Sport
21 May, 2025
Mixed results for PD Crocs
THE Pink in the Tropics round returned for another year for the Port Douglas Crocs as they faced off against the Saints at a jampacked ‘croc pit’.
The Crocs after a bumpy start to the year looked to put on a show in front of a huge crowd in the biggest round of the year.
The action began with the women’s team looking to chalk up their first win of the season against their long time rivals – the Cairns Saints.
The match was extremely close through the first half with the score being tied at half-time.
The second half was very different though and the Crocs ran away with a 31-10 victory.
The development squad also looked for their first win of the season after a tough loss last week, unfortunately the game was never close as they lost 120-13.
The day rounded out with the seniors coming off a big win last week.
The first quarter was super close with scores being level at quarter time.
The rest of the game, the Crocs dominated, finishing with a 151-62 victory.
The Reef Raiders also hosted a Pink in the Tropics round where they saw a huge turnout to watch them play the four-time defending premiers – the JCU Mariners.
The rainy weather didn’t deter the crowd as the Raiders packed out their biggest home crowd of the season.
The action started with the reserves, who have had a near perfect start to their inaugural season, keeping that form well and truly alive, winning comfortably 32-5, putting them equal first on the ladder.
The A grade men started directly after them, where the game was extremely close through the first 60 minutes of the game.
Unfortunately, the experience of JCU proved too strong as they came away with the 40-28 victory.
This currently puts the Raiders in fourth place with just over half a season remaining.
