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Forecast: Fair
Wind: 2 mph
Temp: 53 degrees Attendance: 24,513 at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Cougars 0 3 0 14 0 17 AUCKLAND GET LUCKY,
Pirates 0 7 0 13 0 20
WIN TIGHT ONE AGAINST PERTH 20-17
Game Statistics: Cougars Pirates ---------------------------------------------------------
First Downs 11 17 Auckland,NZ | The Auckland Pirates have now won their 6th
Third Down Conversions 5 9 consecutive game on the trot but had to hold their nerve
Third Downs 15 21 and get a little lucky to achieve the success against a
Third Down Percentage 33.3% 42.9% well prepared Perth Cougars.
Fourth Down Conversions 1 0
Fourth Downs 1 0 Perth went into the game looking to control possession
Fourth Down Percentage 100.0% 0.0% through a strong run game and a short high percentage pass
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0 game. "I thought that was the best we had played all year"
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0 said Coach Steve Ella. "In the end it came down to one
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0% mistake and that cost us. I think we would have won if it
Offense Redzone Num 2 4 went into overtime".
Offense Redzone TDs 0 2
Offense Redzone FGs 1 1 Having rallied back from 17-10 down late in the 4th
Offense Redzone Percentage 50.0% 75.0% quarter, Perth took possession with a chance to get a
Rushing Attempts 28 28 shock win. But with time ticking down Richie davis who had
Rushing Yards 76 85 been perfect until now was pressured as he looked for a
Rushing Average 2.7 3.0 deep pass over the middle. Davis tried to pull his throw
Rushing TDs 0 2 back in but was hit by Obe Akuaoloa na dthe ball launched
Passing Yards 225 205 out of his grasp into the waiting arms of Sam McGahan. The
Passing Completions 16 21 Pirates taking possession at the Perth 35 just had to
Passing Attempts 30 46 manoeuvre into position and run the clock out which they
Completion Percentage 53.3% 45.7% did and Shar Dent never looked like missing from 49 yards
Passing Average 7.5 4.5 away.
Passing TDs 2 0
Offensive Pass Interceptions 2 2 Auckland had lead for most of the game and could have
TOTAL OFFENSE 301 290 skipped out to a big lead but for a subpar performance
Defensive Pass Interceptions 2 2 from Junior Lalogafu. "They did a good job on us today"
Punt Return Yards 0 27 said Mark Chalk. "They kept everything in front and they
Kick Return Yards 73 78 frustrated us. They choked us into mistakes". Lalogafu
Punts 7 8 threw at just 45% and was picked twice.
Punt Avg 51.6 47.0
Fumbles 1 1 Turnovers were a feature. Both sides opened their scoring
Fumbles Lost 1 1 after punt return fumbles. Perth with a field goal whilst
Penalties 7 6 Auckland scored thanks to Lalogafu sneaking in from short
Penalty Yds 40 50 range. There was no more scoring until the 4th quarter
Turnovers 3 3 when Dent kicked the Pirates 10-3 clear. Davis then twice
TIME OF POSSESSION 29:17 30:43 found rookie superstar Tom Jones deep for scores which had
a long 15 play drive by Auckland in between. Maweine Trail
Match Report; scoring on that play.
Injury Report;
COU SS 48 G.Nia (Shoulder, 3-4 weeks)
Individual Stats: Pirates
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Junior Lalogafu 21 46 211 45 4.5 1 0 2 21 41.1
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Shar Dent 2 2 100 0 2 2 100 0 4 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Obadiah Akauola 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 3 0
Sam Hughes 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jordie S'ua 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 2 0 0 0
Stanley Foran 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
Alex Nikorima 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0
Corey Tepania 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Sam McGahan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0 3 0
Nick Boyd 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Dunamis Grey 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Andrew Hands 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Charly Tuigamala 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Paul Alvaro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Heyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Joshua Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Keenan Turpin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Tauryn Murphy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Luke Edwards 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Christian Jensen 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Waqa Finuja 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
A.J. Terrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Enari Tatipapa 1 1 100 0 2 2 100 0 0 0
Connor Britton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Jack Fauid 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Phillip McGrady 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 25.0 1 0 4 0
Dane Timu 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Jared Mbye 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Terrell Lewis 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Chris Kostjasyn 4 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 8 8.0 0 0 2 0
Hugh Aitken 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 2 0
Josh Syme 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Harry Duggan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Vasuvulagi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0
Chippie Rheinberger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Tom Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Mitch Berell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Brendon Rokomaqisa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Billy Roberts-Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Nicholls 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Kilifi Tuiafiso 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jayden Mbye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Joel Gilbert 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Mitchell Tautahi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0