Sport
12 June, 2023
Gators’ winning streak ends
The Mareeba Gladiators win streak has ended abruptly after the A-grade side travelled down to Smithfield.
The Mareeba Gladiators win streak has ended abruptly after the A-grade side travelled down to Smithfield to face off against Ivanhoes on Sunday, scoring just 16 points in response to the home side’s 48.
The Gladiators have been stream rolling powerhouse sides for the past few weeks but met their match against Ivanhoes as the home side well and truly outscored the visitors.
Ivanhoes crossed for nine tried compared to the Gladiators three and slotted more than half of their conversions. The Gladiators have a long road ahead of them as they seek to be in finals contention this year however with seven games still remaining in the regular season there are still plenty of chances to climb the ladder. Reserve Grade didn’t fare much better as they lost 28-10 however, the young U18s trampled Ivanhoes and ran away with a 46-8 win.
The Gladiators U18s reign at the top of the ladder and have won every one of their games except against second placed Kangaroos where they lost their third-round match and drew during their following face-off. Now the Gladiators will take a break for the weekend as all team’s have a competition bye.
