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Billy Sheehan (19)
No thx MC, would rather be tested against a few strong GPS schools and ISA schools, to improve our skills and see how good we really are, then play a few poor CAS schools twice and win by too much.
CAS Rugby 2023
- Thread starter rod skellet
- Start date
You are correct he did not play. 4 schoolboys in the 2 teams. And Waverley has 2 E’s
WLF3
Billy Sheehan (19)
Spot on JJ!
WLF3
Billy Sheehan (19)
Agree Rod, the CAS were dominant but nearly found a way to lose it, Brydons last tackle was very special.
As it turns out, he should never forget it! (and keep reminding his mates and kids!)
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Allen Oxlade (6)
I just want to use examples to highlight the selections issues.
Jonti M-F: a third year 1st XV player, best player on the ground on Saturday as voted by Barker, played CAS 2nd XV last year.
Not even listed as a shadow reserve. It is just a disrespectful decision. If the feedback is has been injured so we haven’t seen him. Go back and watch him from 2022 and 2021.
Kaleb Ah-Colt: Anniunced this afternoon at training. He has now been brought in to the starting 2nd XV as the captain. If that’s not highlighting that they have no idea what they’re doing, I don’t know what else does.
Charlie Poynton: after the opens CAS debacle last year. Charlie went to CAS u16’s last year and played for them in the wing. So he wasn’t even considered the best fullback at u16’s. But was for opens.
The CAS selection lottery continues.
There are now 9 Starting Barker players in the CAS 1’s and 2’s and 3 Waverley players. with 3 Waverley withdrawals and 1 Barker withdrawal.
So 10 Barker to 6 Waverley.
The selectors need to go back and watch the game from the weekend.
Waverley won by two tries, and if you were to pick a team between the two. There would be far more Waverley than Barker players selected based on results and the game.
Just ridiculous.
I also want to highlight, just so people are aware, coaches do have input on selections. And there are 4 Barker coaches. Hence despite losing, at home, by quite a margin, they still have a huge representation over Waverley.
Jonti M-F: a third year 1st XV player, best player on the ground on Saturday as voted by Barker, played CAS 2nd XV last year.
Not even listed as a shadow reserve. It is just a disrespectful decision. If the feedback is has been injured so we haven’t seen him. Go back and watch him from 2022 and 2021.
Kaleb Ah-Colt: Anniunced this afternoon at training. He has now been brought in to the starting 2nd XV as the captain. If that’s not highlighting that they have no idea what they’re doing, I don’t know what else does.
Charlie Poynton: after the opens CAS debacle last year. Charlie went to CAS u16’s last year and played for them in the wing. So he wasn’t even considered the best fullback at u16’s. But was for opens.
The CAS selection lottery continues.
There are now 9 Starting Barker players in the CAS 1’s and 2’s and 3 Waverley players. with 3 Waverley withdrawals and 1 Barker withdrawal.
So 10 Barker to 6 Waverley.
The selectors need to go back and watch the game from the weekend.
Waverley won by two tries, and if you were to pick a team between the two. There would be far more Waverley than Barker players selected based on results and the game.
Just ridiculous.
I also want to highlight, just so people are aware, coaches do have input on selections. And there are 4 Barker coaches. Hence despite losing, at home, by quite a margin, they still have a huge representation over Waverley.
Masked Crusader
Ward Prentice (10)
I have zero affiliation to any CAS school but I know the 16’s age group well having been involved with it across all levels since U6’s. I’ve just glanced at the CAS under 16 team list I am quite surprised. Some of the selections are fair enough but in certain positions there are some very strange omissions. Injuries? Politics? IDK. In contrast GPS have picked the best team available. There would be some differences in the GPS team if there were no injuries but that’s footy. The results will be interesting.
AroundTheAnkles
Banned
Perhaps one of them does.
footyfooty123
Banned
Hello guys, I’m predicting a whooping of GPS U16 v CAS U16.
Prediction CAS by 40+ in the final
Heard the Cas 10, Josh Barr is a freak. People call him the Line Assassin.
Footyfooty123 out.
Prediction CAS by 40+ in the final
Heard the Cas 10, Josh Barr is a freak. People call him the Line Assassin.
Footyfooty123 out.
bill clune
Bob McCowan (2)
Morning Gents, wondering who's going to the games tonight at Knox?
Masked Crusader
Ward Prentice (10)
Time will tell, I reckon an all GPS final is more likely but if it is GPS A vs CAS you might have your score prediction some what backwards.
WLF3
Billy Sheehan (19)
Yep will be there, taking a car load up.
As Joker said, at least it won't be raining as it was in 2021 which destroyed our game, along with our front row selection, but it will be freezing.
I remember the days when these teams were chosen after all the comps were finished, that way selectors got a better look and we all knew who was who.
In tonights game, like recent years, we haven't seen more than half our teams play, the GPS have an advantage here.
So I am not sure what to expect from the CAS teams except that Knox and Barker did win their GPS games this year, but a lot can change since then, as we have seen.
However, rep footy is very different than school footy.
Union on Top
Peter Burge (5)
Will the games be free to air on NSW TV, or will we need to pay?
bill clune
Bob McCowan (2)
need to pay unfortunately
Snort
Nev Cottrell (35)
WLF, it's a fair point. Actually each year when I was in Years 11 and 12, a Trinity player made CAS selection after starting the CAS rounds in the school 2nd XV. Sure there are other examples of this from other schools in that period. However, the four-term year has left only one window for the representative season, so it is what it is.
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Allen Oxlade (6)
Knox played Joeys and Shore who are coming last.
They didn’t really have a good pre season. Their results are comparable to a full strength Waverley. Waverley beat St Augustines by the same margin once players returned and 3 more have come back since then.
Yes they beat Oakhill, but Waverley were missing 8 players in that game who played on Saturday against Barker.
JohnnyOhns
Peter Burge (5)
Fair point, I know a boy from Scott's started in their 3rd XV this year and worked his way up to the 1sts. Then made the GPS 2nd XV. Great story for Aidan Gow, former Aloys boy, however, I agree that CAS need more rounds to really see who is worthy of the jersey.