NotAlwaysCorrectAdam
Allen Oxlade (6)
TKS 4ths against Grammar 2nds. Will this be a one sided blow out or a brilliantly contested win.
NSW AAGPS 2024
- Thread starter Joker
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This is my understanding from my credible inside scources:
Finlay Bartlett the young prodigy has been dropped from the second row despite playing 1sts last year.
Ive heard they brought up Luke Alam a year 10 prospect, but has big boots to fill in the sad dismissal of Bartlett. Heard Alam has defensive prowess due to his unique build. But will have to step up physically on saturday especially considering riverviews Knack for snatching underdog victories.
wisemaan
Banned
According to what I've heard through the grapevine, this seems to be unfolding much like it has in recent weeks. 1st XV
1. Charlie Armarti ( Recently moved up from the 2nd XV but is looking promising)
2. James Warner
3. Felix Harvison
4. Ethan Hamilton
5. Ed Baxter
6. Gus Gordon
7. Marshall Le'Maitre
8. Angus Reardon
9. Jack Binnie
10. Rex Bassingthwaite
11. Charlie Francis
12. Henry Conick
13. Lewis Kingdom
14. Ollie Mackellar
15. Jai Callaghan
Yours in sporting reason, A Sane Observer
-wisemaan
The Chairman
Cyril Towers (30)
Unchanged. 2nds are
1. Armstrong
2. Garner
3. Cowdrey
4. Galligan
5. Stock
6. Frape
7. Smith
8. Clout
9. Greig
10. Segeart (c)
11. Hockey
12. Breakwell
13. Longes
14. Scott
15. Cowan
Unavailable: Cope
Bit of a change.
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Joker
Peter Sullivan (51)
thesolicitor
Allen Oxlade (6)
I think river views performances at Northbridge in the 2020s speak for themself
TheRugbysmoker185
Herbert Moran (7)
This is wrong. Preston Scott will be playing 14.
thesolicitor
Allen Oxlade (6)
Nah just you can’t find any record of those schools beating shore
wisemaan
Banned
D'Almeida to the 3rd XV in the centers I believe and Scott to join the 2nd XV after returning last game. Correct me if I am wrong
Yours in sporting reason, A Sane Observer
-wisemaan
The Chairman
Cyril Towers (30)
Dearest apologies fellas. Rectified now.
Nice one Rookie, all hard working gents doing their school proud, don’t listen to the haters.
Stay classy solicitor, each school has its different focus and results. Kings seem to be doing the best at the academic and sport mix recently, a notable third to Shore’s 2nd place against Grammars predictable 1st in HSC. A hyoer focus on sports definitely has an academic cost, but each of us can be proud of participating in our schools victory’s and defeats on the sporting field and classrooms.
CasualObserver
Herbert Moran (7)
Someone was telling me that since 1904 there are only two Joeys yr12 cohorts that wouldn't have seen either a 1sts or 2nds premiership in the six years while they were at the school. That was in 1914 and 1915.
runningrugbyrules
Larry Dwyer (12)
I would always select any boy who plays rugby, including players who also play and/or are contracted to league clubs. At the age of 16-18 the NRL offers are going to be minimum quadruple what the ARU can offer. Who can blame a kid (particularly if his parents are doing it tough) for taking the better offer.
BUT many of these players may end up back in the Wallabies ranks in future years like Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i. Let’s say Sua'ali'i was blacklisted from playing GPS 1st XV, NSW schools and the victorious Australian Schools team. There is no way he would have later signed with the Wallabies. Those great experiences he had in rugby including beating NZ would have helped the ARU signing him.
We need these players who pick league or it may be another +20 years before we win a Bledisloe again , interestingly that game in 2002 we had 2/3 ex-NRL players and two other Wallabies sons who now play league (both for CIS).
It’s also little investment as the NRL club will pay, coach and train these players for free before they return one day like Sua'ali'i.
The Chairman
Cyril Towers (30)
runningrugbyrules
Larry Dwyer (12)
Joeys backs in 1994 were unbelievably strong, two Joeys 2nd XV centres made GPS reps. Another 2nd XV back from 1994 had played NSW schools 2nd XV in 1993. A 1993 CAS 3rd XV centre from 1993 only made Joeys 3rds in 1994, the 94 1st XV centre coaches Joeys 1st XV today
thesolicitor
Allen Oxlade (6)
Am I correct in saying that they had to have played at least 1 game in the 1sts to be considered for GPS selection (fairly sure Jani played 1 game in 1990)?
The Grail
Larry Dwyer (12)
Agreed, one of our boys chose to study Med' when he left View and the other is also in an academically challenging course at Uni, the school set them up with a brilliant study routine/methods and well resourced academic foundation. An old family mate of mine from the bush left Joeys in the the late '80's, he also studied Med and ended up practicing in Sydney. All 3 examples represented their schools at a high level in different sports, rowing, tennis, rugby, and are well balanced.
All to say; it mostly has to do with the drive of the blokes in our GPS schools and what they want to do, no doubt all the resources are there in all 9 schools to achieve. As for who is further up the ladder, it also relates to some schools choosing boys for academics or offering positions for them, 'View and Joeys don't use that metric, maybe it could be argued they should? Like a couple of other schools View has a large population of country boarders, which imho helps their tradtional rugby (& rowing) depth.
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