Pottsville Beach Panthers were the big movers in round 6 of the NDC Championship as results brought the top six together with only a three point gap seperating first and fifth.

The Panthers proved that they will be a strong contender this year as they downed Tumbulgum Rangers 4 - 2 in an entertaining clash at Brian Breckenridge field. The win catupulted the Panthers to equal first as Lismore Thistles had the weekend off with players committed to the Far North Coast Suns.

Goals to James Lewis, Ben Blair and a double to Steven Pilcher secured the win for Pottsville with Darren Janezic and Tait Burns Vickery keeping Rangers in the hunt. Janezic was the most effective for Rangers while for the Panthers goalscorers Blair and Pilcher lead by example.

Third placed Tweed Heads sqeezed out a positive result over Alstonville in another tight affair. A solitary goal to Daniel French gave Tweed their second win of the season over Villa after their win in the Tursa Anzac Cup last month.

This win puts Tweed into fourth spot on the ladder but more importantly closes the gap between themselves and Thistles for the time being at least. Best for Tweed were Stephen Sing and Daniel French while Luke Wardrop gave his all for Alstonville.

Casino registered a good 3 - 2 win over an inconsistent Woodburn Wolves at Colley Park. The Cobras started slowly but eventually took control with Kevin Butwell, Ben Zeller and Trent George hitting the mark.

The Wolves replied through Dave Betteridge and Daniel Simpson but it was not enough to stop Casino from registering their second home win of the season. The result giving them plenty of encouragement to move further up the ladder.

South Lismore also increased the pressure on the top four with a strong showing against a determined Murwillumbah Saints. Souths controlled the majority of possession but a resolute Saints defence made it hard for the visitors.

A double to both Shaun McDonald and Max Toovey proved the difference with Saints only strike remaining uncredited by match official Jim Byrnes.

This one did end on a sour note with three red cards seeing the dismissal of Josh O’Driscoll of Souths and Bloomfield and Scholes for Saints. The suspensions of all three will impact on their teams performances in round 7 as Souths take on top of the ladder Lismore Thistles in the match of the round while Murwillumbah’s chances of taking anything from their visit to Woodburn greatly diminishing.

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