NSW AAGPS 2026 (banter and commentary)

[Agent]

....and a great lad too. It was a pleasure to meet him this year. The scary part for the other schools? He is only going to get better.

He seems to have a very good combination with Lachlan Wallace at 9 too. Them as the 9/10 combo for Joeys for the next 2 years is scary.

 

[The Observer]

We simply don't have players like this currently in Rugby.

Ella would thrive today, it would just be in the NRL.

What we love in a Rugby Fullback these days is what we use to require from 10s. Current Rugby 10s resemble that of NRL play-maker 2006-2015 that lived off metronomic block plays that seem to believe in a philosophy of risk minimisation over attack and opportunity creation.

Hopefully if history repeats, Rugby will over time follow and the current state of the NRL being play what's in front of you flows through to Rugby. Us Rugby folk love to think we're and entity to ourselves but being the smaller code by a lot now means we take influence.

I agree, I don’t think Ella would make it in current rugby, he’d be regarded as having too many errors in him, isn‘t big enough, doesn’t bench press enough and his bronco score isn’t up to scratch!

 

[Bob_Jones]

We simply don't have players like this currently in Rugby.

Ella would thrive today, it would just be in the NRL.

What we love in a Rugby Fullback these days is what we use to require from 10s. Current Rugby 10s resemble that of NRL play-maker 2006-2015 that lived off metronomic block plays that seem to believe in a philosophy of risk minimisation over attack and opportunity creation.

Hopefully if history repeats, Rugby will over time follow and the current state of the NRL being play what's in front of you flows through to Rugby. Us Rugby folk love to think we're and entity to ourselves but being the smaller code by a lot now means we take influence.

TGOR - re your 'take influence' comment...one thing that suprises me is the proliferation of tries in league from grubbers into the in-goal area and how that hasn't taken off more in union. I used to think the risk vs rewards was too great (ie. 22m drop out if you didn't score), but with the negative outcome now being a goal line drop out, I am very suprised that more teams don't use it (noting that I get that league halfbacks make it look very easy and I am sure that it isn't).

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Rugby players can barely catch the ball on the full if you watch the Wallabies. I don't back their finer skills to execute this.

In League they benefit from the forced distance apart. Even on the line the attack will create the space and go back. Rugby seem to creep toward each other which would make executing the kick really difficult. Rugby also has the 9 sweeping around the back of rucks which would clean it up where as they only have the Fullback and two less players on the field so naturally a bit more space.

I think it would be worth a go though. You would definitely shock a few sides and cause them to second guess there defensive set ups which can be almost as effective later in a game.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Terrible to hear about the young old boy out of Joeys who is no longer with us.

Thoughts go out to Family and Friends of the young man. I’m sure plenty knew him well in the community.

Look after each other.

 

[Jakeburner65]

Terrible to hear about the young old boy out of Joeys who is no longer with us.

Thoughts go out to Family and Friends of the young man. I’m sure plenty knew him well in the community.

Look after each other.

Devastated doesn't even cover it. My daughter's close friendship group. Splashed all over the papers now. Hannes was a lovely young man with a very bright future completely aside from the footy. Requiescant in pace.