Marchiori Construction made a strong start to their title defence with an 8-5 win over Mitch Cooper Plumbing on Monday night.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The Marchiori side made a strong start to the night with Rodney Savage, Zac Whitworth and Bebe Kenny getting over before Mitch Cooper was able to get two quick tries to bring the margin back to one try.
Mick Duncan restored a two-try advantage at the halftime interval while Whitworth extended the lead after the break.
Matthew Wells and Michael Vittuci brought Mitch Cooper Plumbing back into the game before three quick tries saw Marchiori all but wrap up the game.
Mitch Cooper Plumbing was able to close the gap to two tries, but that was as close as they got.
In the other top division men's game, Suman's Engineering and KX450 couldn't be separated with the score sitting at 5-all when the siren sounded.
In the women's division, Snow's took on Sisters in a grand final rematch.
Snow's made a fast start to the game with Bianca Sutton scoring a quickfire double before Sisters stuck back through Vanessa Richards.
The sides then traded tries with Emma Woolnough getting over for Snow while Eliza Baddock reduced the gap back to a try heading into halftime.
Snow scored two quick tries at the start of the second half with Erin Bonetti getting over while Woolnough scored her second before Baddock scored her second try to reduce the gap to two tries.
Woolnough completed her hattrick before a strong break from Sophie Bozic saw Maddison Casey getting over before Melissa Baquero made the margin 7-4.
Casey wrapped up an 8-4 win for Snows with a length of the field run to score right on the final siren.
In the other women's top division game, Luna Wild sent a strong message with a 14-0 win over SJR Industries.
RELATED
***
While you're with us, did you know that you can now receive updates straight to your inbox every Monday at 6am from The Area News? To make sure you're up to date with all the Griffith and MIA news you can sign up here.