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Michael Cook also has a long association with Marist College Ashgrove as both a teacher and coach of the 1st XV during the period where they went undefeated for many many years so he has established a decent coaching record. Possibility that the GPS reggies coaches from the last couple of years...

Rumours down at GPS that discussions between Shane Arnold and Melbourne Rebels broke down, however, he has apparently been offered head coaching role of Australian u20s side. This wouldn't surprise me as he was already employed by the ARU as their Brisbane based skills coach (kicking mostly) for...

Not specifically Premier 2014 related but thought i'd post it here anyway. Lots of Premier Grade/Colts coaches involved with coaching the new under17s Junior Gold Brisbane sides including Anthony Mathison, Benny McCormack and Kelevi Tuicolo, probably more as well. Apparently the players picked...

Im not sure if this has been touched upon yet but on the weekend Alexander Rokobaro was picked in the Fijian squad for their upcoming tour. I thought he was signed with the Rebels on a full contract as an Australian player. Can someone shed some light on this? As far as i'm aware he's still with...

Ahh right my bad. Just a side note, it was actually the other way around, Willy was the young'en who'd just had his breakout season with the Reds but the GPS coach (maybe Heenan at the time or Pini) decided to keep using the experienced Sully at halfback (who I still think should have been given...

I dont think Will has actually been associated with Wests senior rugby but I could be wrong. I know his brothers play there but he played his colts rugby at GPS before moving to Norths and then Sunny Coast. Also technically he is aligned with Maleny so whether or not the QRU allow him to stay...

Some mates and I just got back from a weekend at 7s and I won't re-hash what everyone has been saying about transport, location etc but I have to say I think Skilled Park and the Gold Coast in general could work if the GC could get their transport sorted. Lets give them a little benefit of the...

Not totally sure what is happening at GPS but I would say Shane Arnold is sticking around, Picone though has mentioned he might be done. The club has advertised all coaching positions from Prems to Colts 2 but I can't see there being too many changes for 2014 apart from the Colts program...

Apparently Ben McCormack is being seriously considered as top candidate to coach Brothers Prem Grade next year. I think this would be a good move and will pay off in a similar way to when Shane Arnold moved from Prem Colts to Prem Grade at GPS. Ben had good year with a good bunch of colts at...

SouthernX pretty sure they're goneskies from the Premier Competition mate. Know someone who has a role with the Stingrays colts program and he said they were informed a few months ago that 2013 would be the last season in the comp for them. Not sure if anything has changed or how the club will...

Regarding this - The Easts premier colts coach (can't remember his name now, Tim?) doesn't actually work in the Reds setup but does work for the QRU with coaching roles and admin, specifically revolving around Queensland 7s programs. Don't have a problem with, just thought I should clarify for...

thierry dusautoir thats good news if some of the players have already re-committed but surely there is still a need for new coaching staff in the program. I know its hard for Wests in terms of player recruitment out of school as they are stuck between two larger and currently more successful...

Good point you make there TT in regards to good #10s winning premierships. There was lots of talk down at GPS after the GF about how a standout #10 such as Brandon had much more influence over the game than the GPS #10 McWhirter who is no doubt a solid player but not a star. If a young gun #10...

A couple of mates and I are looking at heading down the goldie to this tournament. Did anyone go last year? Any advice on where to book an apartment? None of us really know the goldie too well and everyone will be drinking so we're not really sure about the logistics of getting too and from the...

Souths also had three teams make the finals in lower grades and a colts side which is always a good sign of depth and I believe their 5ths actually won the grand final. It might not sound like a big deal but in terms of building a strong club morale I know at GPS over the last few years we've...

Congrats to Easts on the win, obviously a tough one for me to watch but was a great game and couldn't be prouder of both sides. GPS had a chance this year to pull off some big wins but unfortunately wasnt to be but congrats to our 3rd and 4th grades for winning their grand finals.

Thanks Tiger Tale - good luck to your boys also. I think the stands should be full of GPS supports both Saturday & Sunday, the club is really pushing a supporters drive and even made 'posters' of sorts which have gone up all over businesses and houses in Ashgrove and surrounding suburbs...

From the likely match day 23 there will be 17 players who have been at GPS since Colts and 10 of the 17 have been playing at GPS since Juniors.

Im guessing this means MMM is still broken? I know he didn't play the best in the 1st test but if hes fit would seem a sensible selection considering he can cover mulitple positions.

I thought contract players had to sign with a club that plays in the Premier comp? (I know Logan technically do but they don't have the premier grade team) or at least sign with a club who has Premier affiliations ie Will Genia being signed with Maleny through the Sunny Coast (guess that won't...