In recent years, GT would not have been considered any sort of real contender for GPS rugby silverware and frankly I will be surprised if this is their year either. However there are some lads in this years , 1st VX that whilst they do not have the Silky Rugby Skills of the "Ghost of Michael Lynach " XV's , both against Churchie and BBC, they showed enough Ticker to be annoying.
It is well known that the GT V NC fixture holds some hostilities, and those Hostilities are the type of thing that could LIFT a team like GT this year with their specific attributes.
They could on one day , rise above their station in life and deal a mortal blow to a cocky premiership contender such as TSS, Churchie, BBC and dare I say Nudgee College.
BBC has already suffered that fate. Remember - The "Deplorable "Game GT won.
The absolute outright obsessiveness that GT show each year to deal out a win , against Nudgee, border on " Needing help". They become like Rabid dogs. ....and normally come home with the tails behind the legs having been soundly kicked....... (Whilst planning the next years raid.) It just seems they are not good at Planning raids - LOL
But this years team , looks to have something GT teams have not had in the past. Heart and Ticker. They look to have leaders in their team ready to lead by example. Don't get me wrong, GT is likely to finish 5th or 6th with a certificate of Merit rather than Silverware, but if they focused their whole season on one game , the GT V Nudgee game, that energy in this team , could be enough to down a Nudgee team so Fragile and easily fractured by TGS. ( Talking about Ticker)
In my opinion, GT still won't have enough Ticker to beat Nudgee but by that round maybe Nudgee are vulnerable to a GT ambush, having worked out they are not quite as good as the thought they were.
Good Luck both team with the Season.