S4, Res3: Punters vs. Typhoons (vBookie)

So I forgot about this on the weekend.

So kickoff in about half an hour.

 

So I forgot about this on the weekend.

So kickoff in about half an hour.

 

It's wet here tonight.
Lots of moisture on the grass, much like Fiery's kids.

 

17.45

Luke Popovic with the ball on the run here. He's already gained 5 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Security Nielson but he manages to offload to Bob Borisc in time.
Bob Borisc gains another 5 metres.Dodges a tackle from Quilty and gets the ball back to Popovic, gets it away to Brett Hall.
Good Tackle by Amiya Shreyas finally stops the play and a ruck forms.

17m out from the line here

Alec Funkotron is tackled by Jake Wilkinson for the Typhoons and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Punters show good ball security and extracate the ball from the ruck.
DJ Edwards is tackled by Amiya Shreyas for the Typhoons and a ruck forms. A massive contest forms as the Typhoons sniff a turnover.

Popovic at the back of the ruck here. He's dug the ball out. Slow ball, but a big diving cut out pass finds Eightyfour. Eightyfour to Taylor. Taylor to Lee.
Lee with a good chance of an overlap, and he bursts past Veza to score in the corner!

TRY TO Punters
Conversion attempt for the Punters. Kick to be taken by Luke Popovic. Nah, that's sailed wide of the posts.

Punters 5 - 0 Typhoons

 

25.15

Oh dear. The Punters have relinquished their lead here with a silly mistake. Their back line got very flat and Quilty was able to intercept the telegraph pass from Popovic to Poole.

Quilty was able to hold off Borisc long enough to dot down in the corner.

Tough kick for Ikram, but he curls it round and between the posts

Punters 5 - 7 Typhoons

 

36.15

Scrum to the Punters. What is this? Amateur hour. Ridiculously poor attempt at a scrum feed from Luke Popovic. That'll be a free kick to the Typhoons

Chad Dyer opts to kick here for the Typhoons. He's trying to Kick for Touch. A decent kick for touch. He's gained 24 metres of territory for them there and we'll have a line out.

Line Out to Punters. That's not straight. We'll have a scrum here

Scrum to the Typhoons. Great work by the Typhoons. They've secured their own ball and win that scrum gaining 1 metres.

The next phase to be played from 21 metres on the Punters side of the halfway line.

Incredible stuff here! He's burst through the defensive line and he's on a run. Simon Nova with the ball for the Typhoons. I think he's going to make it all the way. Yes, he touches down under the posts. A great run of 30 metres. TRY!!

TRY TO Typhoons
Conversion attempt for the Typhoons. Kick to be taken by Zohaib Ikram. Nah, that's sailed wide of the posts.

Punters 5 - 12 Typhoons

 

HALF TIME

So, the Punters have dominated territory. An incredible 81% territory, but stil behind on the scoreboard.

 

52.15

Jesse Harding with the ball on the run here. He's already gained 5 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Zach Poole but he manages to offload to Jake Wilkinson in time.
Jake Wilkinson with the ball on the run here. He's moving sideways at the moment in the face of a good defensive line. He lets off an awful pass in the tackle. That's been knocked on and we'll have a scrum here.

Scrum to the Punters. Great work by the Punters. They've secured their own ball and win that scrum gaining 1 metres.
The next phase to be played from 16 metres on the Typhoons side of the halfway line.

Popovic to Poole. Poole with the pass to Eightyfour. Eightyfour runs and smashes Ikram out of the way!
Incredible stuff here! He's burst through the defensive line and he's on a run. Jaz Eightyfour with the ball for the Punters. I think he's going to make it all the way. Yes, he touches down under the posts. A great run of 35 metres. TRY!!

TRY TO Punters
Conversion attempt for the Punters. Kick to be taken by Luke Popovic. Nah, that's sailed wide of the posts.

Punters 10 - 12 Typhoons

 

55.30

Scrum to the Typhoons. The scrum collapses as the ball's fed. The referee has called Mathew Kaye for that offense. That'll be a penalty to the Typhoons

The next phase to be played from 38 metres on the Punters side of the halfway line.

Penalty to the Typhoons to be taken by Zohaib Ikram. From here, they're going to have a Kick At Goal. A great connection for him there and he secures the 3 points.

Punters 10 - 15 Typhoons

 

60.00

Security Nielson with the ball on the run here. Oh dear! The line was begging, but Nielson has dropped the ball there. A try goes begging.

Scrum to the Punters. The Punters secure the ball, but not easy for Popovic as the scrum is under pressure. Slow ball to Poole who looks to kick.
He's trying to Kick for Touch. That's been charged down! Great defensive work there.

2 metres out from the line, Rhodes dives on top of the ball and a ruck forms. Quick ball for the Typhoons. Harding dive-passes away to Ikram. Ikram out to Nova. There's an overlap here...
And yes, Nova is over in the corner!

TRY TO Typhoons
Conversion attempt for the Typhoons. Kick to be taken by Zohaib Ikram. Nah, that's sailed wide of the posts.

Punters 10 - 20 Typhoons