White line fever
Fred Wood (13)
Team,
Some points of interest re 13's and the younger teams these days.
This may go somewhat to addressing SDW's comments.
These days many of these young boys from Waverley, and from a lot of schools, not only play for their school on sat but also play club footy on Sunday.
In the Waverley 13's there are plenty of these boys, and many play union for school on sat, and league on Sunday and some union on Sunday.
What I have noticed is that those who also play league have arguably more skills than those who play union alone. By that I mean they tackle better, hit the line more directly and have great ball skills eg off loading.
Last sat. we saw a great game between the waves and a strong knox 13a's team. Waverley held off knox for some time at the end, on the Waverley line, simply due to great defence. Some of the head on tackles saved certain tries, and in the end the game, which the waves won 15-12.
In relation to wash outs, fitness etc, I believe playing on sat and Sunday and training for school and club each week certainly makes up for the odd lost match.
I think it's fair to say that today's boys are bigger, stronger and have more developed skills that in years gone by for all these reasons.
If you saw the Knox v Waverley 1sts game last weekend ALL of that was on show.
Some points of interest re 13's and the younger teams these days.
This may go somewhat to addressing SDW's comments.
These days many of these young boys from Waverley, and from a lot of schools, not only play for their school on sat but also play club footy on Sunday.
In the Waverley 13's there are plenty of these boys, and many play union for school on sat, and league on Sunday and some union on Sunday.
What I have noticed is that those who also play league have arguably more skills than those who play union alone. By that I mean they tackle better, hit the line more directly and have great ball skills eg off loading.
Last sat. we saw a great game between the waves and a strong knox 13a's team. Waverley held off knox for some time at the end, on the Waverley line, simply due to great defence. Some of the head on tackles saved certain tries, and in the end the game, which the waves won 15-12.
In relation to wash outs, fitness etc, I believe playing on sat and Sunday and training for school and club each week certainly makes up for the odd lost match.
I think it's fair to say that today's boys are bigger, stronger and have more developed skills that in years gone by for all these reasons.
If you saw the Knox v Waverley 1sts game last weekend ALL of that was on show.