
Mal Meninga Cup Grand Final Blackhawks vs Dolphins
Mal Meninga Cup
Match: Blackhawks vs Dolphins
Grand Final - Sunday 23rd April

home Team
Blackhawks
away Team
Dolphins
Venue: Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane
Ground Conditions: Good
Weather: Fine
Townsville Blackhawks U18 has achieved 4 Tries Redcliffe Dolphins U18 has achieved 7 Tries 4 Tries 7
Townsville Blackhawks U18 tries achieved by:
- Reece Foley 12'
- Harley Walker 36'
- Rayzarlin Pearson 53'
- Aisake Manna 57'
Redcliffe Dolphins U18 tries achieved by:
- Siosifa Kava 5'
- John FINEANGANOFO 16'
- Prestyn Laine-Sietu 25'
- Jayden Alefaio 29'
- Prestyn Laine-Sietu 42'
- Elijah RASMUSSEN 49'
- Michael Waqa 68'
Townsville Blackhawks U18 has achieved 1 Conversions from 4 attempts.Redcliffe Dolphins U18 has achieved 3 Conversions from 7 attempts. 1/4 Conversions 3/7
Townsville Blackhawks U18 conversions achieved by:
- Xavier HELLYER 38'
Redcliffe Dolphins U18 conversions achieved by:
- John FINEANGANOFO 18'
- John FINEANGANOFO 30'
- John FINEANGANOFO 42'
Townsville Blackhawks U18 has achieved 0 Penalty Goals from 0 attempts.Redcliffe Dolphins U18 has achieved 1 Penalty Goals from 1 attempts. 0 Penalty Goals 1/1
Redcliffe Dolphins U18 penaltyGoals achieved by:
- Tauave Leofa 65'
Townsville Blackhawks U18 has achieved 0 Half Time Redcliffe Dolphins U18 has achieved 0 Half Time 4 Half Time 20
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Play by Play
70:00 - FULL TIME
FULL TIME
69:58 - Conversion-Missed
Conversion-Missed
Michael Waqa
Dolphins
68:35 - Try
Try
Michael Waqa
Dolphins
18 - 36
68:35 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Michael Waqa
Dolphins
67:51 - Error
Error
Reece Foley
Blackhawks
67:21 - Error
Error
Adrian Sandy
Dolphins
66:49 - Penalty - 2nd Effort
Penalty - 2nd Effort
Nelson KENNEDY
Blackhawks
66:29 - Interchange #8
Interchange #8
- On Marley Helion
- Off Preston Cassidy
Blackhawks
65:50 - Penalty Shot-Made
Penalty Shot-Made
Tauave Leofa
Dolphins
18 - 32
64:37 - Penalty - 2nd Effort
Penalty - 2nd Effort
Jack Prior
Blackhawks
64:31 - Interchange #7
Interchange #7
- On Tauave Leofa
- Off Jahrel ISELIN-JANSEN
Dolphins
64:17 - Line Dropout
Line Dropout
Xavier HELLYER
Blackhawks
61:40 - Interchange #6
Interchange #6
- On Michael Waqa
- Off Aholoka Toia
Dolphins
59:51 - Interchange #5
Interchange #5
- On Larry Siala
- Off Thomas Lunney
Dolphins
59:42 - Error
Error
Kaiden Lahrs
Blackhawks
59:22 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Wyatt Lourigan
Blackhawks
58:00 - Conversion-Missed
Conversion-Missed
Harley Walker
Blackhawks
57:57 - Interchange #7
Interchange #7
- On Wyatt Lourigan
- Off Loranzo Fono
Blackhawks
57:06 - Try
Try
Aisake Manna
Blackhawks
18 - 30

57:06 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Aisake Manna
Blackhawks
55:54 - Penalty - Offside inside 10m
Penalty - Offside inside 10m
Mitchell Rogers
Dolphins
54:37 - Conversion-Missed
Conversion-Missed
Xavier HELLYER
Blackhawks
53:20 - Try
Try
Rayzarlin Pearson
Blackhawks
14 - 30

53:19 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Rayzarlin Pearson
Blackhawks
51:37 - Error
Error
Thomas Lunney
Dolphins
50:32 - Conversion-Missed
Conversion-Missed
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
49:05 - Try
Try
Elijah RASMUSSEN
Dolphins
10 - 30
49:04 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Elijah RASMUSSEN
Dolphins
48:37 - Linebreak
Linebreak
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
45:59 - Error
Error
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
45:26 - Interchange #6
Interchange #6
- On Nelson KENNEDY
- Off Marley Helion
Blackhawks
44:12 - Error
Error
Adrian Sandy
Dolphins
43:55 - Penalty - Offside inside 10m
Penalty - Offside inside 10m
Xavier HELLYER
Blackhawks
42:51 - Interchange #5
Interchange #5
- On Jonah Raidaveta
- Off Ratu KIKAU
Blackhawks
42:45 - Conversion-Made
Conversion-Made
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
10 - 26
42:38 - Try
Try
Prestyn Laine-Sietu
Dolphins
10 - 24
42:37 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Prestyn Laine-Sietu
Dolphins
41:44 - Error
Error
Preston Cassidy
Blackhawks
41:32 - Set Restart
Set Restart
No Player
Blackhawks
41:17 - Error
Error
Aholoka Toia
Dolphins
41:04 - Interchange #4
Interchange #4
- On Elijah RASMUSSEN
- Off Michael Waqa
Dolphins
40:36 - Penalty - Offside inside 10m
Penalty - Offside inside 10m
Jack Prior
Blackhawks
39:45 - Error
Error
Rayzarlin Pearson
Blackhawks
38:24 - Conversion-Made
Conversion-Made
Xavier HELLYER
Blackhawks
10 - 20

36:54 - Try
Try
Harley Walker
Blackhawks
8 - 20

36:54 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Harley Walker
Blackhawks
36:33 - Penalty - Dangerous Tackle
Penalty - Dangerous Tackle
Zac Garton
Dolphins
36:12 - Set Restart
Set Restart
No Player
Blackhawks
35:47 - Set Restart
Set Restart
No Player
Blackhawks
35:45 - Ruck Infringement
Ruck Infringement
Aholoka Toia
Dolphins
34:51 - Error
Error
Jahrel ISELIN-JANSEN
Dolphins
34:04 - Penalty - Dangerous Tackle
Penalty - Dangerous Tackle
Marley Helion
Blackhawks
34:00 - Kick Bomb
Kick Bomb
Xavier HELLYER
Blackhawks
33:17 - Error
Error
Thomas Lunney
Dolphins
32:54 - Error
Error
Harley Walker
Blackhawks
31:52 - Error
Error
Aisake Manna
Blackhawks
31:30 - Error
Error
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
30:03 - Conversion-Made
Conversion-Made
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
4 - 20
29:05 - Try
Try
Jayden Alefaio
Dolphins
4 - 18
29:04 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Jayden Alefaio
Dolphins
28:11 - Error
Error
Ratu KIKAU
Blackhawks
27:58 - Interchange #4
Interchange #4
- On Kaiden Lahrs
- Off Jonah Raidaveta
Blackhawks
26:16 - Conversion-Missed
Conversion-Missed
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
25:33 - Try
Try
Prestyn Laine-Sietu
Dolphins
4 - 14
25:33 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Prestyn Laine-Sietu
Dolphins
24:59 - Interchange #3
Interchange #3
- On Jayden Butt
- Off Bernard Smith
Dolphins
24:58 - Interchange #2
Interchange #2
- On Thomas Lunney
- Off Larry Siala
Dolphins
24:47 - Penalty - Dangerous Tackle
Penalty - Dangerous Tackle
Ratu KIKAU
Blackhawks
23:24 - Error
Error
Reece Foley
Blackhawks
22:42 - Penalty - Dangerous Tackle
Penalty - Dangerous Tackle
Aholoka Toia
Dolphins
21:59 - Interchange #3
Interchange #3
- On Marley Helion
- Off Wyatt Lourigan
Blackhawks
20:43 - Interchange #2
Interchange #2
- On Loranzo Fono
- Off Kaiden Lahrs
Blackhawks
20:32 - Error
Error
Harley Walker
Blackhawks
19:16 - Error
Error
Bernard Smith
Dolphins
18:10 - Conversion-Made
Conversion-Made
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
4 - 10
16:51 - Try
Try
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
4 - 8
16:49 - Error
Error
Xavier HELLYER
Blackhawks
15:31 - Error
Error
Jonah Raidaveta
Blackhawks
14:30 - Conversion-Missed
Conversion-Missed
Xavier HELLYER
Blackhawks
12:39 - Try
Try
Reece Foley
Blackhawks
4 - 4

12:39 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Reece Foley
Blackhawks
11:41 - 40/20 Kick
40/20 Kick
Xavier HELLYER
Blackhawks
10:29 - Interchange #1
Interchange #1
- On Preston Cassidy
- Off Hoani Harris
Blackhawks
10:20 - Interchange #1
Interchange #1
- On Aholoka Toia
- Off Elijah RASMUSSEN
Dolphins
09:35 - Error
Error
Jamal Shibasaki
Blackhawks
08:48 - Kick Bomb
Kick Bomb
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
07:08 - Conversion-Missed
Conversion-Missed
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
05:46 - Try
Try
Siosifa Kava
Dolphins
0 - 4
05:46 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Siosifa Kava
Dolphins
04:18 - 40/20 Kick
40/20 Kick
Mitchell Rogers
Dolphins
02:56 - Linebreak
Linebreak
Harley Walker
Blackhawks
02:16 - Kick Bomb
Kick Bomb
John FINEANGANOFO
Dolphins
01:03 - Error
Error
Rayzarlin Pearson
Blackhawks
00:35 - Set Restart
Set Restart
No Player
Blackhawks
00:28 - Ruck Infringement
Ruck Infringement
Jahrel ISELIN-JANSEN
Dolphins
00:17 - Error
Error
Michael Waqa
Dolphins
00:00 - KICK OFF
KICK OFF
Team Lists
Team list for Townsville Blackhawks U18
- At Fullback: number 1, Jack Prior
- At Winger: number 2, Aisake Manna
- At Centre: number 3, Harley Walker
- At Centre: number 4, Ratu KIKAU
- At Winger: number 5, Rayzarlin Pearson
- At Five-Eighth: number 6, Xavier HELLYER
- At Halfback: number 7, Reece Foley
- At Prop: number 8, the captain, Jamal Shibasaki
- At Hooker: number 9, Hoani Harris
- At Prop: number 10, Kaiden Lahrs
- At 2nd Row: number 11, Elijah-Shane Tapau
- At 2nd Row: number 12, Jonah Raidaveta
- At Lock: number 13, Wyatt Lourigan
- At Interchange: number 14, Preston Cassidy
- At Interchange: number 15, Loranzo Fono
- At Interchange: number 16, Nelson KENNEDY
- At Interchange: number 17, Marley Helion
Team list for Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- At Fullback: number 1, Adrian Sandy
- At Winger: number 2, Siosifa Kava
- At Centre: number 3, Prestyn Laine-Sietu
- At Centre: number 4, John-Paul Donevski
- At Winger: number 5, Jayden Alefaio
- At Five-Eighth: number 6, John FINEANGANOFO
- At Halfback: number 7, Jahrel ISELIN-JANSEN
- At Prop: number 8, the captain, Michael Waqa
- At Hooker: number 9, Mitchell Rogers
- At Prop: number 10, Elijah RASMUSSEN
- At 2nd Row: number 11, Zac Garton
- At 2nd Row: number 12, Larry Siala
- At Lock: number 13, Bernard Smith
- At Interchange: number 14, Aholoka Toia
- At Interchange: number 15, Jayden Butt
- At Interchange: number 16, Thomas Lunney
- At Interchange: number 17, Tauave Leofa
Backs
1
Fullback2
Winger3
Centre4
Centre5
Winger6
Five-Eighth7
HalfbackForwards
8
Prop9
Hooker10
Prop11
2nd Row12
2nd Row13
LockInterchange
14
Interchange15
Interchange16
Interchange17
InterchangeStats
Possession & Completions
Possession %
44%
56%
56%
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 14:32
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 18:57
Completion Rate
60%
17/28
68%
22/32
Attack
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 106
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 120
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 1,044
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 1,260
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 377
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 510
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 6
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 7
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 22
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 42
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 37.29
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 39.39
Passing
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 8
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 7
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 225
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 260
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 113
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 133
Kicking
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 4
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 10
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 120
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 267
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 1
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 1
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 1
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 2
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 0
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 3
Defence
Effective Tackle %
79.56%
83.81%
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 218
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 176
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 42
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 22
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 14
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 12
Negative Play
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 13
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 10
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 6
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 3
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 0
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 2
Interchanges
- home Townsville Blackhawks U18
- 8
- away Redcliffe Dolphins U18
- 7

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