2008
President - Hayden Robertson
Secretary - June Campbell
Accountant - McKenzie Chartered Accountants
Club Captain - Barry Fox
Premier Captain - Nick Webster
Senior Captain -
JAB - President - Gary Marsh. Again an increase in numbers with over 100 players. Strong parent support with good fundraisers in hosting Hannah Shield Tournaments.
Senior - Again disjointed competition with lack of numbers across all teams with Maheno and Excelsior withdrawing from the competition. A number of defaults left the season in disarray.
Premier - Coach - Don Roney, Manager - Duncan KinganAgain a round was played with the Dunedin division 2 clubs. Dunedin clubs travelled this year which eased the travel burden. an average season. Player numbers were good but without an abundance. The team made it to the top 4 playoffs but didn’t progress any further.
Trophies:
Senior: Forward of the Year - Lance Clarke
Back of the Year - Mark Bamber
Most Conscientious - Dave Muldrew
Player of the Year - Jordon Tekamo
Premier: Forward of the Year - John Blakey
Back of the Year - Hamish McKenzie
Most Points - Nathan Cunningham
Most Tries - Hamish McKenzie
Most Conscientious - Craig Tomlinson
Player of the Year - Josh Collier
Players Choice - John Blakey
Club Members Contribution - Craig Cottier
Fundraising - two major fundraisiers were organised for the season. Firstly we hosted the Otago Highlanders for their final trial. After a run of perfect weather it changed an hour before kick-off and torrential rain and wind spoilt the game and a very small crowd turned up. A motorcross was organised with the trail taking in 7 farms. This was also cancelled due to a run of wet weather. Between the two events the club lost about $12,000 in funds.
North Otago Reps - Again a good representation of players in the North Otago in the North Otago Heartland team; Nathan Cunningham, Mike Mavor, Hamish McKenzie, Nik Webster, Tabious Sekona, Josh Collier, John Blakey.
We had an English player form the U.K. for the season - Kyle Dannes