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Friday, March 27
Hello and Welcome.
Welcome to the home or "Lair" of Bears Gridiron. We are a junior and senior team club in Browns Plains and a junior team located at Kenmore.
We are members of Gridiron Queensland and play in the domestic competition and all our home games are played at Grosvenor Park, Berkley Drive, Browns Plains.
The Bears (Logan City Gridiron Football Club) have a long and proud history playing this sport in Queensland since 1988.
We are the most successful and strongest Gridiron club located within the shire of Logan. With State Championships in 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997 & 2002
We cater for players from 14 to 54 in all shapes and sizes.
All of you are welcome at our club at any of our training sessions or games. If you just want to pop on down to see what it is all about, let someone know and we will show you around.
Any people, young or old who wish to try this amazing sport, please give us a call.
You can ring:
For Browns Plains juniors:
Pete Farrar - 0423 580 728
Andrew Finnigan - 0434 252 041
Peter Jardine - 0448 048 500
Dave Allsop - 0400 006 236
Andy Miller - 0434 923 910
For Seniors:
Phil Crick - 0412 649 614
Dave Waller - 0488 242 014
And please don't think these numbers are only for players. As with every club, the people behind the scenes are a very important part of "The Team".
Please don't forget to come back and see how we are going and don't forget to sign the guestbook to let us know someone is looking at the site or mail to the Webmaster
Tuesday, October 7
Round 11 Bears Seniors v Wildcats
The Bears went into battle on Saturday against their Logan rivals the Wildcats. With both teams part of a three way tie for third place on the ladder it was a must win in order to stay in the hunt for a finals berth. The Bears welcomed back starting QB #16 Jade Wiki-Arapeta, won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball. The opening drive making good yards in the air and on the ground before a wayward pass was intercepted by the Wildcats secondary inside their red zone. The Bears D made their way onto the field and true to form were off again within moments with another crushing three and out series. The Bears offensive were forced to play ironman football with the absence of a few O-linemen, #51 Chris Mooney, #70 Scott Reuter, #94 Isarra Nuuola and #75 Kel Howsan leading by example playing both ways for much of the game. The Defense again led by in form LB #55 Matt Siaosi made life miserable for the Wildcats only allowing a handful of plays to gain yards and forcing several turnovers including three interceptions, two forced fumbles recovered, numerous sacks and a safety. The offense showing they can certainly score points also show casing this seasons rookie talent with #12 Bart Foley scoring on the second drive with a powerful run behind his blockers to go thirty yards for the first TD of the game. WRs #53 Jeremy Lindeblad and #84 Kyle Scoble were also in the mix making strong yards after the reception with Jeremy scoring two TDs and a two point conversion and Kyle catching a perfect pass in full stride to beat the DB down the sideline. #43 Chris McCormack adding to the tally , scoring his own TD on a the back of some good running. #75 Kel Howsan topped it of with a power run for the two point conversion. Check out the more comprehensive game footage at http://www.youtube.com/user/Dingobabyboy with thanks to Nick Day and his camera work. The final score of 36-0 was a well deserved result for the Bears and is the defensive units second consecutive shut-out. Head Coach Phil Crick commented "that his team has turned the corner and with the finals only a couple of weeks away we are positioned well for our run at the Sunbowl". This week the Bears travel back to Ipswich to face the Cougars a win will secure the teams place in the their third consecutive finals apperance.
Wednesday, October 1
Round 10 Bears Seniors v Ravens
The Bears faced the Ravens on a hot spring afternoon at Kenmore in a battle for outright third. The Ravens coming off a two game winning streak were keen to notch up their second only ever victory over the Bears, the Bears coming off a weather interrupted draw against the Stingrays were keen to take the win and move into outright third on the GQ ladder. The Bears O still without starting QB Wiki-Arapeta had first possession and managed to move the chains with some good rushing yards before stalling and having to punt away. The Bears D stepped onto the field for another tradmark three and out series. The Ravens defense played out their feathers shutting down the outside run and making things difficult for the WR's most of the game. Fill in QB#7 Vip Amin connected with receivers #53 Jeremy (CP) Lindeblad and #24 Aaron Dati for some great first downs to keep the Ravens guessing while #75 Kel Howsan & #51 Chris Mooney filled in at FB for some strong inside running and big blocking for #43 Chris McCormack. The majority of the game was played between the 30yd lines with neither team being able to break into the redzone. Both teams making big plays at crucial times and forcing turnovers Bear #55 Matt Siaosi forcing a fumble on a punt return and recovering it and grabbing another intercepton to give the Offence good field position. With under 2 minutes in the game the Ravens punter nailed a deep kick which left the field at the Bears 4yd line giving the O one last attempt to drive the length of the field for the game winner. A combination of bruising runs by #75 Kel Howsan and #43 Chris McCormack allowed the WR's to find some open field. #1 Jai Churchill stepped back into the QB role finding #24 Aaron Dati on a corner route for a huge 1st down, a dubious flag going in favour of the Bears added 15 yds to the end of the run. Now with less then one minute to go the Bears were on the Ravens 35 yd line with only two timeouts, a toss to #43 Chris McCormack earned another 1st down and stopped the clock inside the 25 yd two FB dives to #51 Mooney put the Bears on the 10 yd line with no timeouts remaining. The Bears O line determined to cross the endzone drove the Ravens front seven back allowing #51 Chris Mooney to rumble past the pile and into the endzone for the TD. But then it happened, a flag! Holding on the O line denied the TD and with time running out the only option for the Bears was to attempt their first FG of the season which was blocked! The Ravens taking over possession kneeled out the final seconds resulting in a tied game Bears 0 - Ravens 0. Footage of the game can be viewed at http://au.youtube.com/user/Dingobabyboy thanks to Nick Day. This week the Bears look forward to the return of Wiki-Arapeta in the local derby clash against the Wildcats to help resurrect their season and make a solid push for the play offs. The Wildcats took the earlier meeting 14-8 and are coming off a close win over the Cougars so this should be a classic Slug Fest!!
Tuesday, September 23
Round 9 Bears Seniors v Stingrays
The Bears travelled to the Gold Coast on Saturday to face the undefeated Stingrays. With the Stingrays form looking a little ordinary of late the Bears were keen to stake their claim as legitimate Sunbowl contenders with an upset win and with dark ominous clouds forming directly above the Runaway Bay complex the scene was set. The Bears took the field without gun RB #43 Chris McCormack which meant another shuffle of positions with #75 Kel Howsan and #51 Chris Mooney chosen to fill in at RB for the game. The Stingrays offense with first possesion of the game drove the ball down the field to open the scoring with a passing TD followed by the extra point to lead 7-0. The Bears now with a chance to even the score combined strong runs by #75 Kel Howsan and passing by rookie QB #7 Vip Amin, only to stall and have to punt away. The Bears D re-focused after allowing a TD in the opening series made life tough for the Stingrays forcing them to punt on the next few series. Some great pass coverage by #47 Shane (Smiley) Crawford, #5 Caleb (Cub) Reed and #12 Bart Foley upset the usually flawless passing attack of the Stingrays. #55 Matt Siaosi led the rush D with another display of brutal tackles and #94 Isarra Nu'uola proving a handful on both sides of the line. Some great pressure by the D-line allowed #89 Andrew Lindeblad to add to his impessive sack tally bringing #5 Kyle low down for a big loss. The second quarter began with the Bears moving the chains behind some strong running by #51 Chris Mooney and #75 Kel Howsan beating the D-line for good yards. Unable to score the Bears punted the ball deep and forced it on the Stingrays four yard line. A strong tackle by #46 Phillip Chongnee put pressure on the Stingrays O before they again found their rythem and combined a series of run and pass plays to drive the length of the field for a rushing TD (only the fourth rushing TD allowed by the Bears this season). The extra point was wide, score 13-0. With time running out in the half the Bears O led by #7 Vip Amin put together a strong drive with #12 Bart Foley making two pass completions amongst safeties for first downs before a late hit by the Stingrays moved the ball to within the ten yard line. With seconds remaining in the half and out of timeouts #75 Kel Howsan crashed into the Stingrays defense only to be pulled down three yards short of scoring. A no huddle Offense attempted to spike the ball for one last attempt to score before half time, however time was ruled to have expired in the process. The score remained 13-0 to the Stingrays. The half time show complete with a spectacular lightening show delayed the resumption of play for a further thirty minutes, at which time the Officals under NCAA rules called the game. The final result being a 0-0 draw as the second half did not commence. This un-expected result has the Bears sitting in third place on the ladder. Our next game is against the Ravens who are tied with the Bears on points so the winner will take outright third position on the table. Highlights of the game can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/user/Dingobabyboy provided by Nick Day.
Thursday, September 18
Round 8 Bears Seniors v Rhinos
The Bears played their first home game for of the season against the Rhinos on Saturday. The game started poorly for the Bears with the opening kickoff returned for a touchdown. This is the first time in the Bears history that this has occurred. The two point conversion was successful and the the Rhinos took a 8-0 lead after only a minute of play. The Bears D stepped onto the field eager to make amends forcing a fast and brutal three and out series returning the ball to the Offense. With starting QB Jade Wiki-Arapeta on the injured list #7 Vip Amin started his first game at the QB position. Unfortunately it was a horror start throwing a pick on third down which was returned 15 yards for a second touchdown, with the two point conversion successful the Bears were behind 16-0 after three minutes of play in the game. The Bears offense was back on the field and keen to make amends for the poor start moved the ball with some crisp passing and power running by #43 Chris McCormack which colminated in a fifty yard. Three play later #7 Vip Amin scored on a QB run, with the two point conversion unsuccessful the Rhinos led 16-6. Bears D returned to the field for another display of power defense with linebacker #55 Matt Siaosi forcing the first of many fumbles. Both teams traded possesion for the rest of the half without further scoring. Other hi-lites of the half include #47 Shane (Smiley) Crawford's interception, #51 Chris Mooneyon punt return where he cleaned up two Rhinos with one thumping hit and a fumble recovery by rookie #89 Andrew Lindeblad. The second half began with #7 Vip Amin finding his receivers, with #53 Jeremy Lindeblad proving a handful for the DBs making valuable yardage after the reception on several occassions. The O-line led by #70 Scott Reuter found a second wind opening running lanes for #43 Chris McCormack. The third quarter ened without either team adding to the score line. The fourth quarter began with #47 Shane (Smiley) Crawford intercepting another deep pass and returning it thirty yards. #43 Chris McCormack showing again why he is one of the best RBs in the league scoring on a twenty yard run untouched, behind a tired but determined Bears O-line. A fumbled two point attempt left the score at 16-12. The Bears D lifted and seemed impenetrable stuffing the Rhinos running game, and busting up pass plays, forcing turnovers. With time running out the Bears Offense were determined to score the winning points but fell short. The Rhinos O returned to the field with a minute to play and twenty yards out from the Bears endzone, paid the ultimate compliment by opting to kneel out the remainder of the game. Head Coach Phil Crick commented that "despite the poor start to the game and allowing two TDs early, our defense stood up to the task and did not allow the Rhinos offense to score". He was also impressed by how thw Offense rallied behind rookie QB Vip Amin moving the ball and scoring twice against the tough Rhinos defense. Highlights from the game can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/user/Dingobabyboy this footage was provided by Bears supporter Nick Day. The Bears will look to carry this effort into next weeks clash against the undefeated GC Stingrays.
Wednesday, July 9
Junior Playbook - 2008
The 2008 Junior Playbook is now available in the hand out section (Follow the link). All team members are invited to download, print and bring along to training!
Handout:
2008 Junior Playbook
Thursday, January 31
Origin Kebabs 2008
The Bears Gridiron Club is thrilled to announce that long time club sponsor, Origin Kebabs, have agreed to continue their support of the club.
Origin Kebabs have been sponsors of the Bears for the last three seasons and this will continue.
Their usual support will continue at all home games in 2008, but with an added bonus.
More news on the bonus sponsorship as the season draws nearer!
"Our club would really find things difficult each year without support and sponsorship from great companies such as Origin Kebabs" said club President Peter Farrar at his announcement of the news. He went on to add "Our club family has prospered due to the support shown by Origin Kebabs over the past few years and with this new deal, we will continue to grow into the future".
All Bears are reminded to support those who support us!
Monday, January 8
Ever wanted to be on the field........ but not play ??
Have you ever felt to desire to be involved in our game, but not wanted to play??
If the answer is yes, why not become an official.
The Queensland Gridiron Officials Association are always on the lookout for new officials to join their ranks.
Training and accreditation is supplied across the season by qualified Officials.
For the best "Seat" in the house at game time, join the Officials.
To find out more about becoming a Gridiron Official, please contact Tim Redshaw on 0410 146 222 or send the Queensland Gridiron Officials Association (QGOA) an email at qgoa@gridironqld.asn.au
You never know, you might just enjoy it !!
Saturday, June 2
Gridiron Queensland Equipment Sales
Gridiron Queensland are the proud Australian suppliers of Schutt Sports Football Equipment.
Currently in stock, in Brisbane, is the largest range of helmets, shoulder pads, personal pads, hardware, accessories, belts, mouthguards and facemasks.
No other Australian or New Zealand based Equipment supplier can boast this fact.
Been playing for a few seasons?
Been thinking about buying your own helmet?
Thinking about a fresh clean set of shoulder pads?
For the best price and the best delivery, contact one of the club officials for all your gear needs!!
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