NSW AAGPS 2020

[ItsNotPink]

Round 4 of the 3rd XV competition was played today (with Round 3 to be played on 16 September).

Riverview 17 d Shore 7
Grammar 14 d Kings 0
Joeys 58 d Scots 5
High had the bye.

Shore had plenty of possession against Riverview but could not crack the Riverview defence. Riverview on the other hand made the most of their attacking opportunities.
Grammar proved too strong for Kings at Parramatta. Grammar scored early and held on for their third win in a row.
Joeys ran riot at Bellevue Hill with a comprehensive victory over Scots, who were never really in the game.

After three rounds, Grammar and Joeys remain undefeated. They will meet in the deferred Round 3 on Wednesday 16 September at Rushcutters Bay.
Round 5 next Saturday is:
Shore v Joeys
Riverview v High
Kings v Scots
Grammar bye.
INP

 

[Ace Ventura]

thought the score flattered Scots in the end - they were never really in it. Mind you, they had a big gun in their mid-field whom they didn't use effectively - big unit who looked all at sea most of the game, but very dangerous with ball in hand and a little room. I would play him at No8.
Scots won the 2nd half 29-14 - 5 tries to 2 - largely due to loss of focus by Joeys - two soft tries on their line while they were looking the other way but the other three were well worked. Had their kicker been on song - he missed three kickables - the score would have been 40-35 which would have had a few worried faces on the sidelines.

 

[Ace Ventura]

Ok, here's a CAS dad talking, so quite impartial but like all of you, luv our schoolboy footy and extremely happy that the GPS comp is underway, for all the obvious reasons.
I watched today, on Clutch from the 3rds onwards (GREAT system - UNTIL the New/Shore 1sts link fell off about half time), then skipped between games.
Here's my wrap.

Without doubt the most impressive team was Kings, BIG strong side, well drilled, the no 10 was super, as were the forwards and the well known 13. View tried hard and kept up with Kings for the 1st half.
I won't be surprised if View win all their remaining games, including Joeys, to finish 2nd, but a long a to go!
However history often says otherwise, eh Joeys!

Only saw bits of the New v shore game, good game, better team won but neither will challenge the top 4.

Spent most of my time, watching Joeys v Scots. At half time, thought this could be ugly, but definitely a game of 2 halves, and apparently Scots had about 6 out. Joeys went to sleep, completely, in the 2nd half half, BUT Scots rammed home'the vibe"once they scored a try in the 2nd half, and it nearly all changed. It was the 1st comp game, so things will be better executed etc as games progress.

After round 1, KINGS look the goods, as the team they beat today, View, competed well all game.
Joeys 1st half was super, and my standout in this Joeys team was the no 2, he is terrific, name and year please?

CLUCH TV was sooo good!

 

[KOB1987]

Agreed, rules are rules.
Although I think home students should be able to spectate, until that is the agreed rule across all GPS schools, it is not fair that Kings students are able to watch the match, cheering and singing. Also, on a side note, some of the stuff I heard coming out of that crowd left a bad taste in my mouth TBH. Not a good look for Kings

I think it’s harder for Kings to police it, if you drive into the school you literally have to circumnavigate the JS White to get anywhere. Parents are obviously allowed to come into the school to pick up and drop off kids. A few weeks ago I was picking my boys up from the boarding house which is about 30m from the oval. There was a trial game on the oval so I just wandered over for a peek while I was waiting for them. Also, if boys have been bussed to an away game they have to walk past the White to get back to their boarding houses. There were roadside security personnel asking every driver why they were there but apart from that they can’t really do any more, barring erecting a security fence.

 

[Up the Guts]

Brumbies you are exactly right.

This tapping on the head has to stop. I am a bit old school, but I think it is very poor sportsmanship that has crept into the game. What ever happened to respecting your opponent? It's unnecessary and very poor form in my opinion. The same as clapping when your opponent makes a mistake. Tap your own player's head when he does something good. Encourage your own team. But that's just my 1970s view.

INP

Largely agree but in the old days you could get away with a lot more in the rucks in terms of raking, facial treatments, sly punches etc. I think the niggle has replaced all that.

 

[Quick Hands]

Results from Newington v Shore

1sts Newington def Shore 36-21

Great win from a very young team, unloved on these threads by all those from other schools who desperately wanted them to lose.

2nds Shore def Newington 27-21

A game which could have gone either way until the last play when a Newington maul was pulled down a metre from the try line as they were about to score

16A Shore 33 def Newington 29

Newington led 24-0 at one stage before a Shore comeback. 2 tries in the last 2 minutes saw Shore snatch the win.

Other games

3rds BYE
4ths Newington def Shore 41-5
5ths Shore def Newington 21-17
6ths Shore def Newington 19-0

16B Shore def Newington 21-12
16C Shore def Newington 63-0

15A Newington def Shore 45-19
15B Shore def Newington 17-14
15C Shore def Newington 29-24
unsure of other results in this age group


14A Newington def Shore 31-12
14B Shore def Newington 14-5
14C Shore def Newington 41-0
unsure of other results in this age group

13A Newington def Shore 36-12
13B Newington def Shore 37-7
13C Newington def Shore 60-12
13D and 13E were both won comfortably by Newington

 

[WLF]

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Many thanks Ace,

I am a bit surprised reading the Scots line up, it looks as though all/nearly all their stars are in the team, eg Josh Wong,Clifton Hansen etc.
If so, then the Joeys win is greater than first thought.

 

[Ace Ventura]

Many thanks Ace,

I am a bit surprised reading the Scots line up, it looks as though all/nearly all their stars are in the team, eg Josh Wong,Clifton Hansen etc.
If so, then the Joeys win is greater than first thought.

these are two lineups from the Trial (8 Aug) v yesterday for Joeys v Scots. Big names missing for Scots are Brial and Kalokalo (others?)

 

[Masked Crusader]

these are two lineups from the Trial (8 Aug) v yesterday for Joeys v Scots. Big names missing for Scots are Brial and Kalokalo (others?)

View attachment 11786

Hasn’t Brial finished school?

 

[brumbiesrugby]

thought the score flattered Scots in the end - they were never really in it. Mind you, they had a big gun in their mid-field whom they didn't use effectively - big unit who looked all at sea most of the game, but very dangerous with ball in hand and a little room. I would play him at No8.
Scots won the 2nd half 29-14 - 5 tries to 2 - largely due to loss of focus by Joeys - two soft tries on their line while they were looking the other way but the other three were well worked. Had their kicker been on song - he missed three kickables - the score would have been 40-35 which would have had a few worried faces on the sidelines.

3 Scots tries were just individual efforts - 2 by Clifton (1 he just dived forward with no one in front of him), 1 by Hansen chasing a wayward clearing pass. The other two came from individual missed tackles. I wouldn’t describe any of them as particularly well worked team tries, more opportunistic. They were good enough to take advantage of the gifts they were given. Don’t think that will happen again.

 

[brumbiesrugby]

I think it’s harder for Kings to police it, if you drive into the school you literally have to circumnavigate the JS White to get anywhere. Parents are obviously allowed to come into the school to pick up and drop off kids. A few weeks ago I was picking my boys up from the boarding house which is about 30m from the oval. There was a trial game on the oval so I just wandered over for a peek while I was waiting for them. Also, if boys have been bussed to an away game they have to walk past the White to get back to their boarding houses. There were roadside security personnel asking every driver why they were there but apart from that they can’t really do any more, barring erecting a security fence.

They can kick all the kids in the grandstand out. There are meant to be no spectators, boys or adults. If you aren’t on the sideline as a reserve there is no reason for you to be there. If other schools can manage to do it I can’t see any reason Kings can’t. Most of them have actually closed the gates so people aren’t allowed in for that very reason.

 

[RaRaMum]

They can kick all the kids in the grandstand out. There are meant to be no spectators, boys or adults. If you aren’t on the sideline as a reserve there is no reason for you to be there. If other schools can manage to do it I can’t see any reason Kings can’t. Most of them have actually closed the gates so people aren’t allowed in for that very reason.

I wasn’t there during 1sts so I don’t know but it’s possible that the crowd noise on Cluch was the players from the 2nds. I went past during the 2nds and there were only players, coaches, some ball boys and officials. Agree some of the audio via cluch was average but you couldn’t see a crowd. Was there anyone there who actually saw a crowd?

 

[Ace Ventura]

3 Scots tries were just individual efforts - 2 by Clifton (1 he just dived forward with no one in front of him), 1 by Hansen chasing a wayward clearing pass. The other two came from individual missed tackles. I wouldn’t describe any of them as particularly well worked team tries, more opportunistic. They were good enough to take advantage of the gifts they were given. Don’t think that will happen again.

yeah, I was being generous. For a team to lead by 4 tries to zip at halftime and then to ship 5 tries in the 2nd half is beyond careless. The boys will be doing their penance at training this week.
On a side note, it was interesting to note the scrums in that game. Scots scrum coach Damien Cummins (Joeys Old Boy) vs Joeys scrum coach Andrew Blades (ex-Scots forwards coach) - Scots took the honours in the trial on 8th Aug but I thought Joeys won a points decision yesterday, although not a whitewash. Good display of scrum technique from both packs.

 

[KOB1987]

I wasn’t there during 1sts so I don’t know but it’s possible that the crowd noise on Cluch was the players from the 2nds. I went past during the 2nds and there were only players, coaches, some ball boys and officials. Agree some of the audio via cluch was average but you couldn’t see a crowd. Was there anyone there who actually saw a crowd?

I was going to articulate something similar. Presumably they were filming from the scoreboard. Anyone who was allowed to be there would have been directly below that and it’s entirely possible that the acoustics made it sound like there were more people than there actually was, or at least all of those people accounted for the noise. The day I wandered over all I saw were staff or participants - this was prior to the latest directives I should add.

 

[brumbiesrugby]

I was going to articulate something similar. Presumably they were filming from the scoreboard. Anyone who was allowed to be there would have been directly below that and it’s entirely possible that the acoustics made it sound like there were more people than there actually was, or at least all of those people accounted for the noise. The day I wandered over all I saw were staff or participants - this was prior to the latest directives I should add.

Yes am sure they were definitely boys - but no singing and no chanting - and that’s what was going on - they need to cut that out.

 

[Luca A]

I wasn’t there during 1sts so I don’t know but it’s possible that the crowd noise on Cluch was the players from the 2nds. I went past during the 2nds and there were only players, coaches, some ball boys and officials. Agree some of the audio via cluch was average but you couldn’t see a crowd. Was there anyone there who actually saw a crowd?

I watched the game on Cluch and was surprised by the crowd noise. I asked a colleague who was at the game for professional reasons and he confirmed that the chanting boys were in fact the King's second XV.

 

[Luca A]

They can kick all the kids in the grandstand out. There are meant to be no spectators, boys or adults. If you aren’t on the sideline as a reserve there is no reason for you to be there. If other schools can manage to do it I can’t see any reason Kings can’t. Most of them have actually closed the gates so people aren’t allowed in for that very reason.

According to AAGPS regulations, players should leave the premises as soon as possible after the end of their game.

 

[Number 7]

Results from Newington v Shore

1sts Newington def Shore 36-21

Great win from a very young team, unloved on these threads by all those from other schools who desperately wanted them to lose.

2nds Shore def Newington 27-21

A game which could have gone either way until the last play when a Newington maul was pulled down a metre from the try line as they were about to score

16A Shore 33 def Newington 29

Newington led 24-0 at one stage before a Shore comeback. 2 tries in the last 2 minutes saw Shore snatch the win.

Other games

3rds BYE
4ths Newington def Shore 41-5
5ths Shore def Newington 21-17
6ths Shore def Newington 19-0

16B Shore def Newington 21-12
16C Shore def Newington 63-0

15A Newington def Shore 45-19
15B Shore def Newington 17-14
15C Shore def Newington 29-24
unsure of other results in this age group


14A Newington def Shore 31-12
14B Shore def Newington 14-5
14C Shore def Newington 41-0
unsure of other results in this age group

13A Newington def Shore 36-12
13B Newington def Shore 37-7
13C Newington def Shore 60-12
13D and 13E were both won comfortably by Newington

QH, I think Shore must have won the other games in 14's & 15's because their results tally was 13 wins/10 losses for the day. Shore lost thirds to View so based on your results tally above that means Shore won the remaining fixtures. 6 Shore teams had bye's.

 

[WLF]

these are two lineups from the Trial (8 Aug) v yesterday for Joeys v Scots. Big names missing for Scots are Brial and Kalokalo (others?)


View attachment 11786

Thanks Ace, yep got it.

 

[ItsNotPink]

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I won't be surprised if View win all their remaining games, including Joeys, to finish 2nd, but a long way to go!
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Hi there WLF.

Good to have you on the GPS forum and I enjoy your White Line Fever commentary on the CAS thread!

I was one of those who predicted big things for the Riverview side this season, but it has to be said they have not quite clicked into gear yet and I believe that they will need to improve significantly to win their remaining games and finish second.

They have some very talented players in their 1st XV and I will be interested to see how they go against Newington at Stanmore next week in the lead up to their clash with the Cerise & Blue at Lane Cove the following week.

The teams don't have much time to hit form with the remaining four rounds all done in the next 20 days.

Cheers
INP