Farrer co-captain Logan Harris makes one of his trademark ruck area breaks. 120912GRB28
WINNING the University Shield for the second time was a good enough prize for Farrer co-captain Logan Harris but picking up the competition’s best and fairest award was also a nice bonus.
The skipper finished his Farrer football days with another great performance from hooker as his side beat Tumut 54-4 to give the Blackville local two Uni Shields, a Buckley Shield and an ARL Schoolboys Trophy to his name.
“I got the best and fairest in the Buckley Shield too,” Harris said.
“To get it this year is phenomenal.”
Farrer trailed 4-nil early but dominated from that point on.
“It was a poor start,” Harris said.
“That early try on the back of a penalty made us a bit nervous.
“But we came back and got right into the game.
“We got to the end of our sets and got on a roll and put points on the board.”
Centre Kyle Avery accounted for a lot of those points.
His five first-half tries down the left-hand side was one of the highlights.
“Once we knew they had a weakness there we kept going there,” Harris said.
“Avery ran in the tries and it worked for us.
“The forwards had a big game.
“They got us downfield and the backs played off the back of the forwards.
“Everyone had a part in it.”
While Harris and half a dozen other players graduate, the bulk of the winning squad will return next year.
Having a relatively young side only enhances the scale of the victory.
“It’s great, especially for the younger guys who will be back next year,” Harris said.
“To win the Uni Shield, they’ll come back better players and a better side.”
While those younger players contemplate next year’s campaign, the Year 12 boys begin new chapters.
For Harris, that means a move to Sydney.
He has agreed to join the St George-Illawarra Dragons and is just waiting on the contract to be finalised.
“It’s just got to come through,” he said.
“So I’ll go down there after the HSC.
“They want me to be hooker for the under 20s.”
That probably means his next trip to Shark Park will be as a sworn enemy of the home side but that won’t dampen the memories of his two Uni Shield wins in three years on the Cronulla ground .