Shute Shield 2025

[Pfitzy]

Yep, it will cost both in terms of rate-payer money and time. They never seem to mention that Fred Caterson already holds 6 soccer fields, a baseball field, a BMX track, a radio-control car track, a cemetery, an indoor basketball centre, carparks, plenty of mountain bike and walking tracks (paved and unpaved), and that the pony club site is just an open field that council slashes to keep the grass down.

All true, but none of those requires extra tree clearing which is part of their gripe.

Anyway I'm sure it's just another bump in the road. How big a bump remains to be seen.

 

[Pfitzy]

a fucking pony club

That hasn't seen a pony since before COVID

 

[Crashy]

fucking boomer fluffybunnys. get a job and add something to society apart from jacking up real estate prices I say.

 

[Fletch]

Only 2 guys in the GF squads (from 46 players). Alatini a penrith junior but played colts at rats (now brumbies), and then ropata who's from campbelltown and moved from souths to rats this season. I believe parra tried really hard to get ropata back to the west with a fair few of his mates they all bought back but couldnt compete in the $ department.

at the moment for 2026, it looks like there are zero waratahs players at west harbour (tupou and aho gone), parra (the lock gone) or souths, with a fair few new waratahs players signed who arent connected to any clubs, i wonder where they will end up based on nsw rugby saying they want to fix the west and help the weaker teams get more exposure.

kneepkens from souths came top 5 in ken catchpole this year, did the offseason with force and hasnt had any approach from tahs, in fact i believe he is headed to moana or drua. alan ferrie the lock/backrow from souths, came 2nd in ken catchpole after only arriving at the half way point of the season - no contact by tahs. the parra fullback was the most exciting player ive seen all season, kiwi lad who just capped by samoa vs scotland, not even an invitation to train by tahs.

i totally understand tahs cant sign everyone but they can get plenty of people to train and trial.

sorry for the mini rant

Alatini also an Emu playing Colts and Grade in Canberra comp.

 

[rugbyman03]

Was there any fallout or punishment towards Norths for forfeiting 1/2/3s colts in the last round vs Rats?
Is there a financial penalty for this?

 

[Propsruntheworld]

Was there any fallout or punishment towards Norths for forfeiting 1/2/3s colts in the last round vs Rats?
Is there a financial penalty for this?

Was that due to player numbers? resting for finals? i havent kept up with colts.

 

[Crashy]

Have heard that Norths has finally realised that their colts program is one of the worst in the SS. One of the Sinclair brothers being employed as some sort of head of colts / development officer / fixer. With the schools, clubs that feed into it (Mosman, Hunters HIll, Norths Pirates, Drummoyne) they should be much stronger.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Norths only give a shit about 1st grade. The rest can rot it seems and they don't care as they'll get a few new players next year to keep 1st grade up the pointy end of the table and then people who support Norths can feel all warm and go to lunches and talk about 1st grade being in it yet everything else is garbage.

I guess they want to funnel kids from Shore over with Sinclair but at the same time they've had 1 good year in the last couple decades.

Kids kinda care about it being local but will happily travel from the North Shore to the Eastern Suburbs or Northern Beaches.