The Monaro Colts went down to the Macarthur Wests Tigers on Saturday, in round four of both Andrew Johns and Laurie Daley Cups.
Andrew Johns Cup
Macarthur Wests Tigers 24 d Monaro Colts 20
The Wests Tigers have rallied back after trailing 20-nil to run out 24-20 winners at Kirkham Oval on Saturday.
The Colts had the dream start, controlling the ball to pile on two quick tries through Billy Hollands and Cooper Johnston.
An early four-pointer in the second half to Josh Klobucar to take a comfortable 20-nil lead, placed Monaro in the prime position to win the game.
The Tigers found some late momentum, incredibly crossing for four tries in a matter of 15 minutes to win the game at the death.
Macarthur winger Aaron Paea was a perfect four from four with the boot which happened to be the difference as the Tigers pick up an important four-point win.
Laurie Daley Cup
Macarthur Wests Tigers 54 d Monaro Colts 4
The Tigers have runaway with an impressive 50-point win, taking down the Colts at Camden on Saturday morning.
Monaro front-rower Mathias Tomuli Ah-Kuoi was sent to the sin bin in the fifth minute which invited Macarthur onto the scoreboard early, crossing for three tries in the first 15 minutes.
The Colts found their only four-pointer in the first half through centre Tui Georgievski, to trail 16-4 at the break.
Jone Rorocolo starred in the performance, scoring three tries as the Tigers piled on eight tries in the second half.
This loss places the Colts' finals hopes in severe doubt as they head into the final round against Riverina Bulls this Sunday at Bruce.
Image by Trisha Sullivan
