After an early tussle for the lead Aberdeen was able to take the lead in the 43rd minute when a chip-kick from Karl Shearman was accepted by Cantor, who crossed for a try.

From there the team never looked back powering to victory in the second half of the match.

Best players for the Tigers were Nathan Cantor, second rower Luke Harcus, prop Mark Macaulay, lock Steven Hinschen and centre Robbie Rampling, who also spent time at hooker.

In the under 18 game, Aberdeen made it two wins in succession when they defeated Muswellbrook by 42-18.

The reserve grade team travelled to Greta Oval on Saturday afternoon to be beaten 30-12 by Greta Branxton.

This Sunday at McKinnon Field, Aberdeen will take on Scone in first grade and under 18s.

In reserve grade, the Tigers will play Murrurundi.

The under 18s will start the day’s action at 11.15am.

The First Grade clash between the Tigers and the Thoroughbreds, who are locked on 14 competition points, could be one of the best games of the year.

Other scores from the weekend were:

First Grade - Denman 40 d Greta Branxton 14, Scone 48 d Singleton 14.

Reserve Grade - Scone 20 d Singleton 16.

Under 18s - Scone 22 d Singleton 14.

The Group 21 pointscores after round 11 are as follows:

First grade - Denman 16, Aberdeen 14, Scone 14, Greta Branxton 8, Singleton 8, Muswellbrook 0.

Reserve grade - Greta Branxton 18, Scone 18, Singleton 16, Denman 12, Merriwa 10, Aberdeen 4, Murrurundi 4.

Under 18s - Scone 19, Singleton 17, Aberdeen 10, Greta Branxton 8, Muswellbrook 6.