A strong start to the Mal Meninga Cup season unfotrunately did lead to a finals berth for our talented under 18 squad.

We were right in the hunt for a spot in the finals after four rounds having won three of our four matches, including a thrilling win in the last minute over Sunshine Coast in round three.

Two big wins over Wide Bay helped us to a strong points differential after four rounds.

But we couldn't quite keep up the momentum suffering losses in the last two rounds to miss unfortunately miss out on the finals.

There are some quality players across our region though and it will be exciting to see how they perform in the coming years.

R1: MUSTANGS 50 (Xavier Va'A 2, William Johnston 2, Darcy Carswell, Oliver Chaffey, Clancy McPherson, Jaycob Mudge, Matthew Wilson tries; Wilson 7 goals) def WIDE BAY 6

R2: CENTRAL QLD 34 def MUSTANGS 12 (Tyson Stevens, Matthew Wilson tries; Wilson 2 goals)

R3: MUSTANGS 32 (Declan Ryan 2, William Johnston 2, Xavier Va'A, Joshua Truscott tries; Wilson 4 goals) def SUNSHINE COAST 28

R4: MUSTANGS 64 (Riley Wockner 3, Joshua Truscott 2, Declan Ryan 2, Kelly Shadlow, William Johnston, Matthew Wilson, Ky Rashleigh tries; Wilson 8 goals) def WIDE BAY 0

R5: CENTRAL QLD 54 def MUSTANGS 10 (Declan Ryan, William Johnston tries; Matthew Wilson goal)

R6: SUNSHINE COAST 30 def MUSTANGS 14 (Mitchell Berg, Rueben Tatow, Xavier Va'A tries; Matthew Wilson goal)