The Cleaner
Billy Sheehan (19)
TANCRED is the only front rower that deserves to be in the NSW 1 if you ask me.
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NSW AAGPS 2025 (banter and commentary)
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shaquille_oatmeal
Peter Burge (5)
I don't think it's right to label any of the boys as "pathetic" that's more than a low blow, and it seem you've had issues with that particular selection and have made your opinion known multiple times. No need to demean anyone else's view on here, as always we need to be open to debate and critique with nuance, but that kind of blunt characterisation is childish and unnecessary.
Jakeburner65
Ward Prentice (10)
Deadly.
Putting Justice, Fonua and Lemoto in the same side was stupid. None of them jump or scrummage. They all offer the identical game. And they played badly, as did the Newington heavy backline who played like they’d just met 5 minutes before the game.
#2 also played badly, it not helping having exactly one target in the entire lineout - not hard to disrupt.
Selections. Just because you have three “good” number sixes doesn’t mean you should select them all in the same side.
Putting Justice, Fonua and Lemoto in the same side was stupid. None of them jump or scrummage. They all offer the identical game. And they played badly, as did the Newington heavy backline who played like they’d just met 5 minutes before the game.
#2 also played badly, it not helping having exactly one target in the entire lineout - not hard to disrupt.
Selections. Just because you have three “good” number sixes doesn’t mean you should select them all in the same side.
The Cleaner
Billy Sheehan (19)
Noted mate. More childish when people cannot see past their own noses. But you are right...that was childish...comment edited.
The Cleaner
Billy Sheehan (19)
Assuming Gough as well since he is not selected.
Rugbynbeers
Tom Lawton (22)
Fonua does jump, he is also the lineout caller jumper for the Kings side.
justice and Heinz play similar but realistically having them two in the side didn’t cost them anything.
the question is how does the team running dead last (shore) have their school coaching our GPS 1s?
justice and Heinz play similar but realistically having them two in the side didn’t cost them anything.
the question is how does the team running dead last (shore) have their school coaching our GPS 1s?
Rugbynbeers
Tom Lawton (22)
This poor kid just can’t stay healthy, injury after injury.
if he could stay healthy probs would have been GPS 1st Fullback.
Ruck 'n' Roll
Frank Row (1)
Surely one of the leading GPS teams coaches would be chosen to coach, why would you choose the team that's 0 and 6? Good individual players but no cohesion amongst them...
The Chairman
Arch Winning (36)
Picked the wrong hooker.
No disrespect to GPS 2s ability on the field but he could not throw the lineout.
The Chairman
Arch Winning (36)
It is all volunteer. Craig is the only coach in the AAGPS that has had modern experience as a forward and specifically scrumming and lineouts. He played as a hooker for the Waratahs about 3 years ago. Wallace put together an unstoppable backline last year that was the sole reason for beating the CAS. Not the coaches fault when there is a lack of heart and passion that the CAS boys had.
Maul of Duty
Bill Watson (15)
I think the coaches come from the previous years winning side. Shore won in 2024 hence they were the coaches
The Chairman
Arch Winning (36)
Same coaches were there in 2024 and Kings went undefeated in 2023...
The Chairman
Arch Winning (36)
Because when you have 9/15 injured players including 3 that would have played GPS 1sts and 2 for Aus U18s it is hard to win...
Maul of Duty
Bill Watson (15)
I stand corrected but I thought I heard somewhere that that is the way it is meant to occur.
fortheloveofthegame
Chris McKivat (8)
seriously, poor excuse. the GPS could have picked a team to win but picking on rep rather than form is a sad Australian rugby tradition.
Schoolboyrugby23
Allen Oxlade (6)
Who is the third player who would've played GPS 1st. I know for certain Jai and Rex would've played
fortheloveofthegame
Chris McKivat (8)
that kind of proves the point, incumbency / form is the Australian way.