| Ice Cubes not only took down the Blazers, they blitzed them, winning 30-0 to secure the Inaugural New South Wales Wheelchair Rugby League Premiership.
NRL Director, Mr. Andrew Hill and Tas Baitieri, Development Officer at the Rugby League International Federation witnessed a sublime Ice Cubes team as they exorcised the demons of their up and down regular season to beat a Blazers side bereft of ideas and energy, the toll of an arduous campaign leaving the team helpless to weather the Ice Cube onslaught at Kevin Betts Stadium. Winger George Kodssi was a hero with a hat-trick of tries and goals, while Ralph Hasna's first final appearance was capped with a try, one of six four-pointers for the victors. Captain Nathan Pentecost said. “That is the best feeling in the world; I can't describe it, that's made my year. It was awesome; I couldn't ask any more of the boy, we've been playing together for some time and this is what we've been playing for. Now we've got memories for the rest of our lives.” Jeremy Doyle was brilliant for the Ice Cubes, the speedster showing the form which saw him claim admiration from the French in 2004 with a strong display in attack and defence. Jeremy Doyle said “It's fantastic I'm really proud of the boys, they're the ones that have done all the hard work and deserve the plaudits.” Now we've got memories for the rest of our lives. In reality the Blazers’ premiership chances never recovered from the injury of skipper Mark Rayner, the play maker a forlorn figure as he sat on the sidelines watching the second half, a machine which all season had operated like a Ferrari, suddenly looking more like a 1983 Cortina in need of a service. The Ice Cubes seemed to be getting better as the game wore on - the team pulverising their opponents over the opening 20 minutes before blowing them off the park over the second stanza. They're the ones that have done all the hard work, they deserve the plaudits. Our passes stuck and I think we took the most of our opportunities and I think that's what got us home. In reality the Blazers premiership chances never recovered from the injury of skipper Mark Rayner, the play maker a forlorn figure as he sat on the sidelines watching the second half, a machine which all season had operated like a Ferrari, suddenly looking more like a 1983 Cortina in need of a service. The Trophy Final (Play-off for third), saw the Wreckers beat the Bandits 16-8. Captain Michael Johnson scored a hat-trick of tries and kicked one goal to set up his sides win. |
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