Cessnock Mongrels have put injuries to key players behind them to score a 29-21 win against Cooks Hill at Drain Park on Saturday.
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The victory featuring tries to Patrick Burns, Cody Herring, Cain Campbell and Tim Earl 30 and three conversions and a penalty goal to Nick Pringle, is their third win in four weeks.
Hotel Cessnock Best and Fairest points were: 3 and players' player Dylan Gallen; 2 Nick Pringle; 1 Pat Burns.
Cessnock is away to Merewether at 4.30pm on Saturday and the following week hosts arch rivals Singleton Army at Drain Oval.
Pokolbin opened the scoring with a try to Daniel Thomas in the fourth minute but that was the end of it as Muswellbrook ran in the next six tries on the way to a 39-4 win at St Philip's College on Saturday.
The club's fund-raising efforts were far more successful with $5000 raised for the McGrath Foundation on Ladies Day on Saturday.
The Reds play Griffins at Hawkins Oval this Saturday