The rampaging under 18s were a highlight for the Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs as they faced Cooma in icy conditions at the Cooma Showground on Sunday.
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The young Bulldogs were the only team to record a win in the outing as the first grade Bulldogs were unable to halt an undefeated streak from the Stallions outfit.
The under 18s claimed a comfortable win over their Cooma counterparts, coming up with a 40-22 result headed up by a hat-trick of tries to Trent Casey.
The young Bulldogs took the charge early before the Stallions battled their way back into the contest to trail 16-22 at the break.
However, Casey planted two of his tries early in the second half to give the Bulldogs a comfortable lead as they extended the margin and held out a late charge from the hosts to secure the result.
The league-tag Hot Doggies had a solid result, landing a 10-10 tie with the Cooma Fillies on the day as play fluctuated back and forth.
Tamika Millard scored early in the first half and then converted her own four-pointer for the Hot Doggies to lead 6-0.
The visitors then kept the hosts quiet to hold the margin at the break.
However, the Fillies found the line in the second half through Morgan Kemp and the successful kick tied the score up.
Ebony Pointed landed another four-pointer, but a reply from Heather Parsons sealed the game with neither side gaining an edge.
In the reserve grade contest, the Bull Ants went down 10-6 in a slow-grind of a game against the Stallions.
Cooma prop Jason Reid crashed over in the first half for the hosts to lead 4-0 and it was in the second half that the Bull Ants replied through Nat Gregoire.
A successful conversion gave Merimbula-Pambula a shot, leading 6-4, but the Stallions scored through Brent Bullock with just five minutes to play to wrap up the game 10-6.
In first grade the Bulldogs held Cooma to an 18-18 scoreline at the break despite Cooma getting the first points early on through star centre Karlos Filiga.
The Bulldogs stayed right in the chase through the first period with tries to Mathew Moon, Tom McMillan and Bailey Royle.
The size of the Stallions became too much to contain in the second half as the hosts began running in high-energy attacking raids.
The hosts piled on three quick tries to open a rift on the scoreboard in the second half, with Mathew Moon planting a sole try for the Bulldogs in the second half.
The Bulldogs will get another chance to rest with a general wet-weather catch up round bye this weekend.
The next round will see the Bulldogs play host to the Moruya Sharks for a match under lights at the Dog Pound next Saturday when the Group 16 competition resumes for round 12.