WAIKAIA MAKES IT THROUGH TO FINAL.

The same year I remember Waikaia making it through to the final of the Northern Southland competition by beating Mossburn 13-3.  I think it was the same day as the Shield final that Pirates won in 1984.  We had to beat off a strong challenge from Mossburn.  We had a better start and were ahead 9-3 at half time with Craig Moffat kicking three penalties.  After haltime Mossburn came back at us and the backs fired up and threw the ball around sometimes from their own goal line.  Mossburn backs Craig Fairburn, Neville Still and Stephen Gerkin made some great runs but we held firm in defence and cut down any opportunies.  We also passed and ran the ball well and I remember a beautiful scissors pass from Russell Maher to Craig Moffat to Anton Gibson and back to Craig Moffat who finally scored the only try of the game.  and we held the score at 13-3 till  full time.  We were spoilt with the McKee Brothers, Malcolm McKee, David McKee and Ross McKee who were great in the loose.