Shute Shield 2025

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Easts 28 d Brothers 26

21/0 at HT to Easts so a great comeback by Brothers.

Heaps of faces from lower grades out there so Easts have no shortage of depth going into the year.

 

[Armchair Selector]

Easts led 28 - nil but looked a very different team with the finishers on. No doubt a few nervous moments in the Coach's box..... Good to see it televised on Stan. Easts defence for 60 minutes was very good. Worth a re-watch

 

[Pfitzy]

Half a dozen new Kiwis over from Southland I hear? Vile rumours no doubt

 

[Ohana]

The Aus U20 Squad has 13 Tahs u20 lads playing.
6 Eastern Suburbs, 5 USyd, 1Warringah and 1 Randwick player.

 

[Dave Beat]

The Marlins had a solid hit out against the Wicks yesterday - I think the result was Marlins 5 tries to 4.
A good hit out across 4 grades.

 

[HarryElite]

Gordon annihilated Souths by 70 ish points i heard (also lost last week to easts 2nd grade)
Rats beat norths
Uni beat Easts

I think uni will be really good, the beat gordon the week before and royals the week before that. I think they havent lost pre-season game.

be interested in knowing how parra, west harbour and eastwood are going.

I still have parra, wests and souths bottom 3 in 2025 (i know i know its just trials form)

 

[the coach]

Gordon annihilated Souths by 70 ish points i heard (also lost last week to easts 2nd grade)
Rats beat norths
Uni beat Easts

I think uni will be really good, the beat gordon the week before and royals the week before that. I think they havent lost pre-season game.

be interested in knowing how parra, west harbour and eastwood are going.

I still have parra, wests and souths bottom 3 in 2025 (i know i know its just trials form)

Eastwood lost all 6 games v Wicks previous weekend.
Woods didn't have a 4th grade.
1st grade 50-7
(All the above is second hand, I wasn't there so sorry if any of it is wrong!)

 

[salads don't win scrums]

Whats the manly 1st grade side looking like, heard Michael Hooper was coaching the forward pack. Not sure if thats still going on considering he's playing in japan at the moment.

 

[Crashy]

coached some preseason chunks but yes, even the great Hoops can't play in one country and coach in another. Though I think he should give it a try.

 

[HarryElite]

Eastwood lost all 6 games v Wicks previous weekend.
Woods didn't have a 4th grade.
1st grade 50-7
(All the above is second hand, I wasn't there so sorry if any of it is wrong!)

Heard from weekend Hunter beat Parra and Eastwood beat Wests
although all teams basically have been taking off their 1st grade teams after 60th min mark to give others game time and thats when most of the points have been scored to make them win or lose.
I guess thats pre-season trials for you and hard to get an indication really.

 

[wamberal99]

Eastwood might have a stronger team than I expected.

 

[Dave Beat]

Eastwood might have a stronger team than I expected.

There 7s team was white hot in Kiama
Will be an interesting season.

 

[Prodigy]

There 7s team was white hot in Kiama
Will be an interesting season.

Didn't they have James McGregor and Hadley Tonga playing? That's a fair start....

 

[HarryElite]

They do have some impressive young players there who have come through colts with the coach. maybe lacked some experience heads and leaders last year, and whilst they have had some turnover, it does looks like they have recruited overseas well with good caliber and experience. Keen to see how Brian Tuilagi goes with some solid poms theyve bought over.

its just depth that may be an issue as only 3 grades.

 

[parkfootyenthusiast2]

coached some preseason chunks but yes, even the great Hoops can't play in one country and coach in another. Though I think he should give it a try.

With the development in robotics, AI and video software can we really put it past him?

 

[Linerunner2023]

Can anyone post the Shute shield 2025 club gains and losses?

 

[Dave Beat]

Can anyone post the Shute shield 2025 club gains and losses?

That would be a HUGE job - I reckon we'd all be intrigued, but not sure if anyone would be keen to go through that in detail Manly's posted their squad on the website and there are still players not listed yet that are playing.

 

[the coach]

Doesn't look like Eastwood are fielding a 4th grade or Two Blues colts 3s

 

[HarryElite]

I went to watch parra trials vs souths on the weekend after it was moved near home. i didnt ask much and just watched the grade games. souths cancelled 4s and looked to be struggling with some numbers too. parra rolled out 5 grade teams, basically a completely different team every 40 mins they played in 3s and 2s. with a full fresh 23 in 1st grade game and safe to say they steam rolled them all day.

 

[Pfitzy]

Doesn't look like Eastwood are fielding a 4th grade or Two Blues colts 3s

Tough gig getting enough Colts out this way for anything.