Sport
11 May, 2021
Leprechauns jump over Gladiators
THE Mareeba Gladiators were unable to secure a win coming back from a bye as they went down against the Innisfail Leprechauns on Saturday night at Davies Park in Mareeba.
THE Mareeba Gladiators were unable to secure a win coming back from a bye as they went down against the Innisfail Leprechauns on Saturday night at Davies Park in Mareeba.
The game was opened quickly by Mareeba with Clint Posselt diving over the line from dummy half to give Mareeba first points on the board.
Innisfail sought to answer back quickly but their attempt at a runaway try was foiled by Mareeba’s quickest legs, Trezman Banjo as he chased and brought down the Innisfail player.
This did not satisfy the young star however as he then proceeded to score a try of his own blitzing through the Innisfail defense and over the line.
Innisfail did not sit idly by however as they upped the tempo and really pushed Mareeba into a corner where they conceded their first try of the game.
Shaun Stephens stepped up after scoring a try off his own grubber kick pushing Mareeba to a healthy lead.
Innisfail did not falter and was able to score again just before the teams went into the shed for half time.
Another Innisfail try after the break set the tempo for the match as they continued to pressure Mareeba with aggressive and fast-paced football.
Three unanswered tries by Innisfail sealed the deal over Mareeba as they struggled to fight back and get men over the line, eventually going down 27-18
