Shute Shield: Gordon run away from Wildfires on a day for Coleman brothers

By MARK CASHMAN Gordon underlined their premiership credentials once again with an eight tries to one and 50-7 win over the Hunter Wildfires in the 7TWO TV match of the round on Saturday. It was the coming together of the coaching Coleman brothers - Darren and Scott - for the first time in a game that had a great back story and oodles of banter. The game and all the banter probably panned out the way that I had expected with the Highlanders getting away to quite a substantial victory and the home side competing hard for the entire 80 minutes. "It was a proud moment for the family," Scott ‘Bubba’ Coleman said. "I just wish we could have competed a bit better. I'm bitterly disappointed to be honest. "At half-time we were in it and could have troubled them and maybe sprung an upset. You can't fault our blokes commitment. It is just our execution at the moment.” Shawn Ingle, the young South African born opensider was in everything, prop Dave Puchert pulled off a

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