2004 BJRL U16A Chairman's Trophy Preview Preview

All the other teams have a week off this week, while Norths and Redcliffe go head-to-head for the first all Northside Chairman's Trophy since the amalgamation of our year's competition in the U13s.

NORTHS v REDCLIFFE: Sunday June 6 2.00pm at Dawson Pde

2004 Results: Round 3: Norths 30 def Redcliffe 26

                    Round 10: Redcliffe 28 def Norths 18

Head to Head 2001/4: Norths 2 Redcliffe 2

Last 3 Games:  Norths: Arana W 34-22; Redcliffe L 18-28; Easts W 28-22

                Redcliffe: Springwood L 14-16; Norths W 28-18; Centenary W 24-18

Should be quite a great game, with the teams having split their previous two encounters this year. In the round 3 encounter it was goalkicking that proved critical with the Dolphins scoring 6 tries to 5 but still losing by 4 points. Redcliffe looked likely to lose again in Round 10 but stormed home with 20 unanswered points to turn a ten point deficit into a ten point victory.  Both teams are missing key players with injury but have put in fine performances despite this, so this should not be a factor on Sunday. Norths play a very flat attacking line which can be hustled into error but can really make inroads if allowed free rein. Redcliffe use a more traditional game plan based on minimising errors, so the game should certainly present an interesting contrast in styles. No competition points at stake, but certainly a lot of pride and the first trophy of the season.

"The Computer" tips Norths by 2.