The Noosa Dolphins have surged to the top in the Sunshine Coast women’s rugby competition, winning games by more than 50 points.
The Anthony Dwyer-coached outfit has scored 333 points and conceded 17 points from six games during the first half of the season, in a huge show of force.
“The girls are flying. They’re doing really well,” he said.
“They have been together for a few years and they have a great bond.
“They’ve bought into the culture and values, they listen, and they train hard.”
The Dolphins started their campaign with a 52-0 win over Maroochydore and haven’t let up, with a recent 48-0 win over Caloundra.
“That was our toughest game of the year so far,” Dwyer said.
“They (Caloundra) took it to us physically, but the Noosa girls just took their opportunities when they came.”
Their game score averages 56-3 but Dwyer, in his first year at the team’s helm, has urged his players to remain committed.
“The biggest thing now is to not get complacent,” he said.
“It would be easy, with the wins we’ve had, to start thinking the trophy is already ours. But we have to remain focused.
“Each game is a new game, a new task. We can’t run on to the field thinking we already have the result.
“So that’s the challenge for this team, to make sure they stick to the standard and work hard for each other.”
Noosa won the competition in 2019 but are craving another premiership, after coming agonisingly close in 2020. They lost the grand-final, on the buzzer, to Caboolture.
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The Snakes pulled out of this year’s competition due to a lack of numbers.
“So unfortunately, we can’t get revenge on them, but hopefully they are back next year,” Dwyer said.
His team is being led admirably by captain Tessa Evans.
“She is brilliant, amazing,” Dwyer said.
“She is not just a great leader, but she also does a lot of work promoting the game on the Sunshine Coast.”
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Recruit Dillyn Blackburn, from Gympie, has also made a significant impact for Noosa this season.
“She’s been phenomenal, one of the stand-outs. She carries the ball so strongly,” Dwyer said.
This season represents Dwyer’s first stint coaching a women’s team.
From Sydney, he moved to Noosa in 2019 and played for the Dolphins before switching to coaching because he was “getting too old” to play.
Their next game is against University at Noosa, on June 12, 2pm.
