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Herbert Moran (7)
Heaven (SJC #2) and Scolari (SJC #11) I would add to the mix.
NSW AAGPS 2018
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Heaven (SJC #2) and Scolari (SJC #11) I would add to the mix.
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Desmond Connor (43)
The GPS trial games have shown a real mixed bag this year, with some teams only just now finding their ideal starting line ups. The home game advantage may well play a big part in this single round competition.
My selections are thus
1 Scots - range from 1-2
2 Kings- range range 1-3
3 Riverview- range 1-3
4 Joeys - range 4 to 5
5 Newington- range 4-5
6 Shore- 6th
Rich_E
Ron Walden (29)
Very strong side there Rod. As you would expect, my side would be a little different. Only a couple of players though. Will put my team up tonight. In the meantime, that front row would have to weigh as much as most Super Rugby front rows.
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Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
On form 1st and 2nd seem reasonably to be between Scots and Kings. I think that Joeys, New and Riverview games will go down to a bit of luck on the day. It wouldn't even surprise me if one of the three upset the favoured top 2 at some point. Shore would seem to have 6th sewn up.
The competition certainly looks closer than it did a month ago.
Rich_E
Ron Walden (29)
Here's my GPS team. Couldn't decide on two spots, so hedged my bets.
1. Bell (New)
2. McClennan (View)/Heaven (Joeys)
3. Patterson (Scots)
4. Bokenham (Joeys)
5. Cale (Kings)
6. Schmidt (View)
7. Wellington (Scots)
8. Harris (Scots)
9. Strang (Scots)
10. Savala (Scots)
11. Williams (Kings)
12. Easy (View)
13. Bell (View)
14. Scolari (Joeys)/O-Brien (Joeys)
15. Connolly (Kings)
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1. Bell (New)
2. McClennan (View)/Heaven (Joeys)
3. Patterson (Scots)
4. Bokenham (Joeys)
5. Cale (Kings)
6. Schmidt (View)
7. Wellington (Scots)
8. Harris (Scots)
9. Strang (Scots)
10. Savala (Scots)
11. Williams (Kings)
12. Easy (View)
13. Bell (View)
14. Scolari (Joeys)/O-Brien (Joeys)
15. Connolly (Kings)
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HeresToRugby
Chris McKivat (8)
Wow - sanity of selections based on 2016? So much can change (and has). Take Bockenham for example. Hasn't even been mentioned above and has to be one of the form players and still only in Year 11 and there are some young players from Kings coming through also who are obviously quite talented. People seem to get very hung up on past rep players instead of what is actually happening in front of them in 2018 which is more relevant than 2017 and before. I really think it shouldn't matter what they played in the past and wouldn't it be much better if sides were picked at the end of the competition as kids focus on the more important goal of winning the GPS competition for their school first. Personally I couldn't give 2 hoots whether they played Presidents, GPS 1sts,White/Blue/ Gold etc. Let's all get real with a proper competition and then select some sides after that.
sidesteppa
Watty Friend (18)
Ok trying again: Scots v Kings from last Saturday. Terrible conditions for playing and filming, a lot of wind [noise distortion] & wet. 35mins viewing time.
SonnyDillWilliams
Nev Cottrell (35)
My GPS picks with certainties
1. Bell (New)
2. Zylstra (Scots)
3. Patterson (Scots)
4. Bokenham (Joeys)
5. Cale (Kings)
6. Schmidt (View)
7. Wellington (Scots) or Robson (Scots)
8. Harris (Scots)
9. Strang (Scots)
10. Savala (Scots)
11. Sualli (Kings)
12. Easy (View)
13. Bell (View)
14. O-Brien (Joeys)
15. Connolly (Kings)
Others that I rate
Scolari (Joeys) Kobe Rugless (Scots) X Ryan (Joeys) J Gibbs (Joeys) McClenan (View) Brial (Scots) Newington Winger?
1. Bell (New)
2. Zylstra (Scots)
3. Patterson (Scots)
4. Bokenham (Joeys)
5. Cale (Kings)
6. Schmidt (View)
7. Wellington (Scots) or Robson (Scots)
8. Harris (Scots)
9. Strang (Scots)
10. Savala (Scots)
11. Sualli (Kings)
12. Easy (View)
13. Bell (View)
14. O-Brien (Joeys)
15. Connolly (Kings)
Others that I rate
Scolari (Joeys) Kobe Rugless (Scots) X Ryan (Joeys) J Gibbs (Joeys) McClenan (View) Brial (Scots) Newington Winger?
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
When was the last time a year 9 boy played GPS 1sts or even made a GPS representative side? Hopefully, Kings can indoctrinate him to stay in Rugby (wishful thinking given the money League can offer).
SonnyDillWilliams
Nev Cottrell (35)
only bold are certainties
Sualli is a future Israel Folau ... only hopefully he has a bit more tolerance ... otherwise League should keep him
I have never seen someone as good as this kid in year 9, and I saw Kurtley Beale, Dareen Junee and Ryan Cross at a young age .... but they are not even close
Sualli is a future Israel Folau ... only hopefully he has a bit more tolerance ... otherwise League should keep him
I have never seen someone as good as this kid in year 9, and I saw Kurtley Beale, Dareen Junee and Ryan Cross at a young age .... but they are not even close
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
Certainly runs and steps like Folau. Yep, I realised you don't have him pegged as a certainty for 1s but should definitely make a GPS team which is pretty much unheard of for a 15 year old.
footy4life
Chris McKivat (8)
He is on his mormon mission until next year
HeresToRugby
Chris McKivat (8)
Silly comment and you obviously don't know Hugh's dad who is one of the most humble blokes out there so please don't make assumptions like the way you look at rep side selections. My point is that half of these sides are picked on reputation and not on form which is a major problem with the format of the competition and its timing. Quite a few kids are from the bush and don't always play rep and some even played league before coming to school and only start to catch up as they mature in Years 11 & 12. This would also be true of other schools. If you look at Joeys last year they lost only to Scots and Kings each by 3 points and quite a few of those are back this year. A bloke like Creagh scored 3 tries against Riverview but seems to be out of favour with most pundits on this thread. If any of the sides don't do well including Joeys then the selections should reflect that. Sadly we won't really know until the competition is finished which is how it always used to be until someone in power decided it might affect their ATARs which is totally ridiculous. Oh and by the way, the depth in Joeys backs would see quite a few from 2s quite comfortably in some of these rep sides. I'm sure a lot of those such as Everleigh, Kinnaan and Dalton didn't play rep either but it shouldn't mean they should be left out of the mix if form warrants it.
Rich_E
Ron Walden (29)
Dont worry. The three other sides proposed on this page (see posts 1001, 1006 and 1011) are all based on form so far this season, all include Bokenham and all are very similar actually, which doesn't necessarily mean we are all correct, but shows we could be there, or thereabouts.
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HeresToRugby
Chris McKivat (8)
Yes thanks Rich. The problem is that due to the new format and the timing of selections, many GPS players haven't played each other and so a default position is often taken which is usually who played rep and who didn't. It is what it is but not ideal for any of the GPS players. It's no coincidence that many of the better performing teams at the end of last season had players who weren't really considered. The system is not right and it needs to change not to mention that its timing often dilutes the GPS competition which should be first priority and then selections second.
WLF
Arch Winning (36)
UTG's,
I recon never. We bumped into him in a school game last year and then at the NSW u14 Club/district Championships.
Never seen any boy as talented, and pretty much everyone who has seen him agrees, along with being a very nice young man, absolutely no tickets on himself.
Having a watched a few short Kings XV videos this year, he even stands out like you know what...
If ever the ARU etc should have picked up a young player.......
Can't wait to see him in year 12!!!!!
Amen
Its like choosing the sauce before choosing the pie.
BTW...best sauce on a meat pie is White Crow by Fountain.
Turn the pie upside down and watch in awe as none of the sauce falls off. This is thick, sweet, and tomato pastey. It tastes like something you might find dolloped on a classic steak pie bought from a country bakery.
Armchair Selector
Johnnie Wallace (23)
With the June long weekend leaving the boys with a week off, next week's matches will offer some tantalising match ups between teams and those seeking higher honours.
Joeys host Scots
Given tight losses to CAS teams Trinity and Barker, a number are writing Joeys off as premiership contenders this season. That is very brave. Dont think Joeys will mind the underdog tag. Anything but a Scots win will put the cat among the pigeons..... Really looking forward to this game.
Players to watch vying for GPS jerseys based on teams proposed in this forum or form:
Forwards
#2: Heaven (J) V Zylstra (S)
#3: Patterson (S) V Jones (J)
#6: J Williams (J) V Wellington (S)
#8: Bokenham (J) V Harris (S)
Inside backs: (Joeys) Murray 9, Gibbs 10, Creagh 12 V (Scots) Strang 9, Savala 10, Mason 12?
Also check out the back 3 of Joeys #11 Scolari #15 Ryan and #14 Wilson who I believe have been seriously underrated
Is Jeremy Williams (S) still out injured???? What has he done?
Shore host Kings
Suspect it wont be pretty as those vying for selection from Kings will want to impress
Players to watch vying for GPS jerseys based on teams proposed in this forum or form
In the forwards for Kings; #3 Holz and #4 Cale.
In the backs for Kings; #10 Minogue, #15 Connolly and #11 Suali (quite a cheer squad in this forum and appears warranted as well)
Is Gunstone still out injured for Kings? What has he done and when does he return?
What about Ben Pepper? Is he playing?
Shore candidates, struggling to nominate any stand outs based on form to date and none mentioned that I can recall
Riverview host Newington
Will be interesting to see how each pack's scrum goes. Most likely to be won in the forwards but finished via the backs. Riverview backs I suspect
Players to watch vying for GPS jerseys based on teams proposed in this forum or form
In the forwards for Riverview; #2 Mclennan. I actually thought he had moved to prop and threw lineouts. Can someone verify?
#6 Schmidt also mentioned as one to watch.
In the backs for Riverview; #9 Albert very talented but has stiff competition. Star studded backline in Easy, Bell and Dutaillis. Not sure where they will all fit for higher honours. Of the 3 I suspect Bell would be the easier pick.
In the forwards for Newington; Is Angus Bell (N) playing #1 or #8?
In the backs for Newington; #10? Saul Lewis can be very dangerous and unpredictable in attack
For those who need a fix of footy this weekend, head to Concord Oval on Monday for the finals of the NSW Junior State Championships. U15,U16 and U17. Sydney U18 will Play Country U18 at 3pm. From this match, the NSW U18 team will be announced who will play at the Australian Schools Div 2 Championships on the Gold Coast against a Barbarians team selected from the best Div 2 players from the Championship.
Joeys host Scots
Given tight losses to CAS teams Trinity and Barker, a number are writing Joeys off as premiership contenders this season. That is very brave. Dont think Joeys will mind the underdog tag. Anything but a Scots win will put the cat among the pigeons..... Really looking forward to this game.
Players to watch vying for GPS jerseys based on teams proposed in this forum or form:
Forwards
#2: Heaven (J) V Zylstra (S)
#3: Patterson (S) V Jones (J)
#6: J Williams (J) V Wellington (S)
#8: Bokenham (J) V Harris (S)
Inside backs: (Joeys) Murray 9, Gibbs 10, Creagh 12 V (Scots) Strang 9, Savala 10, Mason 12?
Also check out the back 3 of Joeys #11 Scolari #15 Ryan and #14 Wilson who I believe have been seriously underrated
Is Jeremy Williams (S) still out injured???? What has he done?
Shore host Kings
Suspect it wont be pretty as those vying for selection from Kings will want to impress
Players to watch vying for GPS jerseys based on teams proposed in this forum or form
In the forwards for Kings; #3 Holz and #4 Cale.
In the backs for Kings; #10 Minogue, #15 Connolly and #11 Suali (quite a cheer squad in this forum and appears warranted as well)
Is Gunstone still out injured for Kings? What has he done and when does he return?
What about Ben Pepper? Is he playing?
Shore candidates, struggling to nominate any stand outs based on form to date and none mentioned that I can recall
Riverview host Newington
Will be interesting to see how each pack's scrum goes. Most likely to be won in the forwards but finished via the backs. Riverview backs I suspect
Players to watch vying for GPS jerseys based on teams proposed in this forum or form
In the forwards for Riverview; #2 Mclennan. I actually thought he had moved to prop and threw lineouts. Can someone verify?
#6 Schmidt also mentioned as one to watch.
In the backs for Riverview; #9 Albert very talented but has stiff competition. Star studded backline in Easy, Bell and Dutaillis. Not sure where they will all fit for higher honours. Of the 3 I suspect Bell would be the easier pick.
In the forwards for Newington; Is Angus Bell (N) playing #1 or #8?
In the backs for Newington; #10? Saul Lewis can be very dangerous and unpredictable in attack
For those who need a fix of footy this weekend, head to Concord Oval on Monday for the finals of the NSW Junior State Championships. U15,U16 and U17. Sydney U18 will Play Country U18 at 3pm. From this match, the NSW U18 team will be announced who will play at the Australian Schools Div 2 Championships on the Gold Coast against a Barbarians team selected from the best Div 2 players from the Championship.
Rich_E
Ron Walden (29)
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ACS
Re: some of the players you mention.
Jeremy Williams (S). Hasn't played yet this season. Not sure of injury. Was kitted up last Sat but didnt take field from bench. So looks like he will be back soon, hopefully for final trial against Joeys. Made NSW 1 bench last season.
McClellan (V). Has played 2 in both games Ive seen. So looks like he might have switched back to 2, where he was picked for NSW u16s in 2016. Was prop in View 1s last year. Played great in 2 matches Ive seen this year. Possibly even bigger this year, but doesnt appear to have lost mobility.
Schmidt (V). Probably not well known outside View supporters. Big (well over 100kg) athletic and aggressive. Made Presidents B last year. Can play 4, 5, 6, 8 and probably 7. Wouldn't be surprised if we see a bit of him during rep season, because of his ability and utility value.
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Gary Owen III
Syd Malcolm (24)
*Note - Slight amendments to this
The U16s will now hold their finals at Drummoyne Oval.
The U18 City vs Country match is only the first step in selection to a NSWJRU team. schedule below
Sydney/ NSW Country U18 Rep Program
• Sydney U18 v NSW Country U18 (11th June, Concord Oval, Concord, 3.00pm) *NSW I Coaches decided from this game (winner)
• Sydney U18/ NSW Country v Combined High Schools U18 I & II (17th June, Warnervale, Central Coast – 12.00pm & 1.30pm))
From here a NSWJRU I and NSWJRU II team will be selected from an internal trial day on 24th Jun.
*Note - there is somewhat of a second chance for selection - players that may have missed out on the Sydney or NSW Country U18s yet compete in the Opens at the NSWJRU State Championships are still eligible for selection into one of the NSWJRU teams.
NSWJRU U18 Rep Program
• NSWJRU U18 Trial day – Sydney U18, NSW Country U18 & selected/invited players from NSWJRU U18 State Champs. (24th Jun Venue TBC)
• NSWJRU I U18 v GPS III Blue (28th June, Boronia Park Hunters Hill)
• NSWJRU II U18 v GPS III White (28th June, Boronia Park Hunters Hill) – Final NSWJRU I team decided from here
From here a final NSWJRU I will be selected and it will compete in the Rugby Au U18 Division 2 Nationals on the Gold Coast. Schedule for these games are Div 2 Nationals
Div 2 Nationals Draw looks something like
- Sat 7th July - NSWJRU U18 vs South Australia
- Sat 7th July - NSWJRU vs The Associated Schools
- Sun 8th July - NSWJRU U18 vs Northern Territory
- Tues 10th July - NSWJRU U18 in Gold Coast Rugby Carnival
- Thurs 12th July - NSWJRU U18 vs DIVISION 2 States Barbarians