Yeah, but any team that rolls one against Nudgee end up having their run pulled down by the NC 4 & 5. The refs need to wake up to this and dish out more yellows. In fact, they should start this week with only 13 players due to many previous infringements.
I did say in "living memory with maybe except one" and yes I agree, Harry Wilson is a half decent player.
. I have no idea who the other third stringers are, you mentioned- did they play Rugby once? ( ..........Stand back - That comment should get some red and black Blood boiling - such offence to such Rugby Royalty). I rate Terrace's chances v Nudgee at Tennyson this year. Nudgee is underperforming and the Terrace crowd will know they are up for a good crack at an upset.
I like confidence -
Sounds like My SKILLS v SIZE debate again. If you have wins right through out each age group and its done on size rather than skill, does one really have a rugby program? I point the finger at no school- just raise the argument for all to consider.
It's nothing to do with 'catching up in size' and that is a bit of a generalised assessment of IGS. Other schools 'catch up' by bringing players from outside their system into their program. IGS don't go on massive recruitment drives and import a 1st XV after year 10. The current IGS 1st XV are boys who have come through the school system from the younger age groups, including their 13 you mentioned. Generally the school will stick with who they have right through to year 12. Only a handful are offered scholarships and that's generally in years 8 and 9. It would be interesting to compare current 1st XV squads and see how many boys actually started in U12, 13, 14 and made it through to 1sts compared to boys brought in at year 10, 11.
Interesting the rivalry of Terrace and Nudgee in First XV over the years. In 1932, when my father was in the TGS First XV, the Premiership was shared between TGS and NC who each had 1 loss. TGS lost to NC and NC lost to GT. That was the only win GT had in the season. I guess Terrace were well and truly pumped for that one.I did say in "living memory with maybe except one" and yes I agree, Harry Wilson is a half decent player.
Only joking - that was a "memorable win" for the Gorrillas that year and they had a good team with spirit to match.
We are still a round away from THAT NEXT DERBY but, I am unsure if GT have the ambush in them this year, but certainly without RT and at Home, this would have to be the best opportunity , presented to them on a plate. Furtherest from it being the Team of the Century, This Nudgee team is perhaps the weakest for a few years without RT, and so long as GT don't drop their bundle ,and those inspirational leaders fire up as we have seen in glimpses this season, well .....anything could happen. Remember when the Irish beat the All Blacks this year at home.
Teams can certainly grow a leg when motivated in a " State of Origin - Queenlander " Type of way, and well GT should be motivated having worn so much Lip from Nudgee over the years. All the other GPS schools quietly smirk , when they hear GT go through the annual ritual of publicly announcing , of being a real chance of Knocking off Nudgee this year - Only to be trounced. Seriously it becomes monotonous if not cruel.
GT has been a great Rugby school in the past - and I mean the deep dark past, but this year maybe different. I have positively commented on the early games , where this team showed real mongrel and ticker and were prepared to roll the sleeves up. They will need to be fully committed to the win and prepared to put their bodies on the line. It will be trench warfare and will be that way for the full 70 minutes. Their leaders will need to dig deep and lead by example as they have done in the early games. And they will need to believe - To actually believe that they can actually beat Nudgee.
This weekend the GT are being given a great training run against IGS , and a gutsey Loss will be fine to position them for the Derby. There is nothing more GT can get from the Season so a triumphant win at Tennyson at the Derby Day against Nudgee, will be better than Christmas! As usual my money will be safely on Nudgee, and I won't give GT much hope, but it is really up to the GT team to finally show some real MOXY and to bring home a memorable win, for their school. I will wish them Good luck.
To my knowledge IGS has a huge number of kids on scholarship. (Not just in rugby) The current UI6 team was predominantly scholarships...granted many of them starting in year 7 and 8... They were a very hard tough team. But as years go by some of them leave and some don't work out. They are still a good team but the problem is depth. There is only one or two teams in a lot of age groups so there just isn't enough depth and enough competition. I am not sure why they only get a couple of teams in each age group
Thanks. I imagine I’d be wasting my time if I asked you where to find that forum.
You’re right! I did the HSC
Cody Harkings will make IGS day very difficult, as you said, the kid is a gun, and it will be awesome to see how he shines at the first XV level, and I'm sure he will. Henry Hill and Ged Sheahan, the 2nds GT centre pairing will run a muck in defence against the 'unstoppable' IGS backline attack. News is also Max Boulton is starting on the wing, he will be electric, exciting news for GT.
