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QLD GPS 2024

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Frank Row (1)
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Hey guys, hope this finds the forum well. I have been following along for a while and I have only just come to making an account myself. However I can assure you I am no frank row when it comes to my knowledge of the gps. I figured now that I have an account I would give my taste on the start of an amazing season. Firstly TGS. When I was a youngin the boys from Toowoomba were always one of my favourite teams to play. They weren't a pushover but they weren't no Nudgee either. Those boys knew how to run always putting up a good game with a bit of chirp and some big shots from the country folk. However off the back of the incredible 2023 season and new signings like Myles Roasemand the boys have been all the hype in the preseason. Unfortunately however, this has not served TGS at all in fact I believe it has done the opposite. The team has become built on individual brilliance . This is not the towoomba I know and loved. This shift within the program is evident when watching both rounds 1 and 2. It seems as if the boys are playing for themselves rather than the school. They are lazy around the breakdown and they don't work hard enough for a Toowoomba side. This is clearly underpinned as IGS and BSHS have won there games of the back of broken play where they have caught out the lazy TGS forwards.

Looking at the rest of the comp, the hunt for the premiership is still in anyones hands (except BGS). From the outlook one would say that after the 50-5 win over TSS, Nudgee already have one hand on the trophy. Although this may seem accurate as tss beat terrace by 30 the week before, this comp has shown us time and time again that anyone can beat anyone. I believe that it is highly likely that every single team will drop at least one game. Hence the premiership will be a shared one. I could sit here talking about the rest of the schools for hours but I will make it short and sweet.

TSS: They have the best scrums and line out in the comp but other than that the rest of their game is predictable. If a team can disrupt their set piece and start the game hot, it's anyones game. However in saying this the job becomes that much harder when playing at the village green. They are definitely still a shout for the perm despite Saturdays result. Their front 5 are all class and special mention to their number 7 Clint Hoare, his work is not going unnoticed. Their backs don't seem to ever be on a different page either, they are switched on for the whole 80 mins.

IGS (DARK HORSE): I didn't think much of these boys in preseason but oh my god. These blokes just have something about them, as my son would say they have "AURA". Their front row is very solid, they work on the ground tackle well and are so quick around the defensive line. I didn't see one of them not do a long placement on Saturday. The TGS boys couldn't get anything at the breakdown. Moving onto the backs, WOW. Jimmy grey at is the quickest bloke in the comp and he always finds himself at the right place and the right time. Of course nobody can forget about their flyhallf Tyson walker. It seems as if his 2023 season at fullback has paid dividends for him. His kicking game is class and he just gets footy. Brook Coombes is another one to mention. At times the hardest bloke to tackle in the comp with his acceleration and footwork. Not to mention there super sub Amazaih (sorry if spelt wrong). He is in my opinion Ipswich's best player. Scoring 9 tries last year he is showing that he can do it again.

BGS: Not much to say here. They have made an improvement from last year but they have the worst program in the comp with most of their players a seconds standard. Those blokes are just there to have some fun. Their main focus on Saturdays is there studies they play footy to fill the time.

That's all for now gotta get back to my day I will discuss other schools shortly
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I really like your thoughts on the predicted season, but I would just like to disagree with the Jimmy Grey comment. BGS Winger Seth Kennedy is the Fastest in the competition, Seth Kennedy is a 2 x 400m National record holder and has recently been crowned the 200m National Champion for his age and came second to the infamous Gout Gout at the U18 oceania championships in FIJI. Moving forward I reckon Seth is Dangerous on the wing for BGS, with his incredible power that comes from the development of Track athletes. So, I believe Seth Kennedy is by far the fastest in the competition.
 
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Herbert Moran (7)
GPS Canteen Manager said:
I really like your thoughts on the predicted season, but I would just like to disagree with the Jimmy Grey comment. BGS Winger Seth Kennedy is the Fastest in the competition, Seth Kennedy is a 2 x 400m National record holder and has recently been crowned the 200m National Champion for his age and came second to the infamous Gout Gout at the U18 oceania championships in FIJI. Moving forward I reckon Seth is Dangerous on the wing for BGS, with his incredible power that comes from the development of Track athletes. So, I believe Seth Kennedy is by far the fastest in the competition.
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Wow really interesting info here mate just hate to say it but I don't think we will really see him at full flight very often this season unless going for a cover tackle as BGS just don't really have the attack to get him through space frequently and let him show off this speed.
 
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I love 44 said:
Rumour has it G

Rumour has it Gout Gout is making an appearance on the wing this week for Ipswich. Just the Inside word from a couple of the boys over there. Good luck to anyone having to mark him.
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I have multiple contacts at IGS as an old boy and former coach and have heard no such information about this. Could we have ourselves an IGS (slang used by low IQ schoolboys)?
 
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Allen Oxlade (6)
GPS Lover said:
Wow really interesting info here mate just hate to say it but I don't think we will really see him at full flight very often this season unless going for a cover tackle as BGS just don't really have the attack to get him through space frequently and let him show off this speed.
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BGS fly half Zac Reader, if he can enable this speedstar we might see what I have said in this forum before BGS winning a game this season.
 
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Allen Oxlade (6)
GPS Lover said:
Yeah I would love to see BGS get up at least one time this season do you think that he could be the key to this happening.
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historically BGS have not had much of a forward pack but if the forwards are able to just hold their own and Zac Reader can take over a game I could 100% see this happening with the speedstar on the end of some quality footy.
 
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Herbert Moran (7)
Cheesyqdingle said:
historically BGS have not had much of a forward pack but if the forwards are able to just hold their own and Zac Reader can take over a game I could 100% see this happening with the speedstar on the end of some quality footy.
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Could not agree more if their forward pack can hold up then the guns they have in the backline might actually have a chance to produce something.
 
tikkamungrel_3000

tikkamungrel_3000

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I love 44 said:
Hey guys,
Just like to issue an apology just spoke to my Ipswich connection and he told me that he was just joking around that's my bad. Just trying to earn a bit of respect with a big story early.
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All Good Mate. Everyone Makes Mistakes. Don't feel a need to gain respect on this forum as so long you are truthful, you may live a long a fruitful life of rugby columning.
 
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Herbert Moran (7)
Cheesyqdingle said:
If BGS are to win a game who do we think it will be against?
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Realistically if there was a game that BGS were to win I feel like it would either have to be this weekend against GT or if TGS continue to stay in their form slump I feel like BGS could provide an upset there as well. I don't know what it is but the boys from from up the range don't seem to travel well. Not sure whether its the change in the atmosphere or another contributing factor.
 
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