History of 5th Grade in the finals

This season is the 22nd time that our 5th Grade team has made the finals series in the 50 years since we first entered the 5th Grade competition in 1969-70. Back then, there was only a final. Semi-finals (top 4) were introduced in 1971-72 and qualifying finals (top 6) in 1998-99. Our finals record in previous seasons has been as follows (captains in brackets):

1970-71 – Finalists (Stuart Hall)

1978-79 – PREMIERS (Ken Lamb)

1980-81 – Semi-finalists (Bob Mills – part owner now of Torquay Hotel)

1984-85 – Finalists (Kevin Rynne)

1985-86 – Semi-finalists (Craig Holden)

1986-87 – PREMIERS (Mick Jones)

1987-88 – Finalists (Mick Jones)

1991-92 – Semi-finalists (Col Christie)

1993-94 – Semi-finalists (Bob Duff)

1997-98 – Semi-finalists (David Costigan)

1998-99 – Qualifying finalists (David Givney)

1999-00 – PREMIERS (David Givney)

2000-01 – PREMIERS (David Givney)

2004-05 – Qualifying finalists (David Givney)

2006-07 – Finalists (David Givney)

2007-08 – Semi-finalists (David Givney/John Straker)

2011-12 – Semi-finalists (Greg Horner)

2013-14 – Semi-finalists (Greg Horner/Hayden Watson)

2015-16 – Qualifying finalists (Steve Kourouche)

2017-18 – Semi-finalists (Nathan Whittingham)

2018-19 – ??????