Harbour captain Charles Elton (left) and Southern captain Josh Walden get an early touch of the premier shield, which is at stake in the club final at Forsyth Barr Stadium this afternoon. Southern and Harbour will not know themselves when they run out for the final at Forsyth Barr Stadium this afternoon. They have shaken off the mud each week and have consistently been the best two teams in the competition. "I’ve lost four [semifinals] myself, so it is great to get the monkey off the back and there is a real buzz around the club," Southern captain and halfback Josh Walden said. Southern’s edge is closer to the scrum with Walden and Josh Ioane forming the best halfback and first five-eighth combination in the grade.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 28, 2017 18:22 UTC