Keith vs Burnside
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2-45pm


Team List


Forwards
Jamie GRIEVE
Bruce HALLINAN
Phil HUGHES
Kristen CURRIE
Stuart HERRIOTT
Mike BREUKER
Steve JONES
Kevin WILLIAMS

Backs
Bevan WEBB
Richard POWER
Ross SINCLAIR
Paul CRICHTON
Steve ELLS
Suta NUMIA
Tito SEMIOLA

Reserves
Ian COWAN
Sean BROWNE
Thomas MATTHEW
Mark Van GROENEDAAL
Isaac ARAPAI
Adam JOHNSTON
Kristian PAULIN
Rob FOLEY
John LUXTON


Points: 0-3, 5-3, 5-8, 5-10, 8-10, 13-10, 18-10, 21-10, 26-10


Tries: Jamie GRIEVE, Kevin WILLIAMS, Richard POWER, Mike BREUKER

Conv:

Pen: Richard POWER (2)




Player of the Day: Steve ELLS
Most Valuable Player: Bruce HALLINAN



Photographs here: http://keith.org.nz/?itemid=1659

Videos here: http://keith.org.nz/?itemid=1660

COLD DAY. WET FIELDS, WARM HANDS. HOT ATTITUDES AND COLD BEER. PERFECT.



Numbers numbers numbers. Where the fuck was everybody? Nevermind, those that stayed away missed a hellofagood game. I mean it, a hell of a good game.

Mr Jones had to play out of position on the blindside but didn't appear to cause much damage. He then returned to hooking after Mr Hughes retired from play. His teaming with Mr Grieve and Mr Hallinan made mincemeat of the Burnside front row which off set the lineout pairing of Mr Currie and Mr Herriot who both sustained body changing injuries.
The ref took a ball to the balls and got in the way of play a few other times but overall, kept things under control quite well.

Our previous game against Burnside, as Mr Kearns pointed out before the game, went along the lines of we score, we relax, they score. He asked us nicely to stop doing the relaxing part. We didn't listen. Until the 2nd half that is when we scored then kept scoring without the intervening bother of letting Burnside score. It seems the coach knows what he's talking about.



This pose by Mr Power seems to be his now preferred kicking style, although, it doesn't seem to be working for him at all. Mr Grieve's try, Mr Williams's try, Mr Breuker's try and even his own try were unconverted. Two penalties in which there was less arse wiggling and more actual ball kicking were successful though.

Mr Numia emulated Mr Fatu in having lower leg difficulties as did Mr Herriott. Mr Arapai also had difficulties standing on his ankles.

Non-soft-cocks were many. Stand outs for me were Mr Breuker, Mr Sinclair, Mr Power, Mr Webb and Mr Williams.
Mr Hallinan played excellent rugby as was demonstrated by Mr Haddock awarding him MVP.

Again, not many Keiths back at the clubrooms, but as is often the case, not many Keith = lots of Keith Beer.