NSW AAGPS Rugby 2013

[wreckless]

Thanks for backing me up wreckless, ya sneaky dawg.

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No worries - we must have posted at the same time!

 

[The Yugoslavian Wolf]

Is Crichton out?! Not good.

I'd go as far as saying, that without him, Scots will struggle.

Also I realise that I had Taane and Tepai Moeroa mixed up . Lee's match summary cleared that up for me

Tepai is a freakish talent . really hope he stays in union . although between shot put, league . I reckon that kid could do anything . we might . at this rate .. need to air drop him into the Ashes team . he'd go alright with Agar

Tepai will go where his heart tells him too. From what i hear, hes a great kid. Hopefully he ends up in union, and stays in Australia and not merge to New Zealand, after all he is eligible.

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[SonnyDillWilliams]

Tepai will go where his heart tells him too. From what i hear, hes a great kid. Hopefully he ends up in union, and stays in Australia and not merge to New Zealand, after all he is eligible.

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I have no doubt he is a great kid ... particularly if you are one of his mates .... but I tell you what I could hear him yelling at his opposing number, when he was camped on joeys try line ... and he was yelling ... "yep, I got 12, we have crash ball here" ... and it was so funny there was no way the Joeys no 12 was going to be running it from there .... there is only 1 bloke I can think of that would have run a crash bull, at him, from there ... "Jerry Collins"

oh well, either way, just hope we aren't training a future all black

be curious to know what he got yellow carded for ... that might be his only weakness ... discipline .... still I won't be telling him

 

[The Yugoslavian Wolf]

I have no doubt he is a great kid . particularly if you are one of his mates .. but I tell you what I could hear him yelling at his opposing number, when he was camped on joeys try line . and he was yelling . "yep, I got 12, we have crash ball here" . and it was so funny there was no way the Joeys no 12 was going to be running it from there .. there is only 1 bloke I can think of that would have run a crash bull, at him, from there . "Jerry Collins"

oh well, either way, just hope we aren't training a future all black

be curious to know what he got yellow carded for . that might be his only weakness . discipline .. still I won't be telling him

Ahhh good ol' Collins, i miss the days of playing with him in Rugby 08. Maybe we should die the top of Tepai's heair bleach blonde hehe. I must admit i heard that too, but i was told by my brother, who's friends with him that it was relating to a prior incident, in which the Joeys 12 may have personally attacked Moeroa. Oh well it will be interesting to see what him and Taane come up with against Scots. Looking forward to seeing that little fella who came on in number 19 for New have another crack, seems talented at being a pest!

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[rugbynut]

Thought the joeys half back was ok, certainly he shouldn't of allowed one high ball to bounce . Almost led to a try. And personally i think pat curtain should be returned to 1s. Better pass and don't see what he is lacking.

I agree SonnyDil. Deegan did not have the room he normally has with Curtins long pass. Also noticed Lussick dominated and scored 2 tries over the top of his opposition. I've never seen any half backs in the last 3 years dominate Curtin. he has been lacking a bit of confidence lately maybe all he needs is the coaches to back him. Cant see how Lee Grant can rate the Half backs game so highly when his opposite number run all over him.

 

[Primetime]

I managed to get to that Newington v. Joeys game in time for the second half. Enough has been said about the game, but I must ask: Is that scoreboard new? It looks fantastic, but it must be tough for those 16s boys to walk around all day with that green glow teasing them!

Also, those jersey numbers get a big 'no' from me; return to the 4XL cotton jerseys of yesterday is what I say, complete with peeling numbers and generous applications of blood and dirt.

 

[Lee Grant]

Also noticed Lussick dominated and scored 2 tries over the top of his opposition.

Cant see how Lee Grant can rate the Half backs game so highly when his opposite number run all over him.

You would also have noticed that Lussick scored his first try from the scrum he fed with Makasini on the same side and couldn't follow him around to the back without being off-side - and Lussick went on the blind. If there was fault it was from the Joeys' winger and no. 8.

His second try was from a lose ruck and the 10 and 3 were just as culpable as the 9.

Do I have a great memory? No, but I have the photos.

I reckon both Curtin and Makasini are good players and it was fair enough for Makasini to get a shot at starting in the Ones in 2013 after Curtin started in the first two rounds.

I thought he went OK; you don't, and that's fine with me.
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[The Yugoslavian Wolf]

You would also have noticed that Lussick scored his first try from the scrum he fed with Makasini on the same side and couldn't follow him around to the back without being off-side - and Lussick went on the blind. If there was fault it was from the Joeys' winger and no. 8.

His second try was from a lose ruck and the 10 and 3 were just as culpable as the 9.

Do I have a great memory? No, but I have the photos.

I reckon both Curtin and Makasini are good players and it was fair enough for Makasini to get a shot at starting in the Ones in 2013 after Curtin started in the first two rounds.

I do still prefer Curtin at half. Watching him in the 2nds was like a graceful pelican, taking off from a smooth lake in switzerland. In other words, he was brilliant. His passing was precise, and i don't know if its the absence of pressure, but he looked like a chimney sweep in a chimney, right at ease. Tevita looked a bit more uncertain, and although he ran and passed strongly, he wasn't as calm and collected. Lussick played a great game however, and that doesn't detract from his efforts, albeit his kicking was a bit askew, if you know what i mean.

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[Lee Grant]

I managed to get to that Newington v. Joeys game in time for the second half. Enough has been said about the game, but I must ask: Is that scoreboard new? It looks fantastic

Yeah - it's new: I was told it was put up just a few weeks ago, and there's one on the football field too if I remember right.

It's good to see that the GFC didn't have a harmful effect in Stanmore.
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[SonnyDillWilliams]

Interesting looking across the 3 competition tables and seeing where shore is positioned.

As someone who can remember the likes of jika travers, Chris Hawkins, and others

And you now have sons of former wallabies (Farr-jones, gregan, etc) coming through at shore

Have to say , it is one thing to resist the 'cheque book' premiership, but they have got to be kidding, a half back passing coach, 2 scrum specialists, sprints coach.... The list runs to over 15 specialists

Talk about too many cooks, spoiling the ...

And they should be feeding off the back of strong chatswood rugby, mosman rugby etc

Anyway they might have to start fixating on something other than their building program

 

[Primetime]

Interesting looking across the 3 competition tables and seeing where shore is positioned.

As someone who can remember the likes of jika travers, Chris Hawkins, and others

And you now have sons of former wallabies (Farr-jones, gregan, etc) coming through at shore

Have to say , it is one thing to resist the 'cheque book' premiership, but they have got to be kidding, a half back passing coach, 2 scrum specialists, .. The list runs to over 15 specialists

Talk about too many cooks, spoiling the .

And they should be feeding off the back of strong chatswood rugby, mosman rugby etc

Anyway they might have to start fixating on something other than their building program

Was not aware that Shore had that (as you see harmful) depth of coaching!

I'm interested to know how other schools approach their coaching, and the number of specialists, etc. that there are. Perhaps a pattern will emerge? Perhaps we will discover that all schools are looking to the 'altitude training facility' as the wave of the future?

(Having not been to Bellevue Hill in several years, I am particularly interested to hear of this place)

 

[Tim Lee]

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[wreckless]

Interesting looking across the 3 competition tables and seeing where shore is positioned.

As someone who can remember the likes of jika travers, Chris Hawkins, and others

And you now have sons of former wallabies (Farr-jones, gregan, etc) coming through at shore

Have to say , it is one thing to resist the 'cheque book' premiership, but they have got to be kidding, a half back passing coach, 2 scrum specialists, sprints coach.. The list runs to over 15 specialists

Talk about too many cooks, spoiling the .

And they should be feeding off the back of strong chatswood rugby, mosman rugby etc

Anyway they might have to start fixating on something other than their building program

Hey SDW - don't knock the half back passing coach! Did you see the Brumbies - Cheetahs game? I nearly ( only nearly! ) lost it every time that Nic White continually threw the ball high and behind the forward runners! In every case the runners had to stop in mid stride and then were caught with poor body height in the collision! They could use a half back passing coach!

Piss off the sprint coaches though - that would give me the s....ts!

Cheers, Wreckless

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Interesting looking across the 3 competition tables and seeing where shore is positioned.

As someone who can remember the likes of jika travers, Chris Hawkins, and others

And you now have sons of former wallabies (Farr-jones, gregan, etc) coming through at shore

Have to say , it is one thing to resist the 'cheque book' premiership, but they have got to be kidding, a half back passing coach, 2 scrum specialists, sprints coach.. The list runs to over 15 specialists

Talk about too many cooks, spoiling the .

And they should be feeding off the back of strong chatswood rugby, mosman rugby etc

Anyway they might have to start fixating on something other than their building program

One of criticisms of North Shore rugby in general is that they seem to have forgotten how to develop boys and have started aping the arms race tactics of certain schools. Many non-resident boys seem to be popping up in Gordon and Norths Junior Rep Teams. This achieves the short term desired result of trophies in the cabinets at the districts, but the long term is that the local lads miss out on development opportunities and are "underdone" when they enter Shore.

Shore does not offer any inducements to boys to attend, so the strong chatswood and northern suburbs boys sometimes find themselves at schools that are a little more relaxed with respect to fees for talented athletes.

This win at all costs mentality eventually manifests itself in the situation we now have at Gordon where they can only raise one Colts team, and their Fourth Grade side struggles for numbers.

Slightly off topic but at State Champs this year the Gordon U17 team had 7 Coaches, managers and assorted hangers on listed in the programme. Their Tent embassy would have done the SES proud. Meanwhile the eventual State Champ winners had a paint stained tarp to put thier gear on, and their "management team" was one of their players who had done a shoulder and was out for the season. Like the Gordon Under 17's found out, having 15 specialist coaching assistants at Shore will not guarantee success on the field.

 

[wreckless]

Slightly off topic but at State Champs this year the Gordon U17 team had 7 Coaches, managers and assorted hangers on listed in the programme. Their Tent embassy would have done the SES proud. Meanwhile the eventual State Champ winners had a paint stained tarp to put thier gear on, and their "management team" was one of their players who had done a shoulder and was out for the season. Like the Gordon Under 17's found out, having 15 specialist coaching assistants at Shore will not guarantee success on the field.

Brilliant HJ - made my night!!!

 

[SonnyDillWilliams]

The headmaster of a school obviously has the biggest influence on focus areas. St augustines is the classic example ... Their headmaster, was a former director of rugby at another school. Not a big secret, I know.

And lambert from scots has quite the reputation

Anyway i have only the best intentions for shore rugby ... And don't know anything about their headmaster, but sad to see once proud shore rugby looking a bit of a shambles .... At least from an outsiders perspective

Jika would be rolling in his grave particularly with the new soccer stand

 

[Quick Hands]

We're merely seeing the repeat of the High and Grammar scenarios. See other thread.

 

[wreckless]

The headmaster of a school obviously has the biggest influence on focus areas. St augustines is the classic example . Their headmaster, was a former director of rugby at another school. Not a big secret, I know.

And lambert from scots has quite the reputation

Anyway i have only the best intentions for shore rugby . And don't know anything about their headmaster, but sad to see once proud shore rugby looking a bit of a shambles .. At least from an outsiders perspective

Jika would be rolling in his grave particularly with the new soccer stand

SDW - I really like Shore! The game at Stanmore last year really put the stamp on the season for me! Who could forget the penalty from the sideline by Lussick that won the game for Newington after a titanic struggle! Did the best team win? Who knows - but the sheer guts and "have a go" has stayed with me ( a Newington supporter ) and rejuvenated my love of " The Game"!

All I can do is wish all the Boys from 13's to Opens the best for the season with no injuries and just bloody well enjoy it!

And P.......s off the sprint coaches! Enjoy the game - wins will come!

Cheers, Wreckless

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Yeah - it's new: I was told it was put up just a few weeks ago, and there's one on the football field too if I remember right.

It's good to see that the GFC didn't have a harmful effect in Stanmore.
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I'll bet it did: we paid for some other actual school buildings freeing up money for a scoreboard.
All part of the trickle down effect of the Building the Education Revolution stimulus package.
Probably find some pink batts too!


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[Inside Shoulder]

Hey SDW - don't knock the half back passing coach! Did you see the Brumbies - Cheetahs game? I nearly ( only nearly! ) lost it every time that Nic White continually threw the ball high and behind the forward runners! In every case the runners had to stop in mid stride and then were caught with poor body height in the collision! They could use a half back passing coach!

Piss off the sprint coaches though - that would give me the s..ts!

Cheers, Wreckless

So the specialist passing coach's job is to tell the specialist halfback to put the ball in fron of his runners?
I can do that.
What's the pay?


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