Updated September 14, 2018 11:55:14
![]() It was another normal day of training when Lauren Parker suddenly lost the feeling in her right hand. She was preparing for her first World Championship race as a para-triathlete, just over a year after a training accident in April 2017 left her paralysed from the waist down. The numbness crept to her elbow, and then her entire right arm lost sensation. "I got increasing symptoms over a seven-week period," Parker said. "It slowly became worse, so I decided to get an MRI [scan] done and it came straight back that it was fluid in my spinal cord that travelled up my neck." ![]() It was surgeon Jonathon Ball who had to deliver the crushing news that she may never race again. "You could definitely see there was a serious problem there," Dr Ball said. "By definition she almost was a quadriplegic at that time because she actually had weakness in her upper limbs, and the definition of a quadriplegic is weakness in the arms and the legs." When Dr Ball outlined to Parker her diagnosis, she was in shock. "I couldn't believe it I felt lucky that I got on top of it straight away," Parker said. "It's scary to know that if I had waited another four weeks and I didn't go and get it checked I could have become a quadriplegic." The operation to save a career ![]() Dr Ball knew that he had to act quickly. "We had to make a decision about how quickly to operate on this. She had the World Championships coming up, and we decided we'd try and operate and get her recovered to get to the World Champs." The surgery went well and, with limited preparation, Parker is getting ready for Saturday's World Championship race. "All I can do is do the best I can," she said. "I've had two and a half weeks of training because I had three weeks off due to the surgery, so I'm unprepared but anything can happen when you are in the race." The day that changed her life External Link:lauren parker instagram: First time on a hand cycle!! At least it's something..would definitely prefer my legs back but this is a good workout! In April last year, Parker's life changed forever. She was on her bike one minute, putting in the extra yards for her next triathlon. The next, she was lying in a hospital bed, paralysed from her waist down. Doctors gave her a one per cent chance of walking again. It was a heartbreaking diagnosis, but Parker would not let it define her. What is clear, is the fighting spirit is firmly entrenched in Parker's DNA. Soon enough she was back training, this time to become a para-triathlete and before long she was competing once again. Just nine months after her accident she was in St Kilda, competing in her first event. There were two competitors, including herself, and she finished second. This was only the beginning. The next step Bigger races were on the horizon, and Parker had her sights firmly set on Gold Coast glory at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Less than a year had passed since that awful April morning, and Parker was winning a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. Parker would not have long to wait before she was on top of the dais with a gold medal in tow. ![]() In June, she claimed back-to-back victories, first winning in France, before conquering Italy two weeks later. With the World Championships approaching in September, Parker was in the form of her life. She was flying towards her first chance to prove herself against the best in the world. Her coach Brad Fernley was ecstatic with how she was travelling, leading into the biggest event of the year. ![]() "We were doing some really good training sessions, everything was on target we were heading for mid-September being the world champs," Fernley said. "We honestly believed, with what Lauren was doing, that she could give it a real good crack and potentially win that race." What Parker did not realise was that her toughest test was rapidly approaching. A dangerous pocket of fluid had built up in her spinal cord, and within weeks her hopes of continuing to compete were on a knife's edge. The nervous wait drags on While the initial operation went well, Parker's issues with her spinal cord are most certainly not over. She still has numbness in her right hand and shoulder, and also across her torso, and has another scan booked in for late September. External Link:Lauren Parker instagram: Thank you to Red Energy for the beautiful flowers and support through my surgery, recovery, and uncertain prognosis Mentally it has been a three-month period which has taken its toll. "The difference between this [incident] and when she had the accident [last year] is that when the accident happened, within six hours there was zero to one per cent chance given to her of ever walking again," Fernley said. "This one, we've still got to wait for two more weeks [for the next scan], that gives her 12 weeks of worrying about whether she is going to be a quadriplegic and that is mentally way harder than when she had the accident." It is the training that keeps Parker going. "If I didn't have training and sport in my life, I don't know what I'd be doing," Parker said. "It gives me that feeling of satisfaction and goals to look forward to." While the end goal is Tokyo 2020, Fernley says there is one significant reason why Parker is so eager to race on the weekend. "In her head, she is thinking that 'this potentially could be my last race'," Fernley said. "It doesn't matter what anybody else out there says to try and convince her differently, in Lauren Parker's head this could be her last race. "That in itself is scary." Topics:paralympics,disabilities,triathlon,medical-procedures,newcastle-2300,mermaid-waters-4218 First posted September 14, 2018 06:31:59 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-14/lauren-parker-world-championship-could-be-her-last/10238010
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Updated September 05, 2018 17:07:32
A meth-addicted armed robber who went on a wild crime spree shooting at innocent drivers and terrorising home owners could walk free from jail in three years time. Ben Andrew Goring, 26, was arrested in dramatic fashion in August 2016, when he tried to crash his way through a police barrier set up by officers during a manhunt on the Gold Coast. On Wednesday, Goring pleaded guilty to 45 charges, which included at least six instances of firing at innocent people, kidnapping a man at gunpoint, and driving on the wrong side of the road while trying to escape police. The District Court in Brisbane heard Goring's offending began when he broke into a home and stole several guns, which were later used during the crime spree. ![]() Over several days he shot at people at random, with defence lawyer Jakub Lodziak telling the court Goring was under the influence of ice. "He instructs he had not had a minute's sleep in the week prior to his arrest. He was so affected by the drug that he became increasingly paranoid and delusional," he said. "He was displaced, homeless and unemployed and heavily addicted to a very dangerous drug, methamphetamine." Goring fired at a car driven by a mother with her 13-year-old daughter as a passenger. While he was behind the wheel he also shot out the tyres of another man's car on the Pacific Motorway, prosecutor Brendan White said. The court heard Goring also shot at a man who noticed him stealing a drink from a service station, and at a person who saw him changing a stolen numberplate in a carpark. He was also responsible for robbing a 69-year-old woman in her home at gunpoint, and stealing vehicles. ![]() He then went to extreme measures to avoid police, driving on the wrong side of the road while being pursued by squad cars and a helicopter. After kidnapping a man and forcing him to drive an escape vehicle, police managed to stop the pair at a road block at the Numinbah Valley. Justice Douglas McGill described Goring's behaviour as "highly irresponsible", and said his victims had been put through a "terrifying experience". He said it was fortunate nobody had been seriously injured by Goring's actions. "At least six of the people who you shot at suffered significant adverse lasting psychological damage," he said. Justice McGill jailed Goring for 15 years, but said he would be eligible for parole after serving a third of his sentence. The 26-year-old's early guilty plea, "good prospects" of rehabilitation and young age were taken into account. With time already served in custody, Goring could be released as early as August 27, 2021. Topics:crime,law-crime-and-justice,courts-and-trials,armed-robbery,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,nerang-4211,surfers-paradise-4217,upper-coomera-4209,carrara-4211 First posted September 05, 2018 16:04:16 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-05/armed-robber-ben-andrew-goring-jailed-over-gold-coast-crimes/10204248 Updated September 05, 2018 17:07:32
A meth-addicted armed robber who went on a wild crime spree shooting at innocent drivers and terrorising home owners could walk free from jail in three years time. Ben Andrew Goring, 26, was arrested in dramatic fashion in August 2016, when he tried to crash his way through a police barrier set up by officers during a manhunt on the Gold Coast. On Wednesday, Goring pleaded guilty to 45 charges, which included at least six instances of firing at innocent people, kidnapping a man at gunpoint, and driving on the wrong side of the road while trying to escape police. The District Court in Brisbane heard Goring's offending began when he broke into a home and stole several guns, which were later used during the crime spree. ![]() Over several days he shot at people at random, with defence lawyer Jakub Lodziak telling the court Goring was under the influence of ice. "He instructs he had not had a minute's sleep in the week prior to his arrest. He was so affected by the drug that he became increasingly paranoid and delusional," he said. "He was displaced, homeless and unemployed and heavily addicted to a very dangerous drug, methamphetamine." Goring fired at a car driven by a mother with her 13-year-old daughter as a passenger. While he was behind the wheel he also shot out the tyres of another man's car on the Pacific Motorway, prosecutor Brendan White said. The court heard Goring also shot at a man who noticed him stealing a drink from a service station, and at a person who saw him changing a stolen numberplate in a carpark. He was also responsible for robbing a 69-year-old woman in her home at gunpoint, and stealing vehicles. ![]() He then went to extreme measures to avoid police, driving on the wrong side of the road while being pursued by squad cars and a helicopter. After kidnapping a man and forcing him to drive an escape vehicle, police managed to stop the pair at a road block at the Numinbah Valley. Justice Douglas McGill described Goring's behaviour as "highly irresponsible", and said his victims had been put through a "terrifying experience". He said it was fortunate nobody had been seriously injured by Goring's actions. "At least six of the people who you shot at suffered significant adverse lasting psychological damage," he said. Justice McGill jailed Goring for 15 years, but said he would be eligible for parole after serving a third of his sentence. The 26-year-old's early guilty plea, "good prospects" of rehabilitation and young age were taken into account. With time already served in custody, Goring could be released as early as August 27, 2021. Topics:crime,law-crime-and-justice,courts-and-trials,armed-robbery,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,nerang-4211,surfers-paradise-4217,upper-coomera-4209,carrara-4211 First posted September 05, 2018 16:04:16 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-05/armed-robber-ben-andrew-goring-jailed-over-gold-coast-crimes/10204248 By Rhea Abraham
Updated September 10, 2018 16:12:24 ![]() The family of a young woman punched and pushed in the face in a road rage incident has broken down outside a Gold Coast court as the man responsible walked free. Key points:Judge calls Valusaga's behaviour "excessive" and "unacceptable"Good character references from family and work colleagues taken into accountVictim's friend called the outcome "a slap on the wrist" Daniel Valusaga, 32, was given a wholly suspended 15-month sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting 22-year-old Kume Harris in January 2017. Valusaga was previously acquitted for assaulting the victim's father in the same incident, but pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm towards Ms Harris. The court heard Valusaga had approached the Harris family's car during the incident and that Ms Harris was in the car with her father and mother at the time. The court heard Ms Harris jumped out of the car to defend her father during a fist fight between him and Valusaga. She was trying to pull Valusaga away from her father when he turned around and palmed her in the face, before punching her. The court heard when she grabbed Valusaga's arm again he palmed her in the face one more time. In sentencing, Judge Katherine McGinness said the trial, which would normally have been dealt with in the Magistrates Court, had proceeded to the District Court due to Valusaga's prior offences. "It's amazing that you have not learned from earlier penalties imposed on you," Judge McGinness said. "If you had not approached the family, this would not have happened." ![]() Judge McGinness said his violent behaviour directed at a young woman who was much smaller than him was "excessive" and "unacceptable". In 2009, Valusaga was sentenced to nine years in jail for the manslaughter of 18-year-old Solomone Christopher Latu. Valusaga had gone to a party armed with a knife and meat cleaver, to seek revenge on the people who had beaten up his younger brother, Leon Valusaga. In sentencing, Judge McGinness said she had taken into consideration Valusaga's history of violent offences, along with character references from his family and colleagues. McGinness said it was clear Valusaga's employers thought highly of him and that he came from a close-knit family. The court also heard he had progressed within a company he joined in 2013 after being released from prison, and had since become financially responsible for his mother, brother and sister. Speaking to Valusaga's defence barrister, Judge McGinness said Valusaga was aware he had the support of his family. "Your client knows he's a very lucky man to have that level of support," she said. 'I just felt like screaming' Outside court, Ms Harris' family broke down in response to the judge's decision. Ms Harris' 24-year-old sister Grace was in court and said she was speechless upon hearing the judge's ruling. "I actually felt like just screaming while we were in there I can't even put it into words," Ms Harris said. "To me, he's just a monster. He's going to do it to someone else in the street, and sure enough, it's going to be another girl." ![]() Sarah Mackay, a friend of the Harris family who was in court during the sentencing, said the family would be devastated by the news their attacker walked from court with a suspended sentence. "I know for a fact they're very upset I know Kume is very upset." A victim impact statement tendered in court described how the incident had left Ms Harris traumatised with flashbacks of the event, and afraid of men in public places. "She doesn't go out without her father or her boyfriend now because she's afraid of men," Ms Mackay said. "I'm disgusted. He walked free. He got a slap on the wrist. "This just sends a message that violence against women is tolerated in our society because all you have to say is I didn't know she was female... and that one punch is tolerated." Valusaga's family did not respond to questions from the media outside court. Valusaga was asked if he would like to say anything to the victim or her family, but also declined to speak. The court ordered he pay $1,500 in compensation to Ms Harris. The Harris family said the money meant nothing to them. Topics:courts-and-trials,assault,southport-4215,brisbane-4000,qld First posted September 10, 2018 16:10:14 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-10/road-rage-attacker-free-gold-coast-court-suspended-sentence/10223004 Updated September 05, 2018 17:07:32
A meth-addicted armed robber who went on a wild crime spree shooting at innocent drivers and terrorising home owners could walk free from jail in three years time. Ben Andrew Goring, 26, was arrested in dramatic fashion in August 2016, when he tried to crash his way through a police barrier set up by officers during a manhunt on the Gold Coast. On Wednesday, Goring pleaded guilty to 45 charges, which included at least six instances of firing at innocent people, kidnapping a man at gunpoint, and driving on the wrong side of the road while trying to escape police. The District Court in Brisbane heard Goring's offending began when he broke into a home and stole several guns, which were later used during the crime spree. ![]() Over several days he shot at people at random, with defence lawyer Jakub Lodziak telling the court Goring was under the influence of ice. "He instructs he had not had a minute's sleep in the week prior to his arrest. He was so affected by the drug that he became increasingly paranoid and delusional," he said. "He was displaced, homeless and unemployed and heavily addicted to a very dangerous drug, methamphetamine." Goring fired at a car driven by a mother with her 13-year-old daughter as a passenger. While he was behind the wheel he also shot out the tyres of another man's car on the Pacific Motorway, prosecutor Brendan White said. The court heard Goring also shot at a man who noticed him stealing a drink from a service station, and at a person who saw him changing a stolen numberplate in a carpark. He was also responsible for robbing a 69-year-old woman in her home at gunpoint, and stealing vehicles. ![]() He then went to extreme measures to avoid police, driving on the wrong side of the road while being pursued by squad cars and a helicopter. After kidnapping a man and forcing him to drive an escape vehicle, police managed to stop the pair at a road block at the Numinbah Valley. Justice Douglas McGill described Goring's behaviour as "highly irresponsible", and said his victims had been put through a "terrifying experience". He said it was fortunate nobody had been seriously injured by Goring's actions. "At least six of the people who you shot at suffered significant adverse lasting psychological damage," he said. Justice McGill jailed Goring for 15 years, but said he would be eligible for parole after serving a third of his sentence. The 26-year-old's early guilty plea, "good prospects" of rehabilitation and young age were taken into account. With time already served in custody, Goring could be released as early as August 27, 2021. Topics:crime,law-crime-and-justice,courts-and-trials,armed-robbery,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,nerang-4211,surfers-paradise-4217,upper-coomera-4209,carrara-4211 First posted September 05, 2018 16:04:16 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-05/armed-robber-ben-andrew-goring-jailed-over-gold-coast-crimes/10204248 The decision to choose the right removalist for your move becomes tough when the market is overloaded with a considerable number of moving companies. But it is also vital to make the right choice as your total moving experience depends upon this one choice. If you choose the wrong company in a hurry, it will not only cost you more than anticipated; you may also end up with damaged and lost things in your new home. Thus, it is vital to be careful and research thoroughly about your choice of removalist. Here are a few tips for you to help you find the perfect moving company for your relocation work.
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A meth-addicted armed robber who went on a wild crime spree shooting at innocent drivers and terrorising home owners could walk free from jail in three years time. Ben Andrew Goring, 26, was arrested in dramatic fashion in August 2016, when he tried to crash his way through a police barrier set up by officers during a manhunt on the Gold Coast. On Wednesday, Goring pleaded guilty to 45 charges, which included at least six instances of firing at innocent people, kidnapping a man at gunpoint, and driving on the wrong side of the road while trying to escape police. The District Court in Brisbane heard Goring's offending began when he broke into a home and stole several guns, which were later used during the crime spree. ![]() Over several days he shot at people at random, with defence lawyer Jakub Lodziak telling the court Goring was under the influence of ice. "He instructs he had not had a minute's sleep in the week prior to his arrest. He was so affected by the drug that he became increasingly paranoid and delusional," he said. "He was displaced, homeless and unemployed and heavily addicted to a very dangerous drug, methamphetamine." Goring fired at a car driven by a mother with her 13-year-old daughter as a passenger. While he was behind the wheel he also shot out the tyres of another man's car on the Pacific Motorway, prosecutor Brendan White said. The court heard Goring also shot at a man who noticed him stealing a drink from a service station, and at a person who saw him changing a stolen numberplate in a carpark. He was also responsible for robbing a 69-year-old woman in her home at gunpoint, and stealing vehicles. ![]() He then went to extreme measures to avoid police, driving on the wrong side of the road while being pursued by squad cars and a helicopter. After kidnapping a man and forcing him to drive an escape vehicle, police managed to stop the pair at a road block at the Numinbah Valley. Justice Douglas McGill described Goring's behaviour as "highly irresponsible", and said his victims had been put through a "terrifying experience". He said it was fortunate nobody had been seriously injured by Goring's actions. "At least six of the people who you shot at suffered significant adverse lasting psychological damage," he said. Justice McGill jailed Goring for 15 years, but said he would be eligible for parole after serving a third of his sentence. The 26-year-old's early guilty plea, "good prospects" of rehabilitation and young age were taken into account. With time already served in custody, Goring could be released as early as August 27, 2021. Topics:crime,law-crime-and-justice,courts-and-trials,armed-robbery,brisbane-4000,qld,australia,nerang-4211,surfers-paradise-4217,upper-coomera-4209,carrara-4211 First posted September 05, 2018 16:04:16 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-05/armed-robber-ben-andrew-goring-jailed-over-gold-coast-crimes/10204248 Posted September 05, 2018 13:57:05
Ron's wife Sharon and daughter Danielle thank QAS paramedics Hanna (L) and Kate (R) for caring for him. Supplied: Queensland Ambulance Service Topics:people,human-interest,death,southport-4215 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-05/ambulance-family-ron-mccartney-icecream-sundae/10204190 Updated September 06, 2018 13:42:13
![]() A group of committed senior swimmers is swearing by the health benefits of taking a dip in icy waters, but does science back the claims? Across the country dedicated, brave or just plain crazy people are taking the plunge into wintery lakes, rivers and oceans. Bondi Beach and Hobart have their famous cold water swimming groups and festivals. But just south of the Queensland border at Kingscliff there's a similar bunch of committed senior swimmers. They call themselves the Teabags because they bob in the water. At sunrise in Cudgen Creek you'll see them having a paddle and a laugh. ![]() Club founder Hilda Andrews, 94, swears by the health benefits of her ritual. She's been taking a daily dip, rain, hail or freezing temperatures for at least 20 years. "I just love it," she said. "The exercise does you good." Teabags member Alf said it was not just about the swimming but the social aspect too. "I'm 83 now and I'll tell you what I'm fitter now than I was when I was 73," he said. "The morning swim does me the world of good." But does the science stack up? The jury is out on whether the practice actually delivers the health benefits chilly dippers claim. Griffith University School of Allied Health Sciences Norman Morris backed the activity itself. "What I would say is for a group to be exercising regularly like that is fantastic for our health," Professor Morris said. "That's incredibly beneficial." ![]() He said regular exercise could reverse age-related changes in function like reduced muscle mass and bone density. He added there was some suggestion taking a cold dip could help with inflammation, change brain chemistry, and reduce respiratory tract infections. However it may be down to the power of positive thinking and it hasn't been properly researched. "They feel it, so therefore it's beneficial for them," Professor Morris said. "Just because there's no evidence doesn't mean that it's actually not true. "It's just the fact that we haven't actually researched or asked these questions in the right way." Topics:older-people,health,clubs-and-associations,offbeat,cudgen-2487,tweed-heads-2485 First posted July 03, 2018 16:30:39 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-03/teabags-seniors-club-swears-by-health-benefits-of-cold-swimming/9935180 Updated September 01, 2018 22:14:56
![]() The Roosters are crowned NRL minor premiers ahead of the Storm with a convincing win over the Eels, as Johnathan Thurston finishes his career on a victorious note with the Cowboys and the Dragons defeat the Knights. Quick navigation Roosters beat Eels to win minor premiership ![]() The Sydney Roosters have claimed the minor premiership after Latrell Mitchell fired them to a 44-10 thrashing of Parramatta. The Roosters went into Saturday's game at Sydney's Olympic stadium with a simple equation in front of them - win by 27 points or more and jump Melbourne into top spot after the Storm stumbled against Penrith 24 hours earlier. And they did just that, turning in a ruthless second-half display to take advantage of an ill-disciplined Eels outfit who will finish the year with their third wooden spoon in seven years. After leading 14-6 at half-time, the Roosters turned the screws when the Eels' Mitchell Moses and Michael Jennings were sin-binned within nine minutes of each other. External Link:Eels v Roosters summary They raced in five tries in 17 minutes to wash away their two last-start losses. Mitchell was dominant down the right edge, crossing for three tries in 11 minutes at one point. Five-eighth Luke Keary was dynamic in his second game back from injury, floating a pass for Blake Ferguson to get his second five minutes after the break. External Link:Eels v Roosters chalkboard Ferguson continued his stellar season, racking up 279 metres and crossing for three tries. With the Roosters' right side running rampant in the second half, Joseph Manu cashed in with two tries while James Tedesco finished with one try and three try assists. Under Trent Robinson, the Roosters have now won four minor premierships in six years. External Link:Eels v Roosters stats They are all but confirmed to meet Cronulla in the first week of the finals. And even with prop Dylan Napa suspended for another two games, they will enter the finals as the premiership favourites. The Eels were their own worst enemies with both of the Roosters' first-half tries coming after poor kicks from Corey Norman and Moses Thurston finishes career with Cowboys' win over Titans ![]() Retiring North Queensland great Johnathan Thurston has signed off on his 16-year NRL career in fitting fashion, piloting his side to a comeback 30-26 victory over the Gold Coast. The Titans led 18-6 at half-time in Robina but were dominated in the second term to ensure a winning farewell for Thurston. Thurston terrorised the Titans with his short kicking game in the second half and it was fitting, after doing it so many times before, that he landed the fatal blow in his final appearance. Trailing by two, Thurston chipped and found Gavin Cooper with nine minutes to play, the backrower scoring for an unprecedented ninth straight game as the Cowboys shot ahead 24-20. External Link:Titans v Cowboys summary Gideon Gela-Mosby then sealed the contest with a 60-metre intercept effort in front of a sell-out crowd at Robina despite Brenko Lee's 80th-minute try. It was vintage stuff from Thurston in his 323rd NRL match but he also brought something extra in defence to drag his side back into the contest. A corking tackle up-ended Titans big man Ryan James and led to the side's first try, while another jarring hit on Ashley Taylor kept the hosts under the pump in the second half. They trailed 18-6 at the break but a Ben Hampton double brought them within two points with 20 minutes to play as the Titans lost their grip on the game. External Link:Titans v Cowboys chalkboard Thurston's teammates cheekily ran out in replicas of his trademark headgear as he was greeted by his parents, wife Sam, three children and long-time Queensland teammate Cameron Smith. The pulsating crowd of 26,681 was urging the visitors on but there was no repeat of last Friday's lightning start in Thurston's Townsville farewell. External Link:Titans v Cowboys stats Gold Coast controlled the early stages, with full-back AJ Brimson bursting out of the blocks to find a clear path through for the first try of the match. It scuppered a planned seventh-minute tribute for Thurston, with fans' applause muddled by the up-and-coming Titan's exploits. Kane Elgey, in his last match for the Titans before joining Manly next season, then added a try of his own by running alongside and planting his own grubber. Dragons head into finals with Knights win ![]() St George Illawarra has come back from eight points down to defeat Newcastle 24-14 in its final match of the minor premiership. After a humiliating 38-0 loss to Canterbury last week that made it four defeats from five games, the Dragons hung tough to get the two points in Newcastle. The victory lifts the Dragons back over the Warriors into sixth spot - and that is where they will stay unless Brisbane beat Manly by 24 points or more on Sunday. A big Broncos win would give them a home final against the Dragons while a smaller one would cede ground advantage to the Red V. A Broncos loss would see the Dragons host the Warriors. External Link:Knights v Dragons summary On Saturday the Dragons had to overcome an eight-point half-time deficit against a Knights side buoyed by a 24,662 crowd on their annual old boys' day. Prop Jeremy Latimore started the comeback when he dragged three defenders over in the 47th minute, before Nene Macdonald finished off a 70-metre break to reclaim the lead. The result appeared to be sewn up when Matt Dufty showed his set of wheels on a 90-metre dash to the line, although a late Ken Sio try set up a grandstand finish. External Link:Knights v Dragons chalkboard The Knights looked to have stolen the show when Mitch Barnett picked up a bomb dropped by Dufty, however Jack Cogger was ruled to have knocked-on in the lead-up. Dragons winger Jordan Pereira then sealed the win in the 79th minute, ending a horror run of six losses in eight games for coach Paul McGregor's side. Dufty and Macdonald were easily the Dragons' best, combining for 423 metres and 16 tackle busts between them to go with their two tries. External Link:Knights v Dragons stats The loss for the Knights means they end the season with nine wins and a likely 11th-place finish should Canterbury go down to Cronulla on Sunday. It also ends a run of three straight wooden spoon finishes. An early Zac Lomax penalty goal got the Dragons on the front foot, but the Knights replied through Sio in the corner. Shaun Kenny-Dowall made it a two-try lead at the break when he grounded a Mitchell Pearce kick. NRL ladder External Link:NRL 2018 ladder AAP Topics:nrl,rugby-league,sport,australia,nsw,newcastle-2300,bondi-junction-2022,wollongong-2500,qld,robina-4226,townsville-4810,parramatta-2150,sydney-2000 First posted September 01, 2018 14:24:47 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-01/nrl-roosters-crowned-minor-premiership-ahead-of-storm/10178084 |
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