The Gurgler’s Look at the Queensland Intrust Super Cup – Round 3

BROUGHT TO YOU BY BY THIS WEEK’S QUEENSLAND CUP LEGEND – FLOYD HILL

Good things come in threes…and there’s nothing as good as another weekend of Queensland Intrust Super Cup rugby league.

There’s plenty to like about this weekend too. A big Bayside derby between Redcliffe and Wynnum at Kougari. A big game in PNG as the Hunters play in their new ground – the National Football Stadium. There’s plenty more to lie and we a small taster for you for the weekend ahead.

The full preview is with our friends at Nothing But League. Catch up with it all here.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND?

EASTS TIGERS 24 Sunshine Coast 6
Central 24 NORTHS 32
Ipswich 18 TOWNSVILLE 30
BURLEIGH 36 Tweed Heads 26
SOUTHS LOGAN 24 Redcliffe 18
NORTHERN PRIDE 44 Mackay 24
Wynnum 10 PNG HUNTERS 24

Or why not catch up with the full review from Nothing But League.
THIS WEEK’S GAMES

SAT 4pm – Townsville v Souths Logan
SAT 4pm – Burleigh v Sunshine Coast
SAT 6pm – Central v Ipswich
SAT 6pm – Norths v Northern Pride
SAT 6:30pm – PNG Hunters v Tweed Heads
SUN 12:40pm – Mackay v Easts
SUN 3pm – Wynnum v Redcliffe

TEAM LISTS

The Team Lists for Round 2 are out and available in full here from the QRL. We have a few points below

• The first thing we check is that #16 W. Minoga has been selected for the Townsville Blackhawks. He’s in, job done.
• News of Wayne Bennett “reassigning” some of his young Broncos after some disappointment at missing out at the Ipswich Jets has seen some movement this week. Marion Seve turns out for Souths Logan, and Elijah Alick and Salesi Funaki are chosen for Wynnum. The new clubs wouldn’t dare not selecting them would they?
• PNG Hunters have two brothers in the halves – Ase and Watson Boas. Could they be the PNG version of the Johns brothers.

THE HUNT FOR PNG OCTOBER

Each week we’ll bring a brief update on our favourite team in this competition – the excitement machine that is the PNG Hunters.

The PNG Hunters put their hoodoo of Kougari Oval to bed last weekend to remain unbeaten after two games, and looked mightily impressive in doing so, against a side they hadn’t yet beaten away. Good signs for even more improvement in 2016.

A very big week ahead for the Hunters as they play their first game at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby, and with a sell out 15000 crowd expected, it will be hard for the Tweed Seagulls to win or just about any other team in the competition this year. Interest is in not only the results, but the crowd. By our reckoning, the PNG Hunters could outdraw most of the NRL games this weekend. And if anything screams give this side a chance at NRL the full house and two competition points will prove the doubters wrong.

PNG Hunters Team – Round 2

PNG Hunters

1. Stargroth Amean 2. Oti Tony (Bland Abavu) 3. Noel Zeming 4. Thompson Teteh 5. Justin Olam 6. Ase Boas 7. Watson Boas 8. Henry Noki 9. Wartovo Puara 10. Esau Siune 11. Nickson Borana 12. Warren Glare 13. Ishamel Baikawa 14. Atte Bina 15. Adex Wera 16. Adam Korave 17. Edward Goma 18. Brandy Peter 19. Tuvi Lepan

Coach: Michael Marum

TV GAMES

Sunday 12:30pm on Channel 9
MACKAY v EASTS

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH SCORES GALORE

The Online Matchday Programme with Score Updates and more is very good and an excellent way of keeping up with all the scores.

Check it out here this weekend.

GAMBLETRON 3000 CORNER

No luck last week, but we’re still dining out on our multi from the first week. Don’t believe us, read this and weep. It may not happen again, but we’re feeling confident again this week.

Our Round 3 Super Multi
Townsville to win
Burleigh to win +7.5 start
Northern Pride to win
PNG to win
Mackay +4.5 start
Redcliffe to win

$1 pays $21

THIS WEEK’s ODDS

With thanks from TattsBet