NSW Suburban Rugby 2012

[Rhys]

The Subbies twitter account published a picture of Ryan Cross at training for... Balmain.

This is getting fucking stupid.

Getting way beyond a joke now....

 

[Ozzie Bob]

Havent they also signed The Norths 1st grade prop from last year???

 

[grievous]

Gonna be hard to make 5ths!!!

 

[Prodigy]

What a bunch of shit this is becoming..... the signing of Chabal for one game... ok, I can live with that. Even Mitchell & Giteau last year, but Ryan Cross for the season, come on! Subbies Rugby is supposed to be the AMATEUR competition, implying non-payment of players.

This is going beyond a joke, what happens to the poor bastard in first grade who has to actually pay his rego. I was ok with Balmain as long as it was promotion, but this is a joke.

If they manage to win a premiership, I hope that it has an asterix next to it, stating "won with a number of paid players" and it is an incredibly hollow victory for them.

Although in some factions of the club, they will actually believe that they deserve it.

 

[Ozzie Bob]

What a bunch of shit this is becoming..... the signing of Chabal for one game... ok, I can live with that. Even Mitchell & Giteau last year, but Ryan Cross for the season, come on! Subbies Rugby is supposed to be the AMATEUR competition, implying non-payment of players.

This is going beyond a joke, what happens to the poor bastard in first grade who has to actually pay his rego. I was ok with Balmain as long as it was promotion, but this is a joke.

If they manage to win a premiership, I hope that it has an asterix next to it, stating "won with a number of paid players" and it is an incredibly hollow victory for them.

Although in some factions of the club, they will actually believe that they deserve it.

But what does this say about Ryan Cross. Goes from being a member of the Waratahs to plying 2nd Div subbies!

Its no different to Brothers signing 5 current SS first graders including a former Waratah!

 

[Prodigy]

But what does this say about Ryan Cross. Goes from being a member of the Waratahs to plying 2nd Div subbies!

Its no different to Brothers signing 5 current SS first graders including a former Waratah!

Who are the Brothers players? I can think of Vinny Byrne & Greg Wade (from Gordon), Francis Cullimore (leaguey)

 

[Ozzie Bob]

Who are the Brothers players? I can think of Vinny Byrne & Greg Wade (from Gordon), Francis Cullimore (leaguey)

They also had Craig Thomas (Flanker from Gordon) and and winger who's name i cant remember who played grade for Penrith and Norths and i think he was part of Knox Old boys team that won Kentwell a couple of years ago.

Cullimore also played one game for the tahs in the early 2000's

 

[Camo]

FYI - Crossy is not getting a cent. Believe it or not, he has come down off his own bat to play with mates etc..(and yes Prod, we'll be expecting fees from him like everyone else

 

[lincoln]

FYI - Crossy is not getting a cent. Believe it or not, he has come down off his own bat to play with mates etc..(and yes Prod, we'll be expecting fees from him like everyone else

Good on him for fronting up with no pay - problem is, however, that he is doing it with a richly patronised club - maybe, if he is so altruistic, he could go back to his roots and play for Waverley. It seems my club is in for a real touching up in the first round at Blackmore Park :-(

 

[Ozzie Bob]

Good on him for fronting up with no pay - problem is, however, that he is doing it with a richly patronised club - maybe, if he is so altruistic, he could go back to his roots and play for Waverley. It seems my club is in for a real touching up in the first round at Blackmore Park :-(

Lincoln how are you guys looking for numbers this year! I imagine you guys will once again tear up Div 2!!!!

 

[Prodigy]

FYI - Crossy is not getting a cent. Believe it or not, he has come down off his own bat to play with mates etc..(and yes Prod, we'll be expecting fees from him like everyone else

Alright then, Camo, not sure I'm 100% convinced, who is this mate of Ryan Cross' that you speak of.... how much did Wazza shell out for Chabal?
Is this a trip to help him find a Super Rugby club to play for, or is he purely here to play one exhibition game for you guys?

 

[Funky]

Funky its very interesting to hear all of this!

The club im associated with is an old boys club, but all of the committee are current players, no non playing members on the committee at all!

Are Waves capable of getting back to Div 1, you guys used to be so dominate!

Not for a long while. Real question is, do we want to?

There is a voice among many in Waverley that targeting first grade shouldn't be a priority...

Generally I agree with that statement, but I think getting back to first grade would be a product of getting everything else humming along nicely!

 

[Funky]

Lincoln how are you guys looking for numbers this year! I imagine you guys will once again tear up Div 2!!!!

The one point I'll make about Balmain, is that they are the only Club (that I know of) to have risen so high, without actually having ever won a Divisional Championship!!!!!

 

[Jungle]

Prodigy, Is Jim Garroway still playing at Epping?

Jim played for Drummoyne last year in 1st division. He mainly played lower grades during the year but finished with high by playing in 1st grade including the Grand Final.

 

[Jungle]

FYI - Crossy is not getting a cent. Believe it or not, he has come down off his own bat to play with mates etc..(and yes Prod, we'll be expecting fees from him like everyone else

Camo great working picking up Chabal and Cross.

I was just wondering if Sam Manion is playing for you guys again this year ?

Also there were rumours circulating that only your props were being paid in 1st grade last year. Is this true ?

 

[Ozzie Bob]

Not for a long while. Real question is, do we want to?

There is a voice among many in Waverley that targeting first grade shouldn't be a priority...

Generally I agree with that statement, but I think getting back to first grade would be a product of getting everything else humming along nicely!

If clubs put all their effort into only winning first grade they might as well be in Div 6 cos nobody will stick around!

 

[ON85]

Last time I checked Balmain's website, they'd 'borrowed' about 60 years of Drummoyne's history to create some legitimacy for themselves. Good promo though, clearly better than the crew at Moore Park could organise

 

[Ozzie Bob]

The one point I'll make about Balmain, is that they are the only Club (that I know of) to have risen so high, without actually having ever won a Divisional Championship!!!!!

Amazing how a club can go so high so quickly! I think there will be some Div 2 clubs licking their lips at the thought of smashing them this year! Going to be interesting to see how they get on with a colts team. I know the dirty reds have struggled over the years with competitive colts sides

 

[Prodigy]

Amazing how a club can go so high so quickly! I think there will be some Div 2 clubs licking their lips at the thought of smashing them this year! Going to be interesting to see how they get on with a colts team. I know the dirty reds have struggled over the years with competitive colts sides

Balmain Colts went alright in the Div 3 Colts competition last year. Having coached Colts in both Div 2 and Div 3, the standard isnt too different.

 

[Ozzie Bob]

Balmain Colts went alright in the Div 3 Colts competition last year. Having coached Colts in both Div 2 and Div 3, the standard isnt too different.

When did it become mandatory for Div to have colts?

Must be one of the best things they have done though, you need the young blokes coming through!