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

Team List

Forwards
Sam LEMON
Darren MOKE
Phil HUGHES
Steven JACK
Kevin WILLIAMS
Colin GRAVETT
Karl HADDOCK
Fred BROADMORE

Backs
Bevan WEBB
Andy McGILL
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
Leyton HUNT
Simon BARNES
Motomu YOSHIHARA

Reserves
Shawn MUIR
Isaac ARAPAI
Ian COWAN
Mark VAN GROENEDAAL
Shane BOYD
Brendyn LAWSON
Gary RICHARDS
Seamus MURPHY

Points: 3-0, 3-5, 3-7, 3-12, 3-17, 3-20, 8-20, 10-20, 10-25, 10-27, 15-27, 17-27, 17-30, 22-30

Tries: Rob FOLEY, Brendyn LAWSON, Ian COWAN
Conv: Motomu YOSHIHARA, Bevan WEBB
Pen: Motomu YOSHIHARA

Player of the Day: Simon BARNES
Most Valuable Player: Kevin WILLIAMS

Photographs here: http://gallery.keith.org.nz/2012/20120811/

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKED. AND KNOCKED. COME ON, ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER THE FUCKING DOOR?


You were there. You saw what happened. Averagely average. And that was just the referee.
We had our chance. We had many chances to take up the ball and run with it, but we just, somehow, didn't. Now I know what you're all saying; fat prick on the sideline, what does he know. Well, standing on the sidelines pacing up and down watching you lot over the years, has given me a sense of how Keith rugby is usually played. And unfortunately, I didn't see the best Keith had to offer. On the field. Off the field, is a different story of course.
Three examples of rugby in this video. The refereeing example at the end is particularly of interest to us and to Linwood. Even though he admitted to not seeing the try and seeing the knockon, he still awarded the try. Giving Linwood the required buffer they needed.
We've said it before and it's still true. We don't need a referee to win the game for us. We just need a fairly competent one.
No matter what the outcome of this game means for the finals, we still have training on Thursday and things to do next Saturday. Then, maybe some drinking.