Grand Finals were played in Northside 2 and Northside 3 and semi finals were played in Southside 2, Southside 3 and Southside 4. There was crowd of around 3,500 at the Grand Finals at Davies Park.
Dayboro played Mitchelton in the Northside 2 Grand Final. Mitchelton led 8-4 at half time, but Dayboro came back strongly in the second half to win the match, and the premiership, 14-12 with both teams scoring three tries each.
In Northside 3, Brothers Juniors led Pine Central Holy Spirit 16-10 at half time. Brothers were too strong in the second half, scoring nine tries to three overall and winning the match, and the premiership, 40-16.
In the Southside 2 elimination semi final, Wests Centenary scored four tries to three to defeat Mt Gravatt 23-16, after leading 6-4 at half time. In the major semi final, St Brendans raced to an early 20-0 lead over Inala in the first half. The second half was more even with St Brendans scoring five tries to one overall in defeating Inala 26-4. In next Saturday’s Preliminary Final at 3.00 PM at Davies Park, Inala will play Wests Centenary, with St Brendans going through to the Grand Final the following week.
In the Southside 3 elimination semi final, Mustangs Brothers scored seven tries to four to defeat St Brendans 34-24. In the major semi final between Logan Wanderers and Carina, it was three tries to each team, but Logan Wanderers kicked three goals to Carina’s one, to win the match 18-14. In the Preliminary Final next week at Davies park at 1.15 PM, Carina will play Mustangs Brothers, with Logan Wanderers going straight through to the Grand Final the following week.
In the Southside 4 elimination semi final, Wests Centenary defeated Logan Brothers 22-20. In the major semi final, Bulimba Valleys got up narrowly, 18-14, in one of their closest matches of the season, with Bulimba scoring four tries to three. In next week’s Preliminary Final at Davies Park, Carina will play Wests Centenary at 11.30 AM, with Bulimba Valleys going through to the Grand Final the following week.
Easts Juniors had the bye in the Premier Grade to retain the competition lead on 40 points. Banyo beat Deception Bay Bombers 26-18 to move into second place, on 28 points, while Carina beat Wynnum Juniors 26-16 to move to 27 points. Deception Bay now shares 25 points with Valleys, who beat Redlands 40-10. In the other match, Aspley beat Arana Hills 24-22 to leave Aspley on 14, Arana Hills on 13 and Wynnum Juniors and Redlands are both on 10 points.
In the Under 22 Albert Bishop Shield, Logan Brothers received a forfeit from Browns Plains, to retain the competition lead on 35 points. Capalaba beat Albany Creek 24 22 to move to 33 points and Easts Juniors beat Graceville 66-0 to go to 32 points. Valleys Juniors had the bye to move into fourth place, on 24 points, with Albany Creek in fifth place, on 23 points. In the other match, Arana Hills beat St Josephs 42 20, leaving Graceville on 16, St Josephs on 12, Arana Hills on 11 and Browns Plains on 4 points.
In the Under 20 Arthur Sparks Shield, Aspley and Sunnybank share the competition lead on 28 points after Aspley beat Valleys 80-14 and Sunnybank beat Holy Spirit 16 6. Carina received a forfeit from Banyo to move to 27 points, Mustangs and Mt Gravatt share 25 points, after Mustangs had the bye and Mt Gravatt beat Deception Bay 36-18. Pine Central is on 24 points and St Josephs beat Mitchelton 46-18 to be on 23 points. Mitchelton is on 17 points, Deception Bay on 15, Valleys on 10 and Banyo on 6 points.