Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
Re: 2010 NSW Club Rugby
DPK - here is the Shute Shield link:
http://www.clubrugby.com.au/teams-shute-shield/ As Noddy posted: the TV game is Eastwood v Rats.
Others have made some of the remarks I am about to make but I blame lunch for being a tardy poster. I'll include everything anyway.
Rats: As others have mentioned: 6. Beau Robinson is back for the Rats. 11 Ed Doyle is back too from a broken leg and I look forward to seeing him finish a few tries this year that we couldn't without him in 2009. He was one of my Melbourne alternates. As I mentioned earlier in the thread:7. Michael Lipman is back at the Rats also, after playing for such dud teams like England.
Eastwood: Have a look at 2008 Oz Schools captain 11. Cameron Mitchell, who is really a 13 in the TV game. He was injured most of last year and can play. Have another look at his good mate 13. Tim Bennetts too. Mitchell is in the amateur Tahs Academy and Bennetts in the professionals These fellows could be elevated by some squad in 2011. Both were on my Melbourne alternates list.
Southern Districts: Is 11. Nicky Price the gun 2008 schools winger who I gave big wraps to but looked like a fizzer when he came back from the AFL where he spent 2009? If so, I'd like to have a look at him sometime this year. It will be good to have a look at ex-league player and Oz 7s star 12. Brackin Karauria-Henry to see how he plays with 14 other blokes instead of 6. 15 Marshall Milroy is a good get for Southerns. He's another LG Melbourne alternate.
Manly: The gun 2008 Oz Schools LHP 1. Salesi Manu played a bit of 1st Grade from the bench last year and looked OK. He was in the Tahs amateur academy in 2009 too so let's see if he is up to the senior game on a regular basis. If he's any good that will be a top front row. 4. Greg Peterson, the Vickerman type lock at the schools level last year and in the 2010 Tahs pro academy, goes right into the Blue Filth Ones. Good luck son. There will be a few scouts looking at young 10. Ben Seymour for a pro academy spot. He plays beyond his years and is in the Tahs amateur academy now. Looks like Josh Gamgee moved to Southerns because of him.
Sydney University: Anybody know anything about 10. Justin Bosilkovski? I know he has been in their Colts programme but is he any good?
Randwick: I see they have 13. Gene Fairbanks playing for them. I bet the Rebels scouts will be at the game to look at a few players. It could be last chance saloon for Gene.
Penrith: Good to see 11. Leon Bott has moved out west from Manly.
Easts: Didn't know that the Beasts had poached 4. Phil Mathers from Eastwood. Let's hope they put a bit of starch into him. A shame for Gordon that 1. Ofa defected. He's on my main list for Melbourne.
DPK - here is the Shute Shield link:
http://www.clubrugby.com.au/teams-shute-shield/ As Noddy posted: the TV game is Eastwood v Rats.
Others have made some of the remarks I am about to make but I blame lunch for being a tardy poster. I'll include everything anyway.
Rats: As others have mentioned: 6. Beau Robinson is back for the Rats. 11 Ed Doyle is back too from a broken leg and I look forward to seeing him finish a few tries this year that we couldn't without him in 2009. He was one of my Melbourne alternates. As I mentioned earlier in the thread:7. Michael Lipman is back at the Rats also, after playing for such dud teams like England.
Eastwood: Have a look at 2008 Oz Schools captain 11. Cameron Mitchell, who is really a 13 in the TV game. He was injured most of last year and can play. Have another look at his good mate 13. Tim Bennetts too. Mitchell is in the amateur Tahs Academy and Bennetts in the professionals These fellows could be elevated by some squad in 2011. Both were on my Melbourne alternates list.
Southern Districts: Is 11. Nicky Price the gun 2008 schools winger who I gave big wraps to but looked like a fizzer when he came back from the AFL where he spent 2009? If so, I'd like to have a look at him sometime this year. It will be good to have a look at ex-league player and Oz 7s star 12. Brackin Karauria-Henry to see how he plays with 14 other blokes instead of 6. 15 Marshall Milroy is a good get for Southerns. He's another LG Melbourne alternate.
Manly: The gun 2008 Oz Schools LHP 1. Salesi Manu played a bit of 1st Grade from the bench last year and looked OK. He was in the Tahs amateur academy in 2009 too so let's see if he is up to the senior game on a regular basis. If he's any good that will be a top front row. 4. Greg Peterson, the Vickerman type lock at the schools level last year and in the 2010 Tahs pro academy, goes right into the Blue Filth Ones. Good luck son. There will be a few scouts looking at young 10. Ben Seymour for a pro academy spot. He plays beyond his years and is in the Tahs amateur academy now. Looks like Josh Gamgee moved to Southerns because of him.
Sydney University: Anybody know anything about 10. Justin Bosilkovski? I know he has been in their Colts programme but is he any good?
Randwick: I see they have 13. Gene Fairbanks playing for them. I bet the Rebels scouts will be at the game to look at a few players. It could be last chance saloon for Gene.
Penrith: Good to see 11. Leon Bott has moved out west from Manly.
Easts: Didn't know that the Beasts had poached 4. Phil Mathers from Eastwood. Let's hope they put a bit of starch into him. A shame for Gordon that 1. Ofa defected. He's on my main list for Melbourne.
