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My thoughts on Colts 1 teams in 2019 follow:- Top 4 (in no particular order) Brothers - With an outstanding array of outside backs, they will need their halves, who are a rung or two below, to step up and provide good ball so they can do something with it. Any opposition kicking the pill to...

Excellent. Great idea and thanks Jets.

I hear it may have been a repeat of same issues when at BBC.

Well Mafi just had a whole off season to practice - but from what I have seen of him on training paddock, he is not the best trainer. But also to be fair, he was given two long throws just as he comes on (in an effort to accelerate the width of the ball) where possibly the caller should have...

In the first comp game of the season i have a sense that Thorn may also continue to send the message that if you train and commit 100% over an off season you will be rewarded. He will do that by naming some of the young guns to come off the bench like Lucas or McReight.

Unfortunately I think there is a bit more to it than just that. Some friends saw Beale in the hotel lobby after the game but the timing was probably before the above. Their impression was that Beale was very intoxicated and very poorly behaved. One group of young ladies in the hotel lobby...

Why are people so unkind.

Yes, I saw many of the club games that Harry played this year both First Grade and then Colts 1 in the Finals. He is a developing talent, but I think has a long way to go before even near Reds standard. I thought this year his mistake rate (particularly unforced passes going wildly to ground)...

Haha. Telling to hear that from a Brother’s supporter. Or was that sarcasm. I am scratching my head over signing of Wilson and then if this is true about Wood I am really questioning the direction of the program when it seems as though McReight is not even being considered. The Reds already...

I think you are way off the mark there Gits law.

Great recruitment strategy in the past but causes massive roadblock for up and coming school leavers, particularly in backs. They will have to be telling the new guys that sitting in Colts 2 and getting a premiership is better than playing Colts 1 (and a shot at rep rugby) elsewhere Following...

Gees, based on performances at URC tournament McNamara and Prendegast were a long way in front of Hunt and Rutherford. Other additions I would include are Joe Cotton and Matt Munday. No way at this point I would elevate Gordon or Van Der Schyff (I am a fan of the latter, but I just think it is...

I cannot quickly find the rule changes relaxing the requirement to attend school to allow u18’s to be selected or is it something else. If Aust wanted the strongest schools/u18 team they should have selected Petaia and Kibble. Ollie Shepherd was a mile in front of Gerrard at the URC Champs...

Well ironically the team, coaches and selectors paid the price for his selection in the team in the finals on Friday. After injury to Connors he started at 8. But like earlier in the week he found the step up to guys his own age and strength and with an extra 10 games or so played this...

Not quite right. Only 2 players, Lucas and Hunt, were regular First Grade players. The rest of the two Qld team players were all regular Colts players except for one Schoolboy. There were about four Colts eligible backrowers and Jordan Petaia that did not play in tournament for Qld as they...

Can I just say the Qld teams are a mile in front of the rest. They will be in the finals. And they left behind a few eligible players in Brisbane to play NRC. I believe it does show that Qld are a mile in front with standard of play at same age and does show that while there is a disparity in...

Not at Ballymore today..... playing dates, venues and times as follows:- October 1st–at Gregory Terrace Grounds, Tennyson– 2 p.m. Australian Schools Barbarians v New Zealand Schools 4 p.m. Australian Schoolboys v Tongan Schools October 6th–at Ballymore 3 p.m. Australian Schools Barbarians...

I don’t think he is the only League player from Queensland selected in Barbarians. Which does make a joke of it. Meaning, the powers that be are creating no incentive for players to stay in rugby after school if they know there is fall back to still play League and say you are interested in...

Haha. Knew I would get the response as soon as I typed. Ok - a recent Reds example is Dave McDuling (Riverview 1st VIII - 2006)

Ps - I acknowledge it is difficult to row and play rugby at top level at school these days. To train and compete at the high level of intensity demanded in back to back seasons, you have to be incredibly tough and there are not many at that age that can sustain the intensity required. I am...