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NSW AAGPS 2020

Brother Joseph

Frank Nicholson (4)
While we're on the topic Joker,

do you have any stats about QLD GPS Aus schoolboys in comparison?

In the meantime I've been BJ, stay awesome.
 

TheBlumpkinEnthusiast

Stan Wickham (3)
We could go Wallaby representatives, and Australian Schoolboy players as well.
I know Joeys have produced 57 Wallabies, 82 Waratahs and 103 Australian School boys

While I am here lets do the Australian schoolboy numbers (since 1973)

Joeys 103
Kings 57
Scots 48
View 45
Newington 39
Shore 23
High 17
Armidale 7
Grammar 5

Interesting. By this metric Grammar is a very bad rugby school, or so it would seem in the Post Whitlam Era (if that's what you want to call it).
Alot more schoolboys coming out of High than I would've expected. Where are they now?
 

Joker

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This helps too.

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Joker

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Staff member
While we're on the topic Joker,

do you have any stats about QLD GPS Aus schoolboys in comparison?

In the meantime I've been BJ, stay awesome.

Give me a day I will find them all.
Please in the meantime give me the names of the schools I should be looking for.
I know Nudgee is second to the best joeys with 87
 

TheBlumpkinEnthusiast

Stan Wickham (3)
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.
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)
While we're on the topic Joker,

do you have any stats about QLD GPS Aus schoolboys in comparison?

In the meantime I've been BJ, stay awesome.

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)
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.


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 Grail

Larry Dwyer (12)
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Brisbane State High (a public school) a relatively strong contender in the QLD GPS competition?


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.

Excuse me. Are you the Judean People's Front? F..k off! We're the People's Front of Judea - MP (Moana Pasifika), Life of Brian.
 

TheBlumpkinEnthusiast

Stan Wickham (3)
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Brisbane State High (a public school) a relatively strong contender in the QLD GPS competition?
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.
 

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.
 
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