Sport
4 June, 2025
Raiders seek to bounce back
PORT Douglas Reef Raiders reserves have lost their spot at the top of the ladder while the A grade are still outside the top four after weekend play.
The A grade team went down to the Southside Crusaders 32-18 while the reserves were also beaten by the Crusaders 24-21.
The Tablelands districts (Raiders reserve grade) side sent shockwaves through the FNQ rugby competition after a near perfect start to their inaugural season winning five of their first six games.
After a comfortable 23-12 win against the second-place Wanderers in round 6 the Tablelands boys were clear ladder leaders.
However, their strong lead came apart at Petersen Park over the weekend.
The Tablelands’ main goal is to take it week by week and try cement themselves a top two ladder position.
The A grade Raiders squad were looking at putting their little slide to an end and break their two-game losing streak.
The Raiders have been on the end of two very hard-fought losses in consecutive weeks against JCU and the Cairns Wanderers in the competition.
They were hoping to break that losing streak when they took on the Cairns Crusaders who sit last on the table.
The Raiders were wary of this matchup as the Crusaders got the better of them in their last matchup, winning 36-24. The Raiders entered the game looking to find some form back and begin their finals push for the second half of the season.
Both teams are training hard to sharpen up all components of their game, with both teams wanting to bring the premiership cup back up the coast to Port Douglas.
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