Fair Play
Frank Row (1)
I'm not saying it happened in every game, but it certainly happened.
My point being smaller schools playing As on As often results in a mismatch, but that if an A team playing a C team results in a similar mismatch, it's just as wrong and the system needs to be tweeked.
The GPS are experiencing the same issues - last week Grammar 14As beat Newington 14Cs 104-0. Blue Mountains 14As beat Augustines 14Cs 60-0 and then 5 of the team ran back on and played 15As. BMGS As were much bigger than Augustines Cs.
Point taken Quick Hands.
If you look at the Opens div1/div3 competition, yes - Oxley went through undefeated, but the other 2 div 3 schools - Scots Bathurst won 3 lost 4, and Blue Mountains Grammar won 2 lost 5, makes it a very tricky to find the right balance.
Maybe Oxley would've been competitive in a 2nd XV grade, but Scots and BMG only won 35% in the 3rd XV grade, suggesting the 2nd XV level would've been a bridge too far!