SPONSORS’ Day at Myall Park featured a double-header of men’s and women’s action at home on a sunny Saturday 12 July.
The Hawks men’s team marched onto the home paddock for the first time in three weeks, ready to face off against the Waratah-Mayfield Cheetahs, whom they had only last played a month prior.
The Cheetahs had the Hawks on the back foot from the start, swiftly taking the ball up the field and launching several attempts at the line.
The Hawks’ early defence was strong and determined however, holding the Cheetahs up time and again.
A few errors gave unnecessary hand-overs to the Cheetahs, allowing them to easily cover more ground.
Several combative back-and-forths ended with the Cheetahs landing their first try, and then a second only five minutes later.
The Hawks held them off for a nail-biting 15 minutes, before a very clean catch off the boot by fullback Carl Williams aided the home side to the 40 metre line.
The ball was received by James Sinclair, who ran the distance to score on the left hand side on the 20 minute mark, sending the Myall Coast crowd into raptures.
A try right on the buzzer saw the Cheetahs go into the sheds with a comfortable lead, which was extended by a series of tries early in the second half.
The Hawks began to have difficulty breaking free from their half, as another try for the visitors was scored directly between the posts.
Cheetahs kicker Lyndon March finished the game with six successful conversions, from a total of seven team tries.
The full time score was 4-40 in favour of Waratah-Mayfield.
Despite the scoreline, the Hawks rallied to thank their gathered sponsors at the end of the match.
By Thomas O’KEEFE
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