Stevenhutchings
Stan Wickham (3)
Personally I believe the 2s backline with Max Jorgensen at fullback would be my 1s backline. However congratulations to all boys selected.
NSW AAGPS 2022
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wingers are slow
Banned
I’m not quite sure how you can say ojs defence is better than perkins when it is one of ojs biggest liabilities and Perkins strength. This just shows how deluded some joe boys are
Short side
Bob McCowan (2)
I just feel Jorgenson is a better fit when you already have a speedster on one wing, just brings a new dynamic to the team with a bigger winger and good ball carrying ability
PhilJackson
Bob McCowan (2)
What does that mean?
Loose Carry
Peter Burge (5)
Yellow card was for questioning the ref’s decision. 15 thought he had won a pilfer - referee didn’t agree. 15 questioned ref - ref made it clear who was in charge.
Goosestep
Jim Clark (26)
You’ll never smoke alone
letsruck
Allen Oxlade (6)
Happy to do it for Scots. Team results are usually published for scots sometime on Monday or Tuesday
Short side
Bob McCowan (2)
Heard today the “nicotine ninths” had a strong win over Shore 7ths I expect big things from this “social team” also heard there are some impressive players on this team that could of pushed for spots in 3rds and 4ths but chose to play with their mates for last year of school footy
letsruck
Allen Oxlade (6)
I can imagine the last ten minutes of that game. Games as close as that get unbelievably intense.
Nigel Nutgrab
Frank Row (1)
How about those Newington boys good win, and Will Quinn really showed his class today, al most deserving of a GPS 1st XV call up
Armchair Selector
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Well the Green and Gold forum on selections for AAGPS wasn't too far from the mark!
Think we had 9/15 for GPS I. A few surprises but up to the players to play well to push for higher selection
Have to say GPS has some serious talent across all 4 teams. Congratulations to the selectors who do this job.
Of the 69 GPS players selected, here is the breakdown by school:
Newington 14
Scots 13
Joeys 13
Kings 10
Shore 10
Riverview 7
Grammar 2
Wishing all the boys selected the very best for the next week. Have fun!
Think we had 9/15 for GPS I. A few surprises but up to the players to play well to push for higher selection
Have to say GPS has some serious talent across all 4 teams. Congratulations to the selectors who do this job.
Of the 69 GPS players selected, here is the breakdown by school:
Newington 14
Scots 13
Joeys 13
Kings 10
Shore 10
Riverview 7
Grammar 2
Wishing all the boys selected the very best for the next week. Have fun!
Armchair Selector
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Congratulations to "All things footy" who correctly picked the back line excluding #9 . Maybe not in order but close enough.
Think you got 10 out of 15 of the GPS Firsts! Cudos to you.
ItsNotPink
Darby Loudon (17)
3rd XV Round 3 Report
What an amazingly close competition it is turning out to be. There are still at least 5 teams that can win the Col Windon Shield.
Joeys 5 d Shore 3
This game lived up to expectations. With a single try from Joeys in the first half it was 5-3 at the break. Joeys had two players yellow carded in the second half and for a while had only 13 players on the field, but they were able to hold on to win the game. There was no score by either team in the second half. What a contest! Shore are still a chance for the premiership but you would think that they need to win all of their remaining games and hope that another school beats Joeys. Riverview's defeat of Kings leaves Joeys on top as the only undefeated team after Round 3.
Riverview 7 d Kings 5
Kings led 5-0 at half time but Riverview came back in the second half to score a converted try and take the match. The Riverview win means that both teams have had a single loss and are still a chance to win the competition. Both teams are yet to face Joeys and they will be crucial matches in the final two rounds.
Grammar 13 d TAS 5
I picked a close game here and a TAS victory, but it is clear that Grammar are still a force to be reckoned with as they continue to impress in recent matches. They have now had two wins on the trot and move on to meet Joeys at Hunters Hill in Round 4. They need to win this match to retain the shield, but it will be a huge task playing an undefeated Joeys team on the greatest rugby field in the country.
Scots 44 d High 0
As predicted, Scots had no trouble with High, notching up 44 points to improve their for and against significantly. I did not see this match but it is clear that it followed the recent pattern of High's matches resulting in huge losses. Scots now have a win on the board, but plenty of work to do in the remaining rounds.
Round 4 - 23 July after the holidays
Kings v Shore
TAS v Scots
Riverview v High
Joeys v Grammar
What an amazingly close competition it is turning out to be. There are still at least 5 teams that can win the Col Windon Shield.
Joeys 5 d Shore 3
This game lived up to expectations. With a single try from Joeys in the first half it was 5-3 at the break. Joeys had two players yellow carded in the second half and for a while had only 13 players on the field, but they were able to hold on to win the game. There was no score by either team in the second half. What a contest! Shore are still a chance for the premiership but you would think that they need to win all of their remaining games and hope that another school beats Joeys. Riverview's defeat of Kings leaves Joeys on top as the only undefeated team after Round 3.
Riverview 7 d Kings 5
Kings led 5-0 at half time but Riverview came back in the second half to score a converted try and take the match. The Riverview win means that both teams have had a single loss and are still a chance to win the competition. Both teams are yet to face Joeys and they will be crucial matches in the final two rounds.
Grammar 13 d TAS 5
I picked a close game here and a TAS victory, but it is clear that Grammar are still a force to be reckoned with as they continue to impress in recent matches. They have now had two wins on the trot and move on to meet Joeys at Hunters Hill in Round 4. They need to win this match to retain the shield, but it will be a huge task playing an undefeated Joeys team on the greatest rugby field in the country.
Scots 44 d High 0
As predicted, Scots had no trouble with High, notching up 44 points to improve their for and against significantly. I did not see this match but it is clear that it followed the recent pattern of High's matches resulting in huge losses. Scots now have a win on the board, but plenty of work to do in the remaining rounds.
Round 4 - 23 July after the holidays
Kings v Shore
TAS v Scots
Riverview v High
Joeys v Grammar
Black & White
Vay Wilson (31)
Hello secondrowerarespeedy
Newington won the 16As, 26-7, against a much vaunted Scots Side.
Also we can throw in the 15As result, a close 19-17 win. Don't know the 13As result, but New won about 40-7 in the preseason.
The 2ndXV, 15-10 loss was no flogging either.
On the score board, the result looks close. But Newington were clearly the better team, showing a capacity to attack with a pace. But, the real story, is how much can this Newington side improve.
Yes, if you compare the depth of the two schools, Scots should be winning. The same would occur against Joeys, Kings and View for New, for the same reason.
Quantity has a Quality of its own.
For a school with limited grounds, a very small boarding House and many boys committed to soccer, I believe Newington does a good job as a school that plays Rugby. Could it do a better job, Yes, but dedicated people are working on it and their efforts, have yet to emerge
AroundTheAnkles
Banned
I am looking forward to seeing Dickens play 10 for GPS, he must be very good. Sharples at 9 is a surprise but not totally unexpected. Oli Schmude in Joeys 2nds would be a school 1st XV player in almost any other year.
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AroundTheAnkles
Banned
When does the U16 GPS team get announced?
Tipping update
This weekend saw the luck of the "forgotten", those who didn't get their tips in but through sheer luck scored all three wins with one getting a spread bonus.
For those who are unsure how I calculate the spread bonus, it works this way.
You make a prediction on the size of a win
For example.
Scots v Kings.
Billy selects Scots +8
Steve select Scots +12
Game is played and Scots win 19-10....who gets the spread bonus?
Does Billy? NO his spread was UNDER the winning margin. Even though he was close, he was under.
Does Steve? YES. His spread was OVER the winning margin and within 5 points.
If Steve had chosen +15, he would only get 3 points for the win and his margin was outside the 5 point parameter.
Hope this helps.
This weekend saw the luck of the "forgotten", those who didn't get their tips in but through sheer luck scored all three wins with one getting a spread bonus.
For those who are unsure how I calculate the spread bonus, it works this way.
You make a prediction on the size of a win
For example.
Scots v Kings.
Billy selects Scots +8
Steve select Scots +12
Game is played and Scots win 19-10....who gets the spread bonus?
Does Billy? NO his spread was UNDER the winning margin. Even though he was close, he was under.
Does Steve? YES. His spread was OVER the winning margin and within 5 points.
If Steve had chosen +15, he would only get 3 points for the win and his margin was outside the 5 point parameter.
Hope this helps.
RESULTS PLEASE
Under 13A and 13B
Under 14A and 14B
Under 15A and 15B
Under 16A and 16B
These results will need to be MESSAGED TO ME as soon as possible.
My super stats man is standing by and has already created an excellent running sheet.
This will be shared here as the season progresses.
Thank you to the following who have put their hand up.
Kings- Rugbynbeers
Joeys- Ace Ventura
Scots- propsarespeedy & secondrowsarespeedy
Newington- Black&White and Wyvern Boy (Dusk as well)
Grammar- Eyes&Ears
We still someone SHORE (you read this forum, c'mon and help us out) and RIVERVIEW (c'mon lads, I know you are there)
To make this useful and interesting, it would be nice to get the results in by the end of the weekend, or Monday at the latest so we can publish early in the week.
I am sure you agree it would be good to see some variation in the comps and not all 8 dominated by Joeys!
Under 13A and 13B
Under 14A and 14B
Under 15A and 15B
Under 16A and 16B
These results will need to be MESSAGED TO ME as soon as possible.
My super stats man is standing by and has already created an excellent running sheet.
This will be shared here as the season progresses.
Thank you to the following who have put their hand up.
Kings- Rugbynbeers
Joeys- Ace Ventura
Scots- propsarespeedy & secondrowsarespeedy
Newington- Black&White and Wyvern Boy (Dusk as well)
Grammar- Eyes&Ears
We still someone SHORE (you read this forum, c'mon and help us out) and RIVERVIEW (c'mon lads, I know you are there)
To make this useful and interesting, it would be nice to get the results in by the end of the weekend, or Monday at the latest so we can publish early in the week.
I am sure you agree it would be good to see some variation in the comps and not all 8 dominated by Joeys!
Thanks my friend
Send them through when you have them
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