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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Just out of interest, how much club time will the QLD A players get this year?
Just out of interest, how much club time will the QLD A players get this year?
Are you fired up for the trial on Saturday?^
Not overly Filth- I get more fired up over games with competition points, but even then that's not much either.
I've learned over the years that the "rivalries" and club v club emotions as often expressed in forums like these are largely manufactured because all the players know each other - many for years and years - they all get along (largely) and when bad things happen onfield or off they're the very first to help out. People might wear a different jersey, but they're still hardworking, committed people who love rugby.
Yeah I like it of my team wins, and I'll cheer for them pretty loudly while the game is on, but if they don't I'm not going to cry or lose sleep over it.
Reds A are through to the final of the Pacific Rugby Cup to be played on 23 March regardless of the result of the remaining game between Junior Japan and the Fiji Warriors because if Fiji finish on the same competition points as Reds A which they will, the Reds A proceed through due to the fact they won the head to head clash between the two sides.
The QRU have tried to push back the date due to the fact that the Reds 28 man squad will still be in SA next weekend but to no avail as it is an IRB tournament and the date is set by the IRB who won't budge, so the Tigers will have to take on Sydney Uni without any of their representative players.
SOTG
Based upon the trial teams v Souths and Wests, and the fact that most of the 'Premier" Game team will be rested this week v Norths I think it will be something like this:
1 Jack Kimmince
2 Matt Randell
3 Kirwan Sanday
4 James Moore/Owain Lloyd
5 Greg Riley
6 Manasa/ Owain Lloyd
7 Josh Parry
8 Johnny Kalavata
9 Jack Mullins
10 Matt Brandon
11 Matt Carroll
12 EJ (Eddie Jones)' Fa'Aofa
13 Toby White
14 Johnny Wilder
15 Emanuel Bell
Not overly Filth- I get more fired up over games with competition points, but even then that's not much either.
I've learned over the years that the "rivalries" and club v club emotions as often expressed in forums like these are largely manufactured because all the players know each other - many for years and years - they all get along (largely) and when bad things happen onfield or off they're the very first to help out. People might wear a different jersey, but they're still hardworking, committed people who love rugby.
Yeah I like it of my team wins, and I'll cheer for them pretty loudly while the game is on, but if they don't I'm not going to cry or lose sleep over it.
From my experience it is the games against people you know the best that are the "hardest". You have extra motivation to get one up on someone so you can give them a hard time for it until you play again. I always enjoyed the Uni v Brothers games as a player, especially in the years just after school, as I knew a lot of the players in the Filth teams so it was great seeing them out on a Saturday night and casually discussing the game, as long as we won.
Rivalries make the competition more enjoyable.
Someone has to ask Brandon (or anyone else who will have played both Aus Club Champ games for Easts) which is better to play in - Stadium Australia 3/4 empty or Bottomley Park packted to the rafters.