Round 12 Saturday wrap: Injury-hit Tweed tough out important win

Penna said the result was a lesson in why starting well was so crucial, which was a part of the game they struggled with on a three-game losing streak to start the season.

"Compared to the first three or four rounds when we had our losses, that was our killing point, making ourselves having to make far too many tackles early in games, not giving ourselves any chance with the footy, but we're getting there and getting better at that," he said.

"The pleasing part for me the last couple of weeks has been our try line 'D' and again we had two or three try savers and we held them up two or three times on the goal line and last week we did the same thing last week with the Falcons."

Penna said it was now about continuing to learn from errors that threaten to swing the momentum against them and not give those away against the top teams, who the Seagulls are slowly creeping up on.

"The start of this year we didn't really have to worry too much about the ladder and where we sat on it - it wasn't near the pointy end - but for me if we can keep chipping away and keep playing well and keep ourselves in touch with those top teams, we can make sure from there if we can keep improving, then when we do get to that right end of the year if we can put ourselves in position to give it a crack, we know we're going to be a team people will not like playing," he said.

"We know we're that sort of side. Every team seems to want to beat us and play well against us, so they know we're a threat and we just want to make sure we're a proper threat for 80 minutes."

It was a points-fest in Port Moresby as Souths Logan Magpies converted a 34-10 win into a 48-36 victory. Radean Robinson, Kienan Tempest and Blake Mozer scored each scored doubles for the Magpies.

Central Queensland Capras fought back from a 10-6 first half deficit to overpower Ipswich Jets at Rugby Park.

Gehamat Shibasaki crossed for a double in a strong performance against the defending premiers at Jack Manski Oval.

The Falcons got the better of the Dolphins after both teams were locked at 20-20 going into the final 10 minutes, claiming the James Ackerman Cup in a pulsating clash at Sunshine Coast Stadium