1993 Canterbury vs Auckland Provincial Grand Final

1993 was the grand final of all grand finals for Canterbury Rugby League.

Auckland rang in all their available stars from the UK and Canterbury put on a masterclass to beat Auckland in convincing fashion.

still lying loose on the ground I think it’s a try to C what a Chase yes the Lees restored the pride of the red and blacks with their defeat of ockland last month and now they’re heading for a rematch in the National Grand Final on Sunday week compr and Tes of course has a prediction they’ll come out here and they’ll cream those other fellas it’s just all there is to it red and black will be over the top flat out i’ predict the first try will come to us within the first 3 minutes of the game and from there we’ll just steamroll them that’s all they’ll be okay start back and do it again come on mistakes mistakes Frank indicot is an excellent coach he’s proved that we’ just about unbeatable down here I don’t know how long is it since we’ve been beaten down here what’s it going to take it’s going to take a lot of Canterbury heart and that’s exactly what we got the old pump will be going 10 Canterbury players earned a kiwi triy when the red and blacks ended Wellington’s hopes of a grand final birth yesterday yes it’s a TR now the new heroes are set for more Glory we’ve worked hard the last number of years so you know right from Frank right down to the every player that’s played for can over the last few years you know I think we do deserve it we’re right behind the rugby boys too long as they’re red and black that’s what I say it doesn’t matter what it is as long as you’re wearing red and black T what about your eye did some Ley get in there or was it a union man no was no but I just happened to be talking when I should have been listening too much of the Old Ale eh there’s never too much but man is not drunk who lies on the floor he can lift up his head and ask for some more well I reckon they’ll be tried Down The Blind Side good work by the caliy backs and Mike D’s going to have enough Pace to run away from the chasing one away to finish a comprehensive win here at the Addington showr Frank that was a great Championship a great canbury victory that was one of the best canbury V victories of all time Greg and I just hope we can go there and finish the same way as we started for the year you’re confident no doubt we’re confident of putting up a great show today regardless of the result at the end the can Team the boys are going to give every ounce of energy they got what about in round four things didn’t go too well at Caro Park what happened on that occasion well things never go well at KK for any team did they you know the weather was a against as the pitch there was there was no excuses it was one try each and the better team won on the day crer with the instructions from fullback the Oakland backs want a run loose forward bodiker is out there a good fan from bodika Over the Top it goes to mata mata he’s got players inside but he manages to put it down himself right that was sweet revenge for Orland it sure was Greg and I mean in that game our defense was quite good you know we had stages we had players in the sbin and just showed the character of the guys that’s sticking there right to the end and uh that’s a bit of what we’re going to need today against these BLS well you haven’t won too many friends in Canterbury by bringing in the British Bas professionals had how do you feel about that criticism I don’t feel you know the criticism at all because I mean they’re the best players available to us and uh I think any coach in his right mind if those players are available to them you would use them good luck thank you very much Greg so we’re set foro against Brendan Tuda say a Sol M against the man here replaced in the Kiwi team Brent Stewart and the hookers Dwayne man against the Forgotten man from Christ Church and that’s Michael cly and also joining us on one buer sport today is the Warriors coach John Mooney John welcome to New Zealand I know you’ve been very busy a press conference to the park road today what’s the response been like the response has been fantastic the people have been great and uh rugby league in New Zealand is really taken off have you done your homework on today’s game do you know many of these players I don’t I don’t know a lot of the local players I know the english-based players and their form in England has been very very good and like you say nicka and to are two two outstanding players well it’s a long way from Wembley Stadium to the Addington showgrounds but um this is kiwi League John and uh you’ve met some of the people in the game here now so you’re pretty happy with your move yeah I am I’m looking forward to it and uh it should be very exciting and a and a great step for rugby league in New Zealand you’ve got one man on the box Gavin Hill when can we expect some more well I I hope in the next couple of months we can get around and start signing up players I’m I’m very keen on all the junior players the the good Junior KES I don’t want to see them going to to Australian clubs i’ I want to see them staying in New Zealand being able to play rugby league in New Zealand in front of of their home crowds because you are the coach of the ockland Warriors can we expect you to tip Oakland to win the grand final today well I don’t know I I think we’re in for an exciting game of rugby league and uh you know it’s a hope it’s a great game and I hope the players come out of it injuryf free because they have got a big game on next week John thanks for your time for the moment enjoy the game John money the coach of the Warriors who will be giving us some comments a little later on on kiwi League Countrywide Bank grandstand okay we’re set for highlights of the big one let’s meet the teams the canb lineup cre at fullback Dorene and tower on the wings Harding and Roger in the centers Mark Nixon the skipper at standoff whiter the halfback the front row Stuart C and subu and the back three Angel Edwards and Brandon tuta the coaches Frank andok for Auckland today helis sard fullback Elia and liar on the wings Eva roati and inis in the centers T Roa and Daryl Beasley the halves say Solona Dwayne man and lafu Papal in the front row Mattia and bodika the second rowers the captain and loose forwarders to Nika and the coach is Owen Wright the sun continues to shine the canary will have the norwester at their backs in the first [Applause] half B Creer full of concentration the transvision national Grand Final is underway Kent laen canbury looking to cap off a great season yes they certainly deserve to be here as we said earlier in the program they’re very good at this part of the football field advancing the ball down the other end if they can get a good completion here with a strong kick it’ll be a comfortable way for them to start Bren Stewart leading from the front 18 out from his line strong run from the front rower very unlucky not to have been selected in next week’s first test K side Brandon Tuda here’s the first penalty of the match it goes to can much to the Delight of the crowd ockland not allowing Brendon tutor to play the ball so solomona marvelous interest in this Grand Final a credit to the canb r League team and the administration for the promotion of the game whiter halfback today can without Phil Bergman who is the star of the early rounds of the national Grand Final cha first time of Mighty crer oh they opened him up down the BL side Logan Edwards inside the crer 40 W start to the red and blacks yes they’ll be very happy with that Sensational run from the second row of Logan Edwards who has been an outstanding form for the canary side over the last three or four seasons Frank indot first bought him into grade three years ago has been a very important and intelligent member of the forward pack ever since Logan Edwards drew the fallback in and Creer backing up scores the first four pointer 4N well Logan Edwards showed a lot of pace uh get on the outside of I row party here he really showed the ball got right round the outside M was backing up on the inside good support play by the fullback what a start for the red and blacks the TR scorer byy Creer was [Music] unconverted well un characteristic mistake there from the canbury team Mike darine the hook Winger yeah they don’t often make mistakes in their own quarter presents Oakland with a marvelous opportunity to put some points on the board now hit straight back yeah that was uncharacteristic but a chance for Oakland Down The Blind Side now they put it down and left it behind So Co Sherlock an opportunity goes begging for Oakland well they’re going to have to get back in the in the game pretty smartly uh can are showing quite a bit of form early in the game and they’re going to have to take advantage of this [Music] territory penalty to Canary Oakland up off side a relieving penalty now for [Music] can cre finds Touch The Far Side the tri scorer so far in the [Music] match the fullback 102 kg this kicking game is going to be quite important today I think especially in this first half because canbury going to want to play a lot of the football down in Oakland’s half and uh he’s going to be the man kicking the ball down oh can staring under it second try yes oh they’re making a meal of Orland first was down The Blind Side then it was over on the far side dorine the TR scorer and again it was that man Logan Edwards that set it up he’s had a sensational start to the game he certainly has set play to from the canary side a well rehearsed move another credit to their very fine football coach and Frank enott have a look Logan hiward with the big Play Down The Blind Side picks up Brit Roger running off a short ball into the hole look for the final pass to Mike Daren he’s too quick for the scrambling Oakland defense gets over goes to ground just short of the line momentum takes them their great try yeah we’re certainly seeing a lot of holes on the Blind Side of the Oakland team and uh Logan Edwards drew two men here who really one of them should have hung up on to Brett Roger from there it was really just passing on to the man and right over the TR scorer Mike Daren it was unconverted 8 n to cany a 26-year-old he had another great season on the wing the restart now from Oakland well Kurt they really have to regroup now the blue and whites yeah well I said at the beginning of the game that I felt that Oakland’s backline was capable of winning the game but at the moment they’re not really showing the defensive qualities needed and they’re really struggling in the in the centers it’s an area where they’re going to have to pick up their [Music] game Stewart runs into tyy Voda Dwayne man 40 out from the can line tra wrapped up by Nika Nika was onto him pretty quickly there penalty now to because Tuda flashed out at s solomona well it was an unnecessary penalty to give away it was the last tackle brenon Tuda was in possession of the football and didn’t need to give that penalty away lafu papal in a little bit of [Music] trouble 45 out from the canbury line wha Dixon Roger out wide good take from dorine now it’s Nixon the grber kick into Open Spaces hellis slow sent back into the in goal area that’s a useful kick from Nixon and that’s a great Chase from the can players super CH ockland 10 out from Their Own Line evaro party two tries in the Kiwi trial last week on the wing he’s in the center today within us Ren Simon Angel Dwayne man we’re really seeing some swarming defense from C here in Oakland are struggling a little bit to get out of their own yards n [Music] call 30 out from his own line one tackle remaining in the set of six Beasley charged down good defense from can that’s a Handover it’s fantastic defensive play from the canbury side in it for six tackles lots of enthusiasm lots of intensity in their chasing now they get six tackles to play with an only 20 M out great play canbury Blair Harding first time in the starting 13 this year for Harding now it’s big run samanu Nuka wraps him up and throws him into the turf canb have scored two tries so far 12 minutes gone they’re leading by 8 to n tuna Brandon tuna getting close the leader out desperate defense now by the blue and whites khi WIA throws a dummy can’t quite free the hands to [Music] [Applause] offload [Applause] Nixon final tackle on the way now it’s Whitaker he’s caught in possession and throws it away now it’s a penalty though to can this is a g two points [Applause] well if you concede field position and you don’t have possession of the football you’re always going to be a chance for conceding a penalty that’s exactly what happened to the Oakland side simple stuff from canib close to their own line just looking for a completion we see on the replay w at dummy half goes out looks thinks about having a go for himself niika goes in over the top niika was the player caught inside the five can get the penalty Michael CI just 23 years of age he makes no mistake that’s one from three for cly he’s on the board with his goal kicking and after 14 minutes in the first half canb are leading Oakland by 10 points to [Music] nil Polynesian sporting Heroes of rugby league rugby league’s given me the opportunity to prove that hey I I can make it in anybody’s World a behind the scenes look at the established pros and Rising young stars of League it’s handling the pressure of living in a in a hot bed of rugby league if you’re not there to produce it then they’ll have to get someone else to do the job modern Gladiators Monday 8:35 on one the legs by Mattia over the top tail row party Sanu simple stuff in this set so far by [Music] [Applause] [Music] canbury what the double round two to back inside changing angles back it goes to Stewart they’re going backwards Creer puts the head [Music] down 25 M out there’s the kick and Chase Now by Nixon Helo is back there and just manages to stay on the field of play now it’s a penalty to Oakland that time the contaban were a little over vigorous in the play of the ball Brett [Music] [Applause] [Music] Roger Oakland 10 met out from Their Own Line SE solomona from the Alm Club in the UK [Music] [Music] zag dway man taken by Edwards Beasley Beasley the dummy pops one over to matala ni up to halfway M Waits For It Beasley atalia final tackle on the way t r party into Open Spaces dorin is back that takes it inside his own 20 well the Oakland coach Aon R will be happy just have got a completed set of six yes it’s been a long time coming 18 minutes of Play Gone in the first half cany two tries to n and a penalty from Michael Ki they lead by 10 to nil $10,000 to the winning team today from transvision the sponsor of the national championship the runners up pick up 8,000 TOA back to CI Edwards slips over that was a great run from Brendan tutor he’s he’s really hitting the advantage line he’s making a few easy yards around the uh around the RO plays [Applause] [Music] Stewart Creer Mark IIA first touch of the ball from memory for markia and Mark El is really one of those danger players who does get if he does get involved in the game you know things can happen and uh he’s going to have to get off his wing and do a little bit of work I think [Music] Peter Lemar can we all know the big guns are in this ockland [Music] team yes but what they haven’t got is they haven’t had the experience of the can side of having been together virtually unchanged for the last three or four [Music] season Nika haiso up from fullback with crunch by Nixon and also Blair Harding back to Tero party there’s the clearing kick into the breeze and again it’s dorine ker gy had numbers back there in support that’s fetu tawa this man here is been watched closely by Eastern suburbs the Winfield cup Club he’s a great Broken Field Runner it’s probably his best attribute he uh he’s very good at supporting forward short and that’s where he makes a lot of [Music] yards Ron Sanu a bumping run up to the halfway line a very strong very solid and very consistent front rower Ron samanu tra got away from Nik and it goes to crer this is turn number three it started with two cre is in there again he’s having a Blinder in support play and Simon Angel scores the third try for canb oh what a first half and a big contribution from their enthusiastic front rower Sano who came up with the big power play on the r before got the quick play the ball which allowed the Canter side to get there in numbers we see nice little step back on the inside from Brendon Tor look for the support run coming from Marty ker there it is calls for the ball and gets it Simon Angel another one of Frank inot working second rowers on the end of the pass from craker too much Pace too much leg speed that’s another fabulous try to the Canterbury side you well I think you can put this try down to Brendan Tor really he’s been doing it for a couple of weeks now he’s been running close to the rcks right on the advantage line and he really took out all the players from around the Rock from there it was really just support play Marty Creer and Simon Angel and that’s really something that can are very good at an easy conversion attempt for Michael cly from in front well this parochial crowd of the Addington showr is loving this 16 points to nil it’s cany over ockland in the first half the High scorer Simon [Music] Angel the cable Baker from the Hornby Club 102 kgs a big rangy second rower and only 22 years of age Daryl Beasley puts it in and takes it out for ockland T [Music] party Boda good meters from the orlanders from that scrum 40 m out from Their Own [Music] Line V Mattia played center in the Kiwi trial last week very versatile player Center or second round Dwayne man solomona he’s put it down again the kiwi Solomon AB really didn’t need to unload the ball here although possibly with a behind he’s trying to do a little bit more than he normally would could have been a canbury hand in there helping it on its way as well but from this SC it’s [Music] canb they’re having a great deal of difficulty Oak completing these sets of six by comparison to canbury we very often kick the ball on the [Music] last Stewart allowed to offline back to CI Sanu penalty that was head high from s salamona y canb turned the ball back on the inside here and see was up pretty quickly but didn’t look much in that really [Music] Lau pite con cuss early in the match and he has stitches in a wound he won’t be returning to the field of play now the big crowd Gets behind canbury they want another try they lead 16 to nil the red and [Applause] blacks kiwi league on One World of Sport hope you’re enjoying the action from the Addington show whiter 10 m [Music] out 6 minutes to go to the break Logan Edwards brings Simon Angel into it the big second roll looking for his second try of the match held up only one meter [Applause] out TOA charged down by ockland play on [Applause] crowd calling for a knock on well I thought he did knock that on I thought the Oakland player probably saved a try but uh should have been a Canterbury ball [Music] v Rodney hor calling Brett Roger out and the crowd today the big three from the Oakland Warriors Ian Robson the chief executive the coach John Mooney and the chairman Peter McLoud Lori stubbing and Brian Mills from the Orland rugby league they don’t look too happy at all well the crowd Waring it goes from the penalty [Applause] kick ockland kicked it off the side of the foot and lost ground player row [Music] party nikal still going to [Applause] n the captain rallying his troops now it’s s Solona taken really bigor his tackle there from Tuda and also Brent Stewart [Music] Beasley Ty party straight into touch well that’s been very typical of the Oakland effort this afternoon Greg a lot of their play has been lateral there’s been a lot of unnecessary passes and probably not enough of the more direct style of football terms of going forward another unnecessary [Music] mistake well we’ve seen ockland come back from being 18 n down that was a match against Wellington at Carlo Park last year we know they can come back but it looks like cany all the way at the [Music] moment Nixon dorine in from the wing looking for a touch of the ball scor a try again today Mike dorine bran Stewart vag’s in there can have worked themselves into a pretty good position here they can go really either way and I think they’ll be using to looking to use the uh The Blind Side at some stage in the set of six well not quite because whiter wasn’t listening to you now it was Nixon the knock on 3 minutes to go to the halftime break AO party been matched pretty well today by Mark Nixon he’s opposite [Music] [Applause] number earier from the wing it actually wasn’t a bad bad plan to uh to move Nixon in 58 to uh to Mark uh T party because another mistake by a yeah more mistakes really from Oakland that was a simple pass and uh really just should have been [Music] taken get getting back to Mark Nixon uh he’s done a pretty good job of nullifying T row party at the moment Harding knock down and the ockland center Craig Guinness comes up with it on the halfway line so it’s play on [Music] lur Beasley now it’s [Music] Vang [Music] Elia piso throws the dummy 21 M out ockland desperate for points Clos to halftime they’re down by 16 to nil Nik Al wide there’s Mara two to Red that one pretty well Beasley the bomb tawer takes it under plenty of pressure too the E suburb Scouts are here looking for something from tawer he’s delivering that’s super Tak and he’s uh he’s not a tall man at all but he he got up to that and took it very courageously [Music] here’s the kick from Beasley certainly a lot of pressure from Oakland but well taken [Applause] [Music] Stewart that’s a great another another great Advantage Line run from Tuda he’s having he’s having a great game [Music] Elia Owen Wright the ockland coach will have plenty of talking to do at halim the siren sounds the parochial crowd and an showgrounds supporting their team Brandon to has had a big first half all of the contans have played well Simon Angeles TR scorer they’ve scored three tries to none a penalty and a conversion to cly so at halim it’s canbury 16 Oakland nil Fair bit of room down those 10 yd channels on The Blind Side they uh the Orland defense just didn’t handle it at all Brendon tutor again outstanding very rarely have I seen him have a poor game he’s a good player and uh his intensity is good and he you know he keeps going for the 80 minutes the sort of parulis in the crowd from can is the sort of thing we’ll need with the Warriors yeah it’s great when a when a side Gets behind a team like that it certainly gives them a lift and uh it’s an advantage to play in front of your hometown here’s the thoughts of Oakland Warriors coach John Mo with his team’s first half effort leading 16 to nil Crea gets things underway well ockland almost made a mess of that they have a change on there immediately number 17 Petro osini from The Monaco Club yes GRE he’s replaced V matala in the second row matala won’t be back so two reserves used already by the Oakland coach Owen Wright now it’s canbury who have to look into the sun here at the Addington show grounds and they’re running into the norwester here’s 16 points enough for canab one World of Sport at the transv national Grand Final it’ll be interesting to see what uh Canter’s game plan is going into this second half really they don’t need to change too many things they’ve uh they’ve really got the perfect game plan to to make hard yards into a strong head win well T has started the second half by the way he finished the First full of running full of enthusiasm Logan Edwards to play it though cly Stewart [Music] final tackle for [Applause] canb wha the kick over the top and the little Chase came off the legs of can but this time they’ve kicked it into the Arms of an oaklander A Dangerous situation there for Oakland because it was play on hello he the deck T to drop the shoulder into him and now canbury have another five tackles to play with in this [Music] set wha Nixon Angel pops it back to Nixon now it’s Brent Stewart canb hungry for points in the opening minutes of the second half Whitaker wrapped up by solomona and also Dwayne man [Applause] to Creer Marty Creer pops one over to Angel desperate defense there from [Music] [Applause] Oakland zaru one tackle remaining CI from ding half Michael cie yes you couldn’t ask for a better start to the second half by the can side big mistake coming from H so the fullback can side had the composure in the organization to be able to put the points on after they presented with the football only about 20 M out Michael CI extremely unlucky last week not to have been selected in the Kiwi trials we see here on the One World of Sport replay C out from dummy half good strength good try [Applause] you he hasn’t been doing a lot of running really in this game and there are probably opportunities when he can that was a great play there’s great opportunity taken there by CI another four- pointer 20 to [Music] nil Michael CI trying to convert his try the crowd and the touch judges tell the story what a start to the second half for canbury 22 points to nil Kelly Ed Li [Music] red [Music] 22 Dorene taken over the top by solomona underneath was Joe banga Creer well Kurt they now lead by 22 to nil so do they change their game plan now do they relax well no I don’t think so you know they really just got to keep doing their hard yards at the moment really ockland are making the mistakes which is uh which is handing the game over to really that try from uh from Mike cly resulted from a knock on from Oakland in their own 22 they’ve just got to plug their way on up there get back into orland’s territory and uh and take it from there well they’re inside Oakland’s half now [Music] cie markia good chasing from CI how he didn’t get a kiwi trial as still one of the great questions to be answered in 93 in kiwi [Music] League lemur from the wing Peter lemur tors there [Applause] [Music] [Applause] nickal penalty now to Orland the crowd doesn’t like it piso finds [Applause] [Music] touch Beasley solomona 20 M out it really has to start happening for Oakland now let’s see what they can do with this V inside it goes to D Wayne man the step good defense from Marty [Applause] Creer Nico and it goes to R they’re on the board at long last it’s taken them until 7 Minutes of the second half Ty Ro part scores for ockland it could be the long way back for them well it’s an encouraging start for them if they’re going to come back and try and P back the 22-point lead Beasley at D half picks up in tar coming back on the inside T party backing up running good angled run out wide to get across for the first off try yeah t to Nika has been doing this quite a bit in the game he’s been coming across the back of the r that was great straight running by tier to hit that hole [Music] Patrick jiso from the north coat Tigers big effort by helis the crowd was Bing him but he adds the extra two 22 points to six after 9 Minutes of the second half here at Addington showgrounds the tri scorer t r party the Ki we standoff 26 years of age from the Sten a professional [Music] footballer lar still plenty of time on the clock for ockland now the replacement player on there for canab is Johnson Ken Len a handy replacement to have he’s been one of the stars of kiwi League yes he has and he’ll add to the style of football that can have been playing that’s given them a lot of success lot of enthusiasm here from Johnson involved in the play straight away on the tackle of Craig Guinness a real welcome to South iseland Ry league for Craig Guinness who we haven’t seen much of the former all [Music] black Ro party the TR scorer Nuka who helps set it up and he’s popped it out to nobody picked up by tyer Nuka cleaned up with Beasley chance again for canb Nixon [Music] [Applause] Blair Harding they’re only a couple of beaters out looking for a quick reply to ockland only Tri so far in this [Music] match nion Mark Nixon ducked under Vang can’t get away from Helo and also Solomon a final tackle on the way I’m hit there there’s the drop goal we’ll have a restart from the 20 M Mark Aaron [Applause] whar you it would have been a valuable Point here actually because three converted tries and uh ockland are back in the game that would have put them right out well Oakland kicking and using this northwesterly Breeze straight away but Creer takes it well inside his own 20 [Music] Third Return of the football by [Music] [Applause] crer tyer personally I’d really like to see Fredo tyer got a contract with the Windfield Cup team I hope something comes from this rumor that Eastern suburbs are talking to him there’s Brent Stewart the former West coaster toor Brandon toor looking for The Gap and finding it one a r from the loose forward tra that it goes to Logan Edwards try tror has been Sensational today Logan Edwards the same what a reply from the contaban wonderful rugby league John man said he’s never seen the kid play a bad game today he’s been outstanding for can and inspirational he’s a lot of enthusiasm and attack and some great stuff he’s done for the canary sign in defense Brendan tuta back home during the offseason look at the lovely left foot step to go through and around the Orland defense oh that’s great stuff goes inside Craig in support play comes from Logan Edwards on the inside calls for it and gets it that’s a very good run good communication great support play for the can side good try you what one wonders what might have happened if the uh the Ki selectors have held off their selection until after this game because he has had a sensational game I thought inis may have come in and taken him but Logan Logan Edwards is there again in support there’s the finish of of again great speed for a back rower he loves it Logan Edwards from the Maris Weston Club maybe you’ll see him in the Oakland Warriors [Music] another two points from Michael CI 28 points to six Canterbury in front 17 warming up for canbury Shane naraki from the lywood club his debut season in kiwi League that’s an easy 12 M from Paul Johnson he’s been doing that all year and uh it’s good to see him get a a fair run out there today Bren Stewart One World of Sport and the transvision national championship Grand Final possibly the last game of provincial rugby league and we’ll see with the start of the Super League the national Club competition next year a favorable bounce will be another try he’s knocked it on Blair Harding with the lion wide open couldn’t pick it up a let off for ockland Lio brings it out that surely would have been the one that clenched it [Music] [Applause] IIA yeah the kick the kick through was actually fedu who made the uh the initial Chase and a good clean pickup here would have seen another try for caner but not to be some soccer skills would have come in handy just to keep it going ockland inside their own [Music] 20 good chasing from do bang but it comes away Cali side it’s the second time in a row that we’ve seen the Oakland side kick the ball on the second [Music] tackle Creer that’s the halfway line a reminder next Sunday at Mount smart stadium in Oakland it’s the first trans Tasman test New Zealand against Australia we’ll have a full replay of the game on one worlder sport from 4:00 next Sunday afternoon tickets at best nation in wide a kick and chase is on again for canb dorine but he’s thrown it into Beasley we love to see a big crowd Bounce by next Sunday it’s evident today that the crowd supporting Canary is really lifting thead team a big Crow will surely help the kiwis against Australia next Sunday the second test June 25 at the paliston North show grounds a Friday nighter and tickets also available at Bass for that one IIA involving himself a good ball out to bodika one tackle left in the set of six r partti Ro party Kick Kicking into Open [Music] Spaces good defense from Evar R partti we seen too many opportunities for Eva R in the centers for [Music] [Applause] ockland we see Canary making easy yardage out of their territory again um really should be seeing a lot more enthusiasm for Oakland I know there are they’re quite a few points down on the scoreboard but they’ve really got to lift their game they they’re going to get they’re going to get close to can downed solomona his final hit out before the first test [Music] vagana he heads to Australia in July with the Warriors development team power on EA Nick car looking for support back to nobody chance Brett Roger can’t get away from Lia that came off Lima it should be play on the referee saw it differently we’ll have a scrum back near the halfway yeah we see Canary take advantage of a loose passing I felt that was knocked backwards by Orland and it really shoulding play on touch Doge in to have a quick cheat to the [Applause] referee and now the ball has been given to can so it did come off in orlander that’s very good work from the officials the touch judge they giving the referee the right information Mark Nixon can’t get away from tailo party on the halfway line 28-6 20 minutes gone in the second half back now to Dixon Mark Dixon 30 out from the Oakland line it’s been a marvelous year in 93 for this canb team they’re looking to really seal it with some big celebrations today Whit Nixon now it’s Roger out to Mike Doren one of the best finishers in the the game inside and goes to Blair Harding he sced that time render two to the first there to congratulate him Blair Harding his first game in the starting 13 it’s going to be a one for the scrap book for him on the can side they’re reaping the rewards of a development program started by the can rugby league three or 4 years ago with the appointment of Fran inok to the representative coach cly with the good ball at dummy half the big play comes from Darin on the end of this pass on the edge of the Oakland defense line it’s great stuff stays close to the touch line good leg speed good composure nice ball inside Hardy good back by nice [Music] try yeah well Canary have done it again down on The Blind Side here really they’ve uh they’ve caught Oakland short with numbers down on The Blind Side Oakland should have really shifted across field and defense doring great work great pass ins slide to Blair Harding Frank Endicott he’s smiling and why not what a marvelous job he’s done with this canbury [Music] team the try not converted so 32-6 can over Oakland with about 17 minutes remaining in the second half [Music] Bren Stewart heavy strapping on his ribs CH [Music] Nagi TOA this time the pass goes astray and into touch bre break [Music] basley Lemar from the wing Peter [Music] lemur Craig inis just hasn’t had any chance to get into this football game at all shut out by the canary backs today nikal T party wrapped up by that man tutor aini 20 out ockland looking for consolation tries now one tackle remaining in the set of six David Townsen is on there there he is again Tuda comes away with it s solomona is off he has his left knee [Music] strapped vag 30 m out Townsen Nika out wide good run from Nika inside the T party they’ve worked a little bit of magic today but really the combination has it worked Townsen fresh set of legs David Townsen intoo Dwayne man try it’s come too late for ockland but good work from the replacement the former captain of the team Dave Chon to set it up and good finishing from Dwayne man the Kiwi hooker David tanza can consider himself unlucky not to have been in initial lineup been replaced by T party we see him take a nice ball a nice step back towards the post Dwayne man backing up on the inside to go over in the tackle of Mark Nixon yeah it was really a one-on-one tackle that was missed by Shane naraki here and uh Dwayne man just had too much momentum carried him [Music] over there’s Townsen the fresh pair of legs nice little step good backing up from man still had a bit of work to do but the momentum got him league line r a 3212 Dwayne man kiwi hooker 28 years of age from the Warrington Club in the UK under negotiations at the moment though a pro footballer the try was converted 32 to 12 [Applause] 11 minutes to go in the transvision National Grand Final after leading by 16 to n at the break 32-2 now canbury over ockland Townsen Ty party Evar Ro party David Bailey is on the number [Music] 15 there really has Greg been an a of predictability about the Oakland side today a lot of the big play coming off to and Nik canb have done well to shut him [Applause] [Music] down Dave Townson mark ilot up over the halfway back now to Tony bodiker he [Music] kicks kaker is under no [Music] pressure away from Dwayne man away from Nika away from the two or three of them good return of the football from Marty Creer Mike Doren the most notable noticeable thing with canb at the moment is just everybody wants to get hold of the football they’re really going out of their way to to get in there and and have a run Mighty cre possibly the veteran of the team 28 years of age a kiwi in 1983 and he made his canbury debut in 83 Michael [Applause] CI final tackle on the way for Canterbury Cali having problems with [Music] cramps Roger dorine [Music] touched by Oakland canb have another six tackles dorine only 10 met [Applause] [Music] out 16 is on now Vincent and that’s Stewart Nixon Harding Harding back to Mark Nixon it’s into touch though Tom McAn and Owen right the Oakland coach there Owens had marvelous success with Oakland over his era but nothing much to smile about [Music] today nikal [Music] [Music] aini towns and these Le Evar party David [Applause] Bailey d man now they won’t catch Mark Nixon the skipper just caught well if that was in the opening minute of the game I’m sure they wouldn’t have caught the spe but they W catch hting there’s the try anyway so it’s cany leading by 36 points to 12 Blair Harding his first time up in the starting 13 he gets two tries what a day to pick up a double yeah the performance of the Canter side has been near for fiction today the continuity of the play they’re understanding between each other they really have they been a side that’s been together a long time we see a little bit of a mix up at the play the ball ball goes loose and Harding with a good try yeah play Harding has really uh popped up a couple of times in the game just at the right time and just much too big and strong one worlder sport wonderful stuff for Blair Harding still only 22 years of age the tri scorer of Blair Harding it was [Music] unconverted well this crowd counting down the minutes to what will be a historic occasion for can Ry League the first ever National [Music] Championship Evar party the canary side they thoroughly deserve their win today Kurt they’ve been the form horse in the 1993 season it’s disappointing that this is going to be the last of its kind with the Super League next year yeah it is disappointing uh Oakland uh in in retrospect probably just haven’t had enough games together but uh yeah I certainly agree Canby deserve their win today yeah it’s an old football cliche that a star team will always be the team of stars you’d won get a better example of this today will you GRE indeed seven tries to two they were fired up from the start they’ve gone on with it for 80 minutes Boda man vag quick ball to ro party at the hotro osini good defense from Fu tawa the kick from Oakland into open spaces and Creer he’s done a marvelous job returning the football [Applause] going into the Grand Final it was one all can running up a record score against ockland in round one 40 points to 12 Oakland hit back in round four winning at Carlo park by 9 to6 it’s been oneway traffic today Branch Stewart almost to the halfway well he’s been outstanding brch to it very very committed and played with a lot of enthusiasm for a big front rower he’s run once at least every set of six for canbury today whiter cany went into the team without their star halfback Phil Bergman but G Whitaker after a trial last week he’s done well so to is BR Stewart the bomb V taken by tutor he’s still looking for [Music] work big crunch out there a little bit of a flare up in back play as well which is a shame because it’s been played in pretty good [Music] spirits this is a great hit by the two can players here really stopped Mark earier in his tracks [Music] [Applause] [Music] Rodney horn has done a pretty good job today in control of the Grand Final a big day for him penalty to [Applause] Canterbury just a middle on ter mining they’ve got a big lineup Creer good Ball but they just couldn’t hold on to it Justin Wallace put it down so we’ll have a scrum about 10 to 12 M [Music] out Justin wellis from the limbwood club been part of this team since 1989 now it’s a penalty to ockland on their own 20 M mark [Music] of the Skirmish again but it didn’t flare up and ockland fine touch on the far [Music] side the dying moments of the 1993 National Grand Final kiwi league on One World of Sport and it’s canbury all the way 36 points to 12 after they LED 16 n at the break Nika still trying hard the skipper he wanted a decent workout today in PR preparation for the first test next Sunday and he certainly got a great workout from this Canterbury forward pack B good experience for that youngster Tony bodiker 30 years of age he made his debut this year the S siren sounds the crowd runs onto the Addington showgrounds it’s a penalty to Orland and the referee is going to play the penalty but I don’t think he’s going to get it underway they’re going to have to call it quite surely somewhere down there is the touch judge talking to the referee Rodney horn hasn’t called a Hal to play it’s all over now it had to be 36 points to 12 a marvelous occasion Blair Harding a double for the youngster Brandon Tudor the man of the match surely and he’s in the Kiwi reserves next week rest assured we’ll see quite a bit of him in this test series coming off the bench 36 points to 12 congratulations canbury well congratulations Frank a great win for canbury well Ken it all happened on the day didn’t it we had a great crowd today and we uh we really come out here to play well in front of the big crowd today and uh we thank our supporters the thousands of the people that turned out today for cany we thank them very much walk had the stars but at the end of the day you were better organized well they had all the stars Ken but they they played as individuals today and we played as a unit as we have all year and I think that was the difference between the two teams Mark congratulations made an outstanding performance from you’d be happy thank you very much Ken I very happy indeed um I’d like to thank the crowd for coming down here today it was without the crowd we wouldn’t be so pumped up and uh we just got a will to win Brendan tutor an outstanding performance from him as well oh Brendon Tor is just an outstanding player his uh work rate’s excellent he’s just got a good professional attitude and Marty congratulations made player of the day well done yeah thanks very much I just want to thank all the boys for the effort they put in I think Frank for the effort he’s put in this year and uh good luck to the rest of them for the tour this year it’s just a shame Frank that it’s the end of provincial rugby well when you look at the crowd that turned out today I don’t know how many people here 10,000 or 12,000 I’m not sure the amount of people but uh you know when you see or and Canary clashes like this I just hope they never finish end of an era isn’t it it is really and it’s unfortunate so uh who knows that we might still have that oneoff game between the uh between the two provinces Right congratulations have a great night thanks very much K also down here part of the celebrations is John Mooney John what did you think of it well certainly gave the local people something to cheer about it was a good game and uh plenty of intensity and and uh the Canterbury side played out a very strong 80 minutes if I had to uh get you to name your standout players who are they well I I thought the lock forward for both sides were outstanding they they just stamped a little bit of class on the game and players like that do stand out they both played particularly well and Brendon tutor is a man of the match you couldn’t argue with it it’s the last game probably of provincial rugby league in this country and you’ve tasted a bit of kiwi league today the locals enjoyed it’s a bit of a shame we’re not going to see some of these clashes now well it is and uh looked like a great competition and a good final to a good competition and and you’d have to say that the uh the that the