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Anyone got the Barker scorers against Aloys? I try (God only knows why) to keep the CAS records up to date, and normally in a 75-0 scoreline, someone has done something statistically noteworthy.

I dunno, you pick the best team, don't you? If the U16 kid is going to be a Wallaby, he benefits from the tougher challenge. "Experiencing struggle" is what makes you better.

To be honest, I can't get too worked up about who's in CAS 1sts and who's in 2nds. Many of the CAS 2nds get a run in 1sts and it sorts itself out.

Well, there we differ. Shore, for example, hasn't been a reasonable chance to win for a very long time. It hasn't won the title outright since 1969. Newington has flimsy depth propped up by ensuring that enough good players are recruited at field a decent A team in most age groups. It hasn't...

I've made it this far into the year without returning to my old theme - the competition is broken. Not quite as broken as the GPS competition, where two schools field their 1sts in the 3rd XV competition, but well past its use-by date. Which is no one's fault, because you can't expect schools...

The teams look OK to me - the selectors have a tough job. I do think St Aloysius having twice as many CAS reps as Cranbrook will be a bit of motivation for the boys in white later in the season.

I'm suddenly optimistic about Trinity's chances today. They always do well in the swimming.

Cross-code hat-tip to Connor Watson, ex Knox, who has a spot in the NSW State of Origin team.

I'm going to give the ref the benefit of the doubt and say he made an early call of "advantage over" - which he couldn't then rescind. The grounding, though...