The young side showed outstanding strength in defence and pace and agility in attack.

An injury to a Canowindra player halfway through the match resulted in the game going into injury time, but the two-and-a-half minutes extra didn’t make much difference to the score board, with Dubbo South running away convincing winners.

Dubbo South’s captain Marshall Sing said the team was happy with the win.

“We played good and we did well all round,” he said.

Yesterday’s finals finished up the Peachey Shield competition that has been running in nine difference locations for the past few weeks.

The seven-a-side format was designed specially by Peachey to accommodate for smaller towns who may not have enough players to field a full side.

“Its a great chance for players in smaller towns and schools to play representative football,” Peachey said. “The Peachey Shield is in its eighth year now and the level of skill these kids have is phenomenal.

“Kids today watch the football on the television and learn from watching the NRL players and it shows in the way they play,” he said.

Peachey said it was good to see a small town like Canowindra make the final.

“Dubbo South has always been a strong team in this competition, but it is good to see the smaller towns do well too - that’s what it’s all about,” he said.

Dubbo’s No.5 Joe Stageman was named the man of the match for the final, after showing some great footwork and ball skills.

anna.yeo@ruralpress.com