Round 9
Ipswich Jets 54 d. Central Comets 16

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

Kahler Shines In Jets Win
Mon May 12, 2008
Source: www.qrl.com.au

Tough forward Kris Kahler has spoken of his desire to force his way back into the NRL after putting in another whole-hearted performance in the Wizard Cup.

Kahler scored a try and produced several quality off-loads to help the Ipswich Jets on their way to their seventh victory of the season on Saturday night.

The 54-16 demolition of the Central Comets allowed the Kevin Walters-coached Ipswich side to maintain its standing at the top of the Wizard Cup ladder.

Although the Jets scored nine tries to three, Kahler felt the Jets could have won by an even healthier margin.

"The way we started, we really should have put a score on them," Kahler said.

"That's just one thing we've got to work on ? playing for 80 minutes instead of patches here and there."

Kahler, who is contracted to the Gold Coast Titans, has yet to play an NRL game this year.

"I'm definitely frustrated but because (Mark) Minichiello and (Anthony) Laffranchi are going so well there is not much I can do," the Gympie product said.

"I'm happy here but I feel like I've got a bit to offer still in the NRL so I wouldn't mind going somewhere else.

"If I wasn't playing well I would say Queensland Cup (is my level) but I feel I'm going well enough to be playing NRL."

If the Titans, or perhaps another NRL club, view the match tape from the latest Jets game, they would no doubt be impressed with Kahler's strong display.

The former Raiders prop scored Ipswich's second try of the match with a powerful run that left several Comets defenders sprawled across the turf.

The try and Scott Ireland conversion put Ipswich in front 12-0 but the Comets weren't about to throw out the white flag.

A brilliant try from the athletic Karl Johnson pegged the margin back to 12-4. It was soon 12-10 when giant forward George Turakura crashed over near the posts.

A Donald Malone four-pointer in the corner allowed the Jets to take a 16-10 advantage into the half-time break.

The Jets were never headed in the second half, although the Comets did become the first side to score a second-half point against Ipswich since the first round when Nat Bowman scored from a bomb.

An at times ill-disciplined Comets team was on the wrong end of a heavy penalty count in the second half. However, the Jets simply had too many big guns for the visitors, who are yet to win away from home in 2008.

Crowd favourite Donald Malone completed a hat-trick of tries in the final minute when he outsprinted the cover defence to score a breathtaking 70 metre special which brought the crowd to its feet.

Fullback Troy O'Sullivan and Scott Ireland also scored spectacular four pointers in the second half.

O'Sullivan showed blistering pace to score a sizzling try after slicing the Central line wide open.

Ireland's try also drew a big applause from a rowdy group of Ipswich fans in the can bar.

The big winger cut back on the inside after receiving a pass from Malone and raced away to score under the posts.

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