Wattles captain Dale Perkins, pictured this season against Warwick, has proved to be an outstanding leader for his new club this season. Gerard Walsh
Rugby League
Wattles under-18 side goes down in close game
by Gerard.Walsh
15th May 2016 6:38 AM
RUGBY LEAGUE: Wattles went down in all three grades on Ladies Day at Platz Oval on Saturday.
The high point of the day for Wattles was a 40-34 loss to Souths in the under-18 game. The Wattles colts have played some great footy this season and are improving all the time.
Wattles went down 66-0 in reserve grade and lost 26-8 in A grade.
The club has been hit hard with injuries this season after starting the year with only a couple of players from last year's A-grade team which made it back-to-back premierships in 2015.
Coach Gary Lawrence is relying heavily on graduates from the Wattles juniors and U18s in A grade this season as well as experienced Stanthorpe pair Jason Wilmot and captain Dale Perkins.
