THE Jamberoo Superoos have started their home season in impressive style after easily accounting for the rejuvenated Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 32-6 at Kevin Walsh Oval on Saturday.
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The Eagles went into the game understrength, including losing inspirational hooker Brent Wake after a run-in with a barbeque spachelor, which left him with a gashed foot and fullback George Campbell who withdrew in the warm-up, however, in the end, coach Ian Jones was impressed by his side's commitment, despite the heavy loss.
The game was a real stalemate in the opening quarter as both sides were forced to continually defend their line, and it wasn't until the 24th that the first try was on the board and it came through Superoos back-rower Corey Grigg who bumped off a defender to score beside the posts.
That seemingly opened the floodgates as just five minutes later Superoos lock Luke Asquith caught the defence napping down the blindside and crossed out wide.
Dean Watling landed both conversions and Jamberoo had jumped out to a handy 12-nil lead.
Any thoughts of running away with the game were quickly quashed with a bit of Jack Walsh magic when the rookie fullback cleverly stood up the defence out wide and gave winger Dallas Harrison a saloon passage to the line.
Half Paul Roberts converted to send the sides to the break at 12-6.
Any chance the Park had of continuing their comeback took a huge blow just six minutes after the break when Superoo centre Jake Clarke caught the Eagles defence unaware when he darted down the blindside from dummy half to score out wide.
Watling converted for 18-6.
Five minutes later the Eagles failed to tidy up a towering Jono Dallas clearing kick and Luke Asquith followed through to gather the ball and race away.
This was the beginning of the end for the visitors and a Watling try in the corner, which he converted and a late Kyle Stone try off a classy pass from Daniel Burke wrapped up a commanding win.
In a solid team effort, despite some occasionally questionable handling in the second half, Jayden Morgan, Kyle Stone, Luke Asquith and Jarryd Smith were best for the Superoos, while Ben Warner, Rodney Coates, Jack Walsh and Sam Clune tried all day for the Eagles.
Following next weekend's break for Anzac Day, the Superoos will travel to Flinders Field to face the Stingrays in round four - while the Eagles will host the Sharks.
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