FARRER has kicked another rugby goal as they focus on a Waratah Shield finals berth.

That is just a game away now after the Mick Parker-coached side qualified for the semi-final stage of the prestigious statewide open schoolboys’ competition with a 34-15 win over All Saints Maitland in Scone on Monday night.

It was a dominant performance from the recently crowned LBK/Prime Cup champions, holding a commanding 34-5 lead with about 10 minutes remaining.

They crossed for three tries in each half, and were ignited by a brilliant four-try effort from fullback Mick Adams, who was coincidently the player of the recent LBK/Prime Cup final.

“We had three goals coming into this year. The first was to win the Friday night competition, the second was to make the quarter-finals of the Waratah Shield and we’ve met and exceeded that,” Parker said.

“The third was to make the final of the Yeats.”

They have already reached the quarter-finals of the country schools-based Yeats Shield and will face John Paul College on September 10 – three days after they hope to be involved in the Waratah Shield final.

But they will first have to overcome what they expect to be St Stanislaus Bathurst in their September 1 semi-final.

It has been a number of years since Farrer has reached the semi-final stage, having most recently been knocked out in the

quarter-finals.

“It comes down to the commitment of the boys and their work ethic at training,” Parker said.

“The boys have been training three times a week and working hard on their fitness.”

The commitment he spoke of was evident on Monday when they travelled back from a leave weekend from all over the State to play.

“It was a good game. Everything just seemed to come together,” Farrer captain Tom Mellor said.

“The forwards dug deep and made it easy for the backs to do their job.”

Adams exploited that, with their broken play attack a particularly impressive aspect.

“The support play to the runner improved from the TAS final, and the communication between the players was very good,” Parker said.

“(And) the defence was equally as good as against TAS.”

The kicking game was also good, he said, although at some times some poor vision eroded opportunities out wide.

Parker also commented on the hospitality of the Scone Rugby Club, which he said was fantastic.

All Saints were Farrer’s fourth scalp having previously accounted for Inverell, Narrabri and Merewether.