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NSW AAGPS 2021

Snort

Snort

Nev Cottrell (35)
Your team wins a trial 50-0. "Yay! St Egbert's for the premiership!"

Your team loses a trial 21-24: "Don't know that we can tell all that much from trial games imho."
 
The Grail

The Grail

Larry Dwyer (12)
Snort said:
Your team wins a trial 50-0. "Yay! St Egbert's for the premiership!"

Your team loses a trial 21-24: "Don't know that we can tell all that much from trial games imho."
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Ha.. Love it Snort, but our School's team has been winning their trial games. As they are just trial squads in this period, there will be changes made in all school teams between now and official GPS games. Best not to get too carried away with trials...
 
bring back rucking

bring back rucking

Fred Wood (13)
I don’t get this logic. In 5 years of a 2 round 10 game gps comp teams were picked for game 1.... but now it’s the same amount of games but the offical comps don’t start until the second half we all of a sudden couldn’t possibly know our best combinations until game 6? I agree with snort, it’s all a myth to protect reputations when the score doesn’t suit. Rep teams are picked before the formal competitions of either association have gained momentum. I get that some of the leaguies may be unavailable in game 1 or 2 if their side makes it to the GF... but outside of those (and injury) you know who your first XV is going to be as much as you did when it was 2 rounds
 
AroundTheAnkles

AroundTheAnkles

Banned
There were a lot of years prior to the 5 year window of 2 rounds. Trials are trials, combinations are developed and so on but more importantly tactics can be quite different between trials and comp games. Joeys rarely if ever kick for penalty in a trial. The Knox trial this year was a good example. With less than a converted try advantage and having been held up twice and dropped the ball over the line once Joeys refused several easy attempts at penalty. I didn’t watch the Barker game on the weekend but assume it would have been the same approach, if it wasn’t it would be a rare exception to the rule.

bring back rucking said:
I don’t get this logic. In 5 years of a 2 round 10 game gps comp teams were picked for game 1.. but now it’s the same amount of games but the offical comps don’t start until the second half we all of a sudden couldn’t possibly know our best combinations until game 6? I agree with snort, it’s all a myth to protect reputations when the score doesn’t suit. Rep teams are picked before the formal competitions of either association have gained momentum. I get that some of the leaguies may be unavailable in game 1 or 2 if their side makes it to the GF. but outside of those (and injury) you know who your first XV is going to be as much as you did when it was 2 rounds
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bring back rucking

bring back rucking

Fred Wood (13)
My point wasn’t around tactics, agree penalty goals are rarely taken. I was at the joeys knox game and it was a quality game of high intensity with both teams playing their best available sides. Joeys deserved the win as Jorgensen was outstanding and their outside backs kept the ball alive in true joeys fashion which was a joy to watch... Aswas the knox forward packs dominance and defensive effort. Both schools left nothing in the tank and there were no excuses. The intimation on these forums is typically not about tactics but more about players being rested or the team not being the real first xv side. That’s rubbish, all schools put out their first xv for that week and take every opportunity to play their best. Having watched Riverview v joeys games for 25 years I’ve seen all the permutations- trials into 1 round of 8teams, 2 rounds of 6 teams and the current single round inter association plus single round comp and rarely do the teams change. The one caveat being athletics which was shifted to end of term 3 and therefore the rugby players are now available from day 1
 
AroundTheAnkles

AroundTheAnkles

Banned
I tend to agree, most schools play their best available options, always. I do think some will be more cautious with injured players in trials vs comp games but I also know that a lot of the lads will go to great lengths to hide their injuries for fear of losing their spot if they give someone else a crack. It is a short season and for most it is a one shot chance to realise a goal they have held for many years.

bring back rucking said:
My point wasn’t around tactics, agree penalty goals are rarely taken. I was at the joeys knox game and it was a quality game of high intensity with both teams playing their best available sides. Joeys deserved the win as Jorgensen was outstanding and their outside backs kept the ball alive in true joeys fashion which was a joy to watch. Aswas the knox forward packs dominance and defensive effort. Both schools left nothing in the tank and there were no excuses. The intimation on these forums is typically not about tactics but more about players being rested or the team not being the real first xv side. That’s rubbish, all schools put out their first xv for that week and take every opportunity to play their best. Having watched Riverview v joeys games for 25 years I’ve seen all the permutations- trials into 1 round of 8teams, 2 rounds of 6 teams and the current single round inter association plus single round comp and rarely do the teams change. The one caveat being athletics which was shifted to end of term 3 and therefore the rugby players are now available from day 1
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Joker

Joker

Moderator
Staff member
Rob hart said:
No chance ………, I’m sure this is just an anomaly or an irregularly ……… joker please explain !
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Its all scuttlebutt Rob. I have spoken to the new boy in question myself and he is from the bush. Was enrolled years ago but family has to deal with drought. You know Rob, just like when the local shop runs out of veuve clicquot and you have to drink domestic bubbles. Oh the horror!

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rod skellet

rod skellet

Desmond Connor (43)
Apparently the Shore v Barker game is off. Not sure of the exact reason. Barker now playing a Eastwood colts U18 side at 1.30pm at Barker on Sat. Not sure what the Shore 1st XV are doing.
 
WLF

WLF

Arch Winning (36)
rod skellet said:
Apparently the Shore v Barker game is off. Not sure of the exact reason. Barker now playing a Eastwood colts U18 side at 1.30pm at Barker on Sat. Not sure what the Shore 1st XV are doing.
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Rod, the Waves played Shore last weekend and a Shoreman I know told me then that Shore weren't playing Barker this weekend, don't understand it but anyway...

The Barker team this year looks very well drilled, out of interest, how many are returning from last year's team and in what positions?
 
Short side

Short side

Bob McCowan (2)
Anyone know if this weekends match between joeys and Oakhill will be any good or a one sided affair as many are predicting ?
 
Crashy

Crashy

Alan Cameron (40)
refer to the CAS tab for discussion as to why the Barker vs Shore first XV aren't playing....
 
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