NSW AAGPS 2025 (banter and commentary)

[shaquille_oatmeal]

Great job to all teams this season and all the boys who put the time in and gave it a red hot go. Small sidenote but in the final game between View & Joeys I am curious how you can have a Joey's old boy refereeing 1st's games for his alma mater. Some of the View boys had been quite vocally disappointed with the refereeing (which is in no way to say View deserved the win that day) but I don't understand how there can be a notion of impartiality if referees can referee 1st's games for their own school. I am not entirely sure how they pick the referees for these matches but would be curious to know if anyone is familiar with the system.

 

[Joker]

Great job to all teams this season and all the boys who put the time in and gave it a red hot go. Small sidenote but in the final game between View & Joeys I am curious how you can have a Joey's old boy refereeing 1st's games for his alma mater. Some of the View boys had been quite vocally disappointed with the refereeing (which is in no way to say View deserved the win that day) but I don't understand how there can be a notion of impartiality if referees can referee 1st's games for their own school. I am not entirely sure how they pick the referees for these matches but would be curious to know if anyone is familiar with the system.

Referees in the Joeys AAGPS 1-3 games are appointed independently by the Sydney West Referee association. The schools have no say on who they want. My own wife is a part of this and has been refereeing game that do not involve Joeys. Often she is out at Kings. For home games at Joeys you will find some refs doing up to 3 games. These refs come from staff, supporters and parents who hold a legitimate accreditation.

 

[Homer]

O’Connor has been the one of the biggest improvers I have ever seen, U15 he wasn’t even a certainty to get selected for the A’s. U16’s saw most of his cohort move to opens a year early. First year in Opens he was stuck in the thirds. This year he was recognised as best back. He does have size and speed but he has always had those things. The more important factor is work ethic, as a distant observer i’d say he has that by the truck load.

Is he staying in rugby?

 

[The Chairman]

There are a few players that I feel do not get enough credit.

My main 3 would be Jock Sides (TSC), Dom Jarrett (SHORE) and Ashton Thomas (NC). All reliable weapons in their individual forward packs. They have impressed me but I have not seem them mentioned around the froum at all.

 

[Pfitzy]

Two words

Dirty Reds.

One word: Renegades.

 

[Ace Ventura]

Who won forward?

Justice

 

[gothenewboys]

There are a few players that I feel do not get enough credit.

My main 3 would be Jock Sides (TSC), Dom Jarrett (SHORE) and Ashton Thomas (NC). All reliable weapons in their individual forward packs. They have impressed me but I have not seem them mentioned around the froum at all.

Thomas was awarded Newington best & fairest. Speaks to his calibre considering the stars in that side and the fact he did not receive GPS selection

 

[Rugbynbeers]

Great job to all teams this season and all the boys who put the time in and gave it a red hot go. Small sidenote but in the final game between View & Joeys I am curious how you can have a Joey's old boy refereeing 1st's games for his alma mater. Some of the View boys had been quite vocally disappointed with the refereeing (which is in no way to say View deserved the win that day) but I don't understand how there can be a notion of impartiality if referees can referee 1st's games for their own school. I am not entirely sure how they pick the referees for these matches but would be curious to know if anyone is familiar with the system.

Probbaly should be looked at going forward, not to say the ref made any poor decisions ect but it is obviously a clear conflict on interest.

maybe as AR this would be okay but the be the main referee is a stretch and probably won’t happen again you’d assume.

 

[twister29]

Probbaly should be looked at going forward, not to say the ref made any poor decisions ect but it is obviously a clear conflict on interest.

maybe as AR this would be okay but the be the main referee is a stretch and probably won’t happen again you’d assume.

Can’t confirm but I’m pretty sure there was one game this season where the referee’s son was playing in the actual game… Again no evidence to support this it’s just the conclusion I have come to.

 

[bomber06]

Tbf they then outplayed them in Round 6

<Insert yawn emoji> I was replying to someone who seemed to forget that your precious View did lose a game other than the last round. Given New won that by 9 and View only won the return fixture by 7, New can take the biscuits in that battle of who outplayed who bud.

Nntr btw.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Struck a nerve

Take the biscuits, I’m sure New would have preferred the Shield.

 

[RemainingInTheGame]

Can’t confirm but I’m pretty sure there was one game this season where the referee’s son was playing in the actual game… Again no evidence to support this it’s just the conclusion I have come to.

I can't see the NSW referee association doing the appointments for GPS 1st to 3rd XV allowing a parent to referee their sons game (if they are aware) but for the lower grades the school would do the appointments so possible (and in the lower grades probably not an issue in the scheme of things).