THE Muswellbrook Rams are hoping to repeat last weekend's "clean sweep" when the Bengalla Hunter Valley Group 21 Rugby League club hosts the Aberdeen Tigers at Olympic Park on Sunday.
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The reserves hammered the Denman Devils 44-0, the under-18s prevailed 28-16 and the Ramettes stormed home 58-0.
The "seconds" went into the break ahead 20-0 on the back of a three-try effort from Nathan Graham.
Sound defence and minimal mistakes from the Rams continually frustrated the Devils.
And, the second half proved to be a mirror image of the first with Muswellbrook going on with the job to the tune of 44-0.
In a solid team effort, halves Luke Cameron and Mick Henry were ably backed up in the engine room by Brodie Collins, Cliff McGrady and Rumone Jackson.
Special mention also went to Jayden Dick, who continues to improve on a weekly basis.
Jackson picked up the players' player honours, with Caleb Pearce the recipient of the coach's award.
The under-18s faced a determined Denman outfit.
Numerous handling errors and poor discipline allowed the visitors to lead 10-0 at the interval following a very challenging period for the home side.
But, some wise words from experienced stand-in coach Mick Barnes turned the team's fortunes around.
Within minutes of starting the second half, Muswellbrook fought back to enjoy a 12-10 advantage.
From that point, there was no looking back as young gun Stevie Dengate produced a footballing clinic.
The talented halfback, and players' player, grabbed two tries and set up a couple more with the Rams running out winners 28-16.
The high-flying Ramettes put in a dominant performance from the opening whistle against the Devils.
Starting the round five fixture with an elevated intensity that couldn't be matched by the opposition, the girls blew Denman off the park in a pointscoring blitz.
The work load was shared right throughout the side on the day with a number of the players crossing the tryline.
Kayla McIntyre was named players' player while the coach's award went to Kylie Saunders.
Now, the Rams tackle long-time rivals, the Tigers, with matches starting from 10.20am.
Aberdeen's reserves enter the fray in winning form after accounting for Greta Branxton 22-8.
Round five results
First grade: Scone d Singleton 46-14, Aberdeen d Denman 44-14
Reserve grade: Merriwa d Murrurundi 32-12, Aberdeen d Greta Branxton 22-8, Scone d Singleton 26-12, Muswellbrook d Denman 44-0
Under-18s: Muswellbrook d Denman 28-16, Singleton d Scone 54-14
League tag: Scone d Singleton 28-10, Murrurundi d Merriwa 12-10, Muswellbrook d Denman 58-0
Round six draw
Saturday, June 1 -
(at Denman)
1pm: league tag, Denman v Singleton
2pm: under-18s, Denman v Singleton
3.10pm: reserve grade, Denman v Singleton
4.40pm: first grade, Denman v Singleton
(at Merriwa)
3pm: reserve grade, Merriwa v Greta Branxton
Sunday, June 2 -
(at Scone)
12.30pm: league tag, Scone v Murrurundi
1.30pm: reserve grade, Scone v Murrurundi
3pm: first grade, Scone v Aberdeen
(at Muswellbrook)
10.20am: league tag, Muswellbrook v Aberdeen
11.20am: under-18s, Muswellbrook v Aberdeen
12.30pm: reserve grade, Muswellbrook v Aberdeen
