Bulls bounce back

And unfortunately for Quirindi it proved true after they found themselves on the end of a humiliating 167-0 hammering at the hands of the Bulls on Saturday.

Bulls coach Damien Kelly was gracious in victory and said the Quirindi side never gave up despite the lopsided scoreline which required the scoreboard to be restarted once Moree reached triple figures.

“A lot of credit needs to go to the Quirindi blokes for getting on the bus. They’re a good bunch of fellas and they didn’t give up. Last year they didn’t even bring a side but this year they bought one and a half,” he said.

“With about 10 minutes to go and despite being down by about 140 they were still taking quick taps on their own line and trying to play some footy. It would have been tough for them to continue to kick off and prepare themselves to tackle again.”

The 167-point margin was just short of the 172-point record which also involved Moree when they belted Tamworth Magpies 175-3 a few seasons ago.

“We were a shandy off it,” Kelly said.

“Some of our decision making wasn’t great at times and we pushed a few passes which caused some errors, so if we were a bit smarter we would have gotten there.”

Kelly said his side made a conscious effort after every try to continue to play for the whole game after conceding last week’s 80th-minute try to Pirates.

“We kept talking about going again and not taking our foot off the throat, but it is hard to get a lot out of a game like that, other than fitness because there was a lot of end to end action.

“It was good to see the forwards providing some of the support play as well. We weren’t perfect but we had some fun,” Kelly said.

The Bulls reserve graders also racked up the century with a 102-7 victory.