ROUND 02/2010 - Mal Meninga Cup

In something of an upset the Souths Logan Magpies went down to the Easts Tigers in a keenly fought contest at Brandon Park. The Magpies were forced to tough it out after losing Zach Lokeni within the first 5 minutes and Titako Sili halfway through the first half both to injury. Being forced to rotate and run wingers in the forward pack took some impetus off their battle up front with against an Easts pack with some size. The Tigers controlled their game much better in the first half and were able to camp for long periods in the Magpies half. The teams went to half time with Easts leading by only 16-6. A score that gave the magpies some confidence they could turn the game around if they had a better share of the football.

Starting fresh in the second half, the home team got their game back in order and soon found holes in the Tigers defence to score out wide through mason Pakuru and Bradley Soe. Mitchell Cronin came up with a deft cross field kick after another Keiren Batterley break for Bradley Soe to grab a double. Souths were ahead for the first time in the game.

Easts grabbed a try in reply soon after to edge ahead again. The final blow to the Magpies came close to fulltime with a try awarded beneath the posts from a kick despite protests that the scorer was offside and then had not grounded the ball correctly.

Tom Clark-Kennedy and Mitchell Moore had worked hard for the black and whites all night.

To further disappoint, the young Magpies had not put on the type of performance they had hoped for in front of a very special spectator and Magpie - the great Mal Meninga.

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