Newington 29 - Joeys 13. A few points on yesterdays game.
I've been saying that for a team to stop Newington they need to shut down Milne and Moera, and in the first 30 minutes Joeys did just that. Everytime Tepai got the ball Goldie was there to put him on his ass and let him know it afterwards. You could see how much it was frustrating Tepai, and when he's frustrated so is Milne. Joeys couldn't keep this up all game but if Scots or Shore can....
Piggy Robertson and Manbear-lees both showed that they should be in the Austraian Schools side for the upcoming tour. I think most people can agree with that.
Standouts
Joeys - 1,2,6,10
Newington - 1,2,5,9,13,15
Aftert round 3 we pretty much have a 3 horse race with Newington, Shore and Scots all 4 points ahead of the pack. Next weeks game at Scots could be the premiership decider and after yesterday i definitely know who im backing.
For Joeys, its now five years without the title (the equal longest time). While i think there is no problem with Joeys rugby as a whole (2nds, 3rds, 16As, 15As all huge chances at a pennant) there is something wrong with the 1s. Alot of pressure on Brother Anthony to step back, although you could argue that he is the forwards coach and that is not where the problem lies. I do agree that if Joeys wants to start winning they have to start treating their players like professionals much like Scots, Newington and View.
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