EX-SEAHAWKS IN BOWL GAME TOMORROW.

9.30am Sydney time on ESPN Blake and Sean Muir will play for the Baylor Bears against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

As what happens with every College Bowl game, there is a week of events that lead up to the game. A full review of those events can be found here as well as Blake and Sean's Diary page here.

The game will also be Blake's 37th career start and final game as a college football player.

The Bears have arrived in Orlando where it's hot and humid on Christmas Eve.

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REMINDER: The Russell Athletic Bowl Preview Show debuts TODAY at 5 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Southwest. #SicUNC

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Below is a season review for Baylor Football 2015.

SEAHAWKS WIN 8TH COLTS CHAMPIONSHIP; THREEPEAT.

Topping off an outstanding and record setting season, the Sutherland Seahawks won 42-0 over the North West Sydney Predators.

5 rushing touchdowns to Haoping Tang led to him being named game MVP. Indicative of the kind of well thought out game planning that went into the preparation, the first offensive play from scrimmage was a 34 yard touchdown to Tang, but it was Tang's 16 yard 2nd half touchdown that broke several tackles that was the game's best.

QB Daniel Besz threw an excellent 31 yard touchdown to Justin Whiting after a long return from a safety punt; field position that the defense handed several times to the offense, as they have most of the year.


The defense capped off a season where they set a new club record for yards allowed per play 2.76ypp, topping the 2.82ypp of the 2006 Championship team. The defense kept the Predators to - 13 yards rushing in the game and added a safety from a blocked punt, as well as a fumble, an interception and 2 sacks.

The game bogged down at several points with penalties and the 42-0 scoreline didn't quite top the 48-0 victory from 2014's Championship game but the game definitely demonstrated the tremendous hard work of the players and coaches.

Since taking over the Head Coaching role for 2012, Christos Lambroplous is 31-8-2 with 3 championships. The coaching staff continue to demonstrate excellent application of modern system principles in football as well as skill and physical development.

These guys have each won 3 Championships in a row.

 



SEAHAWKS 42, PREDATORS 0

ANKLE BREAKERS WIN INAUGRAL JUNIOR COMPETITION

An incomplete pass as time expired from the Golden Phoenix secured the Ankle Breakers 32-31 win in the first ever Seahawks 5 an Junior competition.

Coach Daniel Besz directed the team to an undefeated season, a feat he would repeat a day later quarterbacking the club's Colts team.

Multiple touchdowns to Harry Clarke, who led the competition with 27 for the season, as well as Ethan McKean and Ryhs Downs kept the Ankle Breakers slightly ahead, the point after touchdowns vitally important.

Both quaterbacks played great Spencer Christlo for the Breakers and Max O'Shea for the Phoenix threw multiple touchdowns and just 1 interception a piece.

The Breakers and Phoenix played 3 very close games in 2015. 37-33, 45-35 and 32-31. The football was tremendously entertaining each time and it kept the spectators enthrawled.

In the 3rd v 4th game, a touchdown as time expired gave the Hurricanes a 44-39 victory over the White Lions. Both teams have suffered tough losses this year, underlining the competitiveness of the competition amongst so many inexperienced players.

Footage and photos will follow.

SEAHAWKS QUALIFY FOR THREEPEAT ATTEMPT

A fitting final rushing touchdown to Haoping Tang capping his 149 yards for the game was trumped by the first ever score from offensive lineman Mitchell Wiseman from the backfield as time expired, icing the game 30-8 and sending the Sutherland Seahawks to its third consecutive Colts Championship.

TE/WR Jake Wedesweiler scored 2 touchdowns from 7 receptions for the game, good enough for equal 3rd best ever from the Colts team. The offense turned the ball over uncharacteristically on its opening drive allowing the Pirates to get up 8-0 early on.

Roaring back with a solid drive on the ground, QB Daniel Besz trotted in for his 7th rushing touchdown for the season but still a 8-6 deficit.

The defense toughen. LB Jackson Young ended the game with 14 tackles, good enough for equal 2nd most in a colts game for the club.

Swarming to the ball carrier and rallying once the play broke down kept the Pirates from scoring again. Safety Alex Mellor's interception late in the game set up the final score. The takeaway was the 23rd for the Seahawk defense this season just 3 behind the record total from 2014.

The Seahawks will via for its 8th ever Colts Champinship from 9 appearances. The North West Sydney Predators were defeated 54-0 back in week 3 and will take on the Seahawks next Saturday December 19th at David Phillips Field. Kickoff is 3pm.

SEAHAWKS 30, PIRATES 8

JUNIOR SEASON ENTERS FINAL ROUND

The 7-0 Ankle Breakers won another tight contest with the Golden Phoenix 45-35.

Like the Week Three 37-33 encounter, the game was in doubt into the final minutes, Harry Clarke's 5th touchdown of the day from QB Spencer Christlo put the game beyond doubt. The Ankle Breakers of Coach Daniel Besz, have led the competition in scoring and have qualified for the #1 vs #2 final on Friday December 18th.

Who will meet them will be decided in this friday's final round.

The Green Hurricanes had their best game of the season and defeated the White Lions 30-18 off the back of some tremendous defense. The Hurricanes will need a win over the Golden Phoenix and a 43 point improvement in their for/against differential.

The White Lions need to win their last game over the Ankle Breakers and have the Golden Phoenix lose whilst improving their differential over them by 29 points.

This week's games start 6.40pm at Waratah Athletics Track on friday as normal.

FOOTBALL TAKES YOU EVERYWHERE.

Last saturday was the final regular season game for former Sutherland Seahawks Blake and Sean Muir.

Although the game went against the Baylor Bears, losing their 3rd QB of the season to injury and finishing 9-3, they will play North Carolina in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec 30th Australian time.

The Baylor Bears offense was again ranked #1 in the nation in offense in yards per game out of 127 teams and #4 in rushing yards per game. Thanks in part to the work of the offensive line of which Blake and Sean are a part.

Blake with Head Coach Art Briles.

The game was also Blake's last regular season game of his career. Saturday was his 36th start from 36 games. He will suit up for Baylor in the bowl game which will be his last as a Baylor Bear before becoming eligible for the 2016 NFL Draft.

Originally enrolling and playing at the University of Hawai'i in January 2011, Blake redshirted his first year and then started every game of the 2012 season at Left Tackle. The coaching change at Hawai'i precipitated a desire to move, a good idea evidenced by Hawai'i's 10 wins under that staff in 4 years.

The move to Baylor came at the right time and Blake has contributed enormously, rated the #2 offensive lineman on the team behind Outland Trophy finalist Spencer Drango. The Baylor OL unit has been one of the best in the country.

During his time at Baylor, Blake was joined by his younger brother Sean who is a redshirt sophomore in 2015 at Center.

Over Blake's career he has traveled to the following away games.

2011 (Travel Squad) Seattle, Washington; Las Vegas, Nevada; Ruston, Louisiana; San Jose, California; Moscow, Idaho.

2012 Los Angeles, California; Provo, Utah; San Diego, California; Fort Collins, Colorado; Fresno, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado.

2014 Buffalo, New York; Ames, Iowa; Austin, Texas; Morgantown, West Virginia; Norman, Oklahoma; Arlington, Texas; Arlington, Texas.

2015 Dallas, Texas; Arlington, Texas; Lawrence, Kansas; Manhattan, Kansas; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Fort Worth, Texas; (to be played) Orlando, Florida.

Add to all that, his games in Hawai'i and in Waco, Texas.

The boys have final exams this week and then Blake graduates at the end of next week with his family in attendence. Teh baylor Bears will then commence practice for the bowl game in Orlando.

REGULAR SEASON IN THE BAG.

With a 46-8 victory over the West Sydney Pirates, the Sutherland Seahawks extended their undefeated streak and will enter the playoffs as the #1 team.

Daniel Besz threw 3 touchdown passes and ran 2 more himself, Justin Whiting had his 8th and 9th touchdown receptions whilst Haoping Tang scored his 12th for the season.

Defensively Leif Fingleson had his first interception whilst Jackson Young had his 8th forced fumble of the year.

The only score the Seahawks allowed was on a kick return, frustratingly, the second of the year.

The Seahawks will have a week off to detemrine whom they will play in the Semi Final on Saturday December 12th.

SEAHAWKS 46, PIRATES 8

BREAKERS STRETCH THEIR STREAK TO 5 STRAIGHT.

In games that started as the city finally cooled off the Blue Ankle Breakers fought off the Green Hurricanes 58-44 in the highest scoring game of the season so far.

Down to just 5 man, the Breakers (5-0) kept a score ahead of the Canes (1-4) through 2 turnovers, Ethan McKean and Harry Clarke notching up multiple scores and gutting it out on defense as well.

The Canes have taken their time to get their offense into gear this season but 44 points was an excellent return on their midweek practice.

The 2nd game was also closely contested. The White Lions (2-3) behind Daniel Mauga-Hall's 3 scores gave them a 44-36 final over the Golden Phoenix (2-3). The Phoenix got a much greater yield from their touchdowns, chipping in with PAT's on three of them, the Lions scoring 2 extra touchdowns overall.

Ankle Breakers 5-0 (202 For, 113 Against)
Golden Phoenix 2-3 (149 For, 147 Against)
White Lions 2-3 (126 For, 134 Against)
Green Hurricane 1-4 (123 For, 153 Against)

Next week the Breakers will play the White Lions and Hurricanes will play the Golden Phoenix.

COLTS TEAM HANDLES THE WET FOR HUGE WIN.

The mud, my goodness the mud!!!!

The return game vs the UTS Gators was held up on the Central Coast in one of the wetter games that the Seahawks have had to get through. A full credit in particular to the Center, QB and Running Backs that they kept the team streak of not giving up a fumble; something that UTS team could not match.

Haoping Tang added another 3 rushing touchdowns and Quarterback Daniel Besz picked up several first downs as the offense scored 6 touchdowns building a 36-0 half time lead.

The defense added its 8th touchdown for the season as well as a safety, cornerback Dylan Dinale having 2 interceptions and Jackson Young blocking a punt. UTS did not gain a first down and were kept to negative yardage on the day, a monster effort by the defense and very rare outcome.

The Seahawks offense spread the scoring, 6 different receivers, Corey Delvalle having his first receiving touchdown on a 43 yard pass out of the backfield and Reece Weston scoring his 2 point PAT.

The Seahawks (7-0) will have the week off and then take on the West Sydney Pirates to round out the regular season before the playoffs start.

SEAHAWKS 52, UTS 0.

CATCH FORMER SEAHAWKS LIVE ON ESPN SUNDAY

Former Seahawks Blake and Sean Muir will be featured in College Gameday's featured ESPN game on Sunday 12.30pm Australian time when the Baylor Bears play the Oklahoma Sooners.

The Bears (8-0) are ranked #6 in the nation whilst Oklahoma (8-1) are ranked #12. This conference game will be vastly important in the race to win the Big 12 conference and qualify in the all important top 4 for the College Football playoff.

Blake Muir #73 will start at Left Guard whilst Sean #74 is a back up Center.

Baylor's offense is ranked #1 in the nation leading in yards per game and points per possession.

MOST DOMINANT GAME OF THE YEAR SO FAR.

The Sutherland Seahawks Colts team made easy work of the UTS Gators with a 46-0 win at Penannt Hills on Saturday.

Despite starting with backup QB Justin Whiting in his first career start at the position, the offense was commanding. Running Back Haoping Tang scored 4 rushing touchdowns until veteran Qb Daniel Besz arrived at halftime throwing a touchdown to Jackson Young for the offense's 5th score.

The defense gave up several first downs but did not give up a point. Young had 10 tackles at linebacker and defensive line whilst Jarrad Atkins had his first ever touchdown from an interception on the goal line that he took in to the endzone.

Safety Josh Hayward had 7 tackles for the game as the defense rallied from sideline to sideline against a UTS offense that was determined to attempt to get to the edge.

Back at the receiver position, Whiting had one of the best receptions of the year for 44 yard catch until receiver Matthew Gordon grabbed a 2 point PAT just getting his foot in-bounds.

Next week the Seahawks will travel to the Central Coast for a 5pm game against UTS for a second time. In a strange twist of scheduling the Seahawks played Sydney Uni in back to back games, now UTS in back to back games. Slade Park, Budgewoi is the venue, Saturday November 14th.

SEAHAWKS 46, UTS 0

CLEAR CUT #1 TEAM EMERGES IN JUNIOR COMPETITION.

An amazingly close and gripping end to the clash between the Golden Phoenix and Blue Ankle Breakers resulted in the Ankle Breakers step into the #1 ranked spot so far in the 2015 competition with a 37-33 victory.

The Golden Phoenix again took their game down to the wire. As per their week 2 game, they had the ball last with 15 seconds remaining after a time out. This time however, they could not make the go ahead score as time expired and the Ankle Breakers instead would stretch their season record to 3-0.

Harry Clarke and Ethan McKean both scored twice for the Ankle Breakers, Liam Shiagetz for the Phoenix had 3 touchdowns.

In the Hurricanes vs White Lions game, two teams searching for their first victory, defense was the premiere early factor. The 0-0 halftime score didn't last, Daniel Mauga-Hall's 2 touchdowns quickly put the Lions up for their first win and 29-12 final score.

This Friday the Golden Phoenix will play the Hurricanes and the Ankle Breakers will play the White Lions. Games start 6.40pm fridays at Waratah Athletics Track.


#1 Ankle Breakers 3-0, 110 points for/69 against.
#2 Golden Phoenix 2-1, 105 points for/96 against.
#3 White Lions 1-2, 82 points for/91 against.
#4 Green Hurricanes 0-2, 54 points for/95 against. 

5-0 FOR SEAHAWKS COLTS TEAM

A healthier and better prepared Sutherland Seahawks Colts team defeated the Sydney University Cubs 38-8 at Neptune Park Revesby on saturday, a significant improvement over the prior meeting.

The Seahawks offense scored 5 touchdowns with another being added on a punt return that was blocked.

Running back Haoping Tang scored the first of his 2 touchdowns from 6 yards out, the ground game gained 168 yards in the game against a Cubs' defense that was determined to play tight cover 0 all game, load the box and demand deep throws.







Receiver Justin Whiting scored his 6th receiving touchdown of the year, finding space in the middle of the field to break the tight coverage and put the Seahawks ahead 12-0. Safety Josh Hayward's interception and 23 yard return put the offence in excellent field position. The Seahawks made huge improvements in the kicking, coverage and return game compared to the previous contest between the 2 teams. 10 of the Cubs' 11 possessions started inside their own half; 3 of them inside their own 20.






Jackson Young played on both sides of the ball, scoring a touchdown, a 2 point PAT, making 4 tackles, breaking up a pass and blocking a punt. His 25 yard catch and run typified a ferocious physical attitude that the Seahawks have worked on developing in its Colts program.





Tang's second touchdown, this time from 33 yards out, came from a concerted blocking effort against a loaded box by the Cubs which lasted the whole game. Nothing is more pleasing than running the ball right down the throat of an opponent and the Seahawks offense did this right behind John Englezos in his first game at right guard.








It wasn't all on the the offense. The defense made key plays to both thwart Cubs possessions and set up the offense for scores in their own right. Andrew Di Cesare made an important sack that dented a Cubs possession in Seahawks territory.




Daniel Besz hadn't had a lot of help from his receivers early on, several catchable balls were dropped in the tight man coverage that the Cubs were attempting. His ability to extend the play and find rookie receiver Nick Predkowski for his first ever touchdown though was one of the plays of the game.



 




Safety Alex Mellor finished off the game and the scoring with a punt return touchdown. After Jackson young partially blocked the punt, Mellor quickly regathered the short gain and turned it into 6 points.

 

Next week the Seahawks (7/11) will play UTS at Pennant Hills 5pm.

SEAHAWKS 38, SYDNEY UNI 8.

ROUND TWO OF JUNIOR COMPETITION SETS UP BIG WEEK THREE.

With 15 second remaining, down 39-38, QB Max O'Shea of the Golden Phoenix found Daniel MacDonald for a huge first down in White Lions territory.

With 5 second remaining, an O'Shea to Christian Calabria touchdown (his 4th for the game) as time expired put the Golden Phoenix on top 44-39 for the win. Coach Mitchell Wiseman's team is now 2-0 for the season and they will play the other 2-0 team so far, the Blue Ankle Breakers.

The White Lions made huge strides over Week #1, Daniel ("DJ") Mauga-Hall also had 4 touchdowns himself after the team could only manage 15 total points in their first game of the season.

In the second game, the Ankle Breakers played the Hurricanes, the ability of the Ankle Breakers to distribute the ball to 4 different scorers showed how well they have picked up their offensive systems. Harry Clarke scored twice then added 3 PAT's whilst for the Hurricanes, Ned Rickard's 3 scores keep them in the hunt throughout. The 38-22 final score showed that both team's can score points and move the ball, Coach Daniel Besz's offense leads the competition in scoring but most importantly has conceded the fewest points.

Next week the Hurricanes (0-2) play the White Lions (0-2) whilst the Golden Phoenix (2-0) plus the Ankle Breakers (2-0).


#1 Ankle Breakers 2-0, 73 points for/36 against.
#2 Golden Phoenix 2-0, 72 points for/59 against.
#3 White Lions 0-2, 53 points for/79 against.
#4 Green Hurricanes 0-2, 42 points for/66 against.  

 

2015 JUNIOR SEASON KICKS OFF.

Whilst the club's Colts team had the week off, the 2015 Junior 5 man season began on friday night at Sutherland.

The teams have been practicing for the past 6 weeks, many new players playing in their first career games.

Coach Daniel Besz's Blue Ankle Breakers were victorious 35-14 over the White Lions. Ryhs Downs scored 3 touchdowns for the Ankle Breakers, one of 2014's returning players, QB Spencer Christlo hooking up with Downs on all 3 scores.

The Hurricanes scored all their 20 points in the 2nd half.

In the other game, the Golden Phoenix of Coach Mitchell Wiseman held out the Green Hurricanes in the second half after amassing all of their 28 points in the first half; 28-20 the final score. QB Maximus O'Shea started his season off with several passing touchdowns.

  Games will continue each Friday through to the Championship game on December 18th. Next week the Ankle Breakers play the Hurricanes and the White Lions play the Golden Phoenix. Both games start at 6.40pm.

COLTS TEAM NOW 4-0.

An uninspiring and frustrating 4th win for the 2015 season resulted on saturday from the Game Four contest with Sydney Uni Cubs; 18-12 being the closest game so far.

Several long penalties as well as losing Qb Daniel Besz to injury for a portion of the game made for a lackluster result compared to the rest of the 2015 season to date.

Cornerback Dylan Dinale made several great plays to go with his 6 tackles; an intercept return for touchdown, his second of the year, and then a forced fumble and return deep into the redzone that set up a score that iced the game for the Seahawks.

Haoping Tang and Justin Whiting were the main movers on the offense, covering for the absence of regular Tight End Jake Wedesweiler and Guard Maclaren Mrkic

Frustratingly, the team will again have 2 weeks off before a return game against Sydney Uni on Oct 31st at Neptune Oval Revesby 5pm.

SEAHAWKS 18, CUBS 12

SEAHAWKS COACHES TOUR OF ALL THINGS TEXAS FOOTBALL.

For a second consecutive year, coaches from our club toured the state of Texas and took in all that is to offer on the gridiron and the concentric circles around it that make up the world of football in that state.

In 2015 four Sutherland Seahawk coaches, Peter Upham, Christos Lambropoulos, Jason Lambropoulos and Chris Barry toured Baylor University, Texas A&M University, Temple High School and Cedar Hill High School, taking in 6 games and countless practices as well as watching film and meeting with coaching staffs.

There aren't many high schools in Australia that have facilities like Temple High school; these include a Jumbotron.

Seahawks Offensive coordinator/OL coach Jason Lambropoulos (right) and RB coach Chris Barry (left) watch Temple high's offensive line group at practice.

Baylor University has been an obvious magnet for our club's attention with two ex-players on the roster there. Blake and Sean Muir, brothers from Sutherland, have been at Baylor since 2013, Blake is currently the starting Left Guard for a team that is ranked at #3 in the nation so far in 2015.

The trip was largely oriented around seeing Baylor play two games, a home game vs Rice and a neutral site game vs Texas Tech. The dates corresponded with a bye week and the Long Weekend off in Australia which allowed a gap where the coaches could travel and the remaining coaches to continue to run practice.

Blake #73 was an offensive captain for the Texas Tech game at AT&T Stadium.

Sean walks from the team bus to Baylor's McLane Stadium.

It has been a very fortuitous time for the Muir brothers to arrive at Baylor and contribute to its success. The program is experiencing its greatest ever results and has an excellent shot this year to qualify for the College Football Playoff and National Championship. Already 4-0 and ranked #3 for 2015 so far, we will continue to watch every game. A reminder that a blog diary is kept on our site and can be accessed here.

Many thanks need to go to Baylor's offensive line coach Randy Clements and Head Coach Art Briles for allowing us to watch their private practices while we were there.

Texas A&M has the sort of facilities expected of a high caliber program in College football.

Baylor was not the only college program that we had a chance to visit with and watch practice. Texas A&M is in College Station and another well respected college program, even if the two schools don't like each other! Head Coach Kevin Sumlin was also very generous with allowing us to watch practice and tour their facilities.

There are elements of the offensive and defensive systems from both of those college teams that have already been incorporated at our club, and it was nice to watch, knowing the fact that we make the same points of emphasis in our drills.

Cedar Hill, like Temple, is one of the premier high school programs in Texas. The number of college prospects that come out of each school is a credit to the consistency and attention to detail of the Head Coaches (Spradlin at Temple, McGuire at Cedar Hill).

Cedar Hill's 4 starting defensive backs for example are already all committed to Division One programs. Both schools have sent players to Baylor and Texas A&M, Coach Spradlin previously was a part of Art Briles' coaching staff at the University of Houston and obviously has an excellent relationship still.

Little planes fly advertising signs over High school games in Texas, that's how big the crowds are.

With LB and Kickers Coach Ruzicka

The differences between the high school/collegiate sporting model and the club sporting model in Australia is significant and a cause for consideration for all sports here, not just our own.

There is a lot to like about a system that fosters high quality sporting output as well as school and community involvement. An article discussing the differences can be seen on the club's gym website, Shire Speed and Strength.

It has been a focus of our club in the last few seasons to as much as possible mimic the best strategies of where football is done the best. It was relieving to the coaches for whom it was their first trip to Texas, that everything was as expected.

They say you can never have too many friends and I feel like we made several new friends in Texas and we'll go back in the future.

MORE DEFENSIVE POINTS AS SEAHAWKS ADVANCE TO 3-0.

The Sutherland Seahawks defeated the North West Sydney Predators Colts team 54-0 in Newcastle on saturday.

The defense again shone brightly, two more return touchdowns, one interception return for 53 yards to cornerback Dylan Dinale and the second to Aaron O'Neill off a forced fumbled near the Predators goal line by linebacker Jackson Young.

The offense did not score on its opening drive, although the play of the game possibility occurred during that possession. QB Daniel Besz threw a rare interception but made up for it by chasing down the defender, forcing a fumble with a huge hit, then recovering the fumble to retain possession.

Touchdowns were shared across the offense. Haoping Tang scored on the ground and in the air whilst Besz scored on the ground as well as throwing a second touchdown to tight end Jake Wedesweiler and running back Corey Delvalle who scored his first 6 pointer.

The Seahawks will have 2 weeks off before taking on the Sydney University Cubs, another undefeated team so far in 2015.

SEAHAWKS 54, PREDATORS 0.

   

SEAHAWKS DEFENSE SETS RECORDS VS BRUMBIES AS EX-SEAHAWKS ROLL IN BAYLOR WIN.

The Sutherland Seahawks Colts team extended its early season success to two games with a tremendous defensive performance over the Wollongong Brumbies.

The Defense scored 20 points in the game, whilst the Offense made good of its 7 possessions to score 42 of its own. The 62-0 final score represents a club record for the Colts team in margin of victory.

The Brumbies were re-entering the Colts division after 2 years away. The 2011 and 2012 Champions brought multiple first year players into the game for their first outing and result was one-sided as could be expected. The Defense had 8 sacks altogether in the game, and 6 takeaways; both team records. The Defense also returned 3 takeways for touchdowns as well as closing the game out with a safety, 20 total defensive points was a club record.

Jackson Young had 4 sacks, which tied for a club record and 4 fumble recoveries; an outright club record. Two of his fumble recoveries were returned for touchdowns. The Seahawks are yet to give up a point in 2015 after conceding 10.9 points per game in 2014.

Qb Daniel Besz continued his great start to the year, throwing 4 touchdowns to go with his 5 in Week #1, putting him on course to attack the Colts club record of 26 for the year.  Rookie Tight End Jake Wedesweiler caught 3 touchdown passes including a 65 yard reception to start the 2nd half. 

Next week the Colts will play the North West Sydney Predators at Walters Park, Speers Point Newcastle. Kickoff will be 5pm.

SEAHAWKS 62, BRUMBIES 0


In Waco, Texas ex-Seahawks Blake and Sean Muir took the field at Lamar University in their home opener. The out of conference game vs the lowly rated Lamar was never supposed to be too difficult but the cardinals played well. The 66-31 final score was closer than many thought it would be.

Blake made his 26th career start, playing Left Guard. Sean played on PAT/Field Goal. The Bears are rated $6 in the Coaches Poll today and will have the week off before playing Rice at home in two weeks time.

HUGE WEEKEND ALL ROUND AS SEAHAWKS COLTS DEFEAT WEST SYDNEY AND MORE.....

The Sutherland Seahawks defeated the West Sydney Pirates team 40-0 in the opening game of the Gridiron NSW 2015 season.

QB Daniel Besz threw 3 touchdowns to Justin Whiting as well as running in another himself as the offense racked up 300 yards of offense as the game was shortened when the Pirates started to lose players to injury.

With so much attention from the Jarryd Hayne NFL story, Channel 10 even had a camera crew at the game, Head Coach Christos Lambropolous was interviewed prior to the game, while the game featured as a part of a news story on the evening news.

Defensively, the Pirates were limited to 41 total yards from scrimmage, Jarrad Atkins and Sasha Simic leading the team in tackles whilst Jackson Young and Austin Wilder combined for a tackle for loss creating a safety. Clay Hansell, meanwhile had the rare combination of recovering a fumble and having a pass break up on defense, and then having his first ever receiving touchdown for the offense.

The 28-0 half time scored was extended to 40-0; two of the team's youngest players Corey Delvalle and Nick Predkowski were excellent contributors for the offense. Predkowski catching an 18 yard PAT for 2 points after a penalty backed the offense up and Delvalle had 50 yards from scrimmage rushing and receiving.

Next week the Colts team will travel to Wollongong to play the Brumbies, 3pm at Corrimal.

SEAHAWKS 40, PIRATES 0.

In other news, the Seahawks Junior program was featured in a story also connected to the latest NFL news.

And last but not least; whilst the Seahawks Colts team was notching up the points, the Baylor Bears  over SMU notched up 56-21 in its first game of the 2015 season. Ex-Seahawks Blake #73 (2009) and Sean Muir (2009-2011) were a part of a Baylor offense that had 723 yards from scrimmage and averaged over 10 yards per play. Full details here.