Hannon was outstanding in the 2XV on Saturday, had the ball on a string and controlled the game well. I will be astonished if he isn't in the 1XV this weekend. Although the Joeys 1XV won I'd say their backline was one of the clunkiest I've seen produced in years. Thoughts?
Well said.
I would say he is a shoe in if it wasn’t for Fogarty being so good on the weekend. Looks to be a critical part. And you cant shift him in at 15 because Minto played so well, and 13 because O’Connor was just about the best player in the AAGPS this round.
I'd also assume Joeys want to keep Hannon playing in the #10 as they look to the next couple of years, getting him all the time at #10 he can get is vital for his development into what looks to be a superstar at this point in time.
Hannon (10) not going anywhere without Wallace (9). Both yr 10 and have plenty of 1st footy ahead of them. Fogarty (10) faultless last weekend. Joeys 1st clunky and still winning.
Just like Newington, Kings must have had some late "growers"
(On a serious note, I think that the "new normal" in 2025 for recruitment, where many 1st XVs become a Harlem Globe Trotter type arrangement, is completely unseemly and against what I formerly thought to be the values of the AAGPS)
shore 14 C were pretty well drilled, might be because coached by a joeys old boy !
After a long day out at northbridge oval on saturday. I've recognised the depth of number 10's in the current Joeys system with Tobias Gandy taking the role of Finn Hannon's past job as the orchestrater of the current class of 2027 A's team.
Oliver Smith is also yr12 but young enough to be yr11
I believe the 11 was injured. Not sure about the 5. I may have missed it in the stream but could also be an injury to him
Joeys won't change a winning 1st XV team, other than at front row where Quinn was injured
I was also at Northbridge on Saturday. The number 10 was again outstanding for Joeys, but also the whole 2nd's Joeys team were. It was certainly a more exciting performance to watch compared to their 1st's team. They started slow in the 2nd's, after 10 minutes or so they found their feet and were all class. While the Joeys 1st's team is bigger then their own 2nd's team, they were clunky and disjointed, a lot of individual plays, not enough team work. Where the 2nd's were the opposite, they played well as a team and dominated most areas of play from the ruck, lineouts, to the wide open backline. Hats off to the Shore 1's and 2's, they played well, the school behind them were all incredible on the day, positive morale and culture. Well done on hosting a terrific day out and congratulations to all players from both schools on an entertaining day of rugby.
to explain the difference between the style of the 1’s and 2’s, it comes down to coaching and a few individual egos.
