INVERELL Highlanders notched up another win on Saturday when they defeated the Scone Brumbies 45-5, in a game that club president Peter Davidson said was not sloppy, despite the muddy conditions.
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“We were happy with it. Obviously it was a big trip for Scone. They weren’t at full strength,” he said.
“Most things we tried worked. We kept our game plan going and it was a good win.”
Davidson denied the Highlanders could be ‘mud runners’.
“Once the boys got out there, I don’t think they minded it at all. It’s actually not bad fun. The thought of getting into the mud is the worst. It’s worse than being in it I think,” he said.
“It caused a lot of discussion and a lot of amusement for the spectators from time to time.”
The Highlanders have reached the semi-finals of the Tier 2 competition and drew a bye for this weekend. Davidson said the rest will do the team good.
“If the results this week go the way we think they will, we’ll end up going down to Gunnedah to play the semi-final against Barraba,” he said.
“That will be a good match because there hasn’t been anything much between the two sides. It should be a really good minor semi-final, and we’re really looking forward to it.”
When the two sides met in the third round, Barraba came away with a win, but the Highlanders evened the score with a round 11 win that coach Chris Percival described as physiologically important for the team at the time.
Davidson said the side that made the least errors had won the encounters between the two sides.
The Highlanders will be up to strength for the game with no injuries.
“We’ve got the week off this week so that will help any niggling injuries we might have,” Davidson said.
He said the Highlander reserve grade side had also been successful this season.
“It looks like they’ll be in the Tier 1 major semi-final,” he said.
“They’re sitting in second position on the table, just behind Moree, so that’s an excellent position to be in.”