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Random musings from around the Parish this week. ACGS v BSHS Ominous form from the Anglican Brotherhood last week means they will be too good for Tarago Town. Catching Perese and Ponga is like trying to lasso lightning. The Churchie pack is well drilled and average out to be all state level...

Hi King yes - I started with 4/4 for round 1. I was closest with the ACGS-IGS score but there were some blow outs in other matches with scores but not the outcomes. I certainly did not see the BBC implosion coming but TSS again signal their danger when playing at home. I have previously raised...

Good to see Warrenwobble gave the site a bit of humour. I'll wait until next week to reprise my reviews from last season in this style. For what it worth - here are my thoughts for this week. ACGS- IGS If Perese plays the full match, this is possibly Churchie by 40 or more. No disrespect to...

Hey NPM, make up your mind or loosen your incontinence nappies mate. I said much the same as getwithme and all of a sudden I'm "snide, childish and petty". If I have a comment to make about coaches, I'll make it, not hide behind something else. You may have missed my praise of Barker's short...

No NPM, it wasn't my big concern, which is probably why it appeared virtually as a post script to the match report and then again only because it was tacked onto an already long wait by the GT side because BBC had mistimed their warmup. I have previously mentioned that in my experience GT and...

I saw the match in progress at Miskin street yesterday and dropped in. GT deserved the win. I was impressed with GT #7 - a Michael Hooper like performance, the GT #5 did a good job in the tight and contributed around the field and the GT #1 was also a solid performer. GT backs attacked well...

Hi Brian 1&2. I'm pushed really hard to think of an occasion in the last 25 years where this hasn't happened. If I was coach and had a kid who'd been there, done that I'd be inclined towards him. Yes there was an element of the facetious here but I felt the comment was timely given there...

Some simple equations on any national schoolboy's selections. 1. If you played Aust schools the year before - you'll be in again, don't sweat it. 2. If you've been picked in Aust Schools before and you are injured and there is enough time to recover - you'll be in again, don't sweat it. 3. If...

The smokescreen here is that the 15A side that beat NC in 2013 had very little to do with motivational speeches ( which have worn off by the time the team runs to the middle) and a whole lot to do with the huge number of new faces in the BBC team that year. A BBC old boy and recent parent...

Dark, in the mid - late 90's IGS had a player - Nathan MacNabb - who played 5 years of 1st XV, starting in Year 8. Yes..... Year 8. This was obviously before this ridiculous 2 year window crap. Any worries about him were dispelled when as a year 8, he tackled a Year 12 opponent in a trial and...

Good work Mr Kick. Some deeper considerations to ponder. NC, Churchie and to a lesser extent BBC and BSHS increase the likelihood of injury to their "stars" by contributing as they do in this forum. I think this improves the chances of a well drilled, well coached and well S&C'ed TSS side in...

I know Dave Eagle and he is certainly a good coach. His time with Noon ( another fine coach) at BSHS certainly saw some good team play and some wonderful players developed. I think both men would shrug their shoulders and say that the stars aligned (literally) in those years when they ruled...

Hmmmmm.... tips for 2014?? Early days yet G&G aficianados but the swirling mists in my crystal ball have cleared enough for me to make these comments. 1. The current state of affairs in terms of the GPS rugby season almost stand as a conspiracy by southern unions to prejudice Qld performance at...

I agree with Spikhaza, none are blameless in this competition and we no doubt all have our war stories to tell. As I write, it got me thinking and if I was to consider my stories, to be fair, I'd have to say that BBC and GT top the list in terms of my negative experiences as their opposition...

Sam, not sure what you mean here. Izzy Perese (the player of the national U16 tournament) returns at 13 and the new boy Sua replaces Tanuvasu at 12. Ponga comes up from the 15A's, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 15 all return as legit Yr 12's and with solid 2013 1st XV experience. By my calculations, that...

My call on the competition from here and now is it will be Churchie, finally making good on their pre season promise as premiers in 2014. Around 11-12 of the team are Gr 11 from this year and the team came third. hopefully they have learned to close out games like their shockers against BSHS...

As a lover of biting sarcasm, this one is one of this season's best. IMHO, the best ref around was Pat Rae who is now not reffing anymore. If you see any fireworks going off this week, they'll be Brockett retirement parties with plenty of stories about him making himself the focus and forget...

With a name like McFarty, the NC 2014 hooker will probably be looking to work his way through a lot of pent up aggression. I once knew a boy called "Bastard". His mum pronounced it "Bass- Tard" but dad shrugged his shoulders and just said it was pronounced "Bar - sted". I sincerely hope none...

Predictions for Round 8 ACGS v GT Religious ideologies clash at East Brisbane! Will it be Saturday Bloody Saturday? GT have some belief and Churchie won't get it all their own way. The strong Churchie performance in the trials is almost a distant memory but Churchie to have too much class in...

In 2011 Churchie came second and were the only ones to defeat Premiers NC. I think you meant 2012. Quigley (9) and Tanuvasa (12) were the only new ones in that year. Quigley was Q1 9 and Tanuvasa was a Q2 12 before busting his knee. 2012 Churchie forwards punched well above their weight but...