Sydney Uni and Gordon bashing are the only memes that this thread has going for it
Manly had a huge rivalry with Gordon throughout the years with that age group. Gordon had the likes of Luke Jones and Nick Stirzacker in that team. If I recall that only Gordon Juniors that have remained with the club are Luke Rissman, Hugh Cropley, Erik Moss and Jim Handlin. Gordon and Manly had a joint premiership in the U17's in 2008.
Gordon was certainly the team to beat. I remember a semi final at Rat Park in the early 2000's when the Warringah juniors were cheering for Manly (against Gordon). You wouldnt see that very often! What happened the the very talented "big blonde" kid who played centre/wing..think his name was Brad. He played for the St Ives club
To make it interesting, your team has to have at least 1 player from each clubWith only 2 rounds left in the shute shield anyone keen to name their " shute shield team of the year"? Always sparks heathly debate
So Uni can put out this team.
1. Jeremy Tilse
2. Tolu Latu
3. Paddy Ryan
4. Will Skelton
5. Liam Winton
6. Dave Dennis
7. Pat McCutcheon
8. Tim Davidson (c)
9. Nick Phipps
10. Bernard Foley
11. Peter Betham
12. Tom Carter
13. Tom English
14. Lachie Mitchell
15. Tom Kingston
Give them the Shield now?
Dennis and Phipps excluded from Wallabies squad.
And Betham and Ryan, they may have a strong benchQuite rightly in the case of the latter. Wouldn't start him first at Uni either
And Betham and Ryan, they may have a strong bench
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poor buggers , how can they get byCertainly hard to beat although they might lose a couple of these (eg Dennis, Phipps) to the Wobblies.
BTW the above team only adds up to 60 player points (+whatever McCutcheon is worth, probably 0)...anyone still think the system is achieving the aim of spreading the talent???
Welcome to GAGR but your article reminds me about the key to Irish comedy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------timing!its not about bashing Sydney uni, this is about the SS, well done to uni they have become very strong and they should pat themselves on the back. However, the ARU and NSWRU should have stepped in by now and put a stop the the hording of the super rugby players, how does one side beating everyone else by a cricket score help develop the game?? what motivation do the other clubs have to show up on a Saturday knowing they are about to face a side that can compete with the best in the world ?
what help is it to Penrith or Parramatta ? its no help at all and lets be honest, how the governing body of rugby let this happen ? how many players are going to waste in the west, lost to rugby league because the only way they can play competitive rugby is to travel east, spread the Super players and make the weaker clubs a bit more inviting, if i knew i could have the chance to play with Israel Falou at Penrith or Parramatta i would jump at the chance !
this needs to be fixed the fate of Australian rugby is at stake..
its not about bashing Sydney uni, this is about the SS, well done to uni they have become very strong and they should pat themselves on the back. However, the ARU and NSWRU should have stepped in by now and put a stop the the hording of the super rugby players, how does one side beating everyone else by a cricket score help develop the game?? what motivation do the other clubs have to show up on a Saturday knowing they are about to face a side that can compete with the best in the world ?
what help is it to Penrith or Parramatta ? its no help at all and lets be honest, how the governing body of rugby let this happen ? how many players are going to waste in the west, lost to rugby league because the only way they can play competitive rugby is to travel east, spread the Super players and make the weaker clubs a bit more inviting, if i knew i could have the chance to play with Israel Falou at Penrith or Parramatta i would jump at the chance !
this needs to be fixed the fate of Australian rugby is at stake..