TheBlumpkinEnthusiast
Stan Wickham (3)
Did High fall off when they became selective?
NSW AAGPS 2020
- Thread starter Joker
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Dr Kim told me there was a directive from the NSW DET (about 1996) that High should stop enrolling smart footballers but target super smart students.
Brother Joseph
Frank Nicholson (4)
My dad was a Smart Footballer
TheBlumpkinEnthusiast
Stan Wickham (3)
It's disappointing that NSW DET havent been able to balance academics in sport. I know in Victoria, Melbourne High School, a state school, similar to SBHS in age and tradition has struck a very successful balance between sport and academia, albeit in AFL rather than rugby.
Alexander Wilson
Frank Row (1)
Since the induction of the Queensland GPS rugby competition St Joseph’s Nudgee have dominated with 37 premierships. Ipswich won in my final year (1989), boy they were tough.
Brother Joseph
Frank Nicholson (4)
Brother Joseph
Frank Nicholson (4)
Unfortunately I believe their success in support is limited to AFL TBE.
If I'm correct they struggle to match up against other opposition in nearly all other sports.
The Metre Eater
Ward Prentice (10)
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Brisbane State High (a public school) a relatively strong contender in the QLD GPS competition?
The Grail
Larry Dwyer (12)
Correct TME, but they also entice with what can't be mentioned on this thread, not judging btw, just different from SBHS rugby. Recent Qld GPS comp' is a different than our AAGPS rugby in their approach as a whole. Nudgee have always been strong regardless.
AW would be able to give better incite.
Wristman
Alfred Walker (16)
And while I'm here mate, must suck to know Grammar has been more successful than Scots.
OUCH.....that hurt Joker.....well below the belt
TheBlumpkinEnthusiast
Stan Wickham (3)
As far I'm concerned the entire queensland GPS comp is competitive, with no weak teams (although BBC has never won a premiership.)
I'm sure our newcomer friend Alexander will be able to offer more insight.
Wristman
Alfred Walker (16)
Yes, Joeys have struggled Wristy.
Just can't find Scots on this table
Still travelling back to the last millennium I see Joker......
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
I was talking to a Kings boarding housemaster today, no one really knows what is going on. However, they are all pretty confident something workable will come out of Monday’s meeting. My gut feeling from the chat with him is that 1sts 2nds 3rds will obviously be the priority and that lower age groups will be subject to the boys being able to get the school grounds, play footy and leave again I.e not playing at random fields all over Sydney. Kings are clearly in the best position to host, followed by Joeys, View and Shore. The rest may have to hope those schools will avail their grounds for ‘away’ fixtures.
TheBlumpkinEnthusiast
Stan Wickham (3)
Hopefully we can get a resolution and get the season back on track. A totally thoughtless initiative from NSW Health.
TheBlumpkinEnthusiast
Stan Wickham (3)
From my understanding the rowers are just totally overtrained. I heard that every single person in one of their 8s this year had a stress fracture in their back and yet they still had to compete at HOTR.
I think the SHORE program could take a leaf out of Joey's s and c program
Masked Crusader
Ward Prentice (10)
Genuinely silly theory.
Reality is that Shore have been forcing rowers to choose and effectively opt out of rugby for a long time. Their rugby would have benefited from having more towers available. During the very dominant 80’s - 90’s period for Joeys the forwards were typically 50% rowers.