Gebbie helps Seagulls make grand final

PAPUA New Guinea Kumuls flyer Edene Gebbie scored a try to help Wynnum Manly to a 26-14 win over the Townsville Blackhawks and book their spot in Sunday’s Intrust Super Cup grand final.
A large crowd turned out to watch the Blackhawks at Jack Manski Oval in Townsville, Australia, on Saturday but they couldn’t get their team over the line.
Wynnum Manly started the game running into a strong wind, however, got on the front foot early through a try to Sam Scarlett in the third minute.
The Seagulls continued to dominate possession and field position with Jordan Drew held up over the line in the 15th minute after a promising raid.
Eventually, the weight of possession took its toll on the Blackhawks in the 22nd minute, when a Pat Templeman kick took a deflection for him to regather and send to winger Ed Burns who planted the ball down.
Not long after in the 27th minute, Templeman continued to torment the Blackhawks, this time by intercepting a pass to streak away under the posts.
His first conversion of the day had the Baysiders up 14-0.
Wynnum continued to press before halftime, resulting in frustrations for the home side, with Kalifa FaiFai-Loa being sin binned in the last play of the half.
The penalty attempt from Templeman hit the upright, leaving Wynnum Manly up by 14 points at the break. The Blackhawks started the second half with determination and were rewarded early when Bacho Salam scored from a deft kick from Shaun Nona, who added the extras to reduce the deficit to only eight points.
Despite creating some opportunities, the Blackhawks could not take advantage and were further on the backfoot when former Blackhawk Drew crossed in the 55th minute, with the conversion from Templeman taking the margin out to 14 points once again.
In the 65th minute, a typical charge from dummy half by Josh Chudleigh saw him over the line.
The conversion from Nona had the score 20-12 and the crowd had their voice back. A penalty from Nona three minutes later further reduced the lead.
It ended up being the last points of the season for the Blackhawks.
Gebbie scored in  the 79th minute to seal a memorable victory for the visitors.
The Wynnum Manly Seagulls now face the Burleigh Bears in the grand final at Dolphin Stadium in Brisbane on Sunday (3.15pm kick-off).
Wynnum Manly 26 (Sam Scarlett, Edward Burns, Pat Templeman, Jordan Drew, Edene Gebbie tries; Templeman 3 cons) Blackhawks 14 (Bacho Salam, Josh Chudleigh tries; Shaun Nona 2 cons; Nona pen).
Results: Sat, Sept 21 ­– Blackhawks 14 Wynnum Manly 26; Sun, Sept 22 – Bears 24 Falcons 6. – qrl