Shute Shield: Galloping Greens Outmuscle Eastern Suburbs
by Brendan Bradford -
Randwick have ground out a 22-13 win over arch-rivals Eastern Suburbs at Woollahra Oval to avenge their Round Four loss on ANZAC Day and move to seventh on the table.
The Galloping Greens eventually ran out three-tries-to-one victors after storming out to an early lead and leaving the Beasties chasing the game.
Wicks captain Seilala 'Lala' Lam revealed coach Wade Kelly had given the team more responsibility in the lead-up to the match after a few inconsistent performances recently and said the wake-up call was just what they needed to kick into action.
“I think it just took a bit of silence from him to get the guys switched onto their responsibilities on the park and off the field with everyone knowing their roles and it just made us do the job a lot