▁at ▁K og ar ah ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁ ▁Western ▁Sub ur bs , ▁formed ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁ ▁Lad der ▁ ▁Final s ▁In ▁the ▁two ▁semi ▁final s , ▁minor ▁premiers ▁Eastern ▁Sub ur bs ▁defeated ▁St . ▁George ▁whilst ▁fourth - pla ced ▁Can ter bury - B ank st own ▁beat ▁second - pla ced ▁New town . ▁Eastern ▁Sub ur bs ▁then ▁beat ▁Can ter bury - B ank st own ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁to ▁collect ▁their ▁e ighth ▁premi ership . ▁ ▁Prem iers hip ▁Final ▁ ▁Led ▁by ▁their ▁standard - setting ▁captain - co ach ▁Dave ▁Brown , ▁the ▁Tr icol ours ▁continued ▁their ▁strong ▁season ▁performance ▁with ▁a ▁semi - final ▁victory ▁over ▁St ▁George ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁Final ▁ber th . ▁ ▁Although ▁Brown ▁was ▁ruled ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁dec ider ▁with ▁a ▁leg ▁injury , ▁replacement ▁Bill ▁B rew ▁sl otted ▁into ▁the ▁side ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁try ▁after ▁backing ▁up ▁second ▁ro wer ▁Sid ▁“ J oe ” ▁Pear ce ▁who ▁also ▁scored ▁the ▁next ▁try . ▁The ▁young ▁East s ▁team , ▁who ▁aver aged ▁twenty ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁over c ame ▁Can ter bury ▁by ▁six ▁tries ▁to ▁two . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Sub ur bs ▁ 2 4 ▁( T ries : ▁Pier ce ▁ 2 , ▁O ' Lo an , ▁B rew , ▁Pear ce , ▁Clar ke . ▁Go als : ▁D unn ▁ 2