Adam Osborne
Frank Nicholson (4)
End of game photo of ACT and Vic U17
So they start training in Feb 4 times a week for a 9 game comp that starts in July.
We're ranked 6 now right?
Just like to say to WA being the Northern Conference winners and slaying our proverbial hinnies in the East.
Go Hard and kick some ACT butt in the finals this weekend.
Show them who rules the West!!
Certainly not my observation. There are some quality 15 year olds who were unavailable and certainly up to the standard. I believe one or two are at, or close to, 1st IV at their schools and / or contracted to NRL clubs.Hugh, why are the elite players from the school not participating in this great competition? Could it be they are not up to this level of competition?
Certainly not my observation. There are some quality 15 year olds who were unavailable and certainly up to the standard. I believe one or two are at, or close to, 1st IV at their schools and / or contracted to NRL clubs.
Hugh, why are the elite players from the school not participating in this great competition? Could it be they are not up to this level of competition?
The rugby landscape in Victoria is completely different to that in NSW and QLD, with the ACT sort of 1/2 and 1/2. From the billets we have had up here from Vic Schools on tour, Vic School Rugby is weak, and VRU Junior Club Rugby is of a relatively speaking very high standard. Many of the Vic Schools may decline to play Club teams on the grounds of safety and their duty of care to their students.Yes I think so. Down here in Victoria, I'm pretty sure barring injuries, the teams selected were the best Victoria had to offer, albeit trials were voluntary. Great competition. NZ doesn't have something like this for the same age group and summer is treat as summer.
Step in the right direction this competition is for Australian Rugby. Fingers crossed all kids make themselves available for next years competition so we can see the best go up against each other.
So from your synopsis, the JGC will never have the best U15s/U17s going up against each other? What age group competition, that covers the country, at a National level does have the best going against each other?
I totally agree HJ. For the kids playing in JGC at under 15s level here in Sydney it looks like they'll have one of 4 clubs in A's to play for. I believe a number of the B sides will participate in that comp and will be interested to see how that affects participation next year.The rugby landscape in Victoria is completely different to that in NSW and QLD, with the ACT sort of 1/2 and 1/2. From the billets we have had up here from Vic Schools on tour, Vic School Rugby is weak, and VRU Junior Club Rugby is of a relatively speaking very high standard. Many of the Vic Schools may decline to play Club teams on the grounds of safety and their duty of care to their students.
It would be like comparing (I assume) AFL in Victorian Schools to that in NSW Schools (excluding the Schools in Southern NSW near enemy territory which are probably good at Aerial Ping Pong). There is a relatively strong Junior Club AFL competition here up to Under 18's, with little (but increasingly worring concern) school involvement. The Southern Power Under 18's would beat the Endeavour Sports High School AFL team (not sure that they actually have one but they could probably find 18 kids who think they can kick a footy around) by about 240 points to 2.
Nearly everyone on this thread supports the concept of the JGC and vehemently wants to retain that development within the Junior Club System, whether in the Bush or the metropolitan Village Clubs. My concern is that there doesn't seem to have been any increase in player numbers in the Sydney JRU upper age groups on the back of the JGC targeting Under 15's and U17's. If the kids coming out of JGC are not offered challenging games of footy in the "proper" season then all that time and effort to teach them skills via the JGC will be lost as they drift out of rugby through disinterest.