Keith vs Sumner Sharks
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 1-00pm

Team List
Forwards
Fred BROADMORE
Darren MOKE
Ian COWAN
Callum BOWMAN
Simon GIFFORD
Mark VAN GROENDAAL
Colin GRAVETT
Barrie GIBBS

Backs
Shane BOYD
Andy McGILL
Aaron MAUGER
Adam JOHNSTON
Patrick LUCEY
Adam MILNE
Bevan WEBB

Reserves
Steven JACK
Phil KEARNS
Ian LOCKWOOD
Sam LEMON
Hayden SMITH
Isaac ARAPAI
Greg BROWN
Paul CRICHTON
Motomu YOSHIHARA
Rob FOLEY
Seamus MURPHY
Leyton HUNT

Points: 3-0, 3-5, 3-10, 6-10, 11-10, 13-10, 18-10, 18-15, 23-15, 28-15, 30-15, 35-15, 37-15, 42-15, 44-15

Tries: Aaron MAUGER (2), Paul CRICHTON (2), Bevan WEBB, Seamus MURPHY
Conv: Motomu YOSHIHARA (3), Andy McGILL
Pen: Andy McGILL (2)

Player of the Day:
MVP: Barrie GIBBS

Photographs here: http://gallery.keith.org.nz/2012/20120425/

WHO'S THAT? WHO'S AT 2ND FIVE? IS THAT HIM? HEY, I RECOGNISE HIM. WHAT'S HIS NAME AGAIN?

ANZAC Day is a day sacred to a lot of New Zealanders (and Australians) and when I heard we were being asked to play I wasn't particularly happy about it.
However, after the morning's commemorations, getting to the Clubrooms and seeing the boys and listening to their laughs and jokes, it just felt like it was a normal Saturday instead of a special Wednesday. Trouty, as a lot of the team also feel, does not like losing to the seasiders, particularly when we hold the Challenge Shield, so he got us all out on the field in plenty of time for a warm up, a couple of runs and a wee chat.
That seemed to have no effect as quite frankly, we played to a level not worthy of us. Maybe we had stage fright, or simply weren't switched on enough, but even having a former All Black in the squad (Hi Aaron!!) didn't seem to have an impact on what we were doing.
Down by 2 tries at the break, a few personnel changes made a distinct swing in our fortunes. Keiths changing positions and replacing players pushed us all up a gear and the scoreboard reflected that.
Cries from the opposition sideline about midgets and ring-ins only caused us to ignore them. Taunting us about our mothers smelling of elderberries however, maybe another thing on another occasion.
Beers after the game were at the Ale House and it was glorious.
Thank you to everyone who made the day special.