Agreed and on watching this I'm even more convinced Stead was the unluckiest player coming out of this match not to be picked in NSW 1s (though i havent seen anything of ISA's Freeman this year, so can't fairly compare them)
Last year the Qld2 scrum half was selected in the Schoolboys team over the Qld1 half, so anything can happen.
Some other examples from 2016, IIRC, Rory Suttor (Shore) and Matthew McTaggart (Joeys) made Australian Schools from GPS 2 and NSW 2.
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Then you have Dan Matthew played NSW II last year and did not make Schoolboys or Barbarians.Some other examples from 2016, IIRC, Rory Suttor (Shore) and Matthew McTaggart (Joeys) made Australian Schools from GPS 2 and NSW 2.
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WLF, I would cheerfully ban you for your bad spelling, but there are others more tolerant than I.
What's happened to WLF?
Hasn't been seen since before CAS v GPS game.
Thought he would have had a field day with that one.
Hope he's ok.
Maybe he's maxed out on number of posts you can make before an avatar is required and he has morphed (again) into another profile.
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After watching the video have to agree with above comments. Best CAS forwards (scrummaging aside) were 7Stead 8Cornish 1Wright and 4Moretti. Best GPS were 5Mwilliams 8Harris and 2Loh. Out of these 7, 5 are in NSW 2's. Go figure. Load up on NSW2's for a win I would say particularly with 2 Xfaxctors in 15 Hayward and 11 Burgess in the backs.
The difference in the end was the opportunistic/brilliance of some of the Waverley boys, stuff that can't be coached.
Totally agree Waverley's rugby has been so entertaining in 2017 . high risk, and stuff that won't always come off, and could blow up badly on a bad day. although wish the Wobblies could go back to this free-wheeling approach
I am looking forward to school games being back on . find it hard to get excited about the Rep rugby .. just not the passion.
I really think Waverley rugby is getting it very right . and a lot of blokes that deserve credit . from the 1st coaches, to the Director of sport, who isn't afraid to referee the 13Fs, and John McCoy . what a great bloke
and then you have the new Headmaster, and people like Brother Murphy is the background
hope this purple patch continues and it shores up numbers and interest outside of the A teams
having said that positive stuff, worried that at Aloys and Cranbrook the signs are worrying
At Brook, it is really just the 16As holding the hope together .. and in the interests of CAS, it is important these schools have a good year . was so disappointed that Jude Gibbs left for Joeys
And I hope some quality blokes (old Cranbrookians) start putting their hands up . where is the next Marty Pitt . Rat?!
Geeze Snort, whaaat do you mean?
I will blame the keyboard!
Anyway Trinity v Waves game approaches!
By chance do you know who won your Trinity 14as game v Knox 14as, should have been a solid game?
The passion was certainly evident on Tues night and surrounding the excellent CAS win. Looking forward to the Nationals next week. They were shown via live streaming last year.
It will be interesting how the coach uses Finn Wright and his replacement players. I'd like to see him on the field towards the end of each half when the opposition players are tired. He's a powerful runner of the ball and can be punishing in defence. Used wisely he can be a match winner.
Was it Bell who played 15 for GPS against CAS? And has been selected as 13 for NSW2?
Knox 14A's beat Trinity 29-0
Hi WLF, not sure if Trinity were down a few players...seemed to be most of the same boys from last year. They were strongish in the forwards...not much chop in the backs. The Knox team is a better team this year IMO, theyre quite big and not trying to play with as much structure.Thanks axel WOW,
The Trinity side looked very strong at the preseason 7s comp, but clearly it isn't the same as 15 per side.
Last year this Trinity side was very strong in the 2nd game Waves played against them, interesting, were they short of some top players or were Knox simply too good?
I suspect we may be at the same game in the last round of the year.True?
Bell has played virtually everywhere in the outside backs for View this season. Currently he's the starting 13, but GPS seemed to have him at fullback. I wouldn't be surprised if he shifts around throughout Nationals.
Then you have Dan Matthew played NSW II last year and did not make Schoolboys or Barbarians.
This year playing Gen Blue U20 and gains selection for Australian U20 in the Oceania comp.
Getting a start anywhere in this tournament will put boys on the radar.
NSW II looking like a very strong team again.
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Hopefully Wright can channel his immense passion positively. The spray he gave a few GPS players last week was a tad OTT and would have been heard in Hornsby.