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Yea he is 13,Cheers mate, is Enasio the 13?
If so, looking very good, his defensive game and physicality against other players is very impressive.
Teams up well with young Colvin out the back
Yea he is 13,Cheers mate, is Enasio the 13?
If so, looking very good, his defensive game and physicality against other players is very impressive.
Nick Hill from barker would have to be somewhere in there played a massive roll in the last years 16s gen blue sideIs this CAS forward pack any accurate?
Mckinnon
Megaher
Goddard
Erricson
Van Wyck
Ryan
Aboud
Niuala
As a Barker parent it always concerned the lower rugby programs were not well supported, my boys ended up playing Volleyball with one now in the NSW U21 team, interestingly my daughter played Sevens and still plays for the Armidale Blues.Nice photo H,
Just had a look at our joint rugby games for this weekend and sadly noticed that other than the 1sts, which are clearly the pin up boys, Barker only have 12 other Rugby teams, so many of the Waves teams either have a bye or will need to play another another school, if possible.
EXTREMELY sad given this is our CAS comp! I just REALLY hope your 2nds/3rds/4ths can compete, along with each A team in each age group, otherwise, if I were a Barker old boy, I would be furious and asking, other than the 1s does anyone care, and how long can the school be serious in competing in the CAS Rugby comp!
Whilst Aloys constantly cop this focus, for well known reasons, I believe Aloys may have beaten the Barker 3rds and the Barker 2nds weren't convincing at all v Aloys.
What are your thoughts about this situation and the future of Barker Rugby?
Girls' Sport Offered | Boys' Sport Offered |
AFL | AFL |
Athletics and Cross Country | Basketball |
Basketball | Cricket |
Cricket | Cross Country |
Dance | Dance |
Equestrian | Equestrian |
Fencing | Fencing |
Football | Football |
Golf | Golf |
Hockey | Mountain Biking |
Mountain Biking | Netball Umpiring |
Netball | Rowing |
Netball Umpiring | Rugby |
Rowing | Snowsports |
Rugby 7s | Squash |
Snowsports | Strength & Conditioning |
Softball | Surf Life Saving |
Squash | Swimming & Diving |
Surf Life Saving | Taekwondo |
Swimming & Diving | Tennis |
Taekwondo | Volleyball |
Tennis | Water Polo |
Touch Football | |
Volleyball | |
Water Polo |
100% agree. If rugby starts to dwindle and they continue to only field 2 teams per age group, the question that needs to be asked is whether or not there will be a proper rugby program in 5-10 years time.Small side note here but seeing that does make the whole "there should be schools of like for like in terms of numbers playing each other in their respective comps" a bit of a dead argument. Even whilst in season, sportsmasters have to schedule games against inter association teams and seem to have no difficulty in doing so.
Another interesting thing to see here is that having a strong 1st XV doesnt appear to be driving participation at Barker.
Interesting - is it now starting to cater to its demographic?As a Barker parent it always concerned the lower rugby programs were not well supported, my boys ended up playing Volleyball with one now in the NSW U21 team, interestingly my daughter played Sevens and still plays for the Armidale Blues.
The difference today is schools are marketing machines an have to been seen to offer a wide range of sports. When I was at school (Alo's) we had Cricket, Basketball and Tennis in summer and Rugby and Football in winter. The list below is the current sports offerings at Barker and naturally it as well as a change in the demographic of the students dilutes the number of kids playing Rugby. Note Joeys has 6 winter sports
Girls' Sport Offered
Boys' Sport Offered
AFL AFL Athletics and Cross Country Basketball Basketball Cricket Cricket Cross Country Dance Dance Equestrian Equestrian Fencing Fencing Football Football Golf Golf Hockey Mountain Biking Mountain Biking Netball Umpiring Netball Rowing Netball Umpiring Rugby Rowing Snowsports Rugby 7s Squash Snowsports Strength & Conditioning Softball Surf Life Saving Squash Swimming & Diving Surf Life Saving Taekwondo Swimming & Diving Tennis Taekwondo Volleyball Tennis Water Polo Touch Football Volleyball Water Polo
Thank god there is finally a school catering for the untapped demand of schoolboys to choose Netball Umpiring as their winter sport
Girls' Sport Offered
Boys' Sport Offered
Mountain Biking Netball Umpiring Netball Rowing Netball Umpiring Rugby
It is literally a 'choice' for the school in the diversity of sports they offer. Friends kids that go to Barker do not enjoy the rugby programs lack of depth and the aussie rules is a joke where anyone with talent only plays club to the detriment of the school program. By offering diversity of choice they diminish their capability - choice is a wonderful thing but so is balance. I know TKS is challenged on this front, particularly re aussie rules, but is resisting to ensure depth in their core programs. Do you want solid programs or give snowflake the chance to 'do their thang'. Depends on where rugby stands in another decade as soccer/football is probably the #1 sport in most GPS schools these days. God forbid we'll probably end up with league and rules before much longer.As a Barker parent it always concerned the lower rugby programs were not well supported, my boys ended up playing Volleyball with one now in the NSW U21 team, interestingly my daughter played Sevens and still plays for the Armidale Blues.
The difference today is schools are marketing machines an have to been seen to offer a wide range of sports. When I was at school (Alo's) we had Cricket, Basketball and Tennis in summer and Rugby and Football in winter. The list below is the current sports offerings at Barker and naturally it as well as a change in the demographic of the students dilutes the number of kids playing Rugby. Note Joeys has 6 winter sports
Girls' Sport Offered
Boys' Sport Offered
AFL AFL Athletics and Cross Country Basketball Basketball Cricket Cricket Cross Country Dance Dance Equestrian Equestrian Fencing Fencing Football Football Golf Golf Hockey Mountain Biking Mountain Biking Netball Umpiring Netball Rowing Netball Umpiring Rugby Rowing Snowsports Rugby 7s Squash Snowsports Strength & Conditioning Softball Surf Life Saving Squash Swimming & Diving Surf Life Saving Taekwondo Swimming & Diving Tennis Taekwondo Volleyball Tennis Water Polo Touch Football Volleyball Water Polo
WOW B,It is literally a 'choice' for the school in the diversity of sports they offer. Friends kids that go to Barker do not enjoy the rugby programs lack of depth and the aussie rules is a joke where anyone with talent only plays club to the detriment of the school program. By offering diversity of choice they diminish their capability - choice is a wonderful thing but so is balance. I know TKS is challenged on this front, particularly re aussie rules, but is resisting to ensure depth in their core programs. Do you want solid programs or give snowflake the chance to 'do their thang'. Depends on where rugby stands in another decade as soccer/football is probably the #1 sport in most GPS schools these days. God forbid we'll probably end up with league and rules before much longer.
Well H, I think age really isn't the issue, but the suggestion of woke isn't meant to mean its exact definition.Oh dear all showing your age a bit. Offering multiple winter sport options isn’t woke. If you want kids to play rugby then promote it and make it attractive to them, you dont make a deep rugby program by forcing kids to play it. Barker is a co-Ed school so won’t have the same number of teams as all boys schools simple as that.
So a private school with huge fees is struggling for resources?? Have you seen the Rosewood centre and the S&C team? Barker has been coed years 10-12 for a long time yes but only recently has that extended to the younger years.Well H, I think age really isn't the issue, but the suggestion of woke isn't meant to mean its exact definition.
Let's break down your comment.
Yep nothing wrong with offering multiple winter sports, but there comes a point where too many options require too much resource and so the result for each sport/activity will probably become compromised.
Barker has been a co-ed school for a looong time, and had real Rugby depth for decades, suddenly not so.
I am not sure of the numbers but interested to see how many boys are in year 5-12, I would be surprised if the numbers were significantly lower than other CAS schools, keen to hear back.
Regardless of the reasons/excuses change is needed to avoid the obvious.
H, Relax, I didn't mean $ resources, it is a TERRIFIC school, with TERRIFIC facilities.So a private school with huge fees is struggling for resources?? Have you seen the Rosewood centre and the S&C team? Barker has been coed years 10-12 for a long time yes but only recently has that extended to the younger years.
Comparison or number of boys per year would be interesting for sure maybe I’m wrong there