Keith vs Shirley Div 4
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2-45pm
Team List
Forwards
Mark VAN GROENDAAL
Darren MOKE
Phil HUGHES
Callum BOWMAN
Kevin WILLIAMS
Colin GRAVETT
Karl HADDOCK
Freddy BROADMORE

Backs
Shane BOYD
Bevan WEBB
Paul CRICHTON
Seamus MURPHY
Adam MILNE
Heath BARLOW
Gary RICHARDS

Reserves
Ian COWAN
Phil KEARNS
Shawn MUIR
Toby O'SULLIVAN
Isaac ARAPAI
Brendyn LAWSON

Points: 5-0, 7-0, 12-0, 14-0, 14-5, 14-10, 14-15, 14-17, 19-17, 21-17, 21-22, 26-22, 28-22, 33-22

Tries: Adam MILNE (2), Seamus MURPHY (2), Colin GRAVETT
Conv: Bevan WEBB (4)
Pen:

Player of the Day:

Photographs here: http://gallery.keith.org.nz/2012/20120630/

BUT SURELY NOT SHIRLEY, SURELY NOT.



Trust in oneself, trust in ones team mates and trust in ones abilities. That's the baliwick of a winning attitude and it's about time we had it back.
There didn't seem to be a sense of 'Oh shit oh shit it's Div 4 we gotta do it or we'll be a laughing stock' which has been the attitude of late. Instead, there was a gentle and quiet confidence and it showed in the first ten minutes. Two of the best tries this season.
When one team member passes to another team member and that team member takes the ball in and other team members work the ball out to
the skittery backs then that's when tries happen. And that's what we did. Twice. But after that we went off the boil to a bit of a simmer and let Shirley come back at us.

With the lead changing rapidly between both teams, it was hard to gauge who would eventually come out on top, but the lack of haste and desperation which so often has been a halmark of Keith rugby of late, was not there. Calm and purposeful plays were our watchword and that calmness gave us the victory.
There'll be a few pissed off Shirley players after causing the ref to call the game off a few minutes early, but it is the final score that matters.

Gaz proved he's fully fit after missing most games this season, Daz on 99 games was storming. Freddy was totally pumped up for action and Colin, Kev, Boyd and everyone else gave their all. Moto who's been on the sideline is itching to get back into it next week and regain his top points position while A.J. seems comfortable smoking and drinking on the sideline. Hopefully he'll get a haircut and rejoin the ranks of the fully fit soon.