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Brothers Run Rampant: Elijah Coombs Scores Four in 58-16 Rout · WCBH

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  Thanks, Costo. This weekend was round six in the NRL NT, and we start to make
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  our way through the draw for the second time.
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  And in the Dabsco Men's Premiership, in the second grand final replay of the
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  season, brothers kept their perfect start to the season intact,
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  racking up the tries to run out winners 58 points to 16 over the Bears.
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  Speaking of racking up the tries, brothers prop Elijah Coombs. He scored four of them.
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  The wide-running Mobile Coombs was at his destructive best in the big win.
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  And that game also celebrated Caleb Nicky's 100th senior game in the Butchers' stripes.
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  At Raiders Park in the Mayor's Cup, the lead changed multiple times throughout
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  the clash before the Raiders built a potential match-winning lead in the second half.
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  However, the 4-1 Sharks, they had other plans.
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  They stormed home in the final minutes. Reece Kalkin's field goal,
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  the final margin between the two teams.
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  The final score, Sharks 27, defeating the Raiders 26. And in the Chico Motlop
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  Shield, the Nightcliff Dragons, they retained the prestigious shield and scored
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  back-to-back wins, overcoming the South Darwin Rabbitohs, 38 points to 14.
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  Now, Costo, just a little bit on Edward Chico Motlop. He was a highly respected
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  Northern Territory Rugby League figure.
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  He played, he coached, he captained teams including Hornets,
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  Wallabies, Navy and Berrimer. That was during the 1950s and 60s.
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  And then Chico, he represented the Northern Territory against France in 1964.
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  He won the Best and Fairest Award for that season, the Fred Drysdale Medal.
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  And he also received life membership of both the Nightcliff Dragons Rugby League
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  Football Club and the Darwin Rugby League.
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  He became a legendary coach of the Dragons.
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  He led junior and A-grade teams throughout the 70s and 80s.
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  He helped build a culture of loyalty, hard work and success.
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  And that included a premiership in 1987.
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  He then went on to coach the South Darwin Rabbitohs in 1990 and 1991.
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  With the club making finals in both of those seasons, and they actually won
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  the minor premiership in 1990.
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  So, Costo, Chico Motlop, a tremendous contributor to both the Dragons and the
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  Rabbitohs, and more broadly, the game of rugby league in the top end.
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  Costo, the latter in the Dabsco men's premiership after round six.
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  Brothers are on top, undefeated on 12 points. The Sharks are next on 10.
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  Then we see the Raiders, Dragons and Bears, they're all on four points.
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  The Bunnies are down the bottom on two.
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  Now, next weekend is a bye round in the Dabsco and True Flow Services Premiership.
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  It is a representative weekend and we'll get to see the NRLW Combine Selection
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  Match. This will be between the Southern Heat and Darwin City.
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  That's in the women's. And in the men's, we'll get to see the Navy Tridents, the ADF Navy Tridents.
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  They will take on Darwin City. So a big weekend of representative football.
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  And that means the Davsco and True Flow Services men's and women's premierships
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  returns Saturday, 13th of June.
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  And Costo, I'll give you a full wrap-up next time we speak. Thank you.