BROUGHT TO YOU BY THIS WEEK’S QUEENSLAND CUP LEGEND – AARON BARBA
The first week of byes hits this weekend and despite the round having 28% less teams, that doesn’t mean there’ll be 28% less action.
There’s five games on the agenda, and at least three of those are available on either TV or Live Stream, plus with four games in SEQ and one in Townsville and a four day weekend and Monday off to recover, there’s never been a better excuse to see some Queensland Cup live or on a screen this weekend.
The full preview is with our friends at Nothing But League. Catch up with it all here.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND?
The top two from last year PNG Hunter continue on their unbeaten run, last year’s last and second last teams recorded good wins, Central over premiers Ipswich no less and doubling their tally of 2015 in the process. Easts treated TV viewers to a great comeback over Mackay and Burleigh great start to 2016 came down to earth with a big loss to the Sunshine Coast. And Redcliffe exacted a few seasons revenge over Wynnum and kept them without a win so far.
Burleigh 14 SUNSHINE COAST 36
TOWNSVILLE 46 Souths Logan 26
CENTRAL 23 Ipswich 14
NORTHS 28 Northern Pride 20
PNG HUNTERS 20 Tweed Heads 18
Mackay 22 EASTS 26
Wynnum 6 Redcliffe 38
Or why not catch up with the full review from Nothing But League.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PD | Pts |
| PNG Hunters | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Townsville Blackhawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Easts Tigers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| CQ Capras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| Burleigh Bears | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Norths Devils | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Northern Pride | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Ipswich Jets | 3 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 2 |
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | 3 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 2 |
| Souths Logan Magpies | 3 | 1 | 2 | -32 | 2 |
| Mackay Cutters | 3 | 0 | 3 | -38 | 0 |
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 3 | 0 | 3 | -68 | 0 |
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
SAT 3pm – EASTS TIGERS v NORTHS DEVILS – Live Stream
SAT 4pm – BURLEIGH v MACKAY
SAT 4pm – TOWNSVILLE v WYNNUM
SUN 12:40pm – SOUTHS LOGAN v IPSWICH – Channel 9
SUN 2:05pm – SUNSHINE COAST V PNG – Live Stream
TV GAMES
Saturday 3pm on Tiger TV
EASTS v NORTHS
http://thetigers.com.au/tigertv-live/
Sunday 12:30pm on Channel 9
SOUTHS LOGAN v IPSWICH
Sunday 2:05pm
SUNSHINE COAST v PNG HUNTERS
Live Stream via QRL website.
Wynnum also occasionally do a live stream, so keep an eye out for that on social media.
TEAM LISTS
The Team Lists for Round 2 are out and available in full here from the QRL. We have a few points below
- The first thing we check is that #16 W. Minoga has been selected for the Townsville Blackhawks. He’s in, job done.
- No major changes elsewhere
THE HUNT FOR PNG OCTOBER
Each week we’ll bring a brief update on our favourite team in this competition – the excitement machine that is the PNG Hunters.
The Hunters continue on their merry 2016 way as they kept their unbeaten run to start the season in tact, but only just. The Tweed Heads Seagulls were the first to visit the newly refurbished National Football Stadium, and they almost spoiled the party with a 20-18 loss that could have gone either way. This weeks they face their bogey side from 2015 – surprisingly the Sunshine Coast Falcons. The Falcons gave them their biggest defeat last season in this exact fixture, and were not far off the double in PNG. If they get over the improving Sunshine Coast, they set up a run to Round 6 when they face the Townsville Blackhawks.
PNG Hunters Team – Round 4
PNG Hunters
1. Adex Wera 2. Oti Tony (Bland Abavu) 3. Noel Zeming (c) 4. Thompson Teteh 5. Justin Olam 6. Atte Bina 7. Watson Boas 8. Henry Noki 9. Wartovo Puara 10. Esau Siune 11. Nickson Borana 12. Warren Glare 13. Brandy Peter 15. Tuvi Lepan 16. Enock Maki 17. Edward Goma 18. Gahuna Silas 19. William Aquila
Coach: Michael Marum
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH SCORES GALORE
The Online Matchday Programme with Score Updates and more is very good and an excellent way of keeping up with all the scores.
Check it out here this weekend.
GAMBLETRON 3000 CORNER
And now onto our weekly multi tips for your consideration, we’re 1/3 so far in 2016.
EASTS -5.5 start v Norths
MACKAY +8.5 start
TOWNSVILLE to beat Wynnum
IPSWICH to beat Souths Logan
SUNSHINE COAST +2.5 start
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And here is this week’s odds for your chance to beat our selections. odds thanks to Tatts Bet
| Easts Tigers | $ 1.53 | (-5.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| Norths Devils | $ 2.50 | (+5.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| Burleigh Bears | $ 1.35 | (-8.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| Mackay Cutters | $ 3.20 | (+8.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| Townsville Blackhawks | $ 1.17 | (-14.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | $ 5.00 | (+14.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| Souths Logan Magpies | $ 2.45 | (+4.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| Ipswich Jets | $ 1.55 | (-4.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | $ 2.35 | (+3.5) | $ 1.90 | |
| PNG Hunters | $ 1.60 | (-3.5) | $ 1.90 |
