Shute Shield 2020

[The Honey Badger]

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Team Lists for the finals

All games will be live on Cluch TV as well

 

[The Honey Badger]

Cam Clark not named for Norths

 

[molman]

Cam Clark not named for Norths

Any reason given?

 

[molman]

TV Game is Easts v Eastwood at 4pm on Sunday after Bledisloe.

The other 2 games are on Saturday - not on TV - not sure about Cluch

Norths v Uni 1.55pm
Gordon v Randwick at 4pm

All games at Rat Park

Really wish 7 had decided to host/broadcast the two other finals games on Saturday.

 

[molman]

Norths would be the better team in this game if it wasn't for that scrum. 22-17 to Uni, 20mins to go. Come on Norths!

 

[molman]

Try!! 22-22 kick to come.

 

[molman]

24-22 to Norths!

 

[molman]

Norths get it!... giddy up!

 

[Up the Guts]

Norths did it. The Cluch timer gave me false confidence saying it was 80 minutes when it was really about 76.

 

[Crashy]

wow that just spices up the finals - assume that means Uni are knocked out of the finals?

 

[Crashy]

Gordon to beat the wicks and suddenly could be a lot of teams contesting the semis that haven't been there for a while.

 

[molman]

wow that just spices up the finals - assume that means Uni are knocked out of the finals?

They need Easts and Gordon to win if they are a chance.

 

[molman]

Norths did it. The Cluch timer gave me false confidence saying it was 80 minutes when it was really about 76.

Yeah, those last minutes really stretched out!

 

[Crashy]

bugger - uni can still make it if the wicks and easts win - which is likely...

 

[molman]

bugger - uni can still make it if the wicks and easts win - which is likely.

Depends which Wicks shows up. They've been so hot cold that on paper they shouldn't beat Gordon. Easts are a chance against Eastwood though, they've come into some excellent form.

 

[wamberal]

Depends which Wicks shows up. They've been so hot cold that on paper they shouldn't beat Gordon. Easts are a chance against Eastwood though, they've come into some excellent form.

We were very, very, lucky to beat Easts earlier in the season. Their team will be a lot stronger this time around.

 

[molman]

Oh boy. Gordon made hard work of that game. 15-14 over Randwick.

Another close and exciting game. Two worthy finals games today.

 

[molman]

bugger - uni can still make it if the wicks and easts win - which is likely.

I believe Uni needed Gordon (1) & Easts (2) to win and Woodies (5) & Wicks (6) to loose as they were both below them on the table (Uni 4th) so they'd both be out this round. If Eastwood wins tomorrow Uni is gone as Easts are higher on the table, but I'd probably have to say Easts are favourites so it's unlikely, but you never know.

 

[The Honey Badger]

Thoughts Norths would struggle, they were well beaten by Warringah last week.

They were very unhappy about the loss and thought dropping to 3rd place would make the path to finals much harder.

Actually think they dodged a bullet not having to play Eastwood.

Well played Norths.

 

[molman]

Thoughts Norths would struggle, they were well beaten by Warringah last week.

They were very unhappy about the loss and thought dropping to 3rd place would make the path to finals much harder.

Actually think they dodged a bullet not having to play Eastwood.

Well played Norths.

You could be right about Eastwood. Uni has really looked without direction this season. Their defensive structures in particular have looked suspect. I though Nick Champion de Crespigny put in a good shift and left it all out there. It was a fun game, made even better by my boys getting over the line