Round 2
Norths Devils 20 d. Tweed Heads 12

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Location: Australia > Queensland > State/Metropolitan Level Competition: Wizard Queensland Cup

Devils Erase Round One Memories
Mon March 24, 2008
Source: www.qrl.com.au

A young Norths Devils outfit has put the disappointment of last week's opening round loss to the Central Comets behind them, outlasting Tweed Heads 20-12 at Bishop Park.

The Devils led Tweed 16-0 early in the second half and survived a late scare from last season's premiers to open their account.

"We took a big step forward from what we did last week," Norths coach Mark Gee said.

"Last week we were pretty ordinary. When the boys reviewed the performance against the Comets they were pretty disappointed."

The Seagulls put a major fright through the Devils when Brenton Bowen and Dennis Gordon scored converted tries in the second half.

But Tweed couldn't land the killer blow, despite a glut of possession.

"We got hammered in the penalty count 14-5 which is something we need to address," Gee said.

"We worked hard all day. We didn't deserve to lose the game but they (Tweed) still had a few chances to win the game late in the match."

Hooker Marc Brentnall and classy centre Luke Samoa impressed for the Devils, who face the daunting prospect of playing the red-hot Northern Pride in Cairns next week.

"We're going to need to be on our game and show the same commitment to test them," Gee said.

Although his side came up empty handed, Tweed coach Michael Woods described the Seagulls' performance as a "much improved showing"

"We didn't control the ball and our last play options were a bit poor," Woods said.

"We were in the game all the way until the last two minutes when they scored a break away try."

For the second-straight week, Tweed entered the match without premiership-winning playmakers Brad Davis and Matt King.

But Woods said the Seagulls still had enough talent on the park to win the match.

"We probably lacked a bit of composure," he said.

"But I'm not going to put that down to not having Brad or Matt there."

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