In spite of some valiant efforts and good teamwork, it wasn’t enough to hold back the stronger Valley side, the current league champions.
The Sandy Bay boys were further weakened by the loss of certain key players due to injuries and departures. Whereas Valley saw a number of key players back into the squad after their injuries.
The good news is that they are through into the Premiership Semi Finals, ironically playing against Valley Fort again. Better the devil you know, and now that the boys have confronted this renewed Valley squad, they will be able to better prepare and find the weaknesses to breakthrough.