NSW AAGPS 2024

[wisemaan]

Stirling Bridge Defended

Nothing but impressed. The boys from North Sydney put on a show. Game was getting tight and not long left to go and the Shore boys showed their dominance. Le'Maitre (c) All I have to say is, absolutely superb. Both crowds were pumping and were relentless. Huge efforts from both the teams but the Shore men got it done in the end. Does this mean the Season is over for Scots? Does Shore still have a chance at the Prem? Longer Reveiws coming soon. Only time will tell what happens next...

Yours in sporting reason, A sane observer

- wisemaan

 

[rugbyAU]

Stirling Bridge Defended

Nothing but impressed. The boys from North Sydney put on a show. Game was getting tight and not long left to go and the Shore boys showed their dominance. Le'Maitre (c) All I have to say is, absolutely superb. Both crowds were pumping and were relentless. Huge efforts from both the teams but the Shore men got it done in the end. Does this mean the Season is over for Scots? Does Shore still have a chance at the Prem? Longer Reveiws coming soon. Only time will tell what happens next...

Yours in sporting reason, A sane observer

- wisemaan

Unfortunately Shore's prep hopes ended last Thursday, Scots are no chance. It's Joeys this year

 

[Here for the advice]

MOTM could’ve gone to anyone. Standouts were

Shore: 3, 4, 7, 11
Scots: 1, 5, 7, 8, 14

Add the Scots 15. Some big names went missing. Fitness issues for sure for one or two.

 

[wisemaan]

Unfortunately Shore's prep hopes ended last Thursday, Scots are no chance. It's Joeys this year

You never know. Joey's could get unlucky, anything could happen. Everyone is still in the mix...

- wisemaan

 

[thestatisticianofaagps]

3s competition very competitive this year. Game of the round was Shore v Joeys today - dominant performance from Shore 3s until late in second half when discipline and some mistakes let Joeys in. Anyone get a good look at stand out players in that game? 13 From Joeys very strong ball runner in previous games from my knowledge.

 

[NedKelly]

Ah perfect Segway. Cheers Crashy. Competition Round number 5 statistics
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Hi Chairman, thanks for the tables. If you click on top of the columns and select 'sort descending' it will put them in order from highest to lowest.

 

[Joker]

Time to get rid of the Scots coach, well done Shore.

I can hear the emails flooding in.

 

[rugbyAU]

Scots is just a team of talented individuals that can't mix together as a team

 

[Squareblade]

Kings Prep 12A's beat Shore Prep 7-0. Of interest?

 

[The Chairman]

Hi Chairman, thanks for the tables. If you click on top of the columns and select 'sort descending' it will put them in order from highest to lowest.

Ive been wondering if I should do this or just stick to the schools. Ill decide next week

 

[The Chairman]

Scots is just a team of talented individuals that can't mix together as a team

They rely too much on stars and don’t use the rest of the team. Once Shore shut down Large, they seemed directionless and just ran it without a plan.

 

[NedKelly]

Ive been wondering if I should do this or just stick to the schools. Ill decide next week

No worries, entirely as you wish of course. Just tends to set off my OCD! <eye twitches involuntarily>

 

[PROPaganda]

Kings Prep 12A's beat Shore Prep 7-0. Of interest?

no

 

[PROPaganda]

AAGPS 1st XV Ladder

	SCHOOL	PLD	WON	LOST	DRAWN	FOR	AGN	DIFF	PTS
	St Joseph's College	5	4	1	0	110	71	39	8	WWLWW
	Newington College	5	3	2	0	111	112	-1	6	WWWLL
	The King's School	5	2	2	1	108	112	-4	5	LWWLD
	Shore	5	2	3	0	108	106	2	4	WLLWL
	Saint Ignatius' College	5	2	3	0	76	78	-2	4	LLLWW
	The Scots College	5	1	3	1	73	107	-34	3	LLWLD

 

[The Front Rower]

They rely too much on stars and don’t use the rest of the team. Once Shore shut down Large, they seemed directionless and just ran it without a plan.

TSC are so poorly coached. Unfortunately the coaching of lack of game plan is not great. How to lose a premiership !! Congratulations to Shore well played

 

[The Front Rower]

TSC are so poorly coached. Unfortunately the coaching of lack of game plan is not great. How to lose a premiership !! Congratulations to Shore well played

There are also kids in the seconds that should be in the 1StXV poor team selections as well ….

 

[Maul of Duty]

They’ve always had excellent backs and their forwards gave them plenty of ball.
Despite weather was great conditions for fast backs play.
Defensive effort from Kings was (reviews schools thread guidelines) a good opportunity for improvement.
Cost them the game, not taking anything away from New who were scintillating but some of the tackling was, well, schoolboyish!

Yes, Kings backline defence did not get the job done today. Luckily their forwards were solid otherwise the score line would have been much worse for the Kingsmen

 

[Where's the beef]

A short summary of the Joeys View game.

View controlled the first half. This was abley assisted by some of the officiating which was at times pedantic for both teams. View won hands down the kicking contest that Joeys seemed happy to participate in. Views forwards were more dominant as well. The first try was typically view, rolling a ball behind to get the chase. The second was terrible defence from joeys who had 4 players around a mid field bomb and let it bounce and bounce again for it to be swooped on to score on the bell. Every time joeys had the ball in the first half they either dropped it, were penalised or kicked it. All within the joeys half, often within the Joeys 22. The try they scored was the only visit to views 22, and they almost stuffed it.

At half time, looked like view were being gifted the chocolates inclusive of the box.

Second half saw an unfortunate kick off for view resulting in Joeys gaining a scrum deep in their 22, View infringed, and Joeys took the Tap and barged over thanks to a nice switch play with the backs.

The second that gave them the lead they worked it through the forwards. Joeys classy backs were nowhere to be found as View flooded the outside channels. The Joeys 12 was given some room and did take all on offer. The kicking game in the second half was more even and while you felt view was ontop in the forwards, it was not by much and they did not really trouble the joeys defence that much.

There was a moment in the second half where the View View play ducked and weaved and caught a joeys arm and joeys were fortunate that they were not down to 14 men with 11 to go. Having said that View was not troubling the joeys defence and to be fair, Joeys was not really troubling the view defence either.

A tight Contest, with View willing, but, Joeys, just had a touch more class when it mattered. The score was reflective of the game.

WTB

 

[Joker]

Movement on the table.
Margins make a difference

 

[Where's the beef]

Next Week when I assume the wookies appear and Hunters Hill will decide if Joeys are contenders or in the dog fight.