A powerful second half by Tweed Heads against Tugun on Sunday has given them their first victory of the season – and some confidence to take forward.

After losses to Burleigh Bears and Bilambil (plus a bye) coach Darryl Fisher continued to rotate players in his large squad and give them every chance to push for a permanent position in the team.

And plenty put their hands up as the Gulls fought back from a 10-6 half-time deficit to run in 30 unanswered points in the second half.

“We made a lot of errors in the first half and was worrying,” said Fisher. “Once they started to get a bit of possession late in the second half, we started to get some momentum through the middle and worry them.

“In the second half, we started to dominate and scored a lot of points; it was a good performance.

“Tugun had a few out so we have to recognise that but I was happy that we showed what we are capable of once we got a bit of possession.

“It was good to get that first win and some confidence and hopefully we can continue with that after the bye this weekend.

Former Titans under-20s hooker Jenan Parrish earned the players’ player award with a clever performance from dummy half. Jayden Baker, who went to fullback in the first half in a swap with Sione Alofi after he suffered a cork, was impressive, while the other centre Kurtis McDonald picked up two tries in a good performance while second-rower Kurt Murphy proved a real handful in the second half.

TWEED HEADS SEAGULLS 36 (Kurtis McDonald 2, Dave Sheridan, Jenan Parrish, Kurt Murphy, Jarrod Morfett tries; B Jackson 5, Kobi Annand goals) beat TUGUN 10 (A Lee 2 tries; S Rapana goal).