NSW AAGPS 2025

[fortheloveofthegame]

please elaborate...

up until that time both schools 1st Xv lined up in front of the grandstand rather than halfway.

 

[ItsNotPink]

Hardly overshadowed. Anyway, put some perspective. New students are not allowed to sit on stadium side, so instead they are provided an aluminum scaffolding quality seats on the other side of the oval where half the side of the field is roped off for spectators?! Absolutely comical.
If you want some respect, maybe joeys should make some seating available for opposing teams instead of this arrangement.

Really? Isn't it the same as Joeys sitting on the far side of the field at Shore and Scots and Kings...
I think that is standard practice.
I always sit on the grandstand side at Joeys but at the south end where the opposition parents, coaches and some boys sit. There is plenty of space for visiting teams on the grandstand side at Joeys. And I think the visiting boys enjoy being in a group on the far side of the field.
I don't love the booing during the kicks for any kicker but I also don't think it overshadowed an excellent Newington victory over Joeys yesterday.

 

[JoeBoar03]

up until that time both schools 1st Xv lined up in front of the grandstand rather than halfway.

How did they disrespect the walk on tradition tho?

 

[JoeBoar03]

are you kidding? Newington provide a muddy slope for visitors to perch on. Newington boys don’t even bother attending home games at the Stanmore airport. regardless Newington was the school that disrespected the walk on tradition at Hunters Hill in 1990, they are lucky we provide benches.

What could Newington have possibly done 35 years ago that warrants them not deserving benches in 2025

 

[bomber06]

are you kidding? Newington provide a muddy slope for visitors to perch on. Newington boys don’t even bother attending home games at the Stanmore airport. regardless Newington was the school that disrespected the walk on tradition at Hunters Hill in 1990, they are lucky we provide benches.

Give me strength

 

[TonyTackle01]

Agree has not show anything to warrant playing 12 in 1s was part of a back line that got royally flogged by joeys and was not a stand out at all on the weekend. If wanted in centres play a game in 12 in 2XV to show.

Seeing as it was a very tight game until the last 10 minutes I don’t think royally flogged is the right way to put it.

 

[all pr--- & ribs]

Hi Ace,

I can confirm it was 15-5 to TKS. It could have been 30-0. The ref ran out of cards to give to TKS, they finished with 12 boys on the field.
In fairness to the TKS boys, one was a yellow; the rest were not even penalties.

thanks Rock, i missed this game - can you elaborate on the cards and play?

 

[Here for the advice]

Seeing as it was a very tight game until the last 10 minutes I don’t think royally flogged is the right way to put it.

He was in 2xv.

 

[fortheloveofthegame]

How did they disrespect the walk on tradition tho?

catch up

 

[The President]

Do we think that Shore has what it takes to bring down Newington at Stanmore next Saturday?

With the likely inclusion of Callaghan, I think Shore are in with a red hot crack. We saw how dangerous Callaghan was last year and he will look to build on his GPS 1st XV season and put Shore back in the premiership hunt.

 

[Rugbynbeers]

thanks Rock, i missed this game - can you elaborate on the cards and play?

A game which was destroyed by shocking refereeing. Both sides were forced to stop and go and it was a hard watch for both view and Kings parents.

5 cards, 3 red cards for calls which are a penalty at best. I’m sure we will see the schools watch the footage and determine these boys are allowed to play this week.

 

[For Rucksake]

With the likely inclusion of Callaghan, I think Shore are in with a red hot crack. We saw how dangerous Callaghan was last year and he will look to build on his GPS 1st XV season and put Shore back in the premiership hunt.

Shore, also showed very good flashes and strength against Scots, specially in the 2nd Half. Concluding with an unlucky loss. With the better of Callaghan (E), Shore will definitely be Hot To Go

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

SIC v TKS

Beautiful day at one of the best surfaces in Sydney given the horrendous weather of the last two weeks. Hats off to the Kings staff for that.

Watching the View side run out they looked ready. Looked like a side that was hurting after a loss to Newington that at times had the run of play but let themselves down. Dempsey pacing pre-kick off seemed to represent a side that was going to run harder, chase harder and hit harder than their opposition who by no means played badly.

As the game started and Kings rumbled into the View 22m it became clear of the sides directive. We're going through you and if you have a double digit number on your back you can put the track suit on. Fonua who is some player (Please RA lords sign this kid, he's as good a back-row talent Iv'e seen in the last decade in the GPS). Combined with the hit-ups from Bloomfield is quite the combo punch but also predictable and View did a good job to eat up a number of phases and force the big boppers to spend energy before TKS crashed over.

Have to be honest, I worried it may be a long day but following this the game flipped on it's head as View maintained possession and brilliant decision making from Grover and Garling steered View around the park and for back to back tries which seemed to stun the Kings group and deflate the mood and any momentum. Kings hit back late in half to end it 26/14.

Kings came out of the break and started well. The big boys had a rest and were ready to rumble again with some nice phase play and went in bringing it to 26/19 and feeling like TKS had the momentum at home.

Is this a repeat of last week? Turned out to be a big No. View with some brilliant interplay and dominating field position lead to back breaking tries as well as a charge down try which wasn't luck but that hunger to run hard and compete at every phase of the game. Forcing Kings to score on the 7th-8th phase instead of the 2nd-3rd paid dividends late as some of the big boys had cramps and View ran away with it ending 48/26.

Huge bounce back for SIC and given Newingtons result v Joeys should give them plenty of confidence moving forward.

This is a side with a ton of effort and some very good footballers. Plenty of praise always goes to Grover and Dempsey and deservedly so, but the combo of Osborne and Tancred and tireless with there carries and work rate around the park. Another shout out to Scarr in the 13 who has a lovely swerve at speed. We see plenty of guys that can jink and step but the Matt Rogers type swerve and hold speed is Rugby at it's best.

For Kings I'm sure Risati being out made a difference to the game plan as he's an outstanding talent but it was very predictable when they had ball in hand. I will say though if Kings get into the 22 your'e in big trouble as they execute the forward phase play brilliantly, and at this level you don't hold out once it's 7+ phases.

View are a resilient, fit side that won't beat themselves. They are very similar to last years side with a touch more elite decision making which is credit to the coaches and it seems Grover who is a lot like Fonua in looking like the real deal.

I can only heap more praise on the two round comp. Obvious bias in tow as right now Newington would be happy to see a one round comp but everyone is alive and it all seems like good footy. Bring on the rest of the season and hopefully good clear weather.

 

[Scrums'N'Bars]

Coming from a naive angle, but I'd be really surprised if Newington's side on the weekend was 80% Year 7 starters. I stand to be corrected. Shore was 2/3 (10) Year 7 starters on the weekend and I'd really question if New were below this. Their results in this age group up to this year don't support this but happy to be challenged. 3 new arrivals?

1. Harry Davies Yr-7
2. Anakin Richardson Yr-10
3. Villiami Akauola Yr-10
4. Daniel Muir Yr-4
5. Kupu M Yr-11
6. Nathan Perkins Yr-9
7. Ash Thomas Yr-7
8. Dylan Simmons Yr-9
9. Harry Whitaker Yr-7
10. Jarryd King Yr-7
11. Bailey R-L Yr-6
12. Keone A-T Yr-7
13. Braith Sloane Yr-11
14. Heamasi Makasini Yr-8
15. Callum Grantham Yr-7

 

[pushhthatscrummm]

are you kidding? Newington provide a muddy slope for visitors to perch on. Newington boys don’t even bother attending home games at the Stanmore airport. regardless Newington was the school that disrespected the walk on tradition at Hunters Hill in 1990, they are lucky we provide benches.

Whilst your point makes sense, lacks any depth with context. Yes Newington provide a muddy slope but they provide that for their own crowd and the away crowd. They both get a fair area. Whereas Joeys do not provide a fair area in comparison to what they give themselves. Not saying either is better but Newington’s is defiantly fairer

regards Scrummie

 

[Warwick Wilson]

One t in Scots big fella

and no apostrophe please

 

[PROPaganda]

Anyone have a list of 3rd XV results from Saturday?

What happened to the guy that used to give match reports for each game. Hopefully he returns for the first competition round this week.

 

[Srgnt Short Ball]

has anyone got the shore 2XV lineup?

 

[PROPaganda]

has anyone got the shore 2XV lineup?

From the weekend:

1. Armati
2. Garner (C)
3. A Yates
4. Joyce
5. Shadforth
6. Squire
7. Reardon
8. Sherrington
9. Greig
10. Quayle
11. Bremner
12. Hawke
13. Powell
14. Mott
15. Keeler

 

[RUCK YEAH]

Hey Ruck Reporter,

The short summary:

Both sides looked strong - I would almost venture to say that Shore was the stronger team, particularly in the engine room and on offense. Scots ball carriers didn't appear to be running particularly hard (Obviously this is from an outside perspective so take this with a grain of salt, but I noticed that when tackles connected some of the Scots boys seemed to slow a little), but a lack of commitment in contact and some lazy defense failed to capitalise on this. Scots defense seemed patchy - Some players performed some remarkable tackles, others seemed a little softer - but Shore's frequent errors (including a knock on count I would venture to say was in excess of 20) meant that any progress made quickly stalled, once again failing to capitalise on this weakness.

In set piece, Shore began as the dominant side, with both Belli (c), Perkins and Morrow (3, 2, 1 respectively) seeming to overpower the ostensibly larger Scots front row in the scrums. Lineouts were slightly weaker to begin with, and if I had to summarise it I would say that Shore was rigid in their calls, not responding to obvious defense setups, but overall the Shore lineout seemed strong. However, once the (many) subs began coming on, Shore's strength rapidly declining, with a seemingly weaker push in the scrums and messier lineouts. Scots' stayed fairly consistent in terms of substitutions and as a result were able to leverage Shore's weaknesses with consistently powerful scrums and effective lineouts. I have to pass on my admiration for Scots number 3 - he was about as circular as they come, built like a tandoori oven, but managed to stay on his toes and in the fight for the majority of the game, with some catastrophic runs hurtling into Shore's defense. Bravo.

The Shore backs were a bit more coherent this week, and appeared more courageous in defense than those of Scots, but the consistensy of Scots in various areas was what set them apart. Shore showed promise off the edges with good hands, but some poor decision making in decisive moments really affected their performance. Scots had fast hands which helped them work around Shore's defense, and a particularly shifty winger proved very difficult for Shore to defend against.

Ultimately, Shore's one unconverted try wasn't enough to balance out the countless unforced errors and lack of response to weaknesses in Scots' attack and defense. I've mentioned it several times, but I think one word that defines Scots' win is consistency. As I said, I don't think you could call one team definitively the stronger team, but Scots clearly wanted the win more and that's what got them the game. Very excited to see them matchup once more later in the season, it will be a very different game.

Nice report Ruck Reporter, are you going to continue your 4th XV reports going?

I was also at the game and find this a little bias. Although I agree the scoreboard of 30-5 didn't do Shore much justice to say they were the stronger team is a stretch. Scots forwards ran well but were overall slow to the breakdown. On the other hand any glimpse of hope that Shore had, ultimately ended with the ball on the floor and the pigs packing down a scrum. Scots number 12 in the headgear played quite well with quite the boot on him. And the right winger for Scots had quite the game scoring a hat-rick.

Overall great game of footy all round. Looks like the Scots 4s are quite dangerous going 2-0 to start the season.