Despite numerous changes to the playing squad Brods travelled to Scatcherd Lane in confidant mood with regular scrum half jimmy Hodkinson and his recent replacement Phil Town both ruled out, Ben Hoyle stepped into the breach at half back and he enjoyed his afternoon with a superb performance . The changes resulted in a first team debut for 19 year old Felix Lorimer at wing forward who impressed the Brods supporters with his industry and commitment. In the backs Michael Tuke made his league debut on the wing and showed that he has the ability to be a regular at this level. Brods young front row of Peter Ashton , Cole Wilson and Elliot Craven did indeed stand up to their bigger and more experienced opposition to lay the foundation for one of the Hipperhome boys best performances of the season.
The match kicked off in gathering gloom which was not to improve throughout the afternoon and even with the assistance of floodlights it was difficult to see what was happening on the opposite side of the pitch. Brods controlled the early exchanges to work their way into Morley territory. After 7 minutes play the Woodhead boys opened the scoring with some close quarter support play and it was Rob Jennings who finished the play touching down under the posts with try converted by Christian Georgiou, it was a confidence boosting start for the Woodhead boys. Morley responded positively taking the game to their visitors however Brods aggressive defence turned the ball over and the ball was run out of the 22 to relieve the pressure. Brods continued to dominate play and their second try came on the 15th minute when a well taken penalty put the Brods in the left hand corner. The lineout was won and the visiting eight set about their task to drive the larger Morley pack back fully 15 metres and it was Cole Wilson who touched down to emerge from the mist with the ball in hand. A second conversion by Georgiou put the visitors 14 points ahead. Morley once more responded well to play in Brods territory and it was only outstanding work by Michael Briggs and Danny Chappell in defence which kept the home team at bay. Eventually the pressure told and following a good line out win the ball was moved slickly along the backs and Morley were on the score board with a fine try and conversion. Brods hit back immediately when another well placed penalty kick to the corner produced a line out and drive from the well drilled Brods pack and a second try for Rob Jennings. With a missed conversion Brods held a 19-7 lead with half time approaching and had to defend their line as Morley repeatedly strove to break their defence.
The second half opened with Morley once more camped inside Brods territory however Brods defence was robustly sound, frustrating the home sides efforts and resulting in consecutive penalties awarded to the visitors for the home sides indiscipline. This continued when a fracas erupted in front of the main stand resulting in a penalty to Brods, a yellow card for Chris Georgiou and a red to the Morley wing. The penalty kick put Brods in the corner 10 metres from the home line and another well constructed driving maul resulted in Elliot Craven scoring his try to extend the score line to 24-7. Brods once more took the game to their hosts and a cross kick to the right wing was gathered by Michael Tuke who had a clear run to the line to score a try on his debut 29-7. Morley had the last word in the fourth minute of injury time when they were awarded a penalty try however Brods returned to the clubhouse in good spirits with another away win and a further bonus point in the bag.