Roos Power Through Sharks in High-Scoring Clash

The Queanbeyan Kangaroos cruised to a commanding 50-16-point victory over the Belconnen United Sharks at Seears Workwear Oval, securing their spot into the top three.

The Roos came out firing, holding the Sharks scoreless in the first half. Although the Sharks attempted a second-half comeback, it was too little, too late to overcome the reigning premiers.

Only minutes into the game, the Roos broke through the Sharks’ defence for Kaine Pagura to barge through and score the first points of the afternoon. Lucas Thomson successfully converted to lead 6-0.

The Sharks tried to regain their footing, but gave away a penalty, allowing the Roos to cross the line again, however, the try was disallowed.

Belconnen had their chance to cross the try line, but a short grubber attempt handed the ball back to their opponents.

Both sides continued to trade sets until an intercept by Queanbeyan’s Thomson saw him sprint downfield into the red zone. A smart offload from Patrick Broe then paved the way for Adam Quinlan to score. The conversion was unsuccessful, with the score 10-0 with 20 minutes remaining in the first half.

The Roos almost struck again with a grubber kick play, put were disrupted by the Sharks. Still hungry for points, Queanbeyan stayed focused and snuck through Belconnen’s left edge with Levita Levita’s dummy play giving the Roos four more points. Thomas nailed the ball through the posts extending the score to 16-0 at the 28th minute.

Breaking down the Sharks’ left edge again, Queanbeyan’s Thomson bags his second four pointer of the match and converts his own try. Minutes later a line break from Roos’ Pagura masterfully sets up his own try with Thomson easily adding the extras widening the score to 22-0 at the halftime break.

Two minutes into the second half, the Roos were back on the scoreboard, thanks to a fortunate grubber kick that bounced perfectly into Joshua Ayers' hands, allowing him to plant the ball down. Moments later, Queanbeyan’s Luke Cannon sprinted from dummy half and passed to Pagura, who crossed for his second try of the day, extending the lead to 30–0.

Desperate to get back in the game, the Sharks almost broke through the Roos’ relentless defence, but an unfortunate offload handed possession back to Queanbeyan, giving

them another chance to put points on the board with Cannon squeezing through the Sharks defence to score.

Another dummy sprint by Cannon gave the Roos another try with Cannon crossing the line and Thomson adding the extras. Seconds later a line break by Levita hands Cannon his third of the afternoon with the score blowing out to 50-0 with 20 minutes still on the clock.

Finally, in the 62nd minute, the Sharks were able to cross the line off the back of a Roos error, with Jacob Piper scooping up the ball and running 50 metres to plant the ball over the try line. Tristian Eldridge easily added the extras nudging the score to 50-6.

Riding their new found momentum, the Sharks were initially held up just over the line but showed resilience, with Owen Hromow crashing over on the left edge. The conversion was unsuccessful, leaving the score at 50–10 with just 10 minutes remaining.

With just four minutes remaining, the Sharks, determined to close the gap, pushed forward one last time. Thomas Watego managed to break through and cross the line. However, it wasn’t enough to turn the tide, as the Roos proved too strong, sealing an impressive 50-10 victory.