Shute Shield 2014

[GunnerDownUnder]

Here is my attempt, biased to hell but anyway...
I watched MTB's or Pirates if one at home most weekends and saw most teams play two or three times. Made it to every ground except Southern and Warringah.

Asa
Roach
Metcher
Peterson
Toleafoa
Kovacic
Black
Holloway
Holmes
Ayoub
Chisholm
Seavula
Hill
Northam
Brooks

Porecki
Gillespie
Ala'alatoa
Leota
Bergelin
Swanepoel
Harvey
McKenzie

 

[the coach]

I'm puzzled by the comment that Tristan Goodbody "didn’t get enough game time to edge the starters". As he was the only player to start every game for Randwick this year and was only replaced late in the match a couple of times this comment seems a bit harsh. Maybe he needed to play a few lower grade games every week as well as firsts

 

[wamberal]

Michael Kovacic has been outstanding all year, very industrious and effective.


Hope he keeps improving, and I hope he gets a shot at higher honours soon. Locally, preferably, so that we can keep him on the books.

 

[Eyes and Ears]

Is he related to the female ref who got a gig in the Women's RWC and does Shute Shield?

Distant cousins whose families don't know each other, IIRC.

 

[Intruder]

Here is my attempt, biased to hell but anyway.
I watched MTB's or Pirates if one at home most weekends and saw most teams play two or three times. Made it to every ground except Southern and Warringah.

Asa
Roach
Metcher
Peterson
Toleafoa
Kovacic
Black
Holloway
Holmes
Ayoub
Chisholm
Seavula
Hill
Northam
Brooks

Porecki
Gillespie
Ala'alatoa
Leota
Bergelin
Swanepoel
Harvey
McKenzie

The team originally picked is very close to the mark, definitely not this one

 

[Aussie D]

Not sure about Asa in the team of the year at loosehead as props are supposed to be able to scrummage.

 

[qwerty51]

Kane Douglas in shifts favouritism to Souths.

 

[Intruder]

Not sure about Asa in the team of the year at loosehead as props are supposed to be able to scrummage.

He'd be one of a few changes I'd have;

1. Chubb
2. Roach
3. Metcher
4. Barry
5. Peterson
6. Bergelin
7. Black
8. Holloway
9. Holmes
10. Ayoub
11. Clunies-Ross
12. Carter
13. Hill
14. Dargaville
15. Feltcher

16. Porecki
17. Gillespie
18. Talakai
19. Clyne
20. Boidin
21. Swanepoel
22. Hamish
23. McKenzie

EPS
- Carbone
- Ale
- Snowden
- Grant
- Kellaway

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Heard a whisper that Boidin (Uni) is off to France (Narbonne - I heard) very soon.

Pat Hodgetts (Wicks) is off to The Netherlands (Waterlands Club).

 

[Intruder]

Heard a whisper that Boidin (Uni) is off to France (Narbonne - I heard) very soon.

Indeed, will leave this week if he hasn't already

 

[the coach]

Not sure about Asa in the team of the year at loosehead as props are supposed to be able to scrummage.

You obviously didn't see the Friday night game against Uni where he destroyed their scrum in the last 20 minutes.

 

[wamberal]

Kane Douglas in shifts favouritism to Souths.

I think they are probably entitled to favouritism, with or without him.

Eastwood has only one advantage, an extra day's rest - but they also had more injuries.

 

[Braveheart81]

Anyone know if Benn Robinson is on the bench for Eastwood?

 

[wamberal]

Anyone know if Benn Robinson is on the bench for Eastwood?

Should get a members' email later this morning. Gillespie would be hard to drop, if I were the selector.

 

[GunnerDownUnder]

Gillespie starting according to rugby news.

 

[the coach]

Considerate of the ARU to launch the NRC a couple of days before the premier rugby GFs in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth and not even mention them. Watching the news last night you'd have thought there was no rugby being played before the start of the NRC other then the Bledisloe Cup on Saturday night.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Is there a Grand Final on this weekend?

Banter up lads.

I'm going for The Hobbits in a close match. They seem to have been able to rise for the big occasions when everyone else has written them off.

The Woodies seem to have copped too many injuries to a number of top flight players and this will impact on their ability to play their usual precision football.

One thing is certain and that is that they will not be ambushing the Woodies this weekend as they were able to in the semis.

 

[Knuckles]

Coach of the Year: Haig Sare (Warringah)
Rookie of the Year: Clunies Ross (Uni)
Catchpole: Holloway (Souths)

Ref of the Year?

 

[Knuckles]

Considerate of the ARU to launch the NRC a couple of days before the premier rugby GFs in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth and not even mention them. Watching the news last night you'd have thought there was no rugby being played before the start of the NRC other then the Bledisloe Cup on Saturday night.

Well the ARU are SO supportive of Premier Rugby these days!

 

[Knuckles]

Not correct. They applied to host Saturday, but not Sunday. Hence the confusion. All sorted now, though.

Thank God!