Match Reports are written immediately after the game and are a representaion of what happened on and off the field. Other information such as players, reserves, points and scorers are also included along with previous game reports from matches against that team with photographs and videos if available.
CAN THIS COCKPIT HOLD THE VASTY FIELDS OF SUMNER? OR MAY WE CRAM WITHIN THIS EARTHY O THE VERY CASQUES THAT DID AFFRIGHT THE AIR AT SAINT LEONARDS SQUARE?
A bit of pregame panic as locks were in short supply, then we found some, then loose forwards were in short supply, then we found some, then mid fielders were in short supply, then we found some. So, all in all, our usual Saturday.
Our usual Thursday also happened. With key players and positions not there because of whatever reason. Not a good thing if we want to win by using pre planned and tested moves on a team we know can pull rabbits out of hats. That philosophy was reaffirmed immediately prior to the commencement of the game. "We need to do A and B; Slow down some C and Pass some D". Instead, we did W, X, Y and Z. To say the least, it was not our finest moment(s).
Blah blah blah blah individual Keiths stood out individually, but individuals don't win test matches. And yes, I will mention Dick and Murray and Mike and Andy and Bravo (and his Dad) as examples of Keithly play, but others need to step up their game and as the song says, join together and let the laughter fill the air. Sad Keiths Always Make Me Cry is an old Keith song that I don't want to have to get the boys singing next week. Capisce?
Not the ideal way Isaac would have wanted his 150th game to go, nor the ideal way for us to carve our path to the final. We can only hope that other teams have the same misfortune as we have had as I for one do not want to go gentle into that good night, nor have my old age burn and rave at close of day. i want to rage, rage against the dying of the light. So do me and yourselves a favour, win one for the Gipper.
O FOR AWESOME UNTIL IT BECAME O FOR AWFUL
For once, for actual once, Shithole Park was only semi-wet and muddy. And then it rained and got muddier. So that was a good start to a bad result.
Ok, let's just back up a bit. We started good; we started real good. This try from PICKEN, Murray for a start, followed by some farking good forward stuff. Sometimes the rain played merry havoc with the hands of the skitteries, but nothing a forward couldn't take off their hands and use to score tries with. Which JONES, Steve did. After doing a dry run a few minutes earlier. ELLS, Steve also scored in usual winger style to celebrate his actual 100th game for the club.
I'm not going to say we had it all over Belfast, because we didn't, but we were certainly on top in aspects that actually mattered, like the points and not being whiney pricks.
WEBB, Bevan had to be replaced for blood oozing from between his fingers of which Foley, Rob warmed up his body for ten minutes until WEBB,Bevan returned to play. Later on, the very same ten minutes of warm was replaced by ten minutes of cold in the sin-bin. It seems head high dangerous tackles are not appreciated for the artistry they truly are. Moving on.
Second half seemed to be played in opposite land to the first. Maybe it was the cold and wet taking us off the boil, but we simply let things go Belfast's way. Error compounded error, particularly in the final ten minutes when we had it all but won. Defence proved our strong point but silly kicking proved our ultimate undoing.
We can start laying blame on individual people, or we can simply accept that we all made mistakes and critical errors that the Ref misinterpreted to Belfast's advantage.
Whatever the reason for the loss, I'm just glad it wasn't snowing.
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.
Keith vs Marist - Albion
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2-45pm Team List
Forwards
Bruce HALLINAN
Phil HUGHES
Isaac ARAPAI
Kristen CURRIE
Simon GIFFORD
Sam BROWN
Emili LANGI
Mike BREUKER
Backs
Bevan WEBB
Richard POWER
Murray PICKEN
Ross SINCLAIR
Suta NUMIA
Brad STRINGER
Jeff NUGENT
Reserves
Thomas MATTHEW
Colin GrAVETT
Steve Jones
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
Frankie SOLI
Tito SEMIOLA
Isireli GUYISE
Points: 32-15
Tries: Emili LANGI (2), Tito SEMIOLA, Penalty Try
Conv: Jeff NUGENT (3)
Pen: Jeff NUGENT (2)
Player of the Day:
Most Valuable Player: Ross SINCLAIR
Final score 32-15 or 28-15 what we put on results sheet.
But as we didn't want the bonus point for 4 tries as that would put us in top division we didn't count the penalty try and counted it as a penalty which was what we were taking when ref gave the penalty try.
Was a scrappy game with MA not playing with any structure and trying to run from everywhere.
We had them in the set piece and stuck to our game plan and were unlucky or maybe lucky not to get another 3 tries with the ref not seeing a clear try by Spook in the first half and 2 others in the in the second by Emili.
They had a yellow and red card and game was called off early as their indiscipline was to much for the ref.
Jeff the newboy Irish recruit came down to watch and got to play 80 min at fullback and do the kicking putting in a solid display and running and tackling hard.
Good Keith victory and many beers had to celebrate.
By Chief.
Countries from where Keith Members have come from.
KEITH INCORPORATED
Incorporated [1499581] 29th March 2004 Secretary - John McKEAGE
Affiliated with Christchurch High School Old Boys' RFC (Incorporated [219862] 19th October 1960) Secretary - Geoff FALLOON
CLUBROOMS & PLAYING FIELDS
The H.S.O.B. RFC Clubrooms are located at 10 Riccarton Avenue with changing rooms at 5 Ayr Street. Playing and Training Fields at Bob Deans Fields, North Hagley Park and Training Fields at South Hagley Park
TEAM OFFICIALS
Head / Forward Coach - Phil KEARNS Back Coache - Cal DALL
Manager - Peter HADDOCK Keith At Large - Steve JONES Financial Controller - Kristen CURRIE Clothing Officer - Damien BREEN
TEAM OFFICIALS
Social Media Officer - John McKEAGE
2018 Anniversary - Peter HADDOCK
Committee - Isaac ARAPAI, Damien BREEN, Kristen CURRIE, Cal DALL, Peter HADDOCK, Bruce HALLINAN, Steve JONES, Phil KEARNS, John McKEAGE, Bevan WEBB, Kevin WILLIAMS
Bob Deans Fields
