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Dominos Sports Brief

July 23, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

Staines Gets Double In Win For Panthers

It wasn’t pretty but Charlie Staines Penrith Panthers scored an important 30-16 win over a gallant NZ Warriors in Brisbane.

The Warriors, who played the second half with no interchange players, only trailed 16-10 at the break after earlier establishing a 10-4 lead.
But as their troops began to fall over and fatigue set in Penrith capitalised with Staines crossing for a second half brace to put the issue beyond doubt midway through the second half.

It was a big win for the young Panthers who are still missing halves Luai and Cleary who will be back in two weeks to play Melbourne.

Magpies Struggle Against CYMS

Season 2021 has gone from bad to worse for Forbes Magpies after a 62-6 touch up at the hands of group powerhouse Dubbo CYMS. In the Magpies defence, it has been an extremely disruptive 18 months and with COVID announcements changing daily it certainly can’t have helped. Forbes reserves fought hard but went down 14-10 while the 18s had a 10-all draw and the Women’s League Tag went to Dubbo 28-4 in another keenly fought contest.

All Stars Smack Parkes Railway Renegades

It was only a matter of time before Forbes All Stars had a win and win they did, trouncing Parkes Railway Renegades 4-0 in Parkes last weekend. A double from Jacob Collitts was the highlight for the Forbes side who dominated from the opening whistle. The win keeps Forbes in the hunt for end of season finals with the last two weeks showing the side may have turned the corner at the right time.

 

Big Test Looms For Charlie And Company

July 16, 2021 By Maggi Barnard


This Sunday July 18 against a desperate New Zealand Warriors looms as a danger game for Forbes Magpies junior Charlie Staines and his Penrith Panthers who have been forced to move to the Sunshine Coast bubble after NSW deals with another COVID outbreak.

Coming off a thrilling 13-12 win against a bold Parramatta Eels last round, Penrith will be forced to do it without a number of Origin stars including halves Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai. Yet Penrith seem to relish these challenges.

In a 12-10 win over the Storm nearly three months ago and again two weeks ago against the Eels, Penrith got the job done without Cleary and against the Eels without Luai and Edwards as well. It is the kind of luxury of depth most teams can only dream about but it means nothing come Sunday for Charlie and company if they can’t hold out a Warriors team running out of time to make a September run.

The following week sees Penrith take on Brisbane before a mouthwatering rematch with Melbourne on July 31 in Melbourne in a game where Cleary, Luai and co are expected to return.

Dominos Sports Brief

July 16, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

Locals Claim Pairs

Forbes locals Lindsay and Lyn Willding have claimed the annual Forbes Mixed Pairs Bowls tournament at the Forbes Bowling Club sponsored by Beaumont Tiles Dubbo.

Despite the spectre of COVID, 32 pairs of bowlers from the Central West region, attended marking a great day for the club as local bowlers also scooped up other prizes throughout the day! Well done to all the winners and all who volunteered!

Golden Eagles Dark Horses For League Title

With wins over Grenfell, Peak Hill and Cargo, the Eugowra Golden Eagles were brave in their 18-10 loss to second place Manildra Rhinos last weekend in Eugowra.

Despite the loss, Eugowra sit in fifth in the Woodbridge Cup in what is a blue-chip year for the club on 13 points behind Molong Bulls on 14 in fourth then a trio of teams out in front including Canowindra (25), Ma-nildra (23) and Trundle (21). Eugowra and Molong do have a bye owing with Eugowra having a weekend off this weekend but other immediate contenders for the finals below them on the ladder Peak Hill (12) and Cargo (10) also have a scheduled bye weekend approaching.

Eugowra will tackle Condo after the bye before a season-defining home game awaits against Molong in three weeks.

Magpies Plucked By Tigers

At the start of the season both sides fought out a gallant draw but this time it would be different when the Forbes Magpies took on the Nyngan Tigers. In a game that was largely one way traffic, an under-manned Magpies side fought hard but inevitably lost 34-10.

Forbes is running out of time if they have ambitions of playing finals football.

 

Panthers Best In The West

July 9, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

It wasn’t pretty and it was arguably their worst game in two years but the Penrith Panthers have won a scrappy match against a game but directionless Parramatta Eels.

Forbes Magpies Rugby League product Charlie Staines started at fullback, a position he is familiar with from his junior days here in Group 11 and had an indifferent night in difficult conditions.

In a game where the Panthers were always playing catch up, Parramatta scored first before Penrith took a 6-4 lead to the sheds.

As both sides traded tries in the second half in a real war of attrition, it soon became apparent that the Eels were only really hanging in due to Penrith’s disjointed attack that resulted in 15 errors. Penrith’s defence held solid all night with both Parramatta tries coming from fortuitous circumstances.

At 12-12 with time expiring, Dubbo CYMs player Matt Burton nailed a field goal to make it 13-12. Even a late Liam Martin check on Waqa Blake for a questionable penalty that allowed Mitch Moses a chance to kick a penalty goal from 30m out couldn’t change the result.

Penrith has the bye this weekend.

Dominos Sports Brief

July 2, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

Jungle Deuce Wins SOO Clash

Locally-trained track star Jungle Deuce has continued a stellar run this month, winning last Thursday’s State Of Origin shoot-out at Albion Park.
Jungle Deuce served as the anchor of the NSW team after being selected for the match race.
Raymond Smith’s star finished with 29.61 making it 13 from 19.
Jungle Deuce’s win is not the only star in the Smith’s Irinka Kennels with three of their dogs, Miss Ezmae, Midnight Flash and Dip It In claiming a winning treble at Wentworth Park last Saturday.

Congrats Junior Rugby Stars

The NSW Rugby Champs were held recently and Forbes was represented by Jai Wheeldon, Lachlan Rice and George Field in the Under 13s. Zac Fraser, Oliver Walker and Patrick Ryan played in the Under 14s squad while Thompson Hurford, Teddy Mundy, Lachlan Wallace and Leroy McNamara played in the Under 12s.
Oliver Walker, Patrick Ryan and Zac Fraser represented Forbes in the Under 14s while Georgie Duncan and James Bur-ton played in the Central West Rugby Under 15s squad.
The Under 12s placed sixth, the Under 13s came in thirteenth place, the Under 14s came in tenth and the Under 15s came in twelfth.

Pony Club Hosts Big Weekend

Some 38 competitors from around the region competed at the annual Charlie O’Connor Showjumping and dressage weekend at Forbes Pony Club.
Riders came from across the state for the event with the highlight the John Stew-art Memorial Barrel Race, named for Pony Club member John Stewart who rode in the 1970’s and early 1980’s on a horse called King, owned by Charlie O’Connor, the namesake of the weekend.

Dominos Sports Brief

June 25, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

Hoop Dreams Realised For Flints And Shead Nicho

The Forbes Basketball Association grand finals have been played with Shead and Nicho coming from behind to beat Howies in the Women’s and make it back-to-back titles. In what can only be described as a sterling team effort, the girls had to claw from a handy deficit to take down their arch-rivals.
In the Men’s, Flint Tropics grounded out a tough victory over defending champs Misfits in a low scoring affair dominated by defence. Led by Justin Hoy, Flint Tropics made the plays that mattered when they mattered and the defending champs had no answers. Not only did Flint Tropics take the crown but they did so without dropping a game all season – well done!

Forbes Swampies Junior AFL Update

The Forbes/Orange Under 12’s went down to competition frontrunners the Dubbo Demons in the CWJAFL competition on Sunday. The Swamp Tigers were well in the contest until the 3rd quarter when the Demons rose up and scored 6 goals. The Swamp Tigers tried hard in the last quarter but couldn’t close the gap. The final score being 1.1-7 to 0.3-3 to Dubbo. The loss leaves the Swamp Tigers still in third while best on ground were Zain Clarke and Jackson Beaudin. The CWJAFL is now on a school holiday break and will starts again on July 18. A reminder to everyone that Auskick will commence after the school holidays on Friday July 16 at 4pm at Gag-gin Oval.

All Stars Lose Close One

Forbes All Stars lost a tight tussle 2-1 to Parkes Wanderers last weekend at Harrison Park in Parkes. Despite the gallant effort, the All Stars remain stuck near the bottom of the ladder looking to break their duck in 2021.

Hubbo’s 400th Ends In Loss To Bulldogs

June 25, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

400 CLUB: Andrew Hubbard played his 400th game for the Forbes Platypi on the weekend infront of a parochial home crowd. Pic courtesy of Forbes Rugby Union Club.

Sport like life isn’t always fair and Forbes Platypi stalwart Andrew Hubbard found this out the hard way as Forbes lost to fellow finals contenders Bathurst Bulldogs 24-18 at home in a match worthy of any semi-final.

While the pre-match focus was on Hubbo’s 400th game for the Platypi, Bathurst needed a win to stay clear of fifth placed Dubbo and like Forbes, remain in the hunt for a top two spot along with Cowra.

After nine rounds of the Blowes Menswear Central West Rugby competition Forbes sit in third on 28 points, three behind Cowra on 31 and seven behind ladder leaders Orange Emu’s on 35. Bathurst rounds out the top 4 with 27 points.

With six rounds remaining Forbes XV will need to beat a desperate Dubbo Kangaroos in Dubbo this weekend and hope Orange Emu’s defeat Cowra who are arguably the most improved side in the competition this year.

In other matches, Dubbo Rhino’s took out the Colts 29-12 while the Women’s were blasted off the park 50-0 by the Bathurst Women’s side. Forbes 2nd XV were trounced 38-5 in a contest that never eventuated.

Forbes will play Dubbo Kangaroos in Dubbo this Saturday June 26th at 3.15pm at Dubbo Rugby Club in a must win for the hosts. The Platypi can be as high as second should they get the points and other results go their way.

The NSW Country Cockatoos squad to play in the Senior National XVs Champion-ships in Adelaide later this year has also been announced with Forbes duo Mahe Fangupo and Charlie French both earning caps. These selections follow strong performances in the successful Blue Bulls side that won in Tamworth earlier this month.

 

Staines Seals Panthers Return To Form

June 25, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

After being in the unusual position of back-to-back losses, Charlie Staines Penrith Panthers rallied against fellow title hopefuls Sydney Roosters 38-12 last week. The win returns the Panthers to the top of the ladder for at least today.

The men in black didn’t have it all their own way as the Chooks sprung to an early 12-0 lead after 15 minutes. Yet in the blink of an eye, a sin bin to Roosters enforcer Siosiua Taukeiaho after only 22 minutes for a high hit on a falling Nathan Cleary saw the Panthers pile on 22 unanswered points to go into the half 22-12 in front.

If the tri-colours thought they were still a chance at the half Penrith soon put pay to that with a dominant display scoring three more tries including Staines.

The Forbes Magpies Rugby League product crossed in the 63rd minute to end proceedings and give the Panthers a big boost leading into Origin II.

Next up for the title favourites will be old foes Parramatta Eels who themselves fancy their chances at a premiership ring. The winner may go a long way towards winning it in 2021.

Can’t wait!

Dominos Sports Brief

June 11, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

Magpies Win All Four

Forbes first grade registered their first win of the season 12-4 against the Narromine Jets. League Tag went to Forbes 38-6 while the 18s got up 34-6 and Reggies triumphed 44-16. All eyes will be on Forbes v Parkes this weekend in what shapes as a season defining game for both teams.

Platypi Cement Second Spot

The Forbes Platypi XV snuck home 21-17 against a spritely Orange City side who were fighting to stay in touch with the top sides. Platypi 2nds got the job done 10-5 while Women’s and Colts were both beaten.

Forbes Jockey Club Meeting Sunday August 1

Forbes Jockey Club will be celebrating 25 years with Bankstown Sports when they hold their Showcase Meeting on August 1. Parkes Jockey Club meanwhile will be racing this Saturday June 12 in their annual long weekend race day. Tickets at 123tix. com.au

All-Stars Trounced By Renegades 5-1

Forbes All Stars suffered another defeat on the weekend with a 5-1 pasting at the hands of Parkes Railway Renegades. The All Stars, who are certainly better than the score-lines in recent weeks have suggested, certainly had their chances however the class of the Renegades proved too much in the end.

Netball Spring Comp

The Spring competitions will start with the first grading games on August 25 and the second grading games on September 1. The first round of the competitions will be played on September 8. The Spring competitions will also see the introduction of the Junior Mixed competition for all boys and girls from 8 years to 15 years. Registration help and completed friends forms will be on Wednesday August 18 and 25 at 5pm till 6:30 pm.

Platypi Upstage Emus In Thriller

June 4, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

BUILDING NICELY: After a sluggish start to the Central West Blowes Menswear Rugby premiership, the Forbes Platypi find themselves in outright second on 23 ppoints, two clear of Cowra and three ahead of Bathurst as they face last placed Orange City tomorrow.

It’s been the game everyone circles in their calendars for a while and for good reason. Every time the Forbes Platypi XV play the Orange Emus it always produces theatre and drama and Saturday was no different as Forbes defeated Orange Emus 30-24 in Forbes.

In front of a packed and parochial Forbes crowd, the Platypi threw out the form guide to lock in second spot on the ladder in front of a gridlock of teams lead by Cowra in a see-sawing affair.

The Platypi had lost earlier in the season to the Emus and were hoping to gain some revenge at home against this season’s high flyers as well as steady the ship after a month of mixed results. They didn’t disappoint as this classic rivalry between former grand final combatants saw both sides trade tries and the lead.

Tries to Charlie French, Mahe Fangupo, Steven Dinham and Minit Tonga along with some outstanding kicking from stand off Daniel Sweeney were enough to keep the Angus Roberts lead side at bay. Roberts was in everything for the Emu’s scoring an early try, kicking conversions and rallying the troops. Oscar Hunt also stood tall for the visitors in another for the scrapbook.

Next week Forbes travel to Orange to play bottom placed City who recently have begun to improve. The Platypi will need to be at their best regardless if they are to stay in the hunt for the semi finals and another tilt at the Central West Blowes Menswear title.

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