NSW AAGPS 2025

[Mule]

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Australia U16 squad named for end of year fixture

www.rugby.com.au

Any idea who of these are League leaning rather than Union?

 

[The Chairman]

Well done to the Iggies footy men who seem to have it downpat in the First VIII right now. McGrath and Field are the only ones I think but they looked a class above the rest out there today. Well done.

 

[The Grail]

Shore had a solid day out too Chair', well done to all the boys, some impressive times this early. Should keep them fit for rugby next season.

Spoiler alert for those who haven't heard about/watched the latest Wallabies game, and some notable ex- AAGPS boy performances;

Cracking Wallabies game against England overnight, Joseph Sua'ali'i's debut was brilliant! Great game also from Kellaway, Bell and of course game winning try in injury time, completed by M. Jorgensen.

 

[Joker]

ALERT

Please do not use subtle mentions to rugby while discussing rowing results. This is a...

a. Rugby forum
b. This is a AAGPS RUGBY thread.

 

[Flat out]

Don't forget the try from Tom Wright

Sua'ali'i was great, imagine how good he would be if he had gone to joeys !

 

[wisemaan]

Finn Hannon (Joeys) will be my guess for anyone from the Joeys 15A's team. Lethal at 10 or 15 and was a big part of the Waratahs U15's series win. Ben Barretto (Joeys) a new boy at the school and a solid Prop. Son of Irish and Leinster legend Steven Barretto. Expect him to be 1's or 2's next year and again was a big part of the Waratahs U15's win.

@Mudgee Mudcrab What respective AAGPS school do you support?

- wisemaan

 

[OleMan]

Unfortunately I think you'll find Darcy Feltham, Talen Risati, Cyrus Bloomfield and Sam Polly all end up playing League after school.

 

[Mudgee Mudcrab]

Have ties to all different schools but would rather keep out of this on the forum wisemaan

 

[KOB1987]

Don't forget Tom Wright (J), Jeremy Williams (S) and Dylan Pietsch (K)

 

[Here for the advice]

How many were from GPS origins - Kellaway Bell as well ? 8+ ? Not a bad reflection on the development offered at school boy and the love for the game

 

[The Cleaner]

The Year 10 in 2025 hopefully will get game time in the Opens as it will only improve their game otherwise I'm afraid this year may be the last time Waratahs wins the U16 Super Rugby Competition. Reds 2025 U16 looks very strong!

 

[OleMan]

The U15 Reds didn't look that strong when I saw them play a few weeks ago. They won, but only just and against a side full of reserve players.
The selectors really need to pay attention to that age group over the next 12 months to make sure they get the team right, and just as importantly they need to actively engage with some of the league players to make sure they want to play for the Waratahs. I know one young fella, an absolute super star in the making, felt it wasn't worth playing. A big call, but he would have been best on field if he played.

 

[Mule]

Wallabies winning, Lions tour, Waratahs Seniors stronger squad - all boding much better (still very long way to go) to win the hearts & minds of kids hopefully!!!!

 

[baabaa.footy]

What do you mean by reserve players?

 

[Mudgee Mudcrab]

The starting line up of the second game was completely different from the first. Hence they were so confident that they started all their bench players for the second game and only just won.

 

[OleMan]

They had a lot of their best players on the bench for most of the game and one who didn't play at all.

 

[Rudderless]

Congratulations to Bailey Roberts-lintmeijer from Newington who has made the Rugby Australia U18 Sevens team.
In Sept he clocked an impressive 10.81 in the 100 metres.

 

[ThePassionatePilfGod22]

When is the team announced?

 

[footinbothcamps]

The Reds 15s side chosen was a very weak side with a heavy bias to kids attached to League teams. It is with great interest that at the Red Tier 3 academy training last night that kids aligned and signed with NRL clubs have been removed from the Reds Academy.

 

[Bob_Jones]

They had a lot of their best players on the bench for most of the game and one who didn't play at all.

The U15 Reds didn't look that strong when I saw them play a few weeks ago. They won, but only just and against a side full of reserve players.

The selectors really need to pay attention to that age group over the next 12 months to make sure they get the team right, and just as importantly they need to actively engage with some of the league players to make sure they want to play for the Waratahs. I know one young fella, an absolute super star in the making, felt it wasn't worth playing. A big call, but he would have been best on field if he played.

My observation on the NSW team was that there was an overemphasis on selecting backrowers based on their ball running ability. Many of the backrowers displayed very strong ball running capabilities at Camden and hence stood out to the casual observer. However picking all them in 1 team, when many of those players have obvious deficiencies at set pieces isn't viable at this next level. eg. In game 1, the starting no.8 clearly didn't know how to pack into a scrum. He simply leaned on the back of the scrum like a league scrum.

The other interesting observation re the backs is the idea of do you select talented players regardless or position or at this level do you need to start to consider position specific selections. At one stage, the NSW team had 3 players (all who are very very good) on the field who all play 10 for club / rep (playing 10,12,15) and another 3 (again, who are all very good) who all play 15 for club / rep (playing 11,13,14).