Shute Shield: Souths’ Kagiassis heads up our list of great points gatherers
By MARK CASHMAN
Despite a quiet weekend on the points scoring front Christian Kagiassis heads up the Shute Shield points scoring ladder after Round Eight.
Northern Suburbs Angus Sinclair and Rodney Iona continue to chip away coming in at 73 points with Iona joining Sinclair on the list of players to have kicked a field goal this season.
Brandon Quinn, Henry Clunies Ross and Tim Clements head up the list of top try scorers with six to their names, while the Two Blues prop Kalafi Pongi surged into the list at 14th after his hat-trick against Penrith on the weekend.
Here’s how the points scorers sit after the weekend.
LEADING POINTS SCORERS
1. Christian Kagiassis (Souths) 80
2. Angus Sinclair (Norths) 73
3. Rodney Iona (Gordon) 73
4. Tane Edmed (Eastwood) 70
5. James Kane (Sydney Uni) 69
6. Harley Attwater (Manly) 49
7. Dave Horwitz (Randwick) 46
8. Brandon Quinn (Gordon) 30
9. Henry Clunies-Ross (Sydney Uni) 30
10. Matthew Gonzalez (Eastwood) 30
11. Tim Clements (Sydney Uni) 30
12. Harrison Goddard (Gordon) 30
13. Reece Mau’u (Norths) 25
14. Dylan Pietsch (Randwick) 25
15. Mahe Vailanu (Gordon) 25
16. Nathan Russell (Norths) 25
17. Triston Reilly 25
18. Tyson Davis (Warringah) 25
19. Christian Kagiassis (Souths) 25
20. Matthew Gonzalez (Eastwood) 25
21. Benjamin Marr (Warringah) 25
LEADING TRY SCORERS
1. Brandon Quinn (Gordon) 6
2. Henry Clunies-Ross (Sydney Uni) 6
3. Tim Clements (Sydney Uni) 6
4. Harrison Goddard (Gordon) 6
5. Reece Mau’u (Norths) 5
6. Dylan Pietsch (Randwick) 5
7. Mahe Vailanu (Gordon) 5
8. Nathan Russell (Norths) 5
9. Triston Reilly (Randwick) 5
10. Tyson Davis (Warringah) 5
11. Christian Kagiassis (Souths) 5
12. Matthew Gonzalez (Eastwood) 5
13. Benjamin Marr (Warringah) 5
14. Kalafi Pongi (Two Blues) 4
15. Timothy Anstee (Eastwood) 4
16. Ed Craig (Eastwood) 4
17. James Hilterbrand (Manly) 4
18. James Kane (Sydney Uni) 4
19. Nicholas Duffy (Norths) 4
20. Tuitakau Kioa (Two Blues) 4
LEADING TRY CONVERTERS
1. Rodney Iona (Gordon) 29
2. Tane Edmed (Eastwood) 28
3. Angus Sinclair (Norths) 22
4. James Kane (Sydney Uni) 20
5. David Horwitz (Randwick) 19
6. Christian Kagiassis (Souths) 17
7. Daniel Donato (Easts) 15
8. Tom Halse (Warringah) 14
9. Harley Attwater (Manly) 13
10. Rory Garrett (Two Blues) 11
11. Patrick Pellegrini (Wests) 8
12. Nic Holton (Easts) 7
13. Dean Blore (Penrith) 7
14. Connor O’Shea (Sydney Uni) 7
15. Fred Dorrough (Randwick) 5
16. Connor Winchester (Norths) 5
17. Michael Moloney (Wildfires) 5
18. Taulogo Lalaga (Two Blues) 4
19. Yool Yool (Manly) 3
20. Lachlan Miller (Randwick) 3
LEADING PENALTY GOAL KICKERS
1 Christian Kagiassis (Souths) 7
2 Angus Sinclair (Norths) 7
3 Harley Attwater (Manly) 6
4 Nic Holton (Easts) 5
5 Dean Blore (Penrith) 5
6 Rodney Iona (Gordon) 4
7 Netane Masima (Penrith) 4
8 Tom Halse (Warringah) 4
9 Tane Edmed (Eastwood) 4
10 Patrick Pellegrini (Wests) 3
11 Rory Garrett (Two Blues) 3
12 James Kane (Sydney Uni) 3
13 David Horwitz (Randwick) 3
14 Michael Moloney (Wildfires) 2
15 Daniel Donato (Easts) 2
16 Brenden Hartmann (Manly) 2
17 Brendan Holliday (Wildfires) 2
18 Yool Yool (Manly) 2
19 Lachlan Miller (Randwick) 1
20 Fred Dorrough (Randwick) 1
FIELD GOAL KICKERS
- Angus Sinclair (Norths) 1
- Rodney Iona (Gordon) 1
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
1. Randwick 970
2. Gordon 909
3. Sydney University 907
4. Northern Suburbs 839
5. Eastern Suburbs 756
6. Manly 704
7. Eastwood 663
8. Southern Districts 553
9. Warringah 541
10. WS Two Blues 218
11. West Harbour 89
12. Hunter Wildfires 61
13. Penrith 54
IMAGE: ANDREW QUINN / GORDON RUGBY