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The NSW team looks good. It has some great play makers and talented ball runners. Should be a good contest.

I stand corrected. Not sour grapes although I am a manly fan. Disappointing not to see manly player given more of a go based on trial form. But as you say different coaches look for different qualities. Well done to all the boys who made the NSW team.

The reserve hooker #19 from manly was considerably more accurate with line out throws in both trial matches (central coast u18s and Oakhill) but despite this was made reserve and only got small amount of game time yesterday...even then managed to accurately and effectively throw to the back...

A trial on Sat 29th will rule out colts players. Yet another strategy to side line Manly players???

Here's an idea...why don't the selectors and administrators man-up, admit they have handled this poorly, announce an U17 Syd team based on the ample opportunity they had to view players at the State Champs and get on with training so they can whip some Country butt.

Ma Making the U17s trial yet again for the Sydney team reeks of politics and nepotism. The selectors have had the opportunity to observe these boys play 4 games (in Manly's case 5 games) under representative conditions. Many of the players are sporting injuries from last weekend and/or are...

On an unfortunate note, whilst the U17 Manly team were on the field contesting the grand final some low-life/s raided their bags in the dressing room and stole all their cash and several mobile phones.

Yes it is true that the victorious Manly U17 team was formed by a number of the players who had been competing at the State Championships since the U10s. The coach was in fact an U17 player who was injured and out for the season. The boys trained and prepared themselves and borrowed jerseys from...