All games that are scheduled for this evening will be played. No cancellations are forecasted.
When the National Championships have ended and the players and coaches have headed back to Victoria, 12 January is likely the day in the round robin that they remember most. The five teams combined to go 7-2, a triumphant day highlighted by the Under 16 boys each winning two games against formidable foes. Trending up definitely, after three days Victorian teams have compiled a record of 13-13-1.
Given the magnitude of the wins, the U16s deserve top billing. It began at 9.15 a.m. on Diamond 1. The contest was extremely well-pitched with the White team’s Declan Croker dominating the Australian Capital Territory hitters, surrendering a sole run and allowing just two hits in 6.1 innings. He also struck out five. Cruiz Leech registered the save after relieving Croker in the seventh.
At the plate second baseman Ben Fierenzi starred again, going 4-4 from the two-hole, scoring one run and batting in another.
Their second game a pitching duel it was not. Nineteen runs on 16 hits led to an extra-inning tilt where the White squad scored four in the eighth and held on after Queensland tallied thrice in the bottom half to escape with a 10-9 victory.
At the dish, Lucas Taylor, Liam Evans and Chris Burke each had two knocks. Hitting leadoff, the shortstop Taylor knocked in three runs.
With the two wins, White is tied for fourth (with NSW Country and Queensland) with a 2-3 record. They host South Australia today at 8.45 a.m.
While the White squad were recording their first two victories of the year, the Blue team continued to roll, improving to a pristine 5-0, tops on the ladder, with a 10-7 win over New South Wales and a thrilling 8-7 triumph over South Australia.
Another fast start played a huge part in the first win. The Aces scored four in the first and then added a single run in the second and third and two more in the fourth to take an 8-2 lead. Though they surrendered five in the bottom of the fourth, Victoria added insurance runs in the sixth and seventh to reach the final margin.
Liam Madden got the win and shortstop Jarryd Dale went 4-5 with three runs and four RBI. Center fielder Aidin Willis had two hits and scored three runs and Jarrod Belbin knocked in three.
Second game same as the first: three runs in each of the first two innings plus insurance markers in the fourth and sixth frames. South Australia tallied five in the bottom of the seventh before Jai Lyttleton shut the door to secure the victory.
At the plate, Dale and Willis stayed hot, posting 4-2-3-1 and 4-2-3-2 stat lines, contributing half of the team’s hits. Starting left fielder Kyle Morrison also had three knocks for the Aces.
Looking to keep their perfect record intact, the Blue team is away against WA at 6.45 this evening.
In a bit of a reprieve from what is a daunting schedule in warm climes, both Under 18 teams had just one game fixtured. Facing undefeated Western Australia, the Blue team easily played their best game of the tournament, using sterling starting pitching and timely hitting to earn a 5-1 victory and even their record at 2-2.
Jayson Arthur started for the Aces and was superb, allowing no runs and just four hits in 3.2 innings. The winning pitcher, Jackson Boyd, was equally dominating, surrendering just one run in 3.2 innings. Mitchell Wilcox closed out the impressive win with an inning and two-thirds of dominating stuff to earn the save.
Though no Aces batter registered multiple hits, six different players had one. Third baseman Oliver Dunn recorded two runs batted in and designated hitter Justin Bourke scored twice. Some highlights, courtesy of Trevor Bird:
Southpaw Jayson Arthur limited previously unbeaten Western Australia to no runs in 3.2 innings.
Oliver Dunn had two runs batted in.
Great base running by Aaron Ouwehand with a head first slide safely into third.
Nathan Picchioni doing all the little things right.
All smiles after a big win.
A double header is on tap for the Blue squad, hosting ACT at 9.15 a.m. and then welcoming New South Wales to Diamond 1 at 12.30 p.m.
The White team ran into a buzz saw in unbeaten New South Wales Country. Like they had done to many of their opponents, NSWC was relentless, scoring one in the third, two in the fourth, nine in fifth and four more in the seventh to ensure a 16-3 win.
Jack Dunn was the lone bright spot at the plate, registering two hits.
Looking to get back on track after a 1-3 start, they play host to New South Wales at 3.15 p.m. and Queensland at 7 p.m.
The Victorian Youth women’s team went down 22-0 on Tuesday but are already back in action, facing Queensland (first pitch took place at 9 a.m.). After a break for lunch the Aces then host unbeaten Western Australia at 3.45.
The Victorian women had a banner day, whitewashing the Australian Capital Territory 18-0 and blasting Western Australia, 14-2.
In the first game, Brittany Cedelland was brilliant, allowing just two hits and ceding no runs in four dominant innings. She walked none and struck out five.
She was helped by an offensive onslaught which saw four players—catcher Bronwyn Gell, right fielder Hannah Jackson, first baseman Georgia Page and center fielder Ellen Goodrope—register two RBI apiece. Gell and third baseman Madeline Davis both scored three runs.
The bats stayed hot in their second win, pounding out 10 hits—three from third baseman Risa Tanaka and two from shortstop Abbey Kelly—while hurler Amy Collins threw a five-inning complete game, surrendering only two hits and one earned run while striking out five batters.
Georgia Page knocked in two runs in the first game.
Risa Tanaka had three hits in the second game.
Amy Collins dominated throughout her complete game victory.
The women are now 3-1 in the tournament, second on the ladder behind undefeated New South Wales. They play the Australian Capital Territory at 9 a.m. today.
Day 2 of the National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings, wrapped up with the local derby between NSW and NSW country battling it out for bragging rights.
At the end of 7th Inning Country came out on top with a convincing 6 to 1 and securing State pride.
Game 1
Queensland U16 opened the day on a winning note on Day Two with a comfortable 6-1 victory over ACT.
The Queensland hitting was too good as they recorded their first win of the tournament
Game 2
The Battle for Victoria was set on Day Two as the two under 16’s side for Victoria (Blue and White) battled it out in the 38 degree heat.
It wasn’t a day for pitching with 27 runs scored by both teams where Victoria Blue came out on top with a 16-11 win over their rivals.
Game 3
Had the U18’s ACT and VIC White sides face off in what was a tight game that VIC White ended up coming away with the win 7 to 6.
Game 4
A U16 heated rivalry between east and west continued on Day Two as Western Australia edged past NSW by one in extra innings to take out the win 10-9.
Game 5
The U18’s were back in action again when QLD got up over VIC Blue 6 to 4 to record the win for the 6th game of the day.
Game 6
WA U18’s took on Vic White and swung the bats well to hold on to an impressive 6 to 0 win.
Game 7
One of the best games to date, made it’s way to a tie breaker when NSW and Queensland unable to be separated in the 7th. The U18 boys from the Sunshine State coming out on top 9 to 7.
Game 8
Country was back in action against ACT U18’s with the boys from the bush walking away with a convincing 3 to 0 win in game that went the distance.
Game 9
The U18 Western Australia team continued to flex their might with a strong 7-2 win over South Australia.
The boys from the west continued their strong hitting with ten hits in the game to ensure their undefeated streak remained in tact.
Game 10
The U18 Victoria Blue side demonstrated a business like performance against South Australia in a 5-3 victory on Day Two.
The Victorians ensured the victory with a strong pitching performance to earn their first win of the tournament.
Game 11
Strong performances on the mound was the answer as U16 South Australia eased past NSW Country.
Country NSW had to endure some amazing pitching from South Australia who had five strikeouts on the day.
Day 2 of the National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings, wrapped up with the local derby between NSW and NSW country battling it out for bragging rights.
At the end of 7th Inning Country came out on top with a convincing 6 to 1 and securing State pride.
Game 1
Queensland U16 opened the day on a winning note on Day Two with a comfortable 6-1 victory over ACT.
The Queensland hitting was too good as they recorded their first win of the tournament
Game 2
The Battle for Victoria was set on Day Two as the two under 16’s side for Victoria (Blue and White) battled it out in the 38 degree heat.
It wasn’t a day for pitching with 27 runs scored by both teams where Victoria Blue came out on top with a 16-11 win over their rivals.
Game 3
Had the U18’s ACT and VIC White sides face off in what was a tight game that VIC White ended up coming away with the win 7 to 6.
Game 4
A U16 heated rivalry between east and west continued on Day Two as Western Australia edged past NSW by one in extra innings to take out the win 10-9.
Game 5
The U18’s were back in action again when QLD got up over VIC Blue 6 to 4 to record the win for the 6th game of the day.
Game 6
WA U18’s took on Vic White and swung the bats well to hold on to an impressive 6 to 0 win.
Game 7
One of the best games to date, made it’s way to a tie breaker when NSW and Queensland unable to be separated in the 7th. The U18 boys from the Sunshine State coming out on top 9 to 7.
Game 8
Country was back in action against ACT U18’s with the boys from the bush walking away with a convincing 3 to 0 win in game that went the distance.
Game 9
The U18 Western Australia team continued to flex their might with a strong 7-2 win over South Australia.
The boys from the west continued their strong hitting with ten hits in the game to ensure their undefeated streak remained in tact.
Game 10
The U18 Victoria Blue side demonstrated a business like performance against South Australia in a 5-3 victory on Day Two.
The Victorians ensured the victory with a strong pitching performance to earn their first win of the tournament.
Game 11
Strong performances on the mound was the answer as U16 South Australia eased past NSW Country.
Country NSW had to endure some amazing pitching from South Australia who had five strikeouts on the day.
Day 2 saw plenty of action from both the Youth Women and Women's Championships with some impressive wins and some big hits from both tournaments.
Youth Women’s
Game 1
The Western Australian’s continued their mighty form across the whole tournament with a dominating 14-0 victory over Victoria.
The Western Australian hitting was too strong for the Victorians as they remain winless in the tournament.
Game 2
It was a historic day on Game Two as Queensland Youth handed NSW Youth their first loss in five years.
The historic result was on the back of some solid hitting as Queensland led the game the entire time.
Game 3
NSW Youth Country earned their first win of the tournament with a dominating 16-2 victory over Victoria on Day Two.
Country impressed across the board with solid pitching and an impressive hitting display.
Game 4
Western Australia continued their undefeated streak with their biggest win of the tournament defeating NSW 8-6.
NSW who suffered their first loss in five years earlier in the day unfortunately were unable to rally a victory and were edged out by a gutsy Western Australian side.
Open Women’s
Game 1
The NSW opens maintained their title as tournament favourites with a dominating 18-1 win over Western Australia.
Western Australia’s pitchers had no answer to the impressive hitting performance from the NSW outfit.
Game 2
NSW then made it two-straight with another impressive performance against Canberra. NSW defeated the home side 12-1 to remain undefeated in the tournament.
Game 3
Victoria earned their first win of the tournament with a 23-10 victory over Queensland.
Both teams struggled from the mound as the hitting continued all day but Victoria’s class shined through with a 14 run inning in the third.
Game 4
After suffering a heavy defeat to Victoria earlier in the day Queensland Opens rallied to claim a 23-11 victory over Canberra.
The home side started well but eventually lost the lead in the fourth and couldn’t catch the strong Queensland hitting late in the game.
The Western Australian’s continued their mighty form across the whole tournament with a dominating 14-0 victory over Victoria.
The Western Australian hitting was too strong for the Victorians as they remain winless in the tournament.
Game 2
It was a historic day on Game Two as Queensland Youth handed NSW Youth their first loss in five years.
The historic result was on the back of some solid hitting as Queensland led the game the entire time.
Game 3
NSW Youth Country earned their first win of the tournament with a dominating 16-2 victory over Victoria on Day Two.
Country impressed across the board with solid pitching and an impressive hitting display.
Game 4
Western Australia continued their undefeated streak with their biggest win of the tournament defeating NSW 8-6.
NSW who suffered their first loss in five years earlier in the day unfortunately were unable to rally a victory and were edged out by a gutsy Western Australian side.
Open Women’s
Game 1
The NSW opens maintained their title as tournament favourites with a dominating 18-1 win over Western Australia.
Western Australia’s pitchers had no answer to the impressive hitting performance from the NSW outfit.
Game 2
NSW then made it two-straight with another impressive performance against Canberra. NSW defeated the home side 12-1 to remain undefeated in the tournament.
Game 3
Victoria earned their first win of the tournament with a 23-10 victory over Queensland.
Both teams struggled from the mound as the hitting continued all day but Victoria’s class shined through with a 14 run inning in the third.
Game 4
After suffering a heavy defeat to Victoria earlier in the day Queensland Opens rallied to claim a 23-11 victory over Canberra.
The home side started well but eventually lost the lead in the fourth and couldn’t catch the strong Queensland hitting late in the game.
Youth Women’s
Game 1
The Western Australian’s continued their mighty form across the whole tournament with a dominating 14-0 victory over Victoria.
The Western Australian hitting was too strong for the Victorians as they remain winless in the tournament.
Game 2
It was a historic day on Game Two as Queensland Youth handed NSW Youth their first loss in five years.
The historic result was on the back of some solid hitting as Queensland led the game the entire time.
Game 3
NSW Youth Country earned their first win of the tournament with a dominating 16-2 victory over Victoria on Day Two.
Country impressed across the board with solid pitching and an impressive hitting display.
Game 4
Western Australia continued their undefeated streak with their biggest win of the tournament defeating NSW 8-6.
NSW who suffered their first loss in five years earlier in the day unfortunately were unable to rally a victory and were edged out by a gutsy Western Australian side.
Open Women’s
Game 1
The NSW opens maintained their title as tournament favourites with a dominating 18-1 win over Western Australia.
Western Australia’s pitchers had no answer to the impressive hitting performance from the NSW outfit.
Game 2
NSW then made it two-straight with another impressive performance against Canberra. NSW defeated the home side 12-1 to remain undefeated in the tournament.
Game 3
Victoria earned their first win of the tournament with a 23-10 victory over Queensland.
Both teams struggled from the mound as the hitting continued all day but Victoria’s class shined through with a 14 run inning in the third.
Game 4
After suffering a heavy defeat to Victoria earlier in the day Queensland Opens rallied to claim a 23-11 victory over Canberra.
The home side started well but eventually lost the lead in the fourth and couldn’t catch the strong Queensland hitting late in the game.
Youth Women’s
Game 1
The Western Australian’s continued their mighty form across the whole tournament with a dominating 14-0 victory over Victoria.
The Western Australian hitting was too strong for the Victorians as they remain winless in the tournament.
Game 2
It was a historic day on Game Two as Queensland Youth handed NSW Youth their first loss in five years.
The historic result was on the back of some solid hitting as Queensland led the game the entire time.
Game 3
NSW Youth Country earned their first win of the tournament with a dominating 16-2 victory over Victoria on Day Two.
Country impressed across the board with solid pitching and an impressive hitting display.
Game 4
Western Australia continued their undefeated streak with their biggest win of the tournament defeating NSW 8-6.
NSW who suffered their first loss in five years earlier in the day unfortunately were unable to rally a victory and were edged out by a gutsy Western Australian side.
Open Women’s
Game 1
The NSW opens maintained their title as tournament favourites with a dominating 18-1 win over Western Australia.
Western Australia’s pitchers had no answer to the impressive hitting performance from the NSW outfit.
Game 2
NSW then made it two-straight with another impressive performance against Canberra. NSW defeated the home side 12-1 to remain undefeated in the tournament.
Game 3
Victoria earned their first win of the tournament with a 23-10 victory over Queensland.
Both teams struggled from the mound as the hitting continued all day but Victoria’s class shined through with a 14 run inning in the third.
Game 4
After suffering a heavy defeat to Victoria earlier in the day Queensland Opens rallied to claim a 23-11 victory over Canberra.
The home side started well but eventually lost the lead in the fourth and couldn’t catch the strong Queensland hitting late in the game
Led by a dominating effort by the Victorian women, all the state teams shrugged off a lacklustre 2-6-1 opening act with a much-improved 4-5 second day, with one of those losses unavoidable with the Under 16 White and Blue teams playing each other. But ladies first.
Determined to get off to a fast start after being shutout in their first game, the host women tallied two in the first, five in the second (to break the tie), before busting out for a ridiculous 14 runs in the bottom of the third. Though they allowed eight to cross the plate in the top half of the fourth, they put the game away with two insurance runs in the bottom of the frame to provide the final margin in the five inning game.
Two hits each from Victoria’s first five hitters—Belinda Cannington, Shae Lillywhite, Amy Collins, Bronwyn Gell and Hannah Jackson—set the table for the dominating performance. Risa Tanaka went 1-1 with an RBI and four runs scored.
In relief, Georgia Page got the win, throwing 1.2 effective innings.
Looking to build on their big victory, the women play a double header today, hosting ACT at 12.30 p.m. and then welcoming Western Australia three hours later.
Speaking of WA . . . their youth women were too much for Victoria’s, shutting them out 14-0 in a game in which pitcher Emily Devine was the only Aces player to record a hit. In their next game against New South Wales Country, they did manage to plate two runs but it was not enough in a 16-2 defeat. Devine, now in left field, had two of her team’s six hits and also had one of the runs batted in. The other RBI came courtesy of third baseman Emma Chandler who also scored one of the two runs (catcher Jamieson Bastian was the other).
The youth women get back out there again this afternoon when they host New South Wales at 1.30 p.m.
It was a mixed bag for the Under 18 sides as both the White and Blue squads each split their two games. Down 3-0 after one and 4-2 after two, the White team fought back to score once each in the third and fourth and three in the fifth to take a commanding 7-4 lead. Though they ceded single runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, hurler Mitchell Whiting closed the door, allowing just two runs in five innings while striking out a pair to get the win. At bat, Hamish Foreman and Andy DiGiovambattista each had two hits for the Aces with Foreman, DiGiovambattista, shortstop Tyson Cox and first baseman Tim Lane contributing the RBI, with three runs of the unearned variety.
In their second game of the day the Aces were no match for Western Australia who blanked them, 6-0. Victoria only managed two hits (Foreman and first baseman Jack Daniels) and struggled in the field, committing four errors. Their next game is tonight at 6.45 against New South Wales Country.
The Blue team played two terrific games, losing one 6-4 to Queensland before coming back to stymie South Australia, 5-3. In the first contest they led 3-2 after two and a half innings but then surrendered a couple runs in the bottom of the third. They tied it at four in the fourth but single runs in the fifth and sixth doomed them to defeat. Catcher/first baseman Justin Bourke again starred for the Aces, going 2-2 with a walk, run and RBI. Designated hitter Matthew Beattie knocked in two and Jordan Busch, playing left, had the other run batted in.
Some highlights, courtesy of Trevor Bird:
Great defensive play by Liam Spence.
Matthew Beattie steals second base.
Safe at home.
In the nightcap, they started fast, tallying all their runs in the first five innings. Though they surrendered three in the bottom of the sixth, Oliver Dunn closed out the win with a dominant one and a third innings when he struck out three of the four batters he faced in the 5-3 victory.
Matthew Beattie pitched five innings, allowing no runs while striking out four.
Today the Blue team plays against Western Australia. First pitch is set for noon.
The most highly anticipated game of the day was replete with Victorian blue and white as the two Under 16 battled it out in a high-scoring grudge match.
Blue got the lead early, scoring once in the top of the first and then three times in both the second and third frames. Undeterred, the White squad tallied twice in the bottom half and then seven times in the fourth to lead 9-8. But on this day Blue was just too much, adding five runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to build a comfortable lead. Though the White squad scored another two runs in the bottom of the seventh, the win went to Blue, 16-11.
Kaioh Sato started for the Blue team, pitching two scoreless innings. But the real stars—as they usually are when 27 runs cross the plate—were the hitters. Conor Myles (four), Jean-Paul Callil (three), Harvey Chinn (three), David Hurley (two) and Jarrod Belbin (two) all dominated for the winning side.
Leadoff hitter Ben Fierenzi had four knocks for the White team and his keystone combo Ryan Pathos and fellow infielder River Stevens-Dobby each had two hits for the vanquished side.
No rest for the weary as both teams play two more games today.
Day One of the 2016 National Youth Championships held at Blue Sox Stadium, got underway yesterday with 12 games being played on the opening day.
Opening up the championship saw Victoria White U18's take on South Australia and the game went the distance with SA getting up in the end 14 to 11.
The first U16 game of the tournament was between Queensland and Western Australia and WA chalked up their first win in a tight game 4 to 3.
Diamond 1 played host to U16 South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory and a strong defensive game saw claim the win 3 to 2 in game 3.
U18's were back in action at 12:00pm with ACT holding out NSW with a 6 to 5 win for their first hit out.
The U16's were on Diamond 2 and WA showed their strength in this tournament with a convincing 15 to 2 final score to close out game 5.
Victoria Blue U16's than took it out to Queensland dominating over the Sunshine State with a 10 to 0 result after just 5 innings of play.
The 3.15pm time slot had U16's New South Wales Country matched up against Victoria White and the home team advantage went in Countries favour with the score board as they got up over Vic White 10 to 2.
Game 8 the U16s were back on Diamond 2, this time SA held on in the tight game with a final score of 5 to 4 over NSW.
The day of double headers continued for the U16's with Victoria Blue shutting down ACT 3 to 2 to complete game 9.
Queensland U18's first hit out of the tournament saw them go down to WA 7 to 2 in the first of the night games on day one.
New South Wales Country showed their strength with a solid 8 to 4 win over Victoria Blue for a great start to their championship goals.
Diamond 1 was the stage for the U16 home town derby which after a game of big hits, saw NSW win the game and bragging rights over Country with a 9 to 4 result to wrap up day one.
For all Standings, Live Scoring, Photo Galleries please follow the links below to the Event Pages
U16 Event Page
U18 Event Page.
Though it wasn’t the best day for the six Victoria teams vying for national championships—two under 16 and under 18 boys’ squads and a youth and adult women contingent—there were bright spots. At Blacktown International Sportspark, the Under 16 Blue team won both games: 10-0 over Queensland and a 3-2 nailbiter over the Australian Capital Territory, 3-2. The White squad wasn’t as fortunate, falling 15-2 to Western Australia and 10-2 against New South Wales Country.
The Under 18s, also playing in Blacktown, lost both contests, the Whites in heartbreaking fashion. In a wild back-and-forth affair, the Victoria White team led 3-1 after one and then gave up six runs in the third and two in the fourth before answering with five in the fifth to narrow the deficit to one, 9-8.
After giving up a run in the sixth, they scored two in the bottom half to tie the game. The teams then traded single runs (the top of the seventh for SA, the bottom of the eighth for Victoria) before the visiting team scored three in the top of the 10th to provide the winning margin.
Despite two hits from catcher Chase Hodkinson (including a triple), the Victorian Blue team fell to New South Wales Country, 8-4.
Below are some photos (courtesy of Trevor Bird) from the Under 18 Blue’s game against New South Wales Country.
Staying loose before the game.
Justin Burke's triple . . .
. . . and then Hodkinson does likewise from the other side of the plate.
Jackson Boyd allowed just one run in two innings of work.
Showing a remarkable amount of adversity, the Victorian Youth Women’s team rallied to tie the Queensland contingent 6-6 after losing earlier in the day 25-0 to New South Wales at the Narrabunah Ballpark in Canberra. Pitcher/third baseman Jamieson Bastian starred in the nightcap, going 2-3 with a run and an RBI.
Jackson Boyd allowed just one run in two innings of work.
Showing a remarkable amount of adversity, the Victorian Youth Women’s team rallied to tie the Queensland contingent 6-6 after losing earlier in the day 25-0 to New South Wales at the Narrabunah Ballpark in Canberra. Pitcher/third baseman Jamieson Bastian starred in the nightcap, going 2-3 with a run and an RBI.
The Victorian adult women managed just four hits—Belinda Cannington, Abbey Kelly, Amy Collins and Risa Tanaka each had one apiece—in a 17-0 whitewashing by a powerful New South Wales team.
The Victorian adult women managed just four hits—Belinda Cannington, Abbey Kelly, Amy Collins and Risa Tanaka each had one apiece—in a 17-0 whitewashing by a powerful New South Wales team.
The 2016 National Youth Women's Championship started with a bang at the Cavalry home, Narrabundah Ballpark with some impressive wins to close out Day One.
Queensland took on New South Wales Country in the tournament opener, and the sunshine state came out on top with a 10 to 4 victory over Country.
Reigning Champs New South Wales, showed they are determined to continue their past championship dominance with 25 to 0 outing over Victoria to finish out game 2.
Game 3 saw a similar scoreline when Western Australia held Country to just 3 runs to their 25 in the game 4 match up.
Concluding play on Day One, the double header saw Victoria take on Queensland, and at the bottom of the 7th and after 2 hours of play they couldn't be separated, and finished the game locked at 6 all.
Play resumes 9am Monday January 11, with live scoring and team rosters all available here
As the sunset over Narrabundah Ballpark, home of the Cavalry, play wrapped up on Day one of the Women's National Championship for 2016.
First game of the Championship saw Western Australia take on the Australian Capital Territory with the win going to WA a convincing 13 to 3.
Starting their tournament off with a bang, New South Wales with a 17 to 0 win over Victoria to close out game 2.
Final game for the opening day, had Western Australia with the double header taking the win from Queensland, final score 12 to 9 and finishing the day two from two.
Play resumes tomorrow morning 9.30am, for team rosters, fixtures and results click here.