WORLD & gio Schoolboy Cup CHAMPIONS - Keebra Park SHS (Photo : steve monty / OurFootyMedia)

In the state of origin style clash, 2012 champions Patrician Brothers were no match for the Queenslanders from Keebra Park on the Gold Coast.

Keebra Park captain Lamar Manuel-Liolevave was just amazed at his team’s efforts.

“We worked so hard all year for just 60 minutes of footy,” he said.

“I’m just happy we came out with the result in the end.”

The win topped off Keebra Park’s successful year, with the schoolboy’s rugby league side winning all four Queensland schoolboy titles and a national championship.

Manuel-Liolevave said it all came down to pride and drive for their school.

“It was the drive to win,” he said.

“The boys were all hyped and just ready to go out there and put their body on the line for the jersey so I think that’s what won us the game today.”

A brilliant performance by five-eight Te-Marie Martin, scoring one try and setting up several others, saw him awarded with the GIO Most Trusted Player of the grand final match alongside teammate and centre Marion Seve who was awarded the Peter Sterling Player of the Year medal.

But Keebra Park were not the only standouts of the day.

Patrician Brother’s Blacktown dug deep in front of a large supportive home crowd but were just unable to break the defensive line of their opponents.

Sione Tonga, Co-Captain of the Patrician Brother’s side said today just wasn’t their day.

“I’m pretty disappointed”, he said.

“ We know we put a lot effort out there, we done our best so that’s all we can ask for”

“They just wanted it more than us.”

With both teams losing many of their players in year 12, both captains, Manuel-Liolevave and Tonga, agreed that today wasn’t all about winning but giving the younger players valuable football experience for next year and beyond.

“We gained confidence and experience for the young ones for next year,” Tonga said.

“It gives our school the drive for next year for younger kids to keep coming to our school,” Manuel-Liolevave said.