Qld Premier Rugby 2023

[qpr_analyst]

Just curious (Stan subscriber here) but do they still show game of the week at 3pm on nine gem? They introduced it last year but I haven’t bothered to watch FTA so i wouldn’t know

4 games each year - 3 weeks of finals and the final round

 

[SouthernX]

Rhys Van Nek (australia A front rower) named for Easts tomorrow?

 

[Bulldog]

The Aus A game is next Friday in Tonga and they fly out Sunday - so I think it reasonable that they are withheld from games the day prior to flying overseas.
SX nice Intel on Van Nek - I think he is player 24/25 on the tour so isn’t in the game day 23.

 

[Confucius Say]

You could make a case for every result this week.

All playing away, Souths, GPS and Brothers all are desperate to win. Wests, Easts and UQ respectively are tough opposition.

I picked Norths to beat Sunnybank last time and they didn’t. I’m not sure this time will be different.

Great way to come back from the bye.

 

[Oracle83]

You could make a case for every result this week.

All playing away, Souths, GPS and Brothers all are desperate to win. Wests, Easts and UQ respectively are tough opposition.

I picked Norths to beat Sunnybank last time and they didn’t. I’m not sure this time will be different.

Great way to come back from the bye.

Heres R5 prem grade 2023 results norths 31 bank 29

 

[Confucius Say]

Then I must have picked Sunnybank. Thanks

 

[truckandtrailer]

Interesting seeing Alofa Alofa playing for the Magpies this afternoon.

 

[Oracle83]

Then I must have picked Sunnybank. Thanks

They got the biscuits yesterday - 4 pretty close entertaining matches for the round, how goods club rugby

 

[Adam84]

Not over optimistic- that was the plan, Rugby Australia changed the plan (as is their right with WC in mind)

Given he only just started running and scrummaging again, and also given this is a reoccurring injury with high risk of further reoccurrence, it seems pretty sensible to have held Tupou back from playing club rugby.

All the other players who are fit and coming off Super Rugby, that's another story.

 

[MoneyBill685]

this could be controversial....so make of it what you will.... but a mate of mine went out to watch one of the prem games on the weekend and said that he overheard a coach get pissed off at his trainer for attending to one of his injured players and heard him say to him "I told you no headknocks".....

 

[SouthernX]

So how does everyone see the top 4 shaping out?

With 4 rounds to go you’d suspect that the top 3 are 90% qualified? GPS winking against brothers this weekend would make for a awesome run home for a couple of teams

 

[Wilson]

So how does everyone see the top 4 shaping out?

With 4 rounds to go you’d suspect that the top 3 are 90% qualified? GPS winking against brothers this weekend would make for a awesome run home for a couple of teams

I think it's pretty likely we see the top 4 we have now go through, though the top 3 could shuffle in order and Brothers are still not locked into 4th. I think the big question is going to be returning players - both Brothers (Aus A) and Souths (Under 20s) stand to gain quite a few important players, but Souths' players are much more certain to return at this stage.

 

[PhilClinton]

I think it's pretty likely we see the top 4 we have now go through, though the top 3 could shuffle in order and Brothers are still not locked into 4th. I think the big question is going to be returning players - both Brothers (Aus A) and Souths (Under 20s) stand to gain quite a few important players, but Souths' players are much more certain to return at this stage.

In this ever evolving cat and mouse game with rugby Australia - Brothers have been told JOC (James O'Connor), Wilson and Flook won't be available for club rugby.

The message seems to change week to week so who knows.

 

[SouthernX]

In this ever evolving cat and mouse game with rugby Australia - Brothers have been told JOC (James O'Connor) (James O'Connor), Wilson and Flook won't be available for club rugby.

The message seems to change week to week so who knows.

What an awesome 3rd tier australia has. An Aus A fixture against Tonga and then a free trip over to Europe for a match against Portugal?

Honestly - the Aus A going to Europe is such a waste of money… you’d probably be better served keeping the boys in qld/nsw club rugby because I reckon it would be better level of comp and you could pump that Aus A tour money back into the grass roots

 

[Mug Punter]

Is it just the one game they play in Europe?

 

[SouthernX]

Is it just the one game they play in Europe?

Yes - business class over, 5 star hotels - for a world class opponent in Portugal

 

[Highlander35]

Yes - business class over, 5 star hotels - for a world class opponent in Portugal

One A game and a month of Barbarians fixtures for ~15 blokes no? The bulk of the starters in the A team will be made up of the 10 players who're over there for the World Cup but not selected in the French game.

 

[SouthernX]

One A game and a month of Barbarians fixtures for ~15 blokes no? The bulk of the starters in the A team will be made up of the 10 players who're over there for the World Cup but not selected in the French game.

Oh I was unaware of barbarians fixtures being played just before World Cup… assuming it was just a token australia A tour to play powerhouse Portuguel.

Still think these boys would be better served in Aus and the money saved going back into grassroots

 

[Wilson]

I'm happy for them to be playing Aus A/Barbarians and think that's well worth the investment, I'm just not sure why we're cotton wooling them in the interim. I reckon they're just as much chance of picking up an injury going into an Australia A game without having played a game of rugby in over a month as they are picking one up playing club for that month. Absolutely put them on limited minutes so they're not overworked but I can't see why they can't be released for a few games of club rugby late July - mid August.

 

[Mug Punter]

I'm happy for them to be playing Aus A/Barbarians and think that's well worth the investment, I'm just not sure why we're cotton wooling them in the interim. I reckon they're just as much chance of picking up an injury going into an Australia A game without having played a game of rugby in over a month as they are picking one up playing club for that month. Absolutely put them on limited minutes so they're not overworked but I can't see why they can't be released for a few games of club rugby late July - mid August.

Couldn’t agree more