Sorry had to be early this week.
TGS vs TSS
The Toowoomba Grammar boys are super excited. This year they play TSS at home so they get to head down to the beach, maybe even a swim in their beige king gee work shorts. Last time they had their shirts off for a swim was at GPS swimming this year. I heard they just give the TGS boys a special lane to themselves in the warm-up pool, where they can all still touch the bottom and let them paddle around there while everyone else competes in the big scary pool. However, supervision is a must, as unfortunately someone nearly drowned in the wash down showers, but they managed to pull him out alive, just in time. Anyway, before the TGS boys strut their bright red V’s just below their necks from their work shirt tan against the pale white skin of the rest of their torso and get chased up the beach by waves at Surfers Beach on Saturday arvo, they will need to front up against the big dogs of TSS. TSS made light work of BSHS on the weekend and this week they are at home in the Shark Tank, home crowd, big crowd and vocal crowd and some fresh meat thrown in as well. From the headmaster to the nerdiest kid in prep year, everyone at TSS is humming the music from Jaws. Unquestionability they are an All-Star team (massive fan of the 9), but alas, I think that will be TSS’s weakness.…. Hear me out before you tune out.I think they may be a little cocky and have already chalked this one up. See TGS aren’t scared and whilst many think that the average TGS student is as dumb as a box of rocks, I actually don’t think that’s the case. These are mountain boys and tough as nails and hence the reason they aren’t scared, and….. Saturday is going to be one hell of a dog fight. Luckily, as every single TGS boys knows, when there is a dog fight in the cattle yards, over a fresh set of bush oysters, laying in the dust at branding time…… always, always bet on the skinny dog. TGS by 2. #HungryVFat
BGS v Churchie
The money round! BGS vs Churchie, yep they are the most elite and prestigious schools in Brisbane, and this is more of a show of money and power, with a game of rugby thrown in to provide the venue. In fact, more akin to an episode of Real House Wives of Brisbane. Now these two schools are pretty familiar with each other, Brisbane Grammar is where all the medicos like to send their kids, particularly the smart Asian doctors that specialise in cosmetic surgery or run addiction clinics, so they will know a heap of the of the Churchie mum’s quite well already. It ’s really more like a big family get together. Now Churchie have been rating themselves and not without good reason, they were capable in the trials. But BGS are starting to find their mojo and their coach is teaching a bunch of skinny kids “from the right side of the tracks” how to play some decent footy. He has street cred, having beaten the Wallabies single handily when he played for Munster a while back. This smells like an upset, with tears, tantrums and foot stomping, and it won’t be over Mrs Barrington-Jones’s left nipple being slightly more elevated than her right. BGS by 4
Nudgee vs IG
Ipswich Grammar you poor buggers. Defeat snatched from the jaws of Victory last weekend when the Farmers slotted one from the side at the full time to win, nearly as sad a day for you as when KFC axed the Tower burger in 2010 and it seemed to happen with just as little warning. Apparently the 5 Swich boys that were pounding out war cries were gutted, but they raised enough for a “street wise” deal from KFC on the way home because some nice people threw some money in front of them as they thought they were a busking barber shop quartet (must be the stripy blazers that caused confusion). Anyway, off to Ross Oval this weekend against my boys at Nudgee. I am sorry Swich boys, we will be way too solid. Nudgee are the real deal, they were clinical against the Cardinals last weekend and they will be far too strong for the boys from Ipswich. Jangla Bennett caused havoc against the red and black, and I expect that he will do it with ease again this weekend. Must feel like Christmas is coming for the blue and white this weekend, fronting up against Ippy on their beloved Ross Oval, I can hear the sleigh bells ringing…..Jingle Jangala. The Nudge by 15.
BSHS v GT
OK, so it will be Terrace’s turn to go to the contaminated landfill site this weekend, (what do you know about lead?) of BSHS grounds. I saw a magpie with two heads the last time I was there, bloody scary. Anyhow Terrace are looking ok and the will rate themselves as a chance this game however the BSHS boys are a bit hungry and they weren’t dreadful against TSS on the weekend. Both are none from 2 and this will be the chance to put one of them on the board. I reckon BSHS might just have the edge here, the maths would say that GT should win by 7, using Nudgee as the benchmark, but since when has a BSHS rugby player ever worried about maths. BSHS by 2