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NSW AAGPS 2025

Blindside_Winger15

Blindside_Winger15

Frank Row (1)
Yeah they've lost all of the guys in the 1st 8 due to rowing commitments overseas which is disappointing for the rugby program but obviously understandable as it is a very significant personal achievement which should be taken further. The likes of Angus McGrath, Harrison Davis and Monty Hyles would have all comfortably slotted into the program. No Big injuries at the moment but the squad is going to New Zealand in the holidays to play some big schools over there so fingers crossed nothing happens before the start of the season.

Apologies @Joker did not mean any offence and was a meer observation and critique of the current ever progression landscape of the forum and a small insignificant plea for a more diversity. As for the deluge of Riverview pupils who enjoy this Schoolboy forum it is limited to due the sight sadly being blocked by the IT department mid last year. The nicotine 9ths will be glad to hear that, as you are a well know member of the schoolboy community and known by majority of the students at SIC.
 
Joker

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The fun police @Riverview really know how to curb debate.

What you may not be aware of that many, many years ago this was a small corner of the world where fans of AAGPS could discuss the rugby. There were virtually no students. They were found at a nasty little place called Sportal where there was no filter on anything. It was horrendous. It was only when Sportal was shut down in 2017 did students find this place. Since then we have tried to make this forum welcoming as long as the debate and banter do not spoil it for others. Riverview students have a long history of mass spamming this thread (as does most on occasion). But, some of the best contributors have been school boys and you would never know. I welcome everyone here as long as they wish to contribute in a positive, humorous and informative way.

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Joker

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Blindside_Winger15 said:
The nicotine 9ths will be glad to hear that, as you are a well know member of the schoolboy community and known by majority of the students at SIC.
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Looking forward to meeting more. I have always respected lads who come up and say hello rather than call out from a distance. Takes courage and class to say hello face to face. No better example than the 2024 View captain, Angus Grover, who came up and sat with me in the stands last season @Joeys. Great lad.

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The President

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Sydney Middleton (9)
Wouldn't be calling this one too early. Yes Barker have been in impeccable form, but Shore are the reigning AAGPS premiers and as we saw last year, they were able to put together wins when it mattered. Getting to play at Allianz Stadium will be an unreal experience for all involved. Should be a cracking game to watch and hopefully there is a big crowd present.
 
Joker

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In 2021 I watched a Joeys v Knox game at Parramatta stadium. Good game with lots of Knox boys in attendance. Joeys won a great game. It was such a shame that year as Joeys had such a gun side and the season was scratched due to COVID.

May I propose that the winners of the AAGPS and the CAS play each other the following year as a trial at venues such as these, attached to a Waratah game, Thoughts?

Funny extra. At the end of the Knox v Joeys game, the team ran over the Joeys boarders who were small in number but loud in voice for a singing of the "Sub Tuum". As they started four Waratahs ran over from their warm up and joined the Joeys players and sang too.
 
twister29

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Herbert Moran (7)
It is important to contextualize these outcomes within the framework of trial matches.

What we are witnessing is a period of experimentation - trialling positional combinations, strategy, and structural configurations both on and off the field. We must remember that the trajectory remains upward for all teams, though the rate of progression may vary.

A useful parallel can be drawn with the NRL pre-season trial games, where we similarly see the fragmented deployment of 'star' players, players in new & unfamiliar positions/roles, and the temporary abandonment of established structure in favour of testing new strategies, formations, and player alignments.
Historically, these trial matches have shown limited predictive value in relation to the final league standings or mid-season form (aside from individual player potential), highlighting the vitality & iterative nature of performance development through experimentation, adaptation, and refinement.

Trial -> error -> Progression

I don't want to speak to soon but I do believe we are simply going through that error stage.
 
Blindside_Winger15

Blindside_Winger15

Frank Row (1)
Yeah Darcy is an excellent player with a lot of potential but sadly switch codes to AFL this season due to even greater talents in the old 'Ariel ping pong'. Despite this loss Riverview are still very strong in the half back department with Hugh gacitua and Jack Barry who are both very capable halfbacks, neck and neck for the tooheys 9 this year.
 
Rugger_observer

Rugger_observer

Frank Row (1)
Here for the advice said:
An undersized pack. They need to trial and mix some of the larger 2nd forwards into the 1s to see how they hold up. Shore will never have the largest pack but need to win their lineouts and have a solid scrum. They have a three 1s players in the backline to return but those trialing will be better for the 2 games in 1st. Also a few could focus on play vs a push and shove….. when your down by 20 winning the niggle is no victory. Take nothing away from a solid Cranbook team.
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Look there’s no excuse to lose to Cranbrook by that much points

RO out.
 

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WLF3

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Ted Thorn (20)
J, Your suggestion of these 2 winning sides playing each other is a topic widely discussed every year, and before a big game in a big venue would be terrific!

As an aside, that years Joeys side was a cracker, as was the View side.
In the CAS the Waves, Barker, both had cracker sides, Knox and Cranbrook were also strong.

Here's some relative performance that may have indicated who would have played in a GPS/CAS decider in 2021.

Barker just beat Joeys.
View just beat Barker.
Joeys just beat Knox.
Knox just beat View.

Waves put 50 on a solid Kings side at Kings, and comfortably beat Newington and Shore, in fact they won all 8 games that they played prior to Covid killing the season.

The only direct comparison could be drawn in the fact that Waves thumped a full Knox side 38-14 (Knox also scored and converted on the bell).

We will never know, but I am sure your concept would be very widely applauded.
 
Joker

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Thank you WLF3 for your observations.

In a recent interview, John Reading (ex Joeys 1st XV coach and winner of 3 titles) noted that Joeys have never played St Joseph's Nudgee. It would take some organizing but I would love to see a tournament involving all winning schools in Australia play in a schools carnival like we see in the Aus Schools Championships.

Here are my contenders.
Winners of these school rugby competitions would play.

AAGPS
CAS
ISA
QLD Associated Independent Colleges
QLD GPS
Victorian Schools Rugby Union

It would be an incredible experience.
 
twister29

twister29

Herbert Moran (7)
As I see you are on a brand new account @Rugger_observer, I welcome you to the forum...

Keeping in mind what @wisemaan mentioned, do you have any names for those 7 boys?

Moreover, do you think these boys playing opens may be re shuffled once boys return?
Smokey since 1977

"The goddamn Germans' got nothin' to do with it"
 
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