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'Humble' Pride Pivot Dominates
Tue July 28, 2009
QUEENSLAND Residents whiz kid Tom Humble produced arguably the best individual performance of the Queensland Cup season today as the Northern Pride blitzed Redcliffe 54-24 at Dolphin Oval.
Humble, who combined superbly with Chris Sheppard (pictured) in the first half, finished with an incredible 34 points from four tries and nine conversions.
All four of his tries were special efforts and had more than a touch of class about them.
The former North Queensland star's explosive speed and footwork was all too much for the Dolphins, who leaked 24 points in the opening half.
Humble scored the first three tries of the match ? his second an absolute beauty and one that no doubt would have brought Pride supporters to their feet.
After chasing through a Sheppard chip kick, Humble got the perfect bounce before weaving a passage through the Dolphins' last line of defence on his way to a breathtaking try.
His fourth try, which came early in the second half, was a similar long range effort and again highlighted his electrifying speed off the mark and ability to take the line on at the right time.
Not surprisingly, the Blackwater product was the ABC TV's man of the match after his eye-catching display.
But he refused to take all the credit for the Pride's comprehensive victory.
"It's a lot easier with blokes like Mark Cantoni and Rod Jensen outside you," the modest playmaker said.
Humble also saved a special mention for Sheppard.
"He really makes the game easy. He's a great bloke to play outside of," said Humble, who played in the Queensland Residents' 34-6 victory over NSW Residents.
While Humble oozed class, he was not the only Pride player who caused the Dolphins headaches.
The Pride had a host of five star performers in the nine try to four romp.
The visitors led 48-0 at one stage and it wasn't until the 60th minute that Redcliffe provided their fans with something to cheer about.
Redcliffe fullback Liam Georgetown finished with a hat-trick to add some respectability to the scoreboard.
Humble said it was disappointing to concede four late tries, but overall the Pride could be extremely satisfied with their day's work.
"We probably let ourselves down a bit," he said.
"But if we can finish every game off like we started this one then we can really build towards the finals."
While the Pride has all but sealed its spot in the finals, the Dolphins are now faced with the prospect of having to win all four of their remaining games to be any chance of extending their season beyond the final premiership round.
New Redcliffe halves Craig Priestly and Ryan Ghetti struggled to mount any pressure on the Pride in the opening half.
The Pride made its share of mistakes in the opening half, but they defended every one of the errors to set the standard for the rest of the afternoon.
Nick Slyney's gutsy chase on Redcliffe flyer Georgetown typified the Pride's determination to keep their try-line intact.
NORTHERN PRIDE 54 (Tom Humble 4, Germaine Paulson, Mark Cantoni, Luke Harlen, Matt Bartlett, Chris Riesen tries; Tom Humble 9 goals) def REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS 24 (Liam Georgetown 3, Palmer Wapau tries; Liam Georgetown 4 goals) at Dolphin Oval.
