Talk for GPS, AIC and CSS teams competing in the upcoming open schoolboy trials. Team predictions, players to watch etc..
Talk for GPS, AIC and CSS teams competing in the upcoming open schoolboy trials. Team predictions, players to watch etc..
[/quote]Impressive team. Might be spot on. Have you been talking to selectors?
1- Benroy Sala (Bbc)
2- Alex Mafi (NC)
3- Evander Guttenbiel (Tss)
4-
5-
6- Digger M (Churchie)
7- Brad Wilkin (Iona)
8- Junior Fakaosilea (SPC)
9- Tuttle (NC)
10- Mitch Third (TSS)
11- Noel McLean (Bbc)
12- Conrad Quick (Bbc)
13- Nigel Tanuvasa (churchie)
14- Isiah perese (churchie)
15- Joshua Bowen-bowyer
Don't know which boys would fill the 4 and 5 jumpers
1. TBA
2. Alex Mafi NC- Best U16 schoolboy at the tournament in 2012. Nudgee's best forward in 2012. Terrifies the opposition. Can't be missed and is probably first selected.
3. TBA
4. TBA
5. Dalton Cox BGS- Underrated lynch pin of the BGS foward pack. Plenty of height, strength and fitness. Dominant at the line-out, tackles all game. No player in GPS compares in terms of focus and execution.
6. Jayden Rodwell NC- Dominant backrower for Nudgee all season last year. Punishes anyone within 10m of the ball, resilient and gutsy.
7. Patrick Morrey BGS- Fearless ball runner and Gill-like pilfering ability. Has made bulk gains since 2012. Destined for rep honours to go with his premiership crown. He has the hunger for it too. Big things to come.
8. Evander Guttenbiel TSS- Stood out at lock last year. Plenty of size and ticker with skills to match strength.
9. James Tuttle NC- He'll be in there somewhere. Not a lot of other big name contenders.
10. Mitch Third TSS- Third year as 1st XV 10, half of the best 10/12 combo in Queensland schools.
11. Tyrone Hussey NC- Absolute gun. Threatens to bust the game open with every involvement.
12. Nili Fielea TSS- Second half of the best 10/12 combo in Queensland's entire schools program. Freak. Scary.
13. Nigel Tanuvasa ACGS- Wrecking ball, incredible in attack. Would've made it in 2012 if it wasn't for injury.
14. Matt Marsden BGS- Out and out flyer. Steps around everyone without fail, defenders cannot get a hand on him (See NC, BBC, BSHS games vs. BGS in 2012). Returning matchwinner from the GPS premiers.
15. Josh Bowen BBC- Like Nigel, another super talent whose 2012 was cruelled by injury. Watch this space.
Yes, state champs always good exposure of talentAnyone going out to Sunnybank next week to watch the U18 State Champs? Always a good place to unearth some raw talent.
Looks like more of a GPS team rather than a QLD team.
Forgetting Brad Wilkin - IONA who toured with schoolboys last year to NZ and also Junior from SPC who also played australian schools last year.
Wilkin missed QLD and National trials last year due to a broken collar bone in the last round of AIC but recovered in time to be selected to play in the NZ tour.
The original post is asking for talk about the GPS, AIC and CSS teams for the trials.
I only included GPS boys because I was predicting the GPS team.
Obviously Wilkin and Fakaosilia will make the State (and most likely national) team.
Keep an eye out for Morrey and Guttenbiel though. TSS, NC, BGS are my predictions (in no particular order) for the podium finish in this year's GPS comp so they'll be surrounded by talent and both stood up last year for their respective schools.
Sam Clarke from Marist will be in with a decent shot of snaring a back row spot as well, wouldn't be surprised to see an all AIC back row.[/q
Mate you need to really think about him, hows his form is. Compare him to back-row players like Brad Wilkins and JUnior Fakaosilea, because these are players who he will have to work like in order to get passed the AIC jumper. Its important when judging players at this level of school boy footy that you compare them to players across the age group, not only by the comp they play in. If he is dominating in the AIC competition, that doesnt mean that his dominence will show on the field against GPS, because we all know that GPS has a more developed rugby program. ALso it is important that you dont recomend players if he is a favourite or a friend of yours, because it is the hard yards he puts in the game that really counts in the end.
QRFSU 2013 COMBINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS SQUAD SELECTIONS
Asiata, Richie
South Coast
Allen, Max
Sunshine Coast
Anderseon, Zac
South Coast
Burke, Matt
Darling Downs
Cameron, Teina
Darling Downs
Chesterfield, Aiden
Peninsula
Chong-Nee, Matt
Darling Downs
Collins, Sigalu
Met East
Flitcroft, Peter
Sunshine Coast
Fuz, Robert
Darling Downs
Gough, Andrew
Darling Downs
Hamilton, Guy
South Coast
Hicks, Sam
Sunshine Coast
Hughes, Jordan
South Coast
Ikitau, Pedro
South Coast
Johnson, Rawiri
South Coast
Keane, Sam
Northern
Mahanga, Christian
Met West
Mapatoa, Sione
Met North
Masters, Harry
Sunshine Coast
McDonald, Hamish
Sunshine Coast
McLean, Clay
Northern
McManus, Seamus
Peninsula
Moreton, Scott
South Coast
Mumby, Jacob
South Coast
Neyland, Liam
Met East
Pickering, Jarrod
Northern
Pritchard, Tyrone
Met East
Rangiira, Alex
Darling Downs
Reto, Zion
Northern
Robertson, Geoffrey
Met West
Spence, Connor
Met East
Steppa, Louis
Sunshine Coast
Tevi, Isi
Metropolitan North
Troxell, Aden
Sunshine Coast
Vavia, Kiwi Kiwi
Met North
Walters, Talor
South Coast
Way, Jordan
Peninsula