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Wests Subiaco has continued their good to start to the 2012 Pindan Premier Grade season by defeating Perth Bayswater 27-21 in a tight encounter at Rosalie Park on Saturday afternoon.
Perth Bayswater fought back in the dying minutes when Wests Subiaco found themselves down to 14 men and conceded a late try however they held on to record a hard-fought victory.
Wests Subiaco coach Wayne Gibson praised the efforts of the opposition and was pleased with his side’s determination.
“I thought our back row was particularly good today, they worked hard in and around the ruck and the midfield,” said Gibson.
“It was apparent today Perth Bayswater and Wests Subiaco are on a level playing field and I believe we were just lucky today with some decisions from the referee and it was obviously the difference in the game,” concluded Gibson.
The visitors almost started the match in emphatic style when Campbell Saunders sprinted towards the try line before being stopped by a strong Wests Subiaco defence in the opening minute of the game.
After some early pressure Wests Subiaco had the opportunity to put the first points on the board after the Perth Bayswater defence were caught offside but Teava TeRangi missed the penalty attempt. He made up for it seven minutes later when Perth Bayswater conceded another penalty and this time converted to give his side a 3-0 lead.
Two minutes after the re-start Perth Bayswater thought they had scored the first try of the match when Dylan Johnson crossed but the referee ruled he had fallen short of the line.
They weren’t disappointed for long after Ethan Carlisle’s pass from the five metre scrum eluded two Wests Subiaco backs and found winger Will Bjerrum who ran the ball over in the corner. Johnson successfully added the extras from a tight angle to give the visitors a 6-7 lead.
Perth Bayswater were playing the better football and their pressure paid dividends when Johnson converted two penalties in quick succession after the Wests Subiaco defence were punished for two offsides to make the score 6-13.
With just minutes remaining on the clock the home side got themselves back into the contest after Saula Fifita stepped his way past two defenders and found Pierre Roberts who crossed for his first try. TeRangi added the extras to tie the scores 13-13 into the half time break.
Ten minutes into the second half Wests Subiaco scored their second try of the match when a quick pass from the breakdown again found Roberts who muscled his way past three Perth Bayswater backs before diving over the try line. The conversion was missed and the hosts lead 18-13 with 30 minutes to play.
Perth Bayswater’s found themselves down to 14 men when Stanley was sin binned for playing the ball on his feet and from the resulting penalty TeRangi converted to further extend the lead to 21-13.
Wests Subiaco gave the hosts the opportunity to get back into the contest after Ant Usmar was penalised for not rolling away from the ruck and Johnson converted the penalty from close range to cut the hosts lead to five points with 18 minutes to play.
Perth Bayswater defence was punished for the same offence not long after and the resulting penalty goal put them within eight points.
With just 10 minutes to play Wests Subiaco’s Mike Tamihana opened the door for a Perth Bayswater comeback after he was sin binned for his second penalty in as many minutes after playing the ball off his feet.
Baysie took advantage of the extra man and with just five minutes left on the clock scored a try curtsey of Ash Murphy. Johnson had the opportunity to close the difference to one point however his conversion attempt fell just short.
Wests Subiaco secured victory courtesy of a contentious penalty as Murphy was deemed to have fallen to ground instead of staying on his feet. TeRangi converted the penalty from a tight angle to give the hosts a hard-fought 27-21 victory.
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