Big League Weekly Edition – July 25, 2019

POORgamemanagementcost
theCowboysintheir30-18
losstoSouthSydneylastweek,
accordingtocoachPaulGreen.
Leading18-12with 10 minutes
remaining,Green’steambottled
it asSouthSydneyraninthreelate
tries,andtheCowboyscoachsaid
hewasdisappointedinthewayhis
makeshifthalves,JakeCliffordand
JohnAsiata,closedoutthematch.
“Wehadthegamethere,”
Greendeclared.
“Whilstwecan’tplayas
expansiveaswe’dliketo,we
stillplayedwellenoughtoget
ourselvesintoa winningposition.
“Webombeda try,buteven
withthepenaltywithabout
eightminutestogoweprobably
should’veclosedthegameout
there. It’s very disappointing.” – JC

QUEENSLANDrepresentative

CoreyNormansaidhe’swillingto

shiftpositionstoaccommodate

thereturnofGarethWiddop

froma shoulderreconstruction.

Widdophasbeennamedto

returnforFriday’sclashagainst

SouthSydney,andNormansaid

he’shappytoshiftrolesif needed

andhaseventrainedatfullback.

“I’mnottoosurewhatthe

positionalchangewillbebut

if I havetomoveforGarethI’m

morethanhappyto,”Normansaid.

“Me,GarethandBennyHunt

haveplayeda lotoffootballso

wecanworktogetherand‘Gaz’

willhavea lotofopportunities

withtheballin-handso wejust

have to go off him.” – MB

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Compiled by Ben Everill