Match Reports


Sunday 17th August 2008 - Semi Final

First Grade

Cessnock 4 – Wests - 42

Cessnock were outclassed by Wests in their semi-final on Sunday.

Wests took control from the outset and never gave the Goeys a chance to get into the game.

A stand out for the Goeys was Vern Moana-Mason who played strongly for the Goannas.

There are some injury concerns for the team, with Lance Lennard suffering a cheek bone injury.

Hopefully the boys can turn this effort around next week and go through to the Grand Final.



Reserve Grade - Semi Final

Cessnock 12 – Souths - 32



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Saturday 9th August 2008 - Semi Final

First Grade

Cessnock 38 – Central - 14

An important win for First Grade on Saturday.

As Central had been competitive in both matches against the Goeys throughout the season.

With Central winning the Round One game but then losing the points due to fielding unregistered players.

However it was Cessnock who dominated the Semi-final, running away with the game 38-14.

The teams went into the break locked at 10-10 and it seemed as though it was going to be a close game.

Two quick tries to the Goeys saw the turn in the match and the boys went on to win easily.

Our First Grade side now take on our biggest rivals - Wests. The game will be held on Sunday at Harker.

The winner of this match goes straight into the Grand Final!

Tries: Chris Pyne, Joel Osborn, Shaun Skuthorpe (2) Joby Patten (2) and Vern Moana-Mason.

Goals: Kane Bradley (4)

Penalty Goals: Kane Bradley (1)



Reserve Grade - Semi Final

Cessnock 38 – Kurri - 14

Tries : David Lantry (2), Steve Storrie, Alfred Whaleboat, Kyle Morton (2) and Jack Burke.

Goals : Daniel Murray (5).



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Sunday 3rd August 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 36 – Nelson Bay - 12



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 24 – Nelson Bay - 14



Open Age

Cessnock 14 - Nelson Bay - 27



Under 19’s

Cessnock 6 - Nelson Bay - 30



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Saturday 26th July 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 28 – Macquarie - 26



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 12 – Macquarie - 18



Open Age

Cessnock 34 - Macquarie - 16



Under 19’s

Cessnock 22 - Macquarie - 16



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Saturday 12th July 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 24 – Wests - 25

Cessnock First Grade fought hard to get over the top of Wests, but to no avail.

The Rosellas ran out the eventual winners 25-24 after a successful field goal with 10 minutes to go.

In a quite evenly contested match - it showed why these two teams are the ones fighting for the Minor Premiership this year.

Player's Player was awarded to Brad Grant.

Coach's Award was given to Lance Lennard.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 8 – Wests - 12

Player's Player was awarded to Kyle Morton.

Coach's Award was given to Tom Higgins.



Open Age

Cessnock 10 - Wests - 38

Player's Player was awarded to Ben O'Reilly.

Coach's Award was given to Ben O'Reilly and Jason Adler.



Under 19’s

Cessnock 6 - Wests - 46

Player's Player was awarded to Nick McLaren and Craig Lambkin.

Coach's Award was given to Matt Gossage.



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Saturday 5th July 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 48 – Kurri - 22



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 14 – Kurri - 22



Open Age

Cessnock 16 - Kurri - 46



Under 19’s

Cessnock 12 - Kurri - 20



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Saturday 21st June 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 48 – Lakes United 4

Cessnock First Grade are shaping up to be the team to beat this year with another huge win on the weekend.

The Goeys won their match easily against Lakes at Cahill Oval 48-4.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 24 – Lakes United - 10



Open Age

Cessnock 22 - Lakes United - 12



Under 19’s

Cessnock 26 - Lakes United - 18



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Saturday 14th June 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 76 – Raymond Terrace 4

Cessnock First Grade simply outclassed their opposition Raymond Terrace on Saturday.

Winning the match by a massive 76-4 the Goeys dominated every aspect of the game.

Chris Pyne the Competition's Leading Try Scorer managed to add another 4 tries to his tally.

Player's Player was awarded to Chris Pyne.

Coach's Award was given to Mark White.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 32 – Raymond Terrace - 22

Player's Player was awarded to Jackson Roe.

Coach's Award was given to Damien Walters.



Open Age

Cessnock 18 - Raymond Terrace - 10

Player's Player and Coach's Award were given to Heath Tsakissiris.



Under 19’s

Cessnock 20 - Raymond Terrace - 8

Player's Player was awarded to Fabien Dunstan.

Coach's Award was given to Matthew Gossage.



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Saturday 31st May 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 29 – Central 28

Cessnock First Grade won their match on Saturday against Central Charlestown by a narrow 29-28.

Cessnock dominated the first half with some slick attacking football.

The Goeys led 22-6 at half time and looked to have the game under control.

A lapse in defence allowed Central back into the game in the second half.

The score was level at 28-28 with not long to go when a cool Kane Bradley kicked a sweet 20m field goal, which gave the Goeys the victory 29-28.

Player's Player and Coach's Award were given to Lance Lennard who was celebrating his 200th First Grade game.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 26 – Central - 30

Player's Player was awarded to Chris Riley.

Coach's Award was given to Colby Schrader.



Open Age

Cessnock 56 - Central - 6

Player's Player was awarded to Mark Walters.

Coach's Award were given to Daniel Murray.



Under 19’s

Cessnock 12 - Central - 36

Player's Player and Coach's Award were given to Matthew Gossage.



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Sunday 18th MAY 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 34 – South Newcastle - 28

Player's Player was awarded to Talipope Tuifelalasai.

Coach's Award was given to Shaun Skuthorpe.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 16 – South Newcastle - 36

Player's Player was awarded to Mark White.

Coach's Award was given to Brad Grant.



Open Age

Cessnock 16 - South Newcastle - 16

Player's Player and the Coach's Award were given to Dion McFayden.



Under 19’s

Cessnock 20 - South Newcastle - 26

Player's Player and the Coach's Award were given to Jace Mears.



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Sunday 11th MAY 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 14 – Western Suburbs - 22



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 28 – Western Suburbs - 34



Open Age

Cessnock 12 - Western Suburbs - 40



Under 19’s

Cessnock 0 - Western Suburbs - 54



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SATURDAY 2nd MAY 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 42 – Kurri - 12

Cessnock remain on top of the ladder with a huge win against Kurri on Saturday.

In a great team effort, the boys always had control and dominated the entire game.

Player's Player was awarded to Al Lantry.

Coach's Award was given to Brad Grant.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 30 – Kurri - 14

Another impressive win by our Reserve Grade, who won their game 30-14 against the Kurri side.

With a team who could take on any First Grade side the boys will be hard to beat.

Another great team effort, however Colby Schrader was a standout.

Player's Player and Coach's Awards were both given to Colby.



Open Age

Cessnock 10 - Kurri - 44

The Open Age side were beaten by a far more committed Kurri side.

Cessnock were well in the match at half time, with the game quite evenly contested.

However, in the second half a series of handling errors from Cessnock, saw Kurri with all the ball. To the Bulldogs credit they utilised every opportunity and ran away with a huge win.

Player's Player and Coach's Award were awarded to Joe McCormack.



Under 19’s

Cessnock 14 - Kurri - 52

Our Under 19's were simply outplayed by the Kurri side in their match on Saturday.

Player's Player was awarded to Tom Higgens.

Coach's Award was given to Cale McKenzie.



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SUNDAY 27th APRIL 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 22 – Wyong - 16

Yet another win for our First Grade side on Sunday against Wyong, winning the match 22-16.

The Goeys dominated the First Half leading by a huge 18-0 at the break.

Wyong however came back in the second half and due to several Cessnock mistakes were back in the game.

The end result came down to the goal kicking and fortunately Kane kicked three goals compared to Wyong missing all four.

Standout players included Pope Tuifelasai, Chris Pyne and Adrian McNab.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 38 – Wyong 6

Cessnock Reserve Grade won their match convincingly against the Roos, winning 38 - 6.

Coach Craig Thomas must be happy with the impressive score lines that the boys are producing week in week out.



Open Age

Cessnock 10 - Wyong 40

Our Open Age lost their match against Wyong on Sunday.



Under 19’s

Cessnock 6 – Wyong 12

A close game for the Under 19's boys, however Wyong were too strong and won the match 12-6. ________________________________________________________________________________________



SATURDAY 19th APRIL 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 38 – Lakes United - 18

First Grade won their match against Lakes 38-18 on Saturday.

After a scrappy first half that saw Lakes winning 14-10 at half time.

Cessnock capitalised on several Lakes mistakes in the second half which led to a number of good team tries being scored.

Player's Player was awarded to Joel Osborn.

Coach's Award was given to Colby Schrader after another tireless display.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 58 – Lakes United - 0

Reserve Grade continued their impressive run with another convincing win over Lakes United.

The scoreline was so large no one was sure what the exact scored ended up!

Player's Player was awarded to Mick Campton and Damien Walters.

Coach's Award was given to David Lantry.



Open Age

Cessnock 64 - Lakes United - 0

The Goeys Open Age once again proved too strong and beat their Lakes oppponents easily.

This was also a match where the exact final score was unknown due to so many tries being scored.

Player's Player awarded to new recruit Shane Johnson.

The Coach's award was given to Aaron Marks.



Under 19’s

Cessnock – Raymond Terrace

A fiery game in the Under 19's that saw the match called off in the second half.

Lakes United had 5 players sent from the field along with some Cessnock Players.

Although there was a brawl, the game was called off due to Lakes not fielding enough players.

Lakes were winning the match 14-12 before it was stopped and the matter is now under investigation as to who shall receive the game points.

Players Player was awarded Tom Higgins.

Coach's Award was given to Craig Lambkin.

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SATURDAY 12th APRIL 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 50 – Raymond Terrace - 4

Another great win for the Goey's First Grade side on Saturday.

Cessnock ran away with the match in the second half and won by a massive 50-4.

Player's Player was awarded to Lance Lennard.

Coach's Award was given to Joby Patten.

Tries: Gavin Quinn (3), Joel Osborn, Talipope Tuifelasai,Jamie Battye, Kane Bradley, Daniel Metcalf and Joby Patten

Goals: Kane Bradley 7/9



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 44 – Raymond Terrace 0

Reserve Grade proved far too good once again. Smashing their opponents Raymond Terrace in another big win 44-0.

Player's Player was awarded to Shaun Skuthorpe.

Coach's Award was given to Jackson Roe.

Tries: Jackson Roe, Michael Calbert, Brad Grant, Shaun Skuthorpe (2) Kyle Morton (2) and Todd Maddison

Goals: Shaun Skuthorpe 6/8.



Open Age

Cessnock 34 – Nelson Bay 4

The Goeys Open Age also won their match convincingly, beating the Terrace 34-4.

Player's Player awarded to Daniel Koeford.

The Coach's award was given to Daniel Koeford.

Tries: Daniel Koeford (2), Ben Cox, Joel Shoesmith, Michael Campton & Todd Maddison

Goals: Daniel Murray 5/6



Under 19’s

Cessnock 10 – Raymond Terrace 44

Under 19's went down to Raymond Terrace.

Tries: Tom Higgins, Mat Gossage.

Goals: John Coen 1/2

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SATURDAY 5th APRIL 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 44 – Nelson Bay 20

An impressive win by our First Grade on Saturday. That saw them run out winners 44-20 over the Bay.

Throughout the First half it seemed as though the match was going to be evenly contested, with both sides showing good form.

However midway into the second half, the Goeys scored two quick tries and Cessnock got the upper hand and won easily.

An impressive game from new recruit Gavin Quinn, who scored two tries and was a handful all game to the Bay's defence.

Quinn was awarded Player's Player, while Joel Osbourne was given the Coach's Award.



Reserve Grade

Cessnock 50 – Nelson Bay 0

A massive 50-0 win to our Reserve Grade over Nelson Bay.

The boys came out firing from the First half, while the Bay never looked like a threat.

The win was a result of an outstanding team effort which saw the two players Mick Calbert and Chris Riley tie for the Player's Player Award.

Damien Walters also had a fine game winning the Coach's Award.



Open Age

Cessnock 38 – Nelson Bay 18

Another fantastic team effort from the Open Age side saw them beat Nelson Bay 38-18.

The Goeys Open Age were always in control and never looked like losing this one.

Once again Matt Goddard had a fine game, as did Adam Stinson.

In a match where all players were strong the Player's Player award was a three way tie to Dylan Jenkins, Daniel Murray and Joel Shoesmith.

The Coach's award was given to Daniel Murray.

Thats two from two for our Open Age side.



Under 19’s

Cessnock 28 – Nelson Bay 14

Cessnock Under 19’s ran away with the game on Saturday beating the Bay 28-14.

In a game that was close at times, the boys remained composed and ended up winning quite convincingly.

Coach Brad Hafey should be impressed with the improvement in his side from last week.

Damon Baird and Aaron Marks were standouts for the Goannas and as a result took out the Player’s Player and Coach’s Award respectively.

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SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2008

First Grade

Cessnock 26 – Central Charlestown 33

Cessnock Goannas First Grade were defeated by Central on Sunday.

In a see-sawing game which went down to the wire, Central snatched victory with a late try and field goal.

Cessnock and Central both scored some fine tries in an entertaining game of rugby league.

New recruits Vern Moana-Mason and Jamie Battye had strong games for the Goannas, with the boys taking out Player’s Player and the Coach’s Award respectively.

Reserve Grade

Cessnock 20 – Central Charlestown 24

The Goeys Reserve Grade were also defeated 24-20 by Central. Cessnock led early but continually let Central back into the game with poor ball control.

At times this very experienced side looked sharp, unfortunately the boys failed to capitalise on good field position which allowed Central back into the game.

Deon McFadyen received the Player’s Player award after a strong display.

Open Age

Cessnock 56 – Central Charlestown 0

A great team effort from the Open Age side saw them beat Central convincingly with a huge 56-0 win.

The boys totally outplayed their opponents.

Matt Goddard, Dylan Jenkins and Josh Cameron had fantastic games for the Goeys. With Matt Goddard taking out both the Player’s Player and the Coach’s Awards.

Coach Glen Barry would be very pleased with his sides defence in keeping Central to zero.

Under 19’s

Cessnock 18 – Central Charlestown 26

Cessnock Under 19’s went down 26-18 to Central after falling behind 14-0 early.

The boys rallied to level the scores at 14-14. But a few lapses in concentration while defending let the Central side snatch victory towards the end of the game.

Jamie Grainger and Jack Burke stood out for the Goannas, taking out the Player’s Player and Coach’s Award.