NSW Schools - Trial Games and Selections 2016

[Freddo Frog]

3 from Joeys and 2 from Shore, 2 from Scots. Wow, thought they'd maybe limit themselves to 1 from each school


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Phone calls were made on Sunday and I know several boys who decided not to join the team, and instead concentrate on study over the holidays. Presumably the offers then went to other boys, and this may partly explain why the team list is different to what may have been expected.

 

[Mr Touch Finder]

Also does anyone know what junior districts all these guys come from?

Just that I am aware of -

Gordon - 10 Ongasia (was originally a Manly rep) N. Brown, Peitsch, Frost,
Terry, Rorke, Armstrong, Silk, K. Brown, Basson

Norths - 5 Jaffer - Williams, Jeavons Fellows, Rixon, Cutler, Smeallie

Randwick -2 Taukamo, Harrison

Eastwood - 2 Osborne, Orpen

Manly - 2 Haskins, Hingano (I Think)

Warringah - 1 Anstey

Wests - 1 Doueihi (I think)

Parramatta - 1 Manu (I think)

Never knew Frost played for Gordon? Haven't seen his name in any representative rugby over the years, i might be wrong.

 

[Brian Westlake]

Phone calls were made on Sunday and I know several boys who decided not to join the team, and instead concentrate on study over the holidays. Presumably the offers then went to other boys, and this may partly explain why the team list is different to what may have been expected.

All due respect but this is the greatest crock of shit I have read on here in a long while. These "several" kids that have participated in trial after trial after trial, have suddenly become scholastic?
Freddo Ol mate please. This doesn't happen to "several" kids.
It may be one at best. These lads have been through reps since NSWPSSA in schools and every age group to now, whichever school association they come. And you're saying several kids turn their backs on CS?
If I recall one previous years of Combined States have had Australian Schools players come from there as well as at least one current Waratah.
Several kids say no to this opportunity?
I beg to differ.... Vehemently

 

[Brian Westlake]

Never knew Frost played for Gordon? Haven't seen his name in any representative rugby over the years, i might be wrong.

Shopped at Chatswood Chase once. Qualified

 

[Quick Hands]

Shopped at Chatswood Chase once. Qualified

Gordon juniors use the same geographical principles as the Qld state of origin side. (You know the one which puts Bowraville, Penrith and Auckland in Queensland)

 

[Gary Owen III]

Not sure of all the Combined States players, but split via positions. Best guess.

Props
Bo Abra (St Stanislaus’ College)
Dylan Valeni (Westfields Sports HS)
John Yates (St Joseph’s College)
Luke Edwards (Shore)

Hookers
James Lynch (The King’s School)
Jason Tani (Ipswich Grammar School)

Locks
Esei Haangana (St Paul’s CC)
Sonny Ah San (Padua College)
Tom Jeffries (St Joseph’s Nudgee College)

Backrow
Ben O’Sullivan (Waverley College)
Edward Fry (NBSC Freshwater)
Hugh Green (The Scots College)
Tom Serhon (Newington College)

Halfback
Dylan Dowling (St Joseph’s College)

Flyhalf
Nicholas Shannon (The Scots College)
Patrick Pellegrini (Champagnat CC)

Centre
Matthew Orpen (The King’s School)

Back three
Ed Gregory (Shore)
Lachlan Day (St Joesph’s College)
Jordan Petaia (Brisbane State High School)
Ratu Niumataiwalu (Ipswich Grammar School)

Not sure of rest - assume 1 halfback & 1 centre.
Jack Mann (St Edmund’s College ACT)
Matthew Taylor (St Edmund’s College ACT)


Anyone?

 

[Freddo Frog]

All due respect but this is the greatest crock of shit I have read on here in a long while. These "several" kids that have participated in trial after trial after trial, have suddenly become scholastic?
Freddo Ol mate please. This doesn't happen to "several" kids.
It may be one at best. These lads have been through reps since NSWPSSA in schools and every age group to now, whichever school association they come. And you're saying several kids turn their backs on CS?
If I recall one previous years of Combined States have had Australian Schools players come from there as well as at least one current Waratah.
Several kids say no to this opportunity?
I beg to differ.. Vehemently

Bloody hell, so much arrogance. I know two boys personally and was told of a third who decided against participating in the CS team. And if I know of three, I wouldn't be surprised if there are others. You presume to know the background, intentions and priorities of two hundred-odd boys, which is a dubious claim. In any case I'm not even sure why you are so rabid in your response to my post - the team is what it is, I was only offering up a possible explanation as to it's make-up. I wasn't even remotely trying to be argumentative or disrespectful of the boys in the team, it's a great chance for them to showcase their wares again.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Gordon juniors use the same geographical principles as the Qld state of origin side. (You know the one which puts Bowraville, Penrith and Auckland in Queensland)

Similar to Randwick's

 

[Brian Westlake]

Bloody hell, so much arrogance. I know two boys personally and was told of a third who decided against participating in the CS team. And if I know of three, I wouldn't be surprised if there are others. You presume to know the background, intentions and priorities of two hundred-odd boys, which is a dubious claim. In any case I'm not even sure why you are so rabid in your response to my post - the team is what it is, I was only offering up a possible explanation as to it's make-up. I wasn't even remotely trying to be argumentative or disrespectful of the boys in the team, it's a great chance for them to showcase their wares again.

Not arrogance. Incredulity.
You honestly expect an absolute shitload of people reading this that, all of a sudden, now down to three, aspiring state players choose NOT TO PLAY?
You talk about dubious? I am not here for the argument either Ol mate as I have much better to have with Mrs Westlake in regards to watching the voice (Kill me now). I do call your claims spurious though, because every kid that played, bar your three(duly acknowledged) would gladly sell a kidney to play in the Australian Schoolboys Championships . And that I don't presume. It is easily confirmed.
As I said, it's not arrogance, unless this years year 12 cohort of NSW schoolboys has broken ranks from what has been for years

 

[Inside Shoulder]

All due respect but this is the greatest crock of shit I have read on here in a long while. These "several" kids that have participated in trial after trial after trial, have suddenly become scholastic?
Freddo Ol mate please. This doesn't happen to "several" kids.
It may be one at best. These lads have been through reps since NSWPSSA in schools and every age group to now, whichever school association they come. And you're saying several kids turn their backs on CS?
If I recall one previous years of Combined States have had Australian Schools players come from there as well as at least one current Waratah.
Several kids say no to this opportunity?
I beg to differ.. Vehemently

Phone calls were made on Sunday and I know several boys who decided not to join the team, and instead concentrate on study over the holidays. Presumably the offers then went to other boys, and this may partly explain why the team list is different to what may have been expected.

another way to test it would be to ask which kids missed out on combined states that "we" should have expected to be in there? No one has identified anyone particularly hard done by - or maybe I missed that.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

3 from Joeys and 2 from Shore, 2 from Scots. Wow, thought they'd maybe limit themselves to 1 from each school


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There's only 1 from GPS that surprised me - and even he doesn't surprise me much

 

[George Grant]

There's only 1 from GPS that surprised me - and even he doesn't surprise me much

Not questioning the talent, more so that I thought "combined states" would generally mean a very vast selection. However, I'm not complaining


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[Shane Smeltz]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Willie Manu is from Manly (Manly Roos junior)

Cameron Prince from Manly (Forest junior)

Ben Gleeson from Manly (Manly Roos junior)

From the Shadow Players:

Max Douglas from Manly (Manly Roos junior)
Bailey MacAndrews from Manly (Forest junior)

 

[Not in straight]

There's only 1 from GPS that surprised me - and even he doesn't surprise me much

So no one from Shadows was selected.??? AM I right?

Because I nominated Tim Anstey earlier but he want selected

 

[loiterer]

Gordon juniors use the same geographical principles as the Qld state of origin side. (You know the one which puts Bowraville, Penrith and Auckland in Queensland)

In that case, I gather from this thread that the central coast is in Manly.

If Frost has shopped at Chatswood Chase that's within 100m of a Gordon village club. Much closer than the central coast is to Manly. To all the other players selected that have shopped at Chatswood Chase, the Gordon district is proud of you and will welcome you to Colts next year.

 

[Azzuri]

another way to test it would be to ask which kids missed out on combined states that "we" should have expected to be in there? .

I'd hate to be a CS selector. It must be a thankless, difficult and conflicting task especially when the implied "rankings" of players based on the respective school association selections don't seem to feature in the decision making.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

^^^^Different selectors, different prejudices, different opinions, not necessarily wrong.

Just look at the banter on the Wallaby threads to see how different folks interpret a players performance in the same game differently.

 

[George Grant]

Michael Fenn (8) for NSW 1; shoe-in for school boys IMHO


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[sidelineview]

So no one from Shadows was selected.??? AM I right?

Because I nominated Tim Anstey earlier but he want selected

Ben O'Sullivan a 7 from CAS

 

[oldboy1950]

another way to test it would be to ask which kids missed out on combined states that "we" should have expected to be in there? No one has identified anyone particularly hard done by - or maybe I missed that.

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REP NSW North Coast Opens Squad (No 8) Captain
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REP Mid north Coast Junior Rugby Union U18 Squad (No 6,7) REP CN/new England Junior Rugby Union U18 Squad (No 6,) Alstonville high School U18 10,7 aside Captain
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REP Northern Rivers Opens Squad (No 8)
REP NSWJCRU U17 Squad (6) (3 caps)-Total NSWJRU Caps 18 REP Far north Coast Junior Rugby Union U17 Squad (No5,8) The 2015 NSW Country Champions
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Alstonville high School U17 10,7 aside
Assistant coach for school teams including FNC Girls U17..7s
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REP NSW North Coast Opens Squad (No 6)
REP Northern Rivers Opens Squad (No 8)
REP Far north Coast Junior Rugby Union U16 Squad (No5,8) Rep Far North Coast Country Schools U16 (8)
REP Far north coast Schools U16 (8)
Alstonville high School U16 10,7 aside
WeeklyTraining with 1st grade Lennox
2013/14 off season – Selected North Coast Junior Gold Cup Squad U17
2013 - Captain Lismore Rugby Club U15 Squad (No8)
Coached Lismore Rugby Club U11 Squad
REP Far north Coast Junior Rugby Union Squad (No5)
REP Far North Coast Country Schools Squad (No8) undefeated Armidale
REP Selected for Northern Rivers Opens (no8) Unable to play due to age window
REP NSWJCRU Squad NZ tour U15 (No8, 5 ) 2 Caps
Alstonville high school Captain U15, Player U16 Team (No8,5 6 7) also play in sevens team. WeeklyTraining with 1st grade Lismore
2012/13 off season - Selected for North Coast Academy of sport (NCAS) Level 1 ARU Junior Gold Squad
2012 - Captain Lismore Rugby Club U14 squad (No8)
REP Far North Coast Junior Rugby Union U14 squad (No5)
REP U15 NSW JCRU Fiji tour (No8, 5)Selected over shadow team players, playing a year up. 3 Caps REP U14 NSW JCRU Squad (No 5 ). 10 Caps
Alstonville high school Captain U15 Team (No8, 5 6 7)
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2014 Best Forward Far north coast schools U16 2013/12 Lismore City Rugby Club

• Junior Player of the Year 2013
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• Most improved player 2012

Sorry had to put this up he had a great trial..We drove 1600km a week to be there..I went to the Wrong school he said to me..he has taken it on the chin and will be at Randwick Colts next year..Thank you for your fair comments.Inside Shoulder..One Question please don't take this wrong just a parent helping a son get his dream..would other players at the trial have this type of CV ? Thanks