Uni vs Wicks
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Geez there's a lot of anger in here tonight.
I thought it wasn't actually such a horrible game and I don't think it was down to Dickinson that Randwick couldn't get any momentum happening. They were simply outclassed in pretty much every facet of the game. Thought KB (Kurtley Beale) had as good a game as could be expected given he was heavily marked and in a team that got thumped.
Match report should be up tomorrow so have a read then and comment on my unqualified rantings!
If you're lucky I'll sort through the photos and put up a Tom Carter slideshow
I thought it wasn't actually such a horrible game and I don't think it was down to Dickinson that Randwick couldn't get any momentum happening. They were simply outclassed in pretty much every facet of the game. Thought KB (Kurtley Beale) had as good a game as could be expected given he was heavily marked and in a team that got thumped.
Match report should be up tomorrow so have a read then and comment on my unqualified rantings!
If you're lucky I'll sort through the photos and put up a Tom Carter slideshow
Pull your head in. No need to abuse fans of teams, just because you disagree with how the clubs are run.
Says more about you.
Gnostic
Mark Ella (57)
Don't worry about it Cylco, Wamberal has been crying this tune all week here and on PR. Best summed up by reading Spiro's latest article.
The ironic thing for me is I bet he is one who whined a few years ago about Wallaby players never turning out for their clubs (which I did).
I for one am glad to see all the fit Wallabies and S14 players playing for whoever their club is, the more the better. Just having those professionals training and playing with the semi-pros and up and comers helps those a step down improve and raises their standards as well as instilling some much needed grass roots humilty into some of the stars.
I can only wait to see what the whining will be like over the next few years when the players who have formed the cores of the lower Randwick grades start to graduate to 1st.
Gnostic, I agree with your post.
It is fine for everyone to debate the pros and cons of having clubs like Uni and Randwick with an overabundance of professional players - personally I would rather see a "deeper" comp. That said, the Shute Shield this year had some cracking footy.
I take exception to being abused as a fan of a club - that is misguided rubbish. As someone who followed Uni through their 2nd Division times, I make no apologies for being a fan. That doesn't mean I endorse everything the club does.
It is fine for everyone to debate the pros and cons of having clubs like Uni and Randwick with an overabundance of professional players - personally I would rather see a "deeper" comp. That said, the Shute Shield this year had some cracking footy.
I take exception to being abused as a fan of a club - that is misguided rubbish. As someone who followed Uni through their 2nd Division times, I make no apologies for being a fan. That doesn't mean I endorse everything the club does.
rubbish, he was trying too hard to make things happen but he defended well never stopped trying in a well defeated side
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Trevor Allan (34)
Was Gilbert playing 15 for Randwick?
I get a bit confused by the Queensland and Sydney competitions because a few of the Brumbies and Force players play in them. Also how do they choose which team to go on or is it a draft type system.
Can anyone predict how Uni would do against an Aviva Premiership team? Just wandering whether or not they were the same sort of standard
I get a bit confused by the Queensland and Sydney competitions because a few of the Brumbies and Force players play in them. Also how do they choose which team to go on or is it a draft type system.
Can anyone predict how Uni would do against an Aviva Premiership team? Just wandering whether or not they were the same sort of standard
Jnor
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Given they're made up entirely of S15 contracted players I would guess reasonably well but I don't know enough about the level of Aviva short of a few highlights vids.
Randwick were out to put uni off their game, they were pushing through off side at rucks and creeping up in defence.
It isn't surprising to see them heavily punished, Dickinson had a few questionable calls (like the pulling down at the lineout, but he was at the back of the lineout and the vision from the front showed a different outcome and the tackle on Carter) but when a side is pushing the edges hard that can happen.
The thing is Uni just kept coming and were bloody effective and disciplined
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
You're kidding aren't you? I can't even remember how many try-saving tackles he made.
Having watched, the game live, but from the back of the western stand, I couldn't see why Randwick were being penalised so often. A TV monitor close by for close-up replays might've been handy as I felt they somehow had got Dickinson offside. But keep in mind discipline is a hallmark of Uni rugby, all the way down to Colts IIIs. I remarked to one of the Pirates' coaches sitting next to me the penalties were stifling Randwick. However, the shoulder charge which earnt a yellow looked pretty bad live. And the subsequent charge on Huxley after he passed the ball looked just as bad but it seemed the officials missed it.
Uni were simply too good. And much fitter, too.
Jnor
Peter Fenwicke (45)
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5000 to a grand final even if it was raining, that is piss poor effort , it shows you the state of rugby in nsw, rugby is goin down big time better jump off the sinking ship off to afl or league
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Nice input.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Remember the Black Knight defending the bridge in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
"I just cut your arm off"
"It's only a flesh wound"
5000 to the GF, only a flesh wound - nothing to worry about.
Lets see how much better the resurrected Sydney Rugby Union can do next year and beyond.
The last few years have identified plenty of opportunities for improvement for the incoming administration to examine.
"I just cut your arm off"
"It's only a flesh wound"
5000 to the GF, only a flesh wound - nothing to worry about.
Lets see how much better the resurrected Sydney Rugby Union can do next year and beyond.
The last few years have identified plenty of opportunities for improvement for the incoming administration to examine.
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tranquility
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spoken like a true fan.
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Geoff Shaw (53)
Off you go.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Oooh - Something shiny....
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