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Plus the problem with such forward planning - next season injuries can and do happen, and when you write off a previous season in expectation of rewards in the next season - it unravels quickly. TSC could have taken last season seriously, and been competitive - ultimately it is the players...

TSC used most of last season as their trials - playing many Y11s to prepare them for an unbeaten season this year. They won a couple of games at the back end of last season when they beefed up their backline with some Y12s.

You couldn't make it up - amazing run of injuries, Jorgenson out with a hamstring injury.

Not sure that is an issue with his current form - might not make it into JWBs.

What is the extent of the injury? Leg again?

"Physically bashed from minute 1 - just like the Junior Wobblies - because we have pathways narrower than a paper straw." And those (NSW) pathways awash with Cronyism, blocking talent - but some do slip through the net on merit.

Top scrum!

...for an easy try - head in hands moment.

Yes - if bad luck could go his way, it does.

When your luck is against you, the ball bounces the wrong way for #11 :-(

Ward is puffing some! Not ideal game to start.

So Waratahs get the ball and 13 kicks it away and then give away a penalty...

Highlights make the backrow look very poor - lack of tackling and penalties at breakdown - the #10 nailed his kicks in terrible conditions though!

Correct - 3 backs playing Shute Shield, not 5.

More than they had - when you have 4 or 5 backs playing Shute Shield each week, you know you have the balance wrong. I don't doubt S&C was a problem across the squad also.

Another Easts player on a Waratahs Contract - Coleman's player management went way too long backs vs front row - 20/20 hindsight easy of course.

Not surprised - the NSW Pathways / Academy system is flawed - too much Cronyism and [non] selection bias. Some slip through the Crony net on merit, of course.

He had to move somewhere - couldn't play for Easts under a Waratahs contract indefinitely. Expect Teddy Wilson will be lining something similar up also.

Interesting to see what Hunter Ward can do at #7 in what is going to be a tough game - they really need some more mobility and pilfering @7 IMO.

Be interesting to see how much cash NSWRU have burned through last few years on the Waratahs. No external debt is quite an achievement.