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Yes WLF, I know he's not playing with them but they are getting him a bit of experience in training. I dont even think boys are allowed to play firsts in year 9? Might be wrong.

Dan Botha is his name. Captain of their Scots 1's, played NSW u/16's prop but hasn't progressed much since then. A good leader of the Scots side and has a good physical presence, solid in defence. You are right, does look a fair bit like Pocock.

Jarrah McLeod is the name. Import from Nowra, believe he has been dominating so much they are trying to train him with the firsts a bit. Expect to see him dominating CAS from 2020.

Agree, Scots discipline is quite poor, which surprises me considering their professional coaching in Brian Smith. Scots do have an urgency and aggression in their defensive line speed but they tread a fine line. So yes, it really can depend on the ref for the game. Also leak penalties at the...

Can see where you're coming from, but the scores speak for themselves if you take a look. - 15-0 against Augustines, without many key players. Keeping any team scoreless is no mean feat. - 49-47 Nearly beating Joeys - without Levi Milford and Marco Morretti, potentially others - putting 47...

My apologies, score was narrow against Barker, but View were the victorious and dominant side on both occasions.

Interesting SDW - you do not consider Knox strong contenders for Scots? I agree Scots will be too strong due to their professionalism and flawless structure but I am interested in why you think they will brush aside Knox easily? Looking at things logically - Knox beat Joeys, Joeys beat Scots...

Any tips for tomorrow's games fellas? Brook vs Aloys Whatever the outcome, it'll give us an indication of where both sides are leading into the CAS Season. A lot of talk about Cranbrook being strong, Aloysius being not-so. I'm going to suggest Cranbrook by a close margin - 7-10 points. Knox...

How about talking about the footy this weekend for a change?

Agreed Snort - it seems strange that we are almost not even talking about last years well deserved premiers. I know things can change drastically in a year but they'd have to be considered. Still have the coaching from last year and an Australian Schoolboys hooker in Billy Pollard who yes, is...

Various schools also have very varying "salary caps" if you wish. A lot of GPS/CAS schools have roughly 10% of spots available for scholarships. However this clearly becomes flawed when Knox have 400 kids per year, meaning they have 40 boys on scholarships, compared to others with 200ish...

My mistake. It makes Knox "The Best at Trial Games in Sydney for 2019". Congrats.

There's no such thing as premiers this term mate. They're called "trial" games for a reason. Knox were hopeless against Newington and if anyone works out that they use the same structure through the forwards every year, and have no speed in their backline as Newington did, they can be beaten...

Agreed. Scots have struggled to form any consistency in back to back matches. They were the Scots lion against Trinity and Newington but then were the little kittens against Riverview and Joeys. Their forward pack is definitely potentially the best in the comp, and definitely missed Hugo...

Too right Snort. Very pragmatic from Cranbrook rugby. Have heard Trinity are struggling with injuries which is a real negative of their tough preseason, especially when one injury leaves a significant hole because of their depth as you say. I also hear Ieremia, 100kg inside centre who has been...

Can't see Aloys being a threat at all this CAS season. They really struggled in this age group coming through until they allowed underage players to play in their own age, instead of year groups. Only then were they quite strong in 16a's however those players have now graduated and I believe it...

Will Clunies-Ross is the flyhalf for Cranbrook. Suspect he is related to Henry Clunies-Ross? a promising winger for Sydney Uni, mightve even played a few games for the Waratahs. Graduate of the 2011 undefeated Trinity first XV with Jack Debreczeni and Scott Sio also. Not a very common last...

I may be mistaken but I didn't see much aggression from either side, a lot of great attacking but both poor in defence. Waverley have some sizeable blokes in Ametesaro (5) and Lathan HW (12) but they clearly lack the professional coaching Scots has through Brian Smith - making a well drilled...

Re Kannan - I understand Joeys are quite against boys playing for league teams in Harold Mats or SG Ball. Prefer them to have full commitment to their school footy. A shame for some of the talented youngsters missing out on that experience. This weekend's match up will be a cracker, although...