Sydney Colts - 2017

[sidelineview]

This might test you HJ, but what promising young colts are back from the list below?


Shell Trophy (2nd Grade Colts), 12:00, Sydney University (1) v Eastwood (6)
Sydney University: 1. Conor O'Doherty, 2. James Widders-Leece, 3. Austin Black, 4. Peter Fenwicke, 5. Thomas Willson, 6. Tim Hingano, 7. Benny Watt, 8. Lachlan Argiris, 9. Daniel Calavassy, 10. Callum Styles, 11. Alex MacDonald, 12. Harry Potter, 13. Jaydon Fa'avae-eli, 14. Ahmad Elbatoory, 15. Ethan Miller
Eastwood: 1. James Behringer, 2. Nic Dolly, 3. Liam Northridge, 4. Charlie Allison, 5. Jared Odgers, 6. Daniel Cosgrove, 7. Jacob Bamford, 8. Kyle Cotton, 9. Paul McCaffrey, 10. Tom O'Connor, 11. Mauni Pahulu, 12. Milad Ferris, 13. Joshua So, 14. Josh Hendricks, 15. Thomas Koodrin

Shell Trophy (2nd Grade Colts), 11:30, Northern Suburbs (3) v Gordon (4)
Northern Suburbs: 1. Angus Irons, 2. John King, 3. Ryan Block, 4. Will Davies, 5. Oliver Stump, 6. Hamish Moore, 7. Ben Jeavons-Fellows, 8. Alex Ironside, 9. Tom Veitch, 10. Gabe Cooper, 11. Bezuidenhout, 12. Zac Campton, 13. Simon Johnston, 14. Connor Menzies, 15. Harry Cudmore
Gordon: 1. Alex Broad, 2. Jono Burke, 3. Oliver Harradine, 4. Elliot Gehrig, 5. James Grant, 6. Lachlan Archer, 7. Campbell Clifford, 8. Simon Pursell, 9. Sam Reimer, 10. Matt Long, 11. Dom Mete, 12. Brandon Marsh, 13. Kirt Anthony, 14. Sam Frankham, 15. Tom O'Reilly
Shell Trophy (2nd Grade Colts), 13:10, Randwick (2) v Southern Districts (5)
Randwick: 1. DJ Tifa, 2. Matt Serhon, 3. Kieran Bonin, 4. Joe Whitelock, 5. Esei Ha'angana, 6. Alec Corcoran, 7. Jum Woodhill, 8. Lewis Allen, 9. Josh Noonan, 10. Sam Horwitz, 11. Tyrrell Naleeba, 12. Daniel Boardman, 13. Steve Gibson, 14. Gus Simpson, 15. Jack Harrison
Southern Districts: 1. Felix Nellen, 2. Gareth Thomas, 3. Lachlan King, 4. Karaitiana Sa'u, 5. Harrison Dodds, 6. Henry Robertson, 7. Jack Kenning, 8. Lachlan Hennessey, 9. Ben Ridgway, 10. Rob Siteine, 11. James Finch, 12. Elijah Sa, 13. Gordon Enari, 14. William Blake, 15. Daniel Bell

Eastern Suburbs: 1. Cody Walker, 2. Will Foxton, 3. Nick Zylstra, 4. Ed Ryan, 5. Lachlan Sharp, 6. James Donato, 7. Tom Mahony, 8. Charlie Yole, 9. Dan Nutton, 10. Joseph Mackie (c), 11. Louis Collins, 12. James Hawkins, 13. Callum Anthony, 14. James Goodman, 15. Roy Harrison



Bill Simpson Shield (3rd Grade Colts), 09:00, Eastwood (3) v Eastern Suburbs (4)
Eastwood: 1. Daniel Harvey, 2. Connor Ryan, 3. Jayden Taylor, 4. Jason Kevern, 5. Ibbi Warfield, 6. Daniel Ryan, 7. Cameron Goodacre, 8. Daniel Gilbert, 9. Luke Grima, 10. Ryan Jensen, 11. Tom Nicita, 12. Maxwell Knight, 13. Sam Irvine, 14. Daniel Wu, 15. John Pale
Eastern Suburbs: 1. Minh Nguyen, 2. Andrew Bland, 3. Jai Gunton, 4. Lachlan Sharp, 5. Lachlan Spurr, 6. Will Foxton, 7. Charlie Yole, 8. Ned Taylor, 9. Will Hicks, 10. Roy Harrison, 11. Tom Stodart, 12. Lloyd Evans, 13. James Goodman, 14. Will Woodgate, 15. James Kilby
Bill Simpson Shield (3rd Grade Colts), 10:30, Sydney University (2) v Southern Districts (5)
Sydney University: 1. Lewis Oswald, 2. Langley Ammit, 3. Patrick O'Doherty, 4. Brad Hauville, 5. Angus Chapman, 6. James Goddard, 7. Sean O'Byrne, 8. Sydney Malifa, 9. William Wennerbom, 10. Daniel Poletto, 11. Unaloto Teisina, 12. Sean Hasegawa, 13. Tom McFadyen, 14. Anthony McDougall, 15. Connor Farnell
Southern Districts: 1. Beau Grimley, 2. Mitch Howse, 3. Tom Swiderski, 4. Simiki Lufe, 5. Brandon Kemp, 6. Ryan Brown, 7. Evan Jenkins, 8. Dante Patrick, 9. Ben Lewis, 10. Zach Stewart, 11. Zane Pratt, 12. Fatu Togogae -Faanu, 13. Keanan Walker, 14. Mataele Taufa, 15. Drew Nuttall
Bill Simpson Shield (3rd Grade Colts), 10:00, Randwick (1) v Northern Suburbs (6)
Randwick: 1. Will Anderson, 2. Michael Midson, 3. Sione Nikau, 4. Lemeke Taumopeau, 5. Tom Nowlan, 6. Jean Luc Poidevin, 7. Elliot Robbins, 8. Sam Musgrove, 9. James Tinker, 10. Louis Anderson, 11. James Zanoli, 12. Will Ben Simms, 13. Jimmy Tregurtha, 14. Ethan McGuigan, 15. Greg Svandfelds
Northern Suburbs: 1. Bailey O’Donnell, 2. Dylan Santone, 3. Tyler Key, 4. Tom Willson, 5. Lachie Moore, 6. Ben Jones, 7. Ed Pollitt, 8. Ben Wickett, 9. Chris Vandoros, 10. Shaun Townsend, 11. Todd Owen, 12. Laquand Ofahengaue, 13. Harry Licence, 14. Harrison Gregory, 15. Liki Failage-Nadredre

 

[amirite]

Hasn't Haangana been picked up by the Rebels?

Maybe for the Rebels 20s, but those boys are welcome to go home post-Super 20s.

They haven't signed any binding contracts.

 

[OldColt]

Maybe for the Rebels 20s, but those boys are welcome to go home post-Super 20s.

They haven't signed any binding contracts.

Fair enough - so they'll have to fit him in with Gittoes and Piroddi

 

[amirite]

Fair enough - so they'll have to fit him in with Gittoes and Piroddi

He won't necessarily, but he could.

 

[OldColt]

He won't necessarily, but he could.

??

 

[amirite]

??

Well, some of them come down and commit for the year (usually at Quins or Uni) but a lot of them come down for Super 20s then go back home.

They weigh up if they want to stay engaged with the Rebels (the ladder is shorter here, so they get more access to their coaches/facilities) or whether they want to play more competitive footy.

I think this will be the model in the long term, a lot of blokes playing Super 20s in ACT, WA, and Vic then playing their regular season in NSW or Qld.

 

[OldColt]

Well, some of them come down and commit for the year (usually at Quins or Uni) but a lot of them come down for Super 20s then go back home.

They weigh up if they want to stay engaged with the Rebels (the ladder is shorter here, so they get more access to their coaches/facilities) or whether they want to play more competitive footy.

I think this will be the model in the long term, a lot of blokes playing Super 20s in ACT, WA, and Vic then playing their regular season in NSW or Qld.

Yeah, I get that part of it - I imagine a lot of Randwick boys are already (or will be) part of the NSW U20s set-up, as well as those moving inter-state, so they won't have all of their recruits available for the start of the season, but they'll have major issues when the players all become available again.

 

[Dexter]

On the development side. We know many of these players will not face much of a challenge in 2nd grade colts next year but also who is coaching 2nd and 3rd grade colts at Randwick in 2017? Surely the coaches of most 1st grade sides are of a higher quality than 2nd grade coaches at any club. I wonder whether the players factor that into their decision.

 

[the baz]

Im going for the wix as an early tip to take out 2017, team sight unseen. I do know the have a new head coach, former norths backs coach, and a prop, matthews, who i think will be a standout. I thought wix were unlucky in 2016 so expect big things.
Any other major movements known?
2016 eastwood head coach now at norths. After his poor form at woods im loathe to understand norths decision, but each to his own.

 

[sidelineview]

Im going for the wix as an early tip to take out 2017, team sight unseen. I do know the have a new head coach, former norths backs coach, and a prop, matthews, who i think will be a standout. I thought wix were unlucky in 2016 so expect big things.
Any other major movements known?
2016 eastwood head coach now at norths. After his poor form at woods im loathe to understand norths decision, but each to his own.

Who are the Wix's new coaching staff and their track record?
They will have a good playing roster but will struggle to get under the points cap.

 

[amirite]

Im going for the wix as an early tip to take out 2017, team sight unseen. I do know the have a new head coach, former norths backs coach, and a prop, matthews, who i think will be a standout. I thought wix were unlucky in 2016 so expect big things.
Any other major movements known?
2016 eastwood head coach now at norths. After his poor form at woods im loathe to understand norths decision, but each to his own.

Experienced coaches don't grow on trees.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Well, some of them come down and commit for the year (usually at Quins or Uni) but a lot of them come down for Super 20s then go back home.

They weigh up if they want to stay engaged with the Rebels (the ladder is shorter here, so they get more access to their coaches/facilities) or whether they want to play more competitive footy.

I think this will be the model in the long term, a lot of blokes playing Super 20s in ACT, WA, and Vic then playing their regular season in NSW or Qld.

Except all those named in the ACT U20's squad are connected to or will be connected to local clubs.

 

[Shadow]

Im going for the wix as an early tip to take out 2017, team sight unseen. I do know the have a new head coach, former norths backs coach, and a prop, matthews, who i think will be a standout. I thought wix were unlucky in 2016 so expect big things.
Any other major movements known?
2016 eastwood head coach now at norths. After his poor form at woods im loathe to understand norths decision, but each to his own.

The Eastwood coach, i am guessing you are refering to Grahame Stokes? had a very strong coaching record at Norths in grade and colts over 15 years. Because of maybe a bad year at Eastwood even though they made the finals in 1st colts does not make him a dud coach

Randwick will be strong but might have depth issues? and could any of there gun colts end up playing grade.
Uni will also be strong and i think a final 6 in no particular orderwill be Uni, Randwick, souths, Gordon, Easts and Warringah.

 

[amirite]

Except all those named in the ACT U20's squad are connected to or will be connected to local clubs.

Fair enough. Well, I did specifically cite the Rebels.

 

[Learned One]

@Shadow
Interestingly you don't include Norths?

I would like to think the epic 1st Grade premiership would see an influx of young Colts, wanting to be part of a successful program .
There have been some colossal matches against Uni in recent years, none better than last years 1st Colts GF.

 

[Shadow]

@Shadow
Interestingly you don't include Norths?

I would like to think the epic 1st Grade premiership would see an influx of young Colts, wanting to be part of a successful program .
There have been some colossal matches against Uni in recent years, none better than last years 1st Colts GF.

Great Colts GF and Norths should have won, Uni scrum won the game but a great advert for Colts Rugby.
Norths lose just about all of there 1st colts squad and 2017 will be a rebuild.
Norths have a good coach in Joel Rivers who will bring the players on nicely and could be very hard to beat in the 2nd half of the comp.
i thought Warringah could have a good season, i only saw them once in 2016 and they had some sharp backs and solid forwards and looked a young side who will improve but now the draw is out Warringah have a horrid run in who they play twice and the club will be a casualty of poor admin by NSWRU in how they organise the draw. I think Souths, Uni, Randwick and Gordon are definates for the top 6 with maybe Easts just behind, they lose a few quality players and depends if they can fill the holes.

 

[the baz]

The Eastwood coach, i am guessing you are refering to Grahame Stokes? had a very strong coaching record at Norths in grade and colts over 15 years. Because of maybe a bad year at Eastwood even though they made the finals in 1st colts does not make him a dud coach

Randwick will be strong but might have depth issues? and could any of there gun colts end up playing grade.
Uni will also be strong and i think a final 6 in no particular orderwill be Uni, Randwick, souths, Gordon, Easts and Warringah.

Must have been early in his stint at the club as i cannot find anyone recently that says he was in colts coaching, but yes he was in grade. Either way, its a big challenge as i think norths for the past 4 years have been very competitive in colts footy.

 

[Shadow]

Must have been early in his stint at the club as i cannot find anyone recently that says he was in colts coaching, but yes he was in grade. Either way, its a big challenge as i think norths for the past 4 years have been very competitive in colts footy.

He coached 1st colts 2015 and maybe 2014 and was 1st colts coach about 12 or so years ago when Norths made 2 or 3 1st Colts GF in a row but lost too Uni
I have Known Stokesy for about 25 years.

 

[the baz]

He coached 1st colts 2015 and maybe 2014 and was 1st colts coach about 12 or so years ago when Norths made 2 or 3 1st Colts GF in a row but lost too Uni
I have Known Stokesy for about 25 years.

2013 - hall/Archibald
2014- hall/Archibald
2015- rivers /feakes
2916- rivers /feakes/Hensley
Sorry couldn't find before then

 

[Shadow]

2013 - hall/Archibald
2014- hall/Archibald
2015- rivers /feakes
2916- rivers /feakes/Hensley
Sorry couldn't find before then

When Souths play Norths i will ask him but definatly there in 2015.