Secondly, to see the likes of Daniel Anyijong, Dut Garang and John Mangar in the starting line up and to watch how well they played was fantastic. Also, full credit to Callum Smith and Paul Malith who came on as subs later in the game shows the strength of the Reserve Grade players. And how good was it to welcome back Gum Mayak from injury – Gum played half a game in Reserves and then came on in the second half of First Grade and showed some amazing football skills. Thank you guys for all stepping up. We must also thank Dictor Dangrin for being available on the bench after playing another top game in Reserves and of course Jordan Andrews, our Reserve Grade goalkeeper who is always ready to take over from Mitch Weeden if injured.

Storm was never going to be beaten - it was just a matter of when we would find the back of the net. A huge number of opportunities went begging throughout the whole game. It wasn’t until the 41st minute of the first half that John Mangar knocked one in and from that moment on the lads looked like they would score a bundle. The second half started like the first half with plenty of missed chances until Daniel Keam scored in the 19th minute and then followed up with his second in the 31st minute.

Northern Storm 3 Coffs Tigers 0

Man of the Match was Daniel Keam who played his heart out today, scored 2 goals and had to try so hard to get his 4th yellow card – enjoy the rest next week Dan

First Grade – report by Colin Scully

Our next match is at HOME on Sunday, 4th August - Storm play Orara at The Cove, Korora. Reserve Grade kicks off at 12pm and First Grade at 2pm

Only 3 games remaining so PLEASE come along and support the lads as they fight to retain the Minor Premiership.