theRugbyguy223
Frank Row (1)
Anyone know how teams pre seasons have gone? heard nudgee have around 150 boys again, similar to last year but havent caught word about any other schools.
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fairplay
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Hard to say. Some good players coming through. NC, TSS and BBC probably have their 10's locked in. I don't think we will see any star flyhalves scoring a ton of tries themselves.
fairplay
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Digby2016
Ward Prentice (10)
Correct
And all the people that are complaining about BBC losing to TSS on goalkicking -obviously dont know he broke his thumb ín the 16Â match that day-or would have come on at halftime.
Garry Owens
Alan Cameron (40)
Shit ! Really ?
Having that kicking in the 2nd half definitely would have turned around that 20-5 2nd half ..............hang on a minute .....nah that's not it either ......but carry on......
There was one kick attempt in the 2nd half which was Bowyer's 10m wide (left) attempt - off the only try for the 2nd half- and only good for 2 points - so no , no one coming on at half time to kick BBC to a win would have done dick. There was enough unravelling afoot without chucking another U16 player into this picture anyway.
It was 15-5 at half time.
There was then a 13 to 8 Turnover Count in the 2nd Half , 8 to 4 in the last 15 minutes of the game - all in TSS's favor
None of TSS's turnovers directly led to points - 4 of BBC's were fatal that led to 2 x tries by the sticks that were duly converted , and , brain fart penalties -also in front of the sticks that led to 2 x penalty kicks
Facts are there wasn't the composure that was required when it came down to it.
With the same guy at the ship this year he'll find another reef to run aground on. Why you Gilligan!!!!!!!!!!
Having that kicking in the 2nd half definitely would have turned around that 20-5 2nd half ..............hang on a minute .....nah that's not it either ......but carry on......
There was one kick attempt in the 2nd half which was Bowyer's 10m wide (left) attempt - off the only try for the 2nd half- and only good for 2 points - so no , no one coming on at half time to kick BBC to a win would have done dick. There was enough unravelling afoot without chucking another U16 player into this picture anyway.
It was 15-5 at half time.
There was then a 13 to 8 Turnover Count in the 2nd Half , 8 to 4 in the last 15 minutes of the game - all in TSS's favor
None of TSS's turnovers directly led to points - 4 of BBC's were fatal that led to 2 x tries by the sticks that were duly converted , and , brain fart penalties -also in front of the sticks that led to 2 x penalty kicks
Facts are there wasn't the composure that was required when it came down to it.
With the same guy at the ship this year he'll find another reef to run aground on. Why you Gilligan!!!!!!!!!!
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RuggerFan1
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How many opens teams do QLD gps teams usually field?
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Aussie Luke
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When I was at Nudgee (20 or so years ago) we went down to the 9ths with 150 kids in the grade.
It's really sad that BSHS, IGS and BGS can only put together 7 teams between them with at least 500 students. Weak. These schools used to be part of the backbone of Qld rugby.
It's great that Terrace, BBC, Churchie seem to be excelling academically, but haven't neglected the character building aspects of their educational programme via rugby. Good on them. BSHS, IGS and BGS...very disappointing and very silly.
It's really sad that BSHS, IGS and BGS can only put together 7 teams between them with at least 500 students. Weak. These schools used to be part of the backbone of Qld rugby.
It's great that Terrace, BBC, Churchie seem to be excelling academically, but haven't neglected the character building aspects of their educational programme via rugby. Good on them. BSHS, IGS and BGS...very disappointing and very silly.
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RuggerFan1
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gee, thats horrendous. For rugby schools like that to only be fielding that many teams.
Even Sydney Grammar and High can field around 3-4 teams, and they're considered really weak. They play in the 3rds comp.
The lowest the in the 1st XV comp is Newington and they have around 6.
Every other school has atleast 8, Joeys go down to the 12ths.
This is really worrying. Does soccer have more playing numbers? Are there more in lower year groups? maybe sport isnt compulsory in later years?
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Aussie Luke
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They play soccer in a different term to rugby and I think it is at least as popular as rugby in the GPS schools now. The First XV games keep getting bigger and better in terms of crowd size and general interest and standard, but there is definitely a large gap between the participation in one half of the GPS compared to the other half.
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RuggerFan1
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what the hell is everybody playing then? I am perplexed. Surely without Soccer there would be more footy teams, right?
Yes that is the good thing, I the attendances up north are very good. Better than most schools down here.
Who does Nudgee play if they have so much more teams than everyone else? Like when they play Ipswich where do the 3rds downward go?
pretty sure there are more soccer teams across the board in QLD GPS than rugby. however the standard of soccer after the age 'a' team is a huge drop. a hell of a lot of kick n giggle. the standard of soccer is nowhere near the standard of rugby. more of a participation sport, and very few, if any soccer players will play the rugby season.
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Aussie Luke
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They play other schools who are looking for games which could be other GPS teams who might be playing State High or Grammar that week for instance or non-GPS teams who are looking for a game. A lot of kids don't play sport at all as they prefer to do online gaming etc. It's a worry and much broader than rugby.
theRugbyguy223
Frank Row (1)
Anyone know how many repeating players the bottom teams have?
BraveandGame
Bob Loudon (25)
GT had a bad year for injuries last year so had a lot players get game time - they have 13 back who got game time last year 11 who started at least one game and 7 or 8 who would have been in the top 15.
Sport is not compulsory in any year at BGS.
soccer is the largest participation sport with close to 70% of the BGS school population playing....unfortunately lower level BGS
teams have trouble finding games as some schools limit their soccer teams to 3 or, at most, 5 per year group.
Rugby is not the be all and end all at BGS who also do not engage in the rugby scholarship arms race that some other schools do.
Blue & white
Billy Sheehan (19)
These figures are correct.
The other very very concerning situation is that for last 3 years IGS and BSHS have only had 1 under 16 team.
Countryjack
Alfred Walker (16)
[ BGS who also do not engage in the rugby scholarship arms race that some other schools do.[/quote]
They do engage in Rugby scholarships (3 in the 16 As last year) Hamiso (now with Cowboys) the 3/10/12 in 2018- etc but certainly not to same extent.
But who cares -each school has its own priorities. But the drop in numbers playing rugby and huge jump in numbers playing soccer & basketball is really concerning. I do not know the answer I am afraid as same thing is happening in NZ.
They do engage in Rugby scholarships (3 in the 16 As last year) Hamiso (now with Cowboys) the 3/10/12 in 2018- etc but certainly not to same extent.
But who cares -each school has its own priorities. But the drop in numbers playing rugby and huge jump in numbers playing soccer & basketball is really concerning. I do not know the answer I am afraid as same thing is happening in NZ.
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RuggerFan1
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then 3 is pretty impressive considering its not compulsory and it clashes with other sports.
weird how different the cultures of the different GPS systems are.