I think it unfair to lay the blame at Woodcock's feet
the Knox forwards to me were completely outgunned
they missed someone like a Lachlan Swinton . to knock the wind out of the forwards punching up, on the edges
I am not sure where Frost normally jumps . but he was jumping at 4, and Joel Ellis pinched at least two lineouts jumping at 2
so the line-out didn't work . and that was where their game plan probably lay
.. the scrum wasn't much better, and ultimately Waverley had a mountain of possession
Yes Woodcock made a few mistakes . one kick went out on the full, but that was not helped by the strong and variable wind
what I will be interested to see in 2018 is Moretti's game
I saw games earlier in the year, when his own father was yelling for him to calm down
without a doubt Moretti has all the skill/athleticism, but a bit like Finn Wright probably needs to mature . and to become one of the senior players in 2018
so to put a positive spin . I think Finn Wright was fantastic in 2017, he improved in all the areas he needed to . he didn't continue to be a yellow card man, he played the whole 70 minutes, and improved his scrummaging, and maintained all the other great parts of his running game.
So if Waverley are to be as red hot in 2018, Moretti needs to do a Finn Wright, and go from good to great . just my opinion.
To be honest, I dont think it was necessary for you to be telling stories of how Moretti's father was yelling out to him to calm down.... etc etc.
It's a beat up to infer he's been out of control this year. On the contrary, his indiscretions during the last two seasons in the first XV have been isolated incidents. Maybe two yellow cards; big deal.
It looked to be a fairly innocuous indiscretion on Sat so its debatable whether he should have been carded in the first place.
Moretti, as with a multitude of schoolboy rugby players who have gone before him, has turned or is turning 17 this year. What 16 or 17 year old doesnt need to mature?
One of the reasons players like him are so good is because they possess natural aggression and competitiveness, so its understandable that on their journey from boyhood to manhood they will make mistakes and continue to learn and continue to be mentored along the way by their coaches and family members.
I bet Cornish, the Waverley coach with all his experience in coaching schoolboy rugby players, would like a dollar for every player he's seen come through the ranks and who has naturally matured along the way, some needing a bit more mentoring than others. The other bloke, Coleman is no slouch at man management either. It's what they do, as teachers I mean.
i doubt if they would be concerned at all about Moretti's on field discipline and aggression for next season. On the contrary, they would be rapt in his progress and see him like any other kid his age at the school.
The level of maturity between a Year 10 or Year 11 student to that of a Year 12 student can be enormous, as with their physical development.
And then nek minit they turn 18 and are old enough to vote and go to war.
