Smoko 2011 – The 137th Edition

ALL STARS: Best player: Michael “Hammo” Hammond Most improved: Andy Muir Special awards: John Fry, Sonny Heremaia, Lindsay Nicol, Dean Butt PREMIER B: Most Improved Player: Brayden Peterson Best Forward: Daniel “Bendon” Clarke Best Back: Rich “Dags” Little Player of the Year: Jack “Yo Sista” Egerton PREMIERS Most Improved Player: Elliott Mitchell Best Forward: Willy [...]

Premier Development Final: Match Report

It was another cracking day at Les George Oval as the Mighty Blue Machine lined up for their first 2nd XV final in over 10 years.  The lads were all pumped up before the game, with everyone knowing exactly what needed to be done to get past a Marist team that had thumped Midlands by [...]

Blues Premier Development 18, Marist 8

Yeehaa!  Outstanding tries to Jaykib Holland-Collins and Rich Little, conversion and penalty to Iain Renwick, but how about that drop goal from the old Master? Match report to come once my kidneys start functioning properly again.

More Old News, But This One’s A Keeper

Mr J W R Wilson may have sealed it, but how good was that break from Black & Blue Kendrick Lynn? <object style=”height: 390px; width: 640px”><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/qYFdIbw-VMs?version=3″><param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”><param name=”allowScriptAccess” value=”always”></object> Hat tip: El Snitcheroo.

One More Week, But First, Some Old News

The snow and stuff of the last couple of days will make life interesting for the Bs as they prepare for the final this week. On the Premier side of the coin, another semi-final, another semi-final exit.  Getting over that hoodoo is obviously the aim for 2012.  Having said that, we did have a champion [...]

Hooray!

Bs won 14-10 over Star and are in the final versus a stacked Marist XV.  

Blues Brothers On And Off The Paddock

It’s pretty cool having two teams in the semis this weekend.  Most years I’ve been involved it’s either been one or the other.  While the focus is on the race for the Galbraith Shield, some honourable mention has to go to the unsung hero of the Mighty Blue Machine Premier B side. Simon “Potsy” Frisby [...]

She’s Super Semi-Finals Saturday!

It’s been a long time coming, but here we are: Blues Premier Development v Star, Centrepoint 4, 1pm kick off. Road Safety Southland Blues Premiers v Star, Les George Oval, 2.30pm kick off. Get your Blue & Black on and get out and support the boys who have given everything to get to this point.

Loss

All Stars win 27-24 Bs win 21-16 thanks to Superboot front rower Josh “Mehrtens” Brown…seven from seven. Prems lose 25-37.  But win second half 20-18.   No match report this week.  Already focused on semi-final Saturday…..scorers update here.

Last Round Robin Game Before the Big Show

Let’s hope we see more of this: And some of this: and pray to God that the “occasional showers and strong southwesterlies FRO….1.15pm for Prem Bs, 3pm for Prems – Centrepoint 2.  TV game tomorrow lads, do your hair….

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