Magpies Get Back that Winning Feeling                                                                         28-5-08

The Picton Magpies notched up their second win of the 2008 First Grade Group 6 season when they defeated the Narellan Jets at Victoria Park on Sunday 44 to 28.

Up until the 65th minute the Magpies held down a commanding 40 to 12 points lead over the Jets, but a late try scoring spree from the Jets saw them bring some respectability back into the final score.

For the Magpies this was their second over the Jets for the year, and it saw youngster Jae Taylor score two tries, while the likes of Darren Nolan, Jeremy McKay, Dean Balderson, Justin Miller, Will Dreves, Daniel Bacon, and Matt Brinkworth also got themselves on the try scoring list.

It was a return of that winning feeling for the Magpies, and apart from the players themselves, there was none more relieved than Magpies coach Noel Wood.

“At the completion of the game all the players were smiling and very happy to get the win, and hopefully they can continue that now they have got the taste of winning back,” Wood said.

“There is still plenty of work to be done, and there are a few players to return from injury as well, so the most important thing now is that we continue to stick to our game plan and I’m confident that there will be more wins to come.”

One area that crippled the Magpies late in the game, and this allowed the Jets to score a few tries to narrow the final score, was some poor calls from the referee and his touch judges.

“Throughout the game there were numerous strips in the tackle, and nothing was done about it, and I think that it is just not good enough, I mean, why do you have touch judges, if they don’t see these types of things,” he remarked.

“Something needs to be done, as the Jets players continually racked at the ball in the tackles and nothing was done about it, and they [the Jets players] just kept doing it when they knew they could get away with it.

“It’s these type of calls that could have cost us the game if the scores were closer, and I certainly don’t want our season decided by poor decisions later in the competition, as it’s hard enough to win as it is.”

Standout players in the Magpies win over the Jets were Matt Brinkworth, Justin Miller, Will Dreves, and Darren Nolan.

In the other games at Victoria Park on Sunday the Magpies reserve grade side got back into winning rhythm by easily defeating the Appin Dogs 48 to 14, while in the Under 18 A’s game against the Narellan Jets the Magpies ran out 30 to 4 winners in a game that was stopped for a lengthy period of time in the first half due to an injury suffered by a Jets player. The Under 18 B’s Magpies were defeated 36 to 12 by the Warragamba Wombats.

This Sunday at Victoria Park the Magpies take on the Oakdale Workers in both First (2.30pm) and Reserve Grade (1pm) in what promises to be two hard fought games, while the Under 18 A’s play the Mt. Annan Knights (11.30am) in yet another entertaining game, and the Under 18 B’s face the Bowral Bunnies (10am) and this match is regarded as the best chance for the Magpies to notch up their first win for the season.   

To find out more about the Picton Magpies visit their official website: www.pictonmagpies.com.au

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