It's always difficult for a player in a strong team to be best on ground week in and week out when he is surrounded by so many other good players. I'm tipping the winner might come from Darra, Royals, Uni or Wests rather than QBN or Tuggies.
John I. Dent Cup 2016 - ACT Premier Rugby
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It's always difficult for a player in a strong team to be best on ground week in and week out when he is surrounded by so many other good players. I'm tipping the winner might come from Darra, Royals, Uni or Wests rather than QBN or Tuggies.
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
1st Grade sides for this weekend -
Vikings -
1. Sione Taula
2. Michael Henry
3. Tyrel Lomax
4. Gareth Clouston (C)
5. Callum Smith
6. Dean Oakman-Hunt
7. Joey Vejvoda
8. Jarrad Butler
9. Joe Powell
10. Isaac Thompson
11. Jake Knight
12. Jordan Jackson-Hope
13. Jake Rakic
14. Andrew Robinson
15. Ernest Suavai
Queanbeyan -
1. Chris Barbaro
2. Carl Elliott
3. Leslie Leulua'iali'i-Makin
4. Toby Wilson
5. Soakai Tai
6. Ryan Jones
7. Dan Penca
8. OJ Noa
9. Josh White
10. Billy Chalker
11. Brendan Spears
12. Zac Tarrant
13. Keith Morgan
14. Jamie Marmont
15. Robbie Coleman
Seems to be a bigger buzz than normal around this Grand Final than the last few years - have no idea who will win - will simply be a cracker and both teams will want to destroy eachother.
Vikings -
1. Sione Taula
2. Michael Henry
3. Tyrel Lomax
4. Gareth Clouston (C)
5. Callum Smith
6. Dean Oakman-Hunt
7. Joey Vejvoda
8. Jarrad Butler
9. Joe Powell
10. Isaac Thompson
11. Jake Knight
12. Jordan Jackson-Hope
13. Jake Rakic
14. Andrew Robinson
15. Ernest Suavai
Queanbeyan -
1. Chris Barbaro
2. Carl Elliott
3. Leslie Leulua'iali'i-Makin
4. Toby Wilson
5. Soakai Tai
6. Ryan Jones
7. Dan Penca
8. OJ Noa
9. Josh White
10. Billy Chalker
11. Brendan Spears
12. Zac Tarrant
13. Keith Morgan
14. Jamie Marmont
15. Robbie Coleman
Seems to be a bigger buzz than normal around this Grand Final than the last few years - have no idea who will win - will simply be a cracker and both teams will want to destroy eachother.
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Peter Johnson (47)
Agree, but the momentum sung to Viking for a period then it all tightened up in the last 10. Really good game in the end.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Congrats to the Vikings - they took advantage of their opportunities abit better than the Whites, and had acouple of moments which won them the game.
The Whites were the better side today but just didn't take advantage of those little moments.
How good are the Whites forwards - dominated the Vikings forwards in most parts of play besides the maul - I know its been said 100's of times but Daniel Penca and Oj Noa - how good are these 2 players?
Oj Noa is the best No.8 in the ACT at the moment - just hope he gets a shot in the NRC - if not I know it sucks for the Whites but I would be looking overseas.
Vikings very lucky today!
Bring on the NRC and then 2017!
The Whites were the better side today but just didn't take advantage of those little moments.
How good are the Whites forwards - dominated the Vikings forwards in most parts of play besides the maul - I know its been said 100's of times but Daniel Penca and Oj Noa - how good are these 2 players?
Oj Noa is the best No.8 in the ACT at the moment - just hope he gets a shot in the NRC - if not I know it sucks for the Whites but I would be looking overseas.
Vikings very lucky today!
Bring on the NRC and then 2017!
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Anyone wanting to have a crack at naming the 1st XV side for this year? (Not including Brumbies players)
1. Barbaro
2. Elliot
3. Sione can move to 3?
4. Wilson?
5. Sok
6. Jones
7. Penca
8 Noa
9. Hamlin?
10. Chalker? Or Thompson
11. Kotz
12. Rakic
13. JR
14. Robinson
15. Thompson Or Ernest?
1. Barbaro
2. Elliot
3. Sione can move to 3?
4. Wilson?
5. Sok
6. Jones
7. Penca
8 Noa
9. Hamlin?
10. Chalker? Or Thompson
11. Kotz
12. Rakic
13. JR
14. Robinson
15. Thompson Or Ernest?
How can you put 7 forwards out of 8 from a team that just got rolled twice in the finals?
OldHeadSnakeyHeher
Allen Oxlade (6)
Not a bad looking team mate. Mine is pretty similar to yours plus a few others I would include:
1. Barbaro
2. Elliot
3.
4. Wilson
5. Sok
6. Jones
7. Penca
8 Noa
9.
10. Chalker?
11.
12.
13. JR
14.
15.
Kotz unlucky to miss out.
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Purely going off them being the form forward pack in the comp all year - even in the loss the Whites forwards dominated on Saturday.
What would your forward pack look like?
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Mate now thats a good looking side haha. . . . .
OldHeadSnakeyHeher
Allen Oxlade (6)
Reckon it would win the comp?
It doesn't matter whether you win the comp it's about being the form side all year. Nobody remembers the premiers they only recall the form side for the year!
Yeah this is true, that's why royals dominated NRC selection last season!
I like that team!
bluebags
Larry Dwyer (12)
watched the 3 prem grades and really enjoyed the rugby. Striking for me was that there was no real standout and no player in any grade had a really poor game. Here's my take on the day but remember while I was sober during the colts I was least soberest later...
Colts...Royals were meant to romp it in and I picked them for heaps. Vikings got stuck in early and never relented. In fact, I don't think Royals had any decent ball until around 30 minutes despite nabbing 2 tries...1 from an intercept and I think 1 from a dropped ball. A tight 2nd half and a great finish .Swain definitely made a difference for the Vikings and the Royals centres had a dig.
2's....Whites were meant to win this one but in realty never looked like doing so. 4 consecutive early penalties and led 6-0. Opting for the kick each time however, looked to me like they had no real belief that they could score. Vikings forwards surprised by more than matching the Whites, and the game became a forward slog. Whites did well to stop the ball getting to the Viking backline. can only remember Frankie making a couple of runs, 1 of which he scored late, same with Murray on the other wing. Giltrap had 1 great run but really had no other opportunities. He pulled off a try-saver early which would have seen the whites lead by 13-0 and then we might have seen a different game . Hitchens and Neata were the pick of the Vikings, no whites player really stood out but like I said earlier, no one played poorly.
1sts...a tough game as expected. Don't know if I would agree that whites had the upper hand. Scored early from Thompsons early fumble and then late with Vikings down a man. 2nd half was just plain tough and like the game before, was not for the backs. Knight and Robinson saw little ball, Thompson recovered well from his 1st up mistake and was solid, Suavai had his best game of the year and Butler was good. Noa was the pick of the whites and probably would have got MOTM if whites had won. JR had some good runs early, Penca of course and Marmont was also good. To me, Tai was quiet as was Coleman. Jackson-Hope had some good runs but a little surprised he got the award at the end. However, as I said with no real stars , he was just as deserving. A good win to the Vikings ...congratulations.
Already looking forward to next year
Colts...Royals were meant to romp it in and I picked them for heaps. Vikings got stuck in early and never relented. In fact, I don't think Royals had any decent ball until around 30 minutes despite nabbing 2 tries...1 from an intercept and I think 1 from a dropped ball. A tight 2nd half and a great finish .Swain definitely made a difference for the Vikings and the Royals centres had a dig.
2's....Whites were meant to win this one but in realty never looked like doing so. 4 consecutive early penalties and led 6-0. Opting for the kick each time however, looked to me like they had no real belief that they could score. Vikings forwards surprised by more than matching the Whites, and the game became a forward slog. Whites did well to stop the ball getting to the Viking backline. can only remember Frankie making a couple of runs, 1 of which he scored late, same with Murray on the other wing. Giltrap had 1 great run but really had no other opportunities. He pulled off a try-saver early which would have seen the whites lead by 13-0 and then we might have seen a different game . Hitchens and Neata were the pick of the Vikings, no whites player really stood out but like I said earlier, no one played poorly.
1sts...a tough game as expected. Don't know if I would agree that whites had the upper hand. Scored early from Thompsons early fumble and then late with Vikings down a man. 2nd half was just plain tough and like the game before, was not for the backs. Knight and Robinson saw little ball, Thompson recovered well from his 1st up mistake and was solid, Suavai had his best game of the year and Butler was good. Noa was the pick of the whites and probably would have got MOTM if whites had won. JR had some good runs early, Penca of course and Marmont was also good. To me, Tai was quiet as was Coleman. Jackson-Hope had some good runs but a little surprised he got the award at the end. However, as I said with no real stars , he was just as deserving. A good win to the Vikings ...congratulations.
Already looking forward to next year
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