Winners of the coveted Bert Palmer Trophy, the third time this much-valued prize had come to the club, Northcote having claimed it in 1945 and 1948.

Russell Milne, 2023 - "I don't remember much, only that it was at Eden Park, and I think we played a curtain raiser for the main game. We were all schoolmates in those days."

Brian Munce, Captain of the team, went on to play over 100 games for the senior team.