Eyes and Ears
Bob Davidson (42)
Knox 26 Oakhill 15. Couple of big plays from Knox 13.
CAS Rugby 2023
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Eyes and Ears
Bob Davidson (42)
31-15
Waves 38
St Augs 24
The 10 for St Augs is unreal. I have no idea of his name but he has everything - vision, speed, and a bullet-like pass. Without him, St Augs would not have scored much today. Their fullback has a crack though.
As for the Waves, they'd be happy. They're a solid team but don't seem to have an x-factor type player that can tear the game wide open. But I've only watched them play today and the first half against Newington.
St Augs 24
The 10 for St Augs is unreal. I have no idea of his name but he has everything - vision, speed, and a bullet-like pass. Without him, St Augs would not have scored much today. Their fullback has a crack though.
As for the Waves, they'd be happy. They're a solid team but don't seem to have an x-factor type player that can tear the game wide open. But I've only watched them play today and the first half against Newington.
Eyes and Ears
Bob Davidson (42)
Knox 50 Oakhill 15. Knox had all the ball in 2nd half.
rod skellet
Desmond Connor (43)
Well you judgement is questionable. Nudgee were never going to do a number on Barker. 4 tries a piece was a fair reflection of the game. Conversions and penalties the difference. Nudgee though deserved to win having dominated the scrum. Injuries have hit Barker with 2 key forwards out. Barker is building its depth and yes it does not have the history of a school like Nudgee. But GPS schools in Qld have all been acquiring talent across all age groups for many years. Barker is quietly doing the same. Lots of year 10 boys pulling on the Red jumper for the first time which will build depth.
rod skellet
Desmond Connor (43)
Hector
Peter Burge (5)
Aloys 7 lost to St Gregs 46.
SAC were missing skipper #7 plus #10 and #12. That being said they were very poor in the first half. The limited possession they had was gifted back to Gregs with poor kicking. The forwards were good, as usual #2, #3, #5 great quality, but it it was five tries to nil by half time already. Backline looking porous and not much spark ball in hand, except #13 a solo effort. More solid and improved second half, but will need to draw deeper to make sure the CAS games don't get completely out of hand unfortunately.
Tough day for the Blue and Gold, largely lost big and scoreless across the As. Only a single win across the day, the 13As (again).
Big bus trip out to Orange next week, hopefully a few players back and a bit of starch injected into them on the way.
SAC were missing skipper #7 plus #10 and #12. That being said they were very poor in the first half. The limited possession they had was gifted back to Gregs with poor kicking. The forwards were good, as usual #2, #3, #5 great quality, but it it was five tries to nil by half time already. Backline looking porous and not much spark ball in hand, except #13 a solo effort. More solid and improved second half, but will need to draw deeper to make sure the CAS games don't get completely out of hand unfortunately.
Tough day for the Blue and Gold, largely lost big and scoreless across the As. Only a single win across the day, the 13As (again).
Big bus trip out to Orange next week, hopefully a few players back and a bit of starch injected into them on the way.
Jumping_jack
Ward Prentice (10)
Waverley looked a different beast with key players back.
Aboud is just a standout player, he was the best player on the field by a country mile - and didn’t stay on for the second half. And having Tofaeono, Lyons and Sinclair Harris back meant they were much better than they have been. It might come back to be beneficial that their big players have actually had a bit of a rest and will be firing come CAS.
Still have their best back to come back too(Fidel). Plus Capper to come back too.
They will be competitive at least and can win the tough games coming up, which they didn’t look like in the first couple of weeks.
Aboud is just a standout player, he was the best player on the field by a country mile - and didn’t stay on for the second half. And having Tofaeono, Lyons and Sinclair Harris back meant they were much better than they have been. It might come back to be beneficial that their big players have actually had a bit of a rest and will be firing come CAS.
Still have their best back to come back too(Fidel). Plus Capper to come back too.
They will be competitive at least and can win the tough games coming up, which they didn’t look like in the first couple of weeks.
Famed_Star
Allen Oxlade (6)
Watching today, the team has come a long way since their first games. They have improved massively in a short amount of time and at Smokey’s to win. And it was great to see such a large number of reserves used in the second half - shows that having those injuries has actually been great at building a lot of depth for their firsts.
I still think that if Poitaha gets back in time they will a different team again. But yes add in Fidel, and Capper goes in somewhere- they will have a pretty good lineup come CAS.
Backintheolddays
Billy Sheehan (19)
Does that same toll apply to Wolaroi for 50% of the season …
The Front Rower
Ward Prentice (10)
Footywaves
Bob McCowan (2)
Who did barker 2s play this weekend?
rod skellet
Desmond Connor (43)
St Pius 1st I think
Footywaves
Bob McCowan (2)
Score?
I’ve got to say, Cranbrook had a quality second half against Stannies yesterday, after a first half which left a lot to be desired. The number 6 was a standout, with a complete performance across the park. Scored the game clinching try and a host of crunching tackles. If he keeps playing like this, one would have to assume he’d be featured in one of the CAS outfits. Consistent performances from him will be key if Cranbrook want to challenge for the CAS title.
FoleyBealeFolau
Ward Prentice (10)
Wasn't able to make it out too Bathurst due to my sisters wedding clashing, but i believe Tom Girle, the captain on the day, was playing at 6. He is a player renowned for always putting his body on the line and his best foot forward each week.
Union on Top
Peter Burge (5)
I think there’s a few boys in the running for CAS 1 for brook.
Mckenzie (6), Jackson (8), Girle (5), Ah-Colt (3), Allen (10, but I think he’s better at 15) and if Tovio (13) lifts his game just a bit then he could be in the running.
Union on Top
Peter Burge (5)
Realistically I believe there will be 2-3 who make the CAS 1 given the strength of Knox and Barker. Also Waverly will have a couple players and Trinity’s 9 could definitely be a shout.