Dogs star saving Galvin; \u2018brilliant\u2019 Eels surprise packet stuns<\/a><\/p>\nPhins keep finals alive in QLD derby | 02:02<\/p>\n
Manly will farewell veteran halfback Daly Cherry-Evans this weekend with the 36-year-old set to play his last NRL game for the club \u2014 or maybe forever \u2014 against the Warriors. Jamal Fogarty has been signed as his replacement but young playmaker Joey Walsh has been tipped by many to be Manly\u2019s long-term half.<\/p>\n
Walsh, who has been 18th man for the last two weeks, was rumoured to be very close to an NRL debut and showed exactly what he\u2019s capable of in a stunning outing in NSW Cup.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old scored two tries, set up another, got two linebreaks, two linebreak assists, 10 tackle busts and ran 187 metres. He also made 14 tackles, but did miss four. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bailey Simonsson lined up for the Eels in NSW Cup in what was his first game since reports emerged that he had requested an early release from his contract after falling down the pecking order of centres. <\/p>\n
Simonsson was reportedly frustrated with Jason Ryles\u2019 decision to play the departing Dylan Brown ahead of him in the centres when Sean Russell got injured. <\/p>\n
The 27-year-old was granted some time off but has since returned and played on the wing, finishing with 12 runs for 105 metres.<\/p>\n
And there was a familiar face on the bench for the Dolphins in their 34-16 win over Mackay Cutters \u2014 Karl Oloapu. The 20-year-old was released from his contract with the Bulldogs after suffering a career-threatening neck injury.<\/p>\n
Oloapu moved home to live with his family in Redcliffe and just over a month ago returned to the field via Brisbane\u2019s A-grade competition. <\/p>\n
He took another big step on the weekend by playing off the bench in Queensland Cup, finishing with three runs for 25 metres, three tackle busts and 17 tackles \u2014 two misses \u2014 in 24 minutes. <\/p>\n
STANDOUTS<\/p>\n
A playmaking masterclass from Adam Cook put an exclamation mark on his dominant season with the 24-year-old finishing first in NSW Cup for try assists.<\/p>\n
Cook set up four tries against the Panthers to take his tally to 29 assists in 23 games this season, while he also finished as top pointscorer too with seven tries in 97 goals.<\/p>\n
Boom winger Jensen Taumoepeau had a day out for the Green Machine, finishing with two tries, two linebreaks, seven tackle busts and 236 running metres. <\/p>\n
The Warriors will put their feet up this weekend after securing the minor premiership month ago. They finished off the regular season with a 20-12 win over the Knights, which their five-eighth Luke Hanson starred in.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old set up two tries, got a linebreak, four linebreak assists, nine tackle busts and ran 165 metres. He also made 17 tackles with no misses. <\/p>\n
Bulldogs winger Jonathan Sua was unstoppable, scoring two tries and setting up another in his side\u2019s thrashing of the Dragons. Sua also finished with a linebreak, two linebreak assists, nine tackle busts and a game-high of 238 metres. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jed Reardon \u2014 son of Steve, who played 164 games for the Bulldogs \u2014 had his best game to date in NSW Cup. The Temora product, who is still eligible for Jersey Flegg, notched up a try, a try assist, three linebreaks, 147 running metres. He also made 32 tackles with three misses. <\/p>\n
The North Sydney Bears won\u2019t feature in the NSW Cup finals for the first time since 2018 after finishing 10th in what was an underwhelming season. They did, however, finish off with a bang, smashing the third-placed Eels 54-6.<\/p>\n
Centre Kieran Hayman \u2014 who joined the team mid-season from Queensland Cup \u2014 scored 18 points with a try and seven goals. He also set up two tries, got two linebreaks and ran 182 metres. <\/p>\n
Halves Jesse Marschke and Jake Toby combined nicely, scoring three tries and setting up two between them. Marschke also made 112 running metres, while Toby racked up 161 metres. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ofahiki Ogden impressed with a try, four tackle busts, 194 metres and 17 tackles \u2014 three misses. <\/p>\n
Mark not focused on future | 01:01<\/p>\n
The Roosters had a field day against the Western Suburbs Magpies, with their edge forwards in particular putting on a show. <\/p>\n
Skipper Max McCathie scored a try, got a linebreak, six tackle busts, ran 171 metres and made 25 tackles, while his partner in the second row, Hayden Barton bagged a hat-trick, ran 137 metres and made 26 tackles. <\/p>\n
Veteran prop Makahesi Makatoa scored a double and ran over 120 metres, while Zach Dockar-Clay scored a try, set up another and made 34 tackles. And Trey Peni was unstoppable on the wing, finishing with a try, a try assist, two linebreaks, seven tackle busts and 221 metres. <\/p>\n
Both of Norths Devils\u2019 wingers starred in their 36-16 win over CQ Capras. Manase Kaho bagged a double, had a linebreak, 11 tackle busts and ran 226 metres, while Tony Tumusa scored a try, set up another, had five tackle busts and 160 run metres. <\/p>\n
Rising fullback Latrell Siegwalt scored 18 of South Logan\u2019s 34 points with two tries and five goals, while also finishing with a linebreak and over 200 metres. Veteran playmaker Anthony Milford also left his mark on the game with two try assists to take his season tally to 27 \u2014 the highest in Queensland Cup. <\/p>\n
Nicholas Meaney had a day out in Burleigh\u2019s 38-14 win over Sunshine Coast that sealed the minor premiership. O\u2019Meley \u2014 son of former NRL hardman \u2014 scored three tries, had four linebreaks, six tackle busts and 153 running metres. <\/p>\n
Five-eighth Josh Rogers had the ball on the string, setting up four tries and getting three linebreak assists, while bench forward Takitau Mapapalangi turned heads with a try, a try assist, two linebreaks, a linebreak assist, seven tackle busts and 108 metres… in just 19 minutes. <\/p>\n
And PNG\u2019s star fullback Sanny Wabo turned it on with a hat-trick, while also setting up a try, getting three linebreaks, 16 tackle busts and 187 running metres. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Raiders have received a timely boost with gun second-rower Matty Nicholson primed for an NRL return on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[38144,1813,27159,63,689,79831,4409,79816,4532,79823,79825,4430,13485,162,12183,25869,4516,79837,79824,79818,676,79838,774,10398,47915,79828,26120,4517,43,79820,5098,4555,79822,4518,4556,79832,79835,79830,4590,17340,47917,27146,79836,79826,27554,79821,16695,79834,2613,44,79819,48360,677,9112,4598,701,11368,27148,7291,79833,7623,27153,4503,79829,79018,47895,79827,11942,14869,79017,4441,11375,78621,11737,41,39,42,40,7619,22317,79817,25295,64027,1086,35829,4469],"class_list":["post-111749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-adam-cook","tag-ankle-injury","tag-anthony-milford","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-blake-taaffe","tag-blake-wilson","tag-boom-winger","tag-canberra-raiders","tag-career-threatening-neck-injury","tag-cup-stats","tag-daly-cherry-evans","tag-darcie-mcdonald","tag-dolphins","tag-dominant-performance","tag-dominant-season","tag-ethan-sanders","tag-exclamation-mark","tag-faalogo-returns","tag-faalogo","tag-final-round","tag-final-spot","tag-finals-hopes","tag-finals-run","tag-finals-spot","tag-forgotten-prodigy","tag-green-machine","tag-hamstring-injury","tag-headlines","tag-ipswich-jets","tag-ivan-cleary","tag-jacob-kiraz","tag-jake-toby","tag-jamal-fogarty","tag-jason-ryles","tag-jed-reardon","tag-jesse-marschke","tag-jethro-rinakama","tag-joey-walsh","tag-josh-papalii","tag-josh-rogers","tag-linebreak-assists","tag-luke-hanson","tag-mackay-cutters","tag-matty-nicholson","tag-max-mccathie","tag-minor-premiership","tag-neck-injury","tag-new-zealand-warriors","tag-news","tag-nicholas-meaney","tag-norths-devils","tag-oceania","tag-parramatta-eels","tag-penrith-panthers","tag-queensland","tag-regular-season","tag-reserves-wrap","tag-ricky-stuart","tag-rock-solid-performance","tag-run-metres","tag-running-metres","tag-sean-russell","tag-side-sat","tag-slams","tag-steve-roach","tag-storm-speedster","tag-sunshine-coast","tag-super-league","tag-surprise-packet","tag-syndesmosis-injury","tag-tackle-busts","tag-team-mid-season","tag-team-tips","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-try-assist","tag-try-assists","tag-tuala","tag-veteran-halfback","tag-veteran-playmaker","tag-veteran-prop","tag-young-playmaker","tag-zach-dockar-clay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}