NSW AAGPS Rugby 2012

[Lee Grant]

Enough guys - I know a few more alleged details but nothing is proven - so let's stop speculating.

 

[gps guru]

Enough guys - I know a few more alleged details but nothing is proven - so let's stop speculating.

Care to share?

 

[Snort]

mistaking fingers for fish fingers where they?

Reminds me of a game in which I played against a school (these days in ISA) that was well known for dirty play back in the day. At one point, our forwards went into a huddle and one of them said, "These guys are even dirtier than I thought. They're biting in the rucks!" There was a stunned silence broken by our own second-rower saying, "Oh... Sorry..." He'd spent half the game chewing on one of his own players.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Will be interesting in the 4th round when grammar head out to kings..I hope that Jones boy cops it for leaving grammar. He would have been a nice addition to the team..

Not sure he had a choice in it so dont blame him.

 

[Wowsah]

Shore was at full strength minus Fletcher, Robertson and Clancy.

Any indications as to when these 3 players will be back?

 

[CTPE]

Not sure he had a choice in it so dont blame him.

As I understand it this is his 3rd or 4th year at Kings as he started there in yr 8 or 9

 

[Micheal]

Any indications as to when these 3 players will be back?

I believe they'll all be back for Shore's Grammar round (round three), however, I doubt that they will all start in the 1sts as they will be eased back into contact as they attempt to refind their form.

 

[KOB1987]

I believe they'll all be back for Shore's Grammar round (round three), however, I doubt that they will all start in the 1sts as they will be eased back into contact as they attempt to refind their form.

Clancy played, he scored a try.

 

[KOB1987]

I understand the table to be;

Shore....2
New......2
Joeys....2
Scots (bye).2

Kings....0
SGS/High..0
Iggies.....0

Seems that the AAGPS is the only rugby comp in the world that hasn't adopted the bonus points system...so, just as a comparison I am going to redo the table for 1sts each week in this manner! Standings after round 1:

1. Newington....5
2. Joeys....5
3. Shore....4
4. Scots....4
5. Kings....1
6. Riverview....0
7. Grammar....0

 

[random2]

Seems that the AAGPS is the only rugby comp in the world that hasn't adopted the bonus points system.so, just as a comparison I am going to redo the table for 1sts each week in this manner! Standings after round 1:

1. Newington..5
2. Joeys..5
3. Shore..4
4. Scots..4
5. Kings..1
6. Riverview..0
7. Grammar..0

Joeys are on 4, they only scored 2 tries.

 

[G-78-XV-V]

Agreed, even a very simple bonus point system, as home games are so vital to this comp, say a bonus point for staying within 7 when you play away,
would greatly reduce the chance of dual or three way premierships.

 

[KOB1987]

Joeys are on 4, they only scored 2 tries.

Right you are, my mistake. Corrected below:

1. Newington..5
2. Joeys..4
3. Shore..4
4. Scots..4
5. Kings..1
6. Riverview..0
7. Grammar..0

 

[Micheal]

Clancy played, he scored a try.

Indeed, Jack Clancy, the flyhalf, did score a try. Nick Clancy, his twin brother, the fullback, however, did not play.

 

[Michelle]

Rumour has it that David Vea has a shattered testicle following the first round encounter.....i do recall him limping from the field

 

[Wowsah]

Agreed, even a very simple bonus point system, as home games are so vital to this comp, say a bonus point for staying within 7 when you play away,
would greatly reduce the chance of dual or three way premierships.

Just use for and against, whoever has the best for and against in a tie situation wins.

 

[Brian Westlake]

Seems that the AAGPS is the only rugby comp in the world that hasn't adopted the bonus points system.so, just as a comparison I am going to redo the table for 1sts each week in this manner! Standings after round 1:

1. Newington..5
2. Joeys..5
3. Shore..4
4. Scots..4
5. Kings..1
6. Riverview..0
7. Grammar..0

Great stuff KOB. Just don't let Newbie see this!!! He is against Anarchy of any type. It will be interesting how it all ends up after the last round because if there isn't real difference, the nay sayers will howl you down. Not me though. 100 years plus of tradition isn't going to change quickly

 

[Brian Westlake]

Rumour has it that David Vea has a shattered testicle following the first round encounter...i do recall him limping from the field

Ow! Wish him well!

 

[Lee Grant]

Agreed, even a very simple bonus point system, as home games are so vital to this comp, say a bonus point for staying within 7 when you play away, would greatly reduce the chance of dual or three way premierships.

Read this:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/lets-stop-gps-competition-tied/

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[Snort]

Agreed, even a very simple bonus point system, as home games are so vital to this comp, say a bonus point for staying within 7 when you play away,
would greatly reduce the chance of dual or three way premierships.

Apropos of nothing much, back when the CAS competition consisted of only five rounds, there was one season (1972) when in a six-team 1st XV competition there were four joint premiers. Four of the six teams won three and lost two; one team won two and lost three; and one won one and lost four. Mind you, bonus points may not have made much difference then - for those of you who remember how Rugby was played back in 1972, most games were decided by margins like 6-3, and scoring four tries was a real rarity.

 

[Lee Grant]

Things change don't they Snort? The AAGPS has to realise this too.

It's not impossible. Who would have thought, back in the day, that cricketers would be playing in pyjamas and a game could be over in a couple of hours, yet be popular?

Even in 6 Nations, which does not use bonus points, they have a tie breaker: for and against, then the number of tries. Maybe that should be the other way around, but it's better than nothing.

In the next six seasons, do we want three ties in the GPS as we have had in the last six?

I don't think so either. Things change; it's a matter of when; let it be soon.
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