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I sincerely doubt that the 1,2, or 3 boys that miss a rep team because of perceived bias or nepotism, is the reason ( another thread the continued demise of club rugby) for the demise of rugby. My son, and I know many others, that have had boys who have been lucky and unlucky with selections...

I thought that CHS were very good on Friday. GPS seems to come together later than the other squads, and talk this year was the coaches were trying to get them to play to a set up that was pretty hard to learn in a short time. These things may have added to their performance. But one thing was...

Couldn't agree more aka. Some good ones and some that are either highly political, or some that just didn't recognise the ability and efforts of some of the players. There are a number of players that must be surprised by their selection and a few that would be confused by their omission etc...

GO III, I would agree that he certainly should not have been selected below the GPS 2's level. Played pretty well in a beaten White side, maybe tried to do too much, but he has been one of the standout 9's in this age group for as long as I can remember, so I'd say he would be on a clip board...

Have the coaching staff for NSW 1, NSW 2 and combined states been announced? Don't recall seeing any announcements on those positions.

To be up front, I am a massive fan of the View hooker Pritchard. But the fact is the Newington boy Serhon, didn't too much wrong at all in the game against CAS at all. You cant compare the standard between the 1's and 2's because CAS 2's were so weak it was a bit of a joke. So any comparison...

Only seen the 1 game by CAS which was the GPS fixture. On that game alone, my view is these boys will feature. I know there will b others but the #2, #7 both #12 and #13 were all standouts in the game for CAS. Hard to say on the other CAS fwds, because the GPS fwds appeared stronger as...

Can anyone confirm what injury Porter sustained to rule him out?

Many are hoping that CHS 2's put a better effort than CAS 2's. The reason is its pretty much impossible to properly assess the performance of various individuals in the GPS 2's when the opposition didn't put up much of a fight. There were many quality performances in the 2's, but it was more...

Totally agree. The selectors are not just watching the 1's. They know there is plenty of strong talent selected in lower grades.

IS is correct that it's hard to draw any big conclusions because CAS 2's were very weak, but from what I saw Pritchards speed and aggression was outstanding. He would have not been out of of place in the 1's. Actually his throwing may have also been a bonus, because not really knowing why the...

Very strong performance by CAS today in the 1's. Given the short time together I thought the GPS boys also did a fantastic job against a willing side. They had enough class across the park to get the job done today. At a number of stages in the second half GPS looked set to run away with it if...

I think where the coach with a RECENT professional background is of value is that they bring new concepts to the coaching brief. I don't doubt for one minute the great credentials that many school based coaches bring, but in many cases, not being specific about any school, the game progresses in...

Just talked to a mate who's son is in the GPS squads and there wasn't any mention of changes. Actually the web site does refer to teams announced again for Fridays fixtures so maybe that's where the idea has come from. I looked over last years teams and barring injury doesn't look like any...

Considering there is NSW 1, NSW 2, and Combined states, and most sides will likely take 2 hookers, theres a good chance maybe 5 will get through..

What changes? The teams on the aagps page look the same as was.

I am pretty sure that Max's father's name is Trent, not John. I could be wrong but I did meet the father some years ago and it wasn't John.

When I look at the sides, for me the debate is not so much about who eg Emery etc not making the 1's, it's more about Emery, Bowditch, Hendrie etc missing the 2's. I think that in a group where there are so many quality players, some one is always going to be disappointed by missing 1's, but I...

It's actually hard to knock what the selectors have gone with , given I have now only seen 4 of the sides play. But I must say that Woodhill and Emery must have suffered due to Shore struggling over the last 12 months. That takes nothing away from the boys picked because they must be on fire and...

At this rate the GPS could just about add the 2 CAS teams and 1 or 2 others to their comp and call that the comp the NSW trials.