Hedland Touch Association round one showdown

After a few scratch matches and plenty of pre-season, the Port Hedland Touch Association was back with a bang this week at a very wet Marie Marland Reserve. It couldn’t have got any closer in game one between the Conquerors and the Saints. New kids on the block the Saints, showed they came to play with four tries scored in the first half to the Conquerors two. Despite trailing early, the Conquerors fired up after half time and came out firing in the second — scoring three early tries to take the lead. But it was a late Saints try that proved decisive, snatching the win from the Conquerors in the final minutes to see the game end in a draw. It was a rough start for newbies Trailer Park Trash in their match-up against the experienced Crazy Horses. Trailer Park Trash were without a try in the first half to the Crazy Horses three. Despite still having their hopes set on catching up to the old hands, the Crazy Horses were just hitting their strides and scored a further 7 tries to the newbies one. The game ended on Crazy Horses 10-1 to Trailer Park Trash. All hope was not lost for the new teams, as the Qubans defeated Phoenix 3-6 in the second session. It was a blow-out between the Rusty Pipes and the Emus with the 2021 grand finalists taking out a 14 try win against the Emus with a final score of 15-1. Touchy Touchy toppled the Chafing Dreams 6-4. The final match up of the night was between the Quality Coatings and the Pengwins and resulted in an overwhelming 8 try win by Quality Coatings who dominated throughout the match.