GREATER Northern Tigers junior sides slumped to losses in second-round matches in Wyong on Saturday.
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The Brett Jarrett-coached under-16 Tigers lost their Andrew Johns Cup clash 20-0 to the Central Coast Roosters at Morry Breen Oval, while the Darryl Rando-coached under-18 Tigers then lost 22-4 to the Roosters at the same ground.
The under-18s started well, with lock Sam Fechner scoring in the 16th minute, but that was the end of their superiority.
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"Even then we had to do a lot of tackling," Rando said.
That extra work, brought about by numerous handling errors, took its toll on the Tigers in the second half.
The Roosters had taken the lead in the 28th minute when Wiremu Tibbut scored the first of his two tries, for Jessi O'Neill-Pethebridge to convert and take a half-time advantage.
Second-half tries to Beau Newlands, Michael Whitton and Tibbut rounded out a good win against a disappointing Tigers.
"We just didn't play well," Rando said.
"I can't fault their effort. Everyone tried hard but we dropped too much ball in the first half and our kicking game was poor."
He said the side couldn't control the ball well enough to "get to our kicking game" going.
Hooker Harry Reid won the Tigers game ball with a wholehearted effort at dummy half and in the middle.
The under-16 Tigers trailled 8-0 at half-time after young Roosters Tyrone Dorrell and Aymn Hamilton had scored tries in the 19th and 26th minutes.
Dorrell scored a second try nine minutes into the second half, with Jarrod Dann and Jake Elliot completing the tryscoring for the Roosters.
"It was a little disappointing," Jarrett said after the match.
"We were in the game at half-time but once again our second half let us down. They were good and outplayed us.
"Our defence was a little off in the second half too. We got caught out a few times, had a few lapses and they made us pay.
"However, there was a lot of good effort. The middle forwards tried hard, they trucked it up all day. I was pretty happy with them and probably would have liked a bit more from our halves but it just wasn't a day to play good footie."
Jarrett thought Logan Spinks, front-rowers Matthew Ross and Seb Lawler, and Nate Follington (until injured) were good, with fullback Riley Pennell also dangerous.
The under-16 and under-18 Tigers play the Northern Rivers Titans at Rugby League Park in Armidale next Saturday.
COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
ANDREW JOHNS CUP
Round 2
GREATER NORTHERN TIGERS v CENTRAL COAST ROOSTERS
Morry Breen Oval, Wyong - Saturday.
CENTRAL COAST ROOSTERS 20 (Tyrone Dorrell 2, Aymn Hamilton, Jarrod Dann, Jake Elliott tries) d GREATER NORTHERN TIGERS 0.
ILLAWARRA SOUTH COAST DRAGONS v MACARTHUR WESTS TIGERS
Kirkham Oval, Camden - Saturday.
ILLAWARRA SC DRAGONS 24 (Samson Mcallister-Wood, Clay Baldock, Jackson Rieck, Billy Hahn tries, Baldock 4gls) d MACARTHUR WESTS TIGERS 22 (Zac Gibson, Daniel Waqa, Bowen Roper, Jeremiah Leatigaga tries, Gibson 3gls).
MONARO COLTS v NEWCASTLE MAITLAND REGION KNIGHTS
Workers Arena, Goulburn - Saturday.
MONARO COLTS 26 (Blake Hovi, Mark Connors, Sean Ward, William Johnston, Ethan Alaia tries, Hovi 3gls) d NEWCASTLE MR KNIGHTS 4 (Taylor Griffen try).
NORTH COAST BULLDOGS v NORTHERN RIVERS TITANS
Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads - Saturday.
NORTH COAST BULLDOGS 32 (Bill Butlin 3, Hudson Harmer 2, Benjamin Geary, William Hogan tries, Navren Willett 2gls) d NORTHERN RIVERS TITANS 0.
RIVERINA BULLS v WESTERN RAMS
No 1 Sportsground Leeton - Playing Sunday
LAURIE DALEY CUP
Round 2
GREATER NORTHERN TIGERS v CENTRAL COAST ROOSTERS
Morry Breen Oval, Wyong - Saturday.
CENTRAL COAST ROOSTERS 22 (Wiremu Tibbutt 2, Beau Newlands, Michael Whitton tries, Jessi O'Neill-Pethebridge 3gls) d GREATER NORTHERN TIGERS 4 (Sam Fechner try).
MACARTHUR WESTS TIGERS v ILLAWARRA SC DRAGONS
Kirkham Oval, Camden - Saturday.
MACARTHUR WESTS TIGERS 12 (Jack Simpson, Raiden Crowe, Lawrence Saipaia tries) d ILLAWARRA SC DRAGONS 10 (Jarvis Austin 2tries, Ryan Hodgson gl)
MONARO COLTS v NEWCASTLE MR KNIGHTS
Workers Arena, Goulburn - Saturday.
MONARO COLTS 18 (Kane Rushton, Matthew Wheatley, Mitchell Swadling, Ty Dowdle tries, Mitchell Evans gl) d NEWCASTLE MR KNIGHTS 16 (Bailey Scholes, Jett Cox, Tyler Moodie tries, Liam Browne 2gls).
NORTH COAST BULLDOGS v NORTHERN RIVERS TITANS
Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads - Saturday.
NORTH COAST BULLDOGS 22 (Christopher Bull 2, Tyrese Dungay, Benjamin Brennan tries, Oshay Tyerman 3gls) d NORTHERN RIVERS TITANS 12 (Rowan Mansfield, Harvey Moase tries, Michael Roberts 2gls).
RIVERINA BULLS v WESTERN RAMS
No 1 Sportsground Leeton - Playing Sunday.
