Premium Content Subscriber only The Central Queensland North open men were beaten but showed plenty of promise in their clash with NPL Queensland team, the Magpies Crusaders. They went down 8-2 in Mackay on Saturday, with Ryan Hawken and Paul Jackson slotting the team’s goals early in the second half. The CQ North under-23s were beaten 2-1 in their clash. The exhibition matches were a first for CQ and a first for Rockhampton’s Gary Skinner, who coached against his son Sam for the first time. Father and son Gary and Sam Skinner were on opposing sides for the first time on Saturday.