The bonds of mateship have to be strong to take on the state’s best school league teams and be crowned champions.
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![REUNION: Geoff McMahon with a photograph of the 1976 Maitland Boys High School team which won the Buckley Shield. Picture: MARINA NEIL. REUNION: Geoff McMahon with a photograph of the 1976 Maitland Boys High School team which won the Buckley Shield. Picture: MARINA NEIL.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/33FVAk7YxZ786YcQSXi4WkS/1ba5c1a6-4ba7-4b26-b797-da556399dc4b.jpg/r0_474_4500_3186_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
REUNION: Geoff McMahon with a photograph of the 1976 Maitland Boys High School team which won the Buckley Shield. Picture: MARINA NEIL.
Forty years on they have stood the test of time with the Maitland Boys High School Buckley Shield winning team holding a reunion on Saturday to celebrate their achievement.
![CHAMPIONS: A team photo of the Maitland Boys High School Buckley Shield winning team. CHAMPIONS: A team photo of the Maitland Boys High School Buckley Shield winning team.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/33FVAk7YxZ786YcQSXi4WkS/a7f1c21b-66ad-4651-a789-7652e1199c6e.jpg/r0_0_3942_3162_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
CHAMPIONS: A team photo of the Maitland Boys High School Buckley Shield winning team.
![SHIELD HONOUR: David Trewhella, Geoff Burg (captain) and Geoff McMahon with the Buckley Shield. SHIELD HONOUR: David Trewhella, Geoff Burg (captain) and Geoff McMahon with the Buckley Shield.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/33FVAk7YxZ786YcQSXi4WkS/88393a2b-17a8-470f-82ab-f6a9b0d95841.jpg/r0_0_2296_2067_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
SHIELD HONOUR: David Trewhella, Geoff Burg (captain) and Geoff McMahon with the Buckley Shield.
Anna Harrington
Anna Harrington
Anna Harrington