Darfield break the hoodoo with first Coleman Shield win

The Coleman Shield has a new home, with Darfield defeating Prebbleton in the dying moments 27-26 to secure their maiden title.

It was a game that had everything out at Ellesmere Finals Day, with Darfield going undefeated in the Luisetti Seeds Ellesmere Division 1 to secure the club’s first ever Coleman Shield success.

They did it the hard way however, with the Ducks trailing throughout the match and needing a try and the ensuing conversion in the final moments to get them over the line.

It was Prebbleton who had the better of the early running, earning an early 17-0 lead after just 12 minutes.

A Darfield fightback saw the Penguins find themselves up 20-13 at the half time break, before a Darfield try levelled the scores at 20-all after 50 minutes.

It then went tit-for-tat for the remainder of the game, with Prebbleton leading 26-20 with a minute to go.

Up stepped Darfield centre Toby Kars, who ran hard over the line to give Darfield the opportunity to snatch victory at the death, with the successful conversion giving the club their first lead of the match and also break those many years of hoodoo.