my 2 cents on Brook v Barker
Ok I don't like to be rude, and appreciate Brook were understrength
however they might as well forfeit the Waverley fixture , and instead play the Waverley 2nds.
[Waverley could play $cots ... although that is daydreaming]
Positives however ... that Harvey Tilley ... not sure if his Dad or any of the Uncles played Ones, but he has heart... he plays with a lot of spirit. The prop 1 Tex Smouha-Ho, he is pretty handy
Tas Smith (9) is tiny but gives great service... and will be good .. particularly once he grows
the 10 Tim White he is pretty OK, again assuming he is underage .. and he will get good ... with time
Re Barker ... they could easily knock off the heavyweights ... with both good backs and enough quality forwards
12 Will Harding ... is a big hard hitting centre
15 Kitchener is very elusive and a good open field runner
9 Tejcek ... I know about him, and he would be with Waverley's Bell in contention for a CAS jersey
in terms of piggies ... Barker has a pretty good pack .. 8 Reimer ...would be their best, but not their biggest .... so between their big hooker and big 5, they have a very solid platform ... and certainly monster Cranbrook
in conclusion ... going to be a long season for Brook ... although hopefully the return of Stenmark, May and elevation of O'Reilly will help
Cranbrook's 13 Milios copped an injury ... that looked like at least a few weeks ...so brook I feel sorry for
I do like their coaches .. Giacheri/Hodge (plus ex Scots College Andrew Cleverly)... and even that bloke "rat" ... who coaches the 2nds ... is good. However they aren't miracle workers ... so going to be a tough 2017