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Over the weekend, the Seagulls Mal Meninga U19 and Hostplus Cup teams made the trip to Townsville to face the Blackhawks.

The U19s had the unfortunate challenge of travelling to Townsville Saturday morning, heading straight to the ground to play and then flying home after the game to return to Wynnum Saturday night.

The big trip didn’t affect their energy level as they came bursting out of the blocks to score twice in the first 5 minutes. The Seagulls dominance continued as they took a 26-0 lead into the half time break.

Eager to continue their winning streak, our boys put the foot down in the second half to run away 44-6 winners.

Our Hostplus Cup team followed the Mal Meninga U19s at Jack Manski Oval in Townsville. The Blackhawks were first to score, before Sione Hopoate and Luke Gale scored in quick succession to give the Gulls a 10-6 lead.

Another pair of tries within 7 minutes to Sefa Roache-Faimalo and Kurt Falls, finished the half on a high as the Seagulls led 22-6 at halftime. The Seagulls momentum continued after the break as they scored 3 tries in the first 16 minutes to lead 38-6.

However, Wynnum then relaxed somewhat on defence with the game essentially done. The Blackhawks went on to score 4 tries in 11 minutes to bring the score to 38-30.

A late penalty to Bryce Donovan settled the Seagulls nerves and took the score to 40-30, where it stayed until full time.

A successful trip to Townsville for our two men’s teams, returning to the Bayside with all 4 points.

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The predicted rain stayed away from the Bayside on Saturday as the BMD Wynnum Manly Seagulls welcomed the Norths Devils from across the river for 3 matches.

The first game saw our Mal Meninga Cup U19 boys go try for try in the first half. However, a stirring speech from coach Daryl Short kicked our Gulls into gear as they ran away in the second half to win 46-22.

Up next were the exciting BMD Premiership team, coming off a surprise loss last game and looking to make amends. The Seagulls were the better team throughout the game but missed a few opportunities to convert their dominance into points. The Seagulls led 10-6 at halftime but fell behind 16-14 in the last 10 minutes. Winger Jo-Anne Visser rescued her team with try in the 65^th minute to put the Gulls in front 18-16, which remained the final score.

The Hostplus Cup were the final game of the day with two in-form teams on display. Winger Sione Hopoate got the Seagulls off to a cracking start when he opened the scoring in the 2^nd minute. The Devils hit back 6 minutes later before a Seagulls double to Hopoate and Delouise Hoeter extended the lead to 16-12. Matt Milson went in for the home side just before the break to bring the score to 22-12.

The Devils were first to score in the second half before Hoeter scored again for Wynnum to reestablish the 10 point lead. Dolphins-contracted Tesi Niu scored for the Devils in the 75^th minute to give them some hope, but the Seagulls ran out 26-20 winners.

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Sunday saw the return of Rivalry Round to BMD Kougari Oval, as the BMD Wynnum Manly Seagulls faced the Redcliffe Dolphins. On a rain-soaked afternoon where umbrellas and jackets were flying out of our merchandise stand, a surprisingly good crowd came through the gates to be part of the Seagulls Old Gulls Day. This game is always a competitive clash between two bitter rivals.

The McDonalds Seagulls Academy teams kicked off early, with the Dolphins proving too good in the Cyril Connell, Mal Meninga and Harvey Norman U19. That was the final game of the season for our Cyril Connell Cup and Harvey Norman U19, both of which just missed the finals in 2024.

Our BMD Premiership Women played against the Brisbane Tigers in the 4th game of the day as they looked to continue their unbeaten run. In a tight match with increased handling errors due to the rain, our Seagulls defended very well and looked the better team. Unfortunately they couldn’t get their attack firing and the game remained 6-6 for a long period.

A late penalty to the Tigers proved the difference as they held on to win 8-6 over the Seagulls.

Prior to Hostplus Cup kickoff, the Seagulls paid respect to 9 club legends that had passed away over the offseason, all making various contributions to the club over many years.

The crowd swelled late and it didn’t take long for the Seagulls to show their intent on Old Gulls Day, with big Cooper Page Wilson barrelling over from close range to open the scoring in the 4^th minute. Less than 10 minutes later, the Seagulls were in again, as Connor Broadhurst fooled the Redcliffe defence to sneak down the short side and dive over untouched. Seagulls led 12-0 after 13 minutes.

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This weekend saw only one Seagulls team in action, with our BMD Premiership team travelling to Rockhampton to take on the Central QLD Capras.

Our Harvey Norman U17 girls team finished up last weekend after a 4 game season. Unfortunately the girls lost each game, but they have enjoyed the season and will be back bigger and better next year.

Our other four teams rested over a bye this weekend.

Meanwhile in Rocky, our girls weathered the storm in the early part on the game as the score remained 0-0 after 20 minutes.

Then 3 tries in 7 minutes, scored by Lilly Green, Julia Robinson and Destiny Mino-Sinapati, saw the Seagulls explode to a 14-0 lead, which they maintained at halftime.

Karina Brown then scored immediately after halftime and the Seagulls led 18-0.

Then the Capras began their comeback, scoring 3 consecutive tries to get within 2 points of the Seagulls, 18-16.

Despite having a player in the sin bin, Wynnum scored again through Destiny Mino-Sinapati, with Brianna Clark converting to extend the lead to 24-22.

The Capras scored a late try to again narrow the gap to 2 points, but our Seagulls held on to win 24-22 in a thrilling game.

Destiny Mino-Sinapati was voted TFH Player of the Match and QLD X-Ray Player’s Player.