Very good quality rugby, if the selectors were looking for team players it would be hard for them to pick two teams, most were playing for themselves.
A lot of injuries seemed to place as the games were very intense.
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Very good quality rugby, if the selectors were looking for team players it would be hard for them to pick two teams, most were playing for themselves.
A lot of injuries seemed to place as the games were very intense.
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Sydney Middleton (9)
Not sure 100% on how serious they were, a few boys had to leave the field.
I would say there will be a few not playing this weekend.
TheKing
Colin Windon (37)
TheKing
Its interesting to see how these GPS Old Boys came back through the GPS Rugby system:
1st XV Coaches:
Eagle from SH now at IGS
Gardner from BGS at BGS (Noon/Ross from BGS were at SH)
Barker from SH now at BBC - prev ACGS&NC
Wallace from SH now at TSS
Not sure about
Gillmore from ACGS ?? at ACGS
Connellan from ?? at NC
GT ? (Mark Stevenson from SH ex GT now Backs at BBC)
TGS ?
DORs:
Phillpotts from TSS - DOR BBC
Nucifora from BGS - DOR ACGS
Dyer from BBC - ex DOR SH
That's a hell of a lot of Rugby experience going back into the GPS system
Really? I thought Pilz was full of errors and Pritchard didn't stand out at all. However I agree on Bender and Southorn those two were strong.
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Bob McCowan (2)
It was a trial played like one. I found that the 9s and 10s were taking the ball themselves too many times when the ball should of been shifted with the exception of GTs 10 who was outstanding. The 12 your talking about did his job and distributed and organised his outside backs well. It was more of a forwads game in all matches. I assume the men with their boards are well aware of this and should show when they list the teams.
Tries to Tyler Campbell, Emry Pere & Unknown (possibly Tyler Campbell again) for TSS. Tries to No. 14 & No. 16 for Nudgee
Some photos, more at https://www.flickr.com/photos/100900132@N02/sets/72157644643869829/
Sam Hauser
Sydney Middleton (9)
Would pick Tuiana over fox, Pilz over nuciforia. But Ogilvie doesn't deserve a spot here? He had a horrible pass to southorn and was very slow on return all day, returning kicks and contact were also abit rough. Would pick Joey Fittock or Fred Dorough over Ogilvie any day.
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Chris McKivat (8)
I know Dave Eagle and he is certainly a good coach. His time with Noon ( another fine coach) at BSHS certainly saw some good team play and some wonderful players developed. I think both men would shrug their shoulders and say that the stars aligned (literally) in those years when they ruled the roost. But let's keep things in perspective. I think under Eagle, BSHS won a couple of premierships, not a bazillion and maybe saw 10 -12 boys make Australian Schools or Australian A teams - not several dozen, although BSHS are certainly up there amongst the best nurseries in Australia since Schools rep sides started in 1969. Praise where praise is due - definitely - but let's not lose perspective in a frenzy. I think the winning-est current coaches in the competition are Barker (NC-ACGS-BBC) and Connellan (NC).
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Colin Windon (37)
Fantastic post, Linespeed.
I know Gilmore grew up on the Gold Coast, but couldn't say if he went to TSS. He was an Easts player for some years, coached the QLD U16s before coaching TGS. After a year or two he got head hunted by Churchie.
To replace him TGS brought in a a South African named Jono Farrell, but I believe he may have moved on..
No idea where Connellan went to school, and I'm not sure who coaches Terrace these days at all
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"He could probably add a whole heap of BBC boys to that list as well, pretty minor representation for the 2014 favourites"
Dear King
BBC has had 116 years of being the underdog-and would prefer it to stay that way.
IMO the 20015 side will be considerably stronger than this year.The backline is far from settled but the new number 6-Farrell -is impressing the hell out of everyone & no one wants to be tackled by him at training.
Dear King
BBC has had 116 years of being the underdog-and would prefer it to stay that way.
IMO the 20015 side will be considerably stronger than this year.The backline is far from settled but the new number 6-Farrell -is impressing the hell out of everyone & no one wants to be tackled by him at training.
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