More significantly in a Jubilee Cup qualifying final, Petone snapped Norths’ seven-game win streak with a 42-28 success at Petone. In Round Four of the Swindale Shield, Petone prevailed 30-20. Petone have lost one game this season and beaten their Jubilee Cup final opponents Norths twice. When a mistake happens, we keep on fighting.” “We’ve got a group of boys who’ve been around a while now. Jamie Ferreira changed that and Ryan Piper and Fridge (Mark Masina) have carried it on. When we used to lose we’d slump around like the weight of the world was on our shoulders. “The attitude around the whole club has changed. “I’ve gone up a level in confidence with more opportunities to express myself,” he said. The personal trainer is up to 62 Premier appearances. A switch to fullback (covering both wings) happened in 2021. Ironically, Tawa won 18-15.īrooking took 20 games to score his first Premier try and often occupied halfback. He debuted for the Prems in 2016 against Tawa. He was educated at St Bernard’s College where he played three seasons in the First XV from 2012 to 2014. The versatile outside back is a Petone junior. Only centurion Carne Green can claim to have started the same number of games (15) as Brooking this season.īrooking and the Petone Premiers after their remarkable 27-20 McBain Shield win over HOBM earlier this season. Footage by Mike Lewis Clips.īrooking has profited immensely from the Petone system. We’re a good bunch of guys who work hard for each other, trust our leaders, and default to our process and systems when we’re under pressure.” We’ve done it quite a few times this year. Three times they have won games from oblivion. I had to keep my cool, and not drop it,” Brooking laughed.īen dived further than he ran! The euphoria of his winning moment, an expression for a collective self-belief that has defined Petone’s season. When Carne (Green) passed me the ball I knew it was on. How close can you get? We could see the gaps opening up. Petone fullback Ben Brooking describes what happened next. ‘Squid’ stays infield as the ball swings openside. If he had tighthead thighs he would have skidded over the sideline. Petone wing Richard ‘Squid’ Evans misses the tryline by a nostril hair.
Tawa loses all composure and becomes a magnet for the referees’ wrath. Petone becomes energised and methodical in their advance down the pitch. Suddenly a penalty provides brief reprieve for the hosts. Grinding forward attrition suffocating the Villagers. Though only ahead 12-8, Tawa had entrenched themselves inside the Petone 22 for the entire last quarter. With 80 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock at the Petone Rec on Saturday, reigning Jubilee Cup champions Tawa appeared headed to another Jubilee Cup final.
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