DEFYING a disjointed lead-up and a lack of consistency through the opening stages of the Blowes Clothing Cup, Orange City ran rings around the Parkes Boars at Pride Park on Saturday.
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The Lions ran in more than a dozen tries to demoralise the understrength and struggling Boars, winning 85-10.
Incredibly, Orange City actually trailed Parkes at one point too.
“Yeah, we did. Parkes actually got on the board with a penalty goal very quickly,” Lions skipper John Colgan laughed.
“It was very pleasing to see us finally, finally put it all together but even so we won’t be taking too much out of it, we know that’s not Parkes’ strongest side.
Fullback Keegan Harding crossed for a hat-trick in the victory while wingers Taylor Smith and Cameron Cole also scored multiple five-pointers.
“They all got a few, all three were very strong too,” Colgan said.
“Coley won our players’ player as well, he was fantastic.
“Joey Lasagavibau was really good too, he had a good time. He actually made it over the line and passed it to a couple of other guys to score as well.
Considering Parkes’ strength, or lack thereof, Colgan refused to say the victory was the start of Orange City’s return their form of old, but he did admit it’s a great starting point.
“It was a really positive performance. I think the best way to put it is to say it’s the first time this season we’ve shown that we can be that kind of team, and performed close to our potential,” Colgan said.