Matt Forsyth's 150th first grade game for Cootamundra Bulldogs didn't exactly go to script on Saturday afternoon.
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The Bulldogs conceded their 11th straight defeat this season going down 40-12 to Wagga Kangaroos at the Equex Centre at Wagga.
Forsyth was pleased to reach the milestone, but conceded it would have been more of a celebration if they got the win.
"It wasn't too bad, but obviously it would have been better if we got the win," he said.
He remembers his first grade debut.
"I remember, we were playing Temora with blokes like Scott England and Dave Letele. It was pissing down rain, I came off the bench, I must have only been 16 or 17 years old," he said.
Scott England coached Cootamundra to their last first grade premiership in 2005.
Regarding Saturday's game, Forsyth said the Bulldogs made too many errors.
Cootamundra managed one try in each half through Jordyn Ballard and James Smith, while Forsyth kicked a conversion late in the game to cap the milestone.
"We slacked off in periods of the game, it's killed us all year," he said.
We slacked off in periods of the game, it's killed us all year.
- Matt Forsyth
For Kangaroos, coach Glenn Dumbrell scored a hat-trick to lift his side to their first win in nine games.
"It is fantastic," he said.
"They guys were really good and every time we made a break they were there supporting and it was good to get some points on the board."
Kangaroos have a much bigger test coming up against Gundagai while Cootamundra tackles Southcity.
