Keith vs New Brighton D4
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2-45pm

Team List
Forwards
Isaac ARAPAI
Sam LEMON
Phil HUGHES
Callun BOWMAN
Kevin WILLIAMS
Colin GRAVETT
Fred BROADMORE
Shawn MUIR

Backs
Shane BOYD
Bevan WEBB
Adam JOHNSTON
Andy McGILL
Leyton HUNT
Gary RICHARDS
Motomu YOSHIHARA

Reserves
Ian COWAN
Steven JACK
Mark VAN GROENDAAL
Karl HADDOCK
Phil KEARNS
Darren MOKE
Joe BESWICK
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
Patrick LUCEY

Points: 0-3, 5-3, 10-3

Tries: Andy McGILL, Fred BROADMORE
Conv:
Pen:

Player of the Day: Bevan WEBB

Photographs here: http://gallery.keith.org.nz/2012/20120804/

ALLEZ VONT VONT VONT VONT. NON! NE LE DONNEZ PAS AU PAS BATARD.



Oooooh weeee that was exciting. And I challenge anyone to say otherwise.
First of all, Andy McGill, you fucking legend. Gary Richards, you tackling giant. Sam Lemon, you storming forward. Colin Gravett, you big everywhere on the field man.
Have we got a team or have we got a team? I think we've got a team. Last year we had a winning team, but that was a different year and a different team. This year, we have this years team and I'm pretty sure, without CRFU interference, we have another winning team. Now don't jump to conclusions that I'm drunk and seeing things through Sambucca tinged glasses. We've had our difficulties with numbers, commitment and injuries. But those problems we faced, we overcame and now that we're at the business end of the season, everything has come together nicely.

So the game started with New Brighton scoring, then Andy scored, then Motu didn't score, then Freddy scored, then Motu didn't score, again. The biggest disappointment of the day was not giving the ball to Sonny Phil so he could recreate his Trophy winning try against New Brighton from last years final. But these things happen. Then things settled down and no more scores (insert sad face here).
There was, however, plenty of goes at the line and someone, who shall not be named but whose named is similar to Pandy MacSpill and may or not be a team sponsor, almost scored which would have been a nice buffer to have against a very determined New Brighton team.
For most of the game, New Brighton needed to score twice to win and were given every opportunity by the ref to take the lead by slotting one of the hundreds of penalties they were given and then scoring a quick and dirty runaway try.
The runaway bit they got down pat except for the try bit at the end and the penalty shot attempt they disregarded all together to concentrate of the try line.
You can see from the score they never got across the try line and that was due to some fantastic tackles and some excellent defence.

As you know, I don't usually go back to the new clubrooms, but the last couple of weeks it's been enjoyable. It was especially enjoyable when the results were announced. What's that I hear you say Mr Club Captain? every team lost except for the Keiths? Could you say that again and louder please?
So those beers and the ones later on at the Bealey went down very nicely thank you.

One more game, then the final. Be there.