A man-of-the-match performance from Ryan Griffin and a first-half masterclass from Chris Grevsmuhl led Orange CYMS' shellacking of a massively under-strength Oberon outfit at Wade Park Sunday afternoon, the green and golds hammering the Tigers 52-12.
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With the captain-coach Josh Starling and halfback Matt Ranse both suspended and the likes of bullocking centre Abel Lefaoseu injured the Tigers were always going to be up against it and while their effort couldn't be questioned, CYMS severely outclassed the visitors.
Griffin was outstanding for the entire 80 minutes and while he scored a second-half double and laid on CYMS' last try with a neat grubber, it was his Herculean defensive effort that really punctuated his classy showing from dummy-half.
While he was substantially quieter in the second half Grevsmuhl was in everything in the opening 40 minutes and that's largely why CYMS led 30-nil at the break.
He scored one of CYMS' five tries in the opening half and by barging his way through Oberon's defensive line he played a massive role in three others as well, helping his side put the result to bed by half-time.
Most crucially, Maley said, the victory solidifies his side's place in the top four and it was a valuable points difference boost too.
The defeat puts the Tigers two points out of the top five but point differential is starting to hurt the club.
