My Rankings on June 10th (before Rnd 1)
1. Joeys (4W-1L?) *Not sure who Joeys played in Trial 1 or if they did play.
2. Knox (4W-2L) -
3. Kings (5W-1L)
4. Barker (5W-1L)
5. Shore (4W-2L)
6. Scots (3W-2L-1D)
7. View (2W-4L)
8. Waverly (3W-2L-1D)
9. Newington (1W-3L-1D)
10. Cranbrook (3W-3L)
11. Aloys (1W-6L)
12. Trinity (0W-6L)
13. Grammar (1W-5L)
14. High (1W-5L)
1. Joeys
2. View
3. Kings
4. Shore
5. Newington
6. Scots
Disclaimer: This not necessarily who I think will win the comp but who I think could beat the teams below them in the rankings. ie. I believe Kings will beat Shore, Newington and Scots in upcoming games.
Joeys: The only ‘favourite’ out of Rnd 1 matchups to win. Just outclassed Shore at Northbridge. Still number 1 in the power rankings and for clear reasons. Jorgensen, another masterclass in the back. Other schools say it’s a Jorgo-show, put there was some massive efforts put in all around the park.
View: Were the far better team against Kings who were probably the favourites to win the comp. A comprehensive win whilst never letting the lead slip from them (very un-riverview like). Combinations look sharp and I assume confidence will continue to peak as the season goes on.
Kings: The winner/s is most likely going to lose a game this year, I’m sure they’ll bounce back from this loss. Putting them at third may seem a bit weird, but I reckon they’ll beat every below them in the rankings.
Shore: Managed to scrape a try or two against Joeys put up a decent fight. Stiel and Leo Bassing-thwaite dominant once again, no surprise there. Shore vs Newington is gonna be one hell of a game that I can not wait to watch.
Newington: Shore and them are interchangeable in the rankings. An impressive display against Scots but a few poor performance games in the trials has made them struggle to climb my power rankings. Potential is unlimited for this team, what they do with it is up to the players and coaches.
Scots: Were fourth in my power rankings before Rnd 1. Really difficult to place this good of a footy side at the bottom of the rankings but a win against View could prove me wrong.