

With Eastwood well on top in the forward exchanges, lock Phil Mathers charged over close to the posts to allow Turner the easiest of conversions. As the half wound down, Josh Holmes scored from a neat grubber kick by fly half Barney Woods and then Holmes put a kick past the defence for centre Rowan Kellam to score. Turner added the extras to increase the margin to 47-0. Right on halftime Ben Coridas went in for his second try when he finished off another great run by Hugh Perrett. Turner again converted for Eastwood to go to the break 54-0 in front.

The second half had just begun when Josh Holmes scored his second try for the match when he fielded a high kick in mid-field. Turner converted to extend Eastwood’s lead to 61-0. Penrith were rewarded for their persistence and tenacity when Solomona Fainifo scored an unconverted try to reduce the margin to 61-5. The try appeared to give Penrith some impetus however a series of turnovers and penalties saw tries to centre Tim Corcoran and fullback John Grant giving Eastwood an  unbeatable 73-5 lead over the now tiring Emus.

Despite the mounting score against them Penrith continued to attack and recorded their second try when lock Shemaiah Evans forced his way over in the corner after a well worked move to make it 73-10. With ten minutes remaining young hooker Damien Fitzpatrick outpaced the opposition with a try under the posts after a 40 metre burst from half way. Turner converted to extend the margin back to 80-10.

Eastwood then made a number of replacements with James Keith on for Ben Coridas and prop David Goulter coming on for the experienced Aaron Broughton-Rouse. Penrith’s final try came when Mike Paulo scored after a series of forward charges close to the Eastwood line. Half Jeremy Su’a added the extras to reduce Eastwood lead to 80-17.

A try to Lachlan Turner just before fulltime gave Eastwood an 85-17 victory over Penrith but failed to move the Woodies up the competition ladder.

Eastwood proved too strong in all lower grades with the 3rds recording a 135-14 victory.

Next week will see Eastwood play Randwick at Coogee Oval whilst the Colts will play at TG Millner Field.