schmidt it in
Allen Oxlade (6)
Wow!
Randwick score 4 minutes after the 80min mark to win against Eddie Jones' Japan u23 side.
36-31 FT.
Randwick score 4 minutes after the 80min mark to win against Eddie Jones' Japan u23 side.
36-31 FT.
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Propsruntheworld
Stan Wickham (3)
Props hate giving wingers glory however, form all reports the Lebanese Lamborghini was unleashed and in fine form.
wamberal99
Ron Walden (29)
Not a bad spectacle.
the coach
Bob Davidson (42)
Good performances from Kick-too-Farr Jones' nephew, Morgan Turiniu's son and Max Jorgensen's cousin. Oh, and also the dentist on the right wing. Randwick had an extended 12 man bench (with Eddie's approval) and mixed the team with lower graders and colts, as well as a few first graders. Worth a look on STAN if you haven't seen it.
schmidt it in
Allen Oxlade (6)
Was there today!
Big crowd for Good Friday, love to see it.
Wildfires ran a 3rd colts in a friendly v Woods and they got up there as well.
Won in all three colts, two mens and the two womens games.
Big crowd for Good Friday, love to see it.
Wildfires ran a 3rd colts in a friendly v Woods and they got up there as well.
Won in all three colts, two mens and the two womens games.
wamberal99
Ron Walden (29)
I wasn't all that surprised really.
HarryElite
Ward Prentice (10)
Close game though, could have gone either way with 10 to go.
predictions:
easts over norths in a close one
gordon over wests by plenty
randwick over parra by plenty
manly over souths, close first half then manly to just get over em 2nd half
uni over rats in a classic
predictions:
easts over norths in a close one
gordon over wests by plenty
randwick over parra by plenty
manly over souths, close first half then manly to just get over em 2nd half
uni over rats in a classic
Pfitzy
Nathan Sharpe (72)
What a finish!
The Ghost of Raelene
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
The Ghost of Raelene
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Go Hunter. DC can put together Clubs.
Not taking away from the Rats as they thumped Uni but Uni had some changes with guys going to the Fiji with the Tahs. Always glad to see them lose though. Very young side
Not taking away from the Rats as they thumped Uni but Uni had some changes with guys going to the Fiji with the Tahs. Always glad to see them lose though. Very young side
Homer
Billy Sheehan (19)
Rats backs were very good. Saunders, Marr, Miln and Ropati looked very dangerous every time they got the ball. The new half has also got a wicked pass.
Uni, easts and Wicks to get a thousand back from the tahs (including a whole front row+ for uni) but Rats will be in the finals.
Great to see Hunter playing good consistent footy.
Uni, easts and Wicks to get a thousand back from the tahs (including a whole front row+ for uni) but Rats will be in the finals.
Great to see Hunter playing good consistent footy.
rugbyman03
Bob McCowan (2)
Norths seem to be struggling as a club. Only 2 wins from 21 matches across the club to start the season. First grade seem very competitive but the remainder of the struggling big time, particularly their colts. I'd still expect their first grade to finish in the top 6.
Understand there were a lot of first graders moving on with either retirement or professional contracts (particularly MLR) but there seems to be a steep decline throughout the rest of the club.
Great to see Souths win over Manly. That is a massive response following their huge loss to Eastwood a week earlier.
Understand there were a lot of first graders moving on with either retirement or professional contracts (particularly MLR) but there seems to be a steep decline throughout the rest of the club.
Great to see Souths win over Manly. That is a massive response following their huge loss to Eastwood a week earlier.
The Ghost of Raelene
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
They’ve built a club focused purely on 1st grade and recruiting it. If your a bloke who loves the joint in 4th grade, 1st grade couldn’t give a shit about you. Pay your rego so we can pay rent for an international player. Their Colts have been bad for years now whilst they sit in a great catchment. Strong 1st grade performances have masked a weak Club it seems. That comes from management
rugbyman03
Bob McCowan (2)
Sad to see.
I guess they had a great run with the Sinclair brothers, Burey brothers, Will Miller, Michael Wells, Garry Bautz etc. Seems as though Simon Cron recruited 1st Graders that bought into the club culture whilst Zak Beer hasn't managed to do so.
They also had a core group of 4th Graders who managed a few grand final appearances over the years but have now all seemed to have moved on.
Masking club performance with "recruited" first graders doesn't work long term. You need to continue developing colts and lower graders to ensure there's some organic first graders playing for your club rather than new recruits every year.
I guess they had a great run with the Sinclair brothers, Burey brothers, Will Miller, Michael Wells, Garry Bautz etc. Seems as though Simon Cron recruited 1st Graders that bought into the club culture whilst Zak Beer hasn't managed to do so.
They also had a core group of 4th Graders who managed a few grand final appearances over the years but have now all seemed to have moved on.
Masking club performance with "recruited" first graders doesn't work long term. You need to continue developing colts and lower graders to ensure there's some organic first graders playing for your club rather than new recruits every year.
The Ghost of Raelene
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Zak seems like a good coach. He’s done very well in his time with Norths and not disparaging recruitment as they all do it at varying levels but going on their recent history in Colts it’s certainly not a ground up approach to go with it.
Souths went down the top heavy approach few years ago and looking at the now it’s a problem.
Souths went down the top heavy approach few years ago and looking at the now it’s a problem.
rugbyman03
Bob McCowan (2)
Not questioning Zak as a coach. 2 GF appearances in a row is a great achievement. I’m not sure if he’s responsible for the whole program but for first grade done a great job.
It appears the top heavy approach isn’t sustainable.
If you look at Easts, it took 5 years rebuilding the club prior to winning a first grade premiership. The appointment of Pauli revitalised their colts program and over the same period they won plenty of lower grade premierships.
Randwick went through a similar path on their way to winning a premiership in 2023.
Could be a long way back to the top for Norths.
It appears the top heavy approach isn’t sustainable.
If you look at Easts, it took 5 years rebuilding the club prior to winning a first grade premiership. The appointment of Pauli revitalised their colts program and over the same period they won plenty of lower grade premierships.
Randwick went through a similar path on their way to winning a premiership in 2023.
Could be a long way back to the top for Norths.
The Ghost of Raelene
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Done nothing with the Colts programs though. The others wanted the prem in 1sts but also built ground up.