QLD GPS Rugby 2016
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Alfred Walker (16)
Actually you are right-when I wrote this I was pissed at the referee for turning the match into a RL barge fest.
As for BSHS;
1)congrats -the most female atendees;
2)best backline defence I have seen this year;
3)heart & guts;
4) number 15 is an excitement machine.
Keep your number 1 team on the field and you can beat anyone.
Darvo
Peter Burge (5)
I agree, his mates are a bit over the top right now. He should definitely give them a word.
BraveandGame
Bob Loudon (25)
Thing with NC is we really don't know how good they are or aren't - they face the three top teams back to back over the next three weeks.
IMO, having watched them at BBC, on face value I think they are behind all three schools and comfortably so - however this is schoolboy football and as you say it would be in forever since NC lost two at home in a row and three on the trot.
The final matches for these schools is fascinating
GT V TGS, BBC and NC
TSS V NC , ACGS and BSHS
BSHS v BGS, NC and TSS
NC v TSS, BSHS and GT
Pity one can only be at one match on any given weekend.
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arh well, you are wrong there my son, double take live!
Webbodactyl
Stan Wickham (3)
What impact do you think the result of this match will have on the premiership?
Webbodactyl
Stan Wickham (3)
A few interesting stats after round 6
There has been 1226 points scored in the 1st XV this year at an average of just over 51 points per game.
Per team: TSS - 168; TGS - 156; ACGS - 80; IGS - 162; NC - 164; BGS - 41; BSHS - 128; GT - 198; BBC - 131
There has been 1226 points scored in the 1st XV this year at an average of just over 51 points per game.
Per team: TSS - 168; TGS - 156; ACGS - 80; IGS - 162; NC - 164; BGS - 41; BSHS - 128; GT - 198; BBC - 131
Sean McCain
Stan Wickham (3)
While his mates might be "pumping" him up through the thread. I do think he is a key player in the 2017 1st XV for BGS. One of the best defensive players for his size.
RedandBlackArmy
Frank Row (1)
he may be one of the best defensive players in the team but that still is nothing to brag about considering the defence grammar showed against gt. letting a prop shrug off multiple tackles like they were nothing and make a 30m run to the try line is something you should see in a 13c team not the firsts
Taipan168
Jim Clark (26)
If Nudgee can upset TSS , I believe they can go all the way.
Sean McCain
Stan Wickham (3)
Agreed. Terrace is in my opinion is the best team in the competition and were obviously going out to dominate a not so strong BGS side. It also did not help that BGS had so many reserves on due to injuries. James Madden in Year 11 made his debut on the wing in the second half and made some good tackles and attempts to stop runs but was unsuccessful due to never even training at 1st XV level, it will be interesting to see if he appears on the starting roster against BSHS this weekend.
BraveandGame
Bob Loudon (25)
What happened to 'From the Side' and his 'Whole of School' running tally - it looked to be a pretty close contest between NC and GT and with the real possibility one of them takes the 1stXV crown - there could be some serious bragging rights on offer to one of these schools.
BraveandGame
Bob Loudon (25)
Another quick update on the preseason form guide after sixrounds:
16A’s – Battle of today V tomorrow
TSS
GT
NCIGS TGS
NC & GT will benefit greatly without their immersion programs. IGS were good last year, but I still think at full strength NC and GT are the cream of the crop here. If they are not required to supply too many to the Firsts they should finish top 3 with TSS who usually sport a few new recruits.
BBC could be the surprises here. (ACGS are the surprises here)
Round 2 Update Wow way off the mark on this one – ACGS looking good and already accounting for IGS and GT, NC looking out of sorts even with little Firsts impact, I’ll also put the watch on TGS rather than BBC.
Round 4 Update
ACGS still looking the goods after flying under (at least) my radar this preseason, GT handed TSS their first loss – A win to NC over AGCS could see a very interesting last round of fixtures. TGS away will test GT greatly, forget IGS and BBC will need to improve to upset any of the top 4.
Round 6 Update
After 6 rounds there are still 4 schools with 1 loss (GT, TGS, TSS & ACGS), GT V TGS this weekend will see one drop off, and ACGS v TSS in round 8 finishes another. Very good win by ACGS over NC and a great rebound after going down to TGS up on the range.
The top 5 (I still like NC) are pretty close and pretty good and that makes for a tough 2017 in the Firsts, something we can all look forward to.
15As – Oh what might have been?
BSHS TSS
BBC
GT
NC
BSHS look bigger and faster than ever with amazing depth across the age group. BCC remain classy but I defiantly saw some defensive issues being hidden by speed over the last few years and I think BSHS catch them this year. GT are a very good team (IMO the best in the age group) but will miss players and be distracted throughout while NC face the same issues as Terrace but are not quite as good.
No surprise packages here the top 3 are all very good and well balanced – BBC V BSHS should decide the title and it is a shame we won’t see GT at its best.
Hard to change much here yet, other than to say missing a full strength BBC V GT battle is the tragedy of this seasons GPS Competition
GT suffered their first loss in over a year to a ‘near’ full strength TSS who might just be ‘the team’ in this age group now -very big, strong and if the weekend is any guide FIT –BSHS have not come on as I expected with TSS comfortably taking their spot in the top three, NC keep winning against the bottom half of the table, while BBC not as dominant as they once were, still have plenty of class and fight as well as an unbeaten record!
Well last year’s top three GT, BBC and BSHS have certainly come back to the field, with TSS and NC staking strong claims for top three rankings, BSHS have fallen away quite a bit while GT and BBC seem to be stuck in second gear – winning most but not looking like the performance vehicles they resembled last season. GT V BBC will see a sub strength GT line-up and there will be no GT V NC so we really only have TSS V NC to look truly forward to in 2016.
However I am already looking to 2017 and the 16A’s looks like a ripper comp next season if the teams remain substantially intact.
BGS have been big improvers and if a few of these (new) boys step up to the firsts next year to join a quality group of returnees, BGS might actually improve on the field and not just in people’s hearts in the top grade next season
14A’s – The bigger they are the harder they fall
IGS
BSHS
BBC
GT
Same top 4 as last year – but not necessarily in the same order. BBC and GT will be stronger in personnel and on the field and just a little closer than they were last year. This year is probably too soon but I expect a changing of the guard in U15 with BBC rising to the top and GT closing the gap but cruelled by immersion.
TGS if anyone upsets the top 4.
The top two are away and heading towards a monumental clash, while GT threatened to spring an almighty upset in round one, BBC still flying under the radar with the bye (&BGS) and TGS are 2 for 2 against some handy competition.
Wow!!! GT so nearly get the double against BSHS and IGS but in the end come away with nothing, while TGS went one better and held BSHS to a draw only to be beaten by BBC who finally got to make a statement in 2016– main interest now lies in who wins BSHS V IGS, although GT V TGS and BBC V all the top teams should be great games and real guides to how this age group is shaping for future years. Just how good are BBC??
Well BSHS look to have taken IGS’s crown with a hard fought win at Ippy whilst also answering the big question about BBC, they are just off the top two and closing fast just like GT and potentially TGS.
The GT V TGS and GT V BBC games will be great – there is plenty of feeling in this battle for third and BBC will be primed for GT and then look to upset IGS – something that is not out of the question at all and they would not look out of place in the No 2 spot.
13A’s – Size really does matter
GT
IGS
BSHS ACGSNC
BBC
GT were easily the pick (and biggest) of the under 12s in 2015 and have some quality new boys arriving as do BBC. IGS and BSHS are always good in 13’s and were pretty good last year in the 12s - IGS field a couple of the hardest tacklers I have seen at this age. I know little of the BSHS new boys but I expect them to be good and big. BBC will probably lack the depth of the top 3 but have some real class, a few worthy workers and could (but probably won’t) beat any of the top three on their day. IGS V GT to decide the title.
ACGS the dark horse with an excellent forward pack but not much size out wide.
Interesting start to the season – GT not looking as dominant as many predicted, but still getting the job done – IGS have deservedly overtaken them for favouritism. BBC have yet to show any of their cards and ACGS have performed extremely well against the (preseason) top 2 – could they go undefeated from here on out.
Well GT stood up against IGS and were a trifle unlucky not to get the prize as were NC, IGS seem to be doing it tough but keep on winning, We all now wait for BBC to show their ‘form’ against the top 4 sides IGS, GT, NC and ACGS. BSHS have been disappointing and are really a mid-table team.
Really looking forward to how this age group matures over the next few seasons – a few teams are (over) relying on size and speed and the 14’s this year have shown how quickly that proves problematic. Must say I have been impressed by ACGS and think with a key addition or two (preferably in the backline) could be the real improvers over the next season or two.
Nothing much changing here – IGS keep on winning as do the three sides below them BBC, GT and NC. NC’s win over ACGS was very impressive one wonders if the constant battles against much larger teams are starting to tell on the Churchie lads much like last season’s GT team. Their game against BBC should be interesting. Great season by NC so far now just to finish off against BSHS and then GT.
GT V BBC and NC and BBC V IGS will decide the top three. I’ll tip GT to win both and BBC to lose to IGS leaving it IGS, GT, NC and BBC in that order, but all three could go either way.
16A’s – Battle of today V tomorrow
TSS
GT
NC
NC & GT will benefit greatly without their immersion programs. IGS were good last year, but I still think at full strength NC and GT are the cream of the crop here. If they are not required to supply too many to the Firsts they should finish top 3 with TSS who usually sport a few new recruits.
Round 2 Update Wow way off the mark on this one – ACGS looking good and already accounting for IGS and GT, NC looking out of sorts even with little Firsts impact, I’ll also put the watch on TGS rather than BBC.
Round 4 Update
ACGS still looking the goods after flying under (at least) my radar this preseason, GT handed TSS their first loss – A win to NC over AGCS could see a very interesting last round of fixtures. TGS away will test GT greatly, forget IGS and BBC will need to improve to upset any of the top 4.
Round 6 Update
After 6 rounds there are still 4 schools with 1 loss (GT, TGS, TSS & ACGS), GT V TGS this weekend will see one drop off, and ACGS v TSS in round 8 finishes another. Very good win by ACGS over NC and a great rebound after going down to TGS up on the range.
The top 5 (I still like NC) are pretty close and pretty good and that makes for a tough 2017 in the Firsts, something we can all look forward to.
15As – Oh what might have been?
BBC
GT
NC
BSHS look bigger and faster than ever with amazing depth across the age group. BCC remain classy but I defiantly saw some defensive issues being hidden by speed over the last few years and I think BSHS catch them this year. GT are a very good team (IMO the best in the age group) but will miss players and be distracted throughout while NC face the same issues as Terrace but are not quite as good.
No surprise packages here the top 3 are all very good and well balanced – BBC V BSHS should decide the title and it is a shame we won’t see GT at its best.
Hard to change much here yet, other than to say missing a full strength BBC V GT battle is the tragedy of this seasons GPS Competition
GT suffered their first loss in over a year to a ‘near’ full strength TSS who might just be ‘the team’ in this age group now -very big, strong and if the weekend is any guide FIT –BSHS have not come on as I expected with TSS comfortably taking their spot in the top three, NC keep winning against the bottom half of the table, while BBC not as dominant as they once were, still have plenty of class and fight as well as an unbeaten record!
Well last year’s top three GT, BBC and BSHS have certainly come back to the field, with TSS and NC staking strong claims for top three rankings, BSHS have fallen away quite a bit while GT and BBC seem to be stuck in second gear – winning most but not looking like the performance vehicles they resembled last season. GT V BBC will see a sub strength GT line-up and there will be no GT V NC so we really only have TSS V NC to look truly forward to in 2016.
However I am already looking to 2017 and the 16A’s looks like a ripper comp next season if the teams remain substantially intact.
BGS have been big improvers and if a few of these (new) boys step up to the firsts next year to join a quality group of returnees, BGS might actually improve on the field and not just in people’s hearts in the top grade next season
14A’s – The bigger they are the harder they fall
IGS
BSHS
BBC
GT
Same top 4 as last year – but not necessarily in the same order. BBC and GT will be stronger in personnel and on the field and just a little closer than they were last year. This year is probably too soon but I expect a changing of the guard in U15 with BBC rising to the top and GT closing the gap but cruelled by immersion.
TGS if anyone upsets the top 4.
The top two are away and heading towards a monumental clash, while GT threatened to spring an almighty upset in round one, BBC still flying under the radar with the bye (&BGS) and TGS are 2 for 2 against some handy competition.
Wow!!! GT so nearly get the double against BSHS and IGS but in the end come away with nothing, while TGS went one better and held BSHS to a draw only to be beaten by BBC who finally got to make a statement in 2016– main interest now lies in who wins BSHS V IGS, although GT V TGS and BBC V all the top teams should be great games and real guides to how this age group is shaping for future years. Just how good are BBC??
Well BSHS look to have taken IGS’s crown with a hard fought win at Ippy whilst also answering the big question about BBC, they are just off the top two and closing fast just like GT and potentially TGS.
The GT V TGS and GT V BBC games will be great – there is plenty of feeling in this battle for third and BBC will be primed for GT and then look to upset IGS – something that is not out of the question at all and they would not look out of place in the No 2 spot.
13A’s – Size really does matter
GT
IGS
BBC
GT were easily the pick (and biggest) of the under 12s in 2015 and have some quality new boys arriving as do BBC. IGS and BSHS are always good in 13’s and were pretty good last year in the 12s - IGS field a couple of the hardest tacklers I have seen at this age. I know little of the BSHS new boys but I expect them to be good and big. BBC will probably lack the depth of the top 3 but have some real class, a few worthy workers and could (but probably won’t) beat any of the top three on their day. IGS V GT to decide the title.
ACGS the dark horse with an excellent forward pack but not much size out wide.
Interesting start to the season – GT not looking as dominant as many predicted, but still getting the job done – IGS have deservedly overtaken them for favouritism. BBC have yet to show any of their cards and ACGS have performed extremely well against the (preseason) top 2 – could they go undefeated from here on out.
Well GT stood up against IGS and were a trifle unlucky not to get the prize as were NC, IGS seem to be doing it tough but keep on winning, We all now wait for BBC to show their ‘form’ against the top 4 sides IGS, GT, NC and ACGS. BSHS have been disappointing and are really a mid-table team.
Really looking forward to how this age group matures over the next few seasons – a few teams are (over) relying on size and speed and the 14’s this year have shown how quickly that proves problematic. Must say I have been impressed by ACGS and think with a key addition or two (preferably in the backline) could be the real improvers over the next season or two.
Nothing much changing here – IGS keep on winning as do the three sides below them BBC, GT and NC. NC’s win over ACGS was very impressive one wonders if the constant battles against much larger teams are starting to tell on the Churchie lads much like last season’s GT team. Their game against BBC should be interesting. Great season by NC so far now just to finish off against BSHS and then GT.
GT V BBC and NC and BBC V IGS will decide the top three. I’ll tip GT to win both and BBC to lose to IGS leaving it IGS, GT, NC and BBC in that order, but all three could go either way.
Garry Owens
Alan Cameron (40)
Nice summary across the ages BAG and pretty much spot on
The big question on Terrace in the lower age groups is whether they have the depth and this will be answered over the next 3 weeks . Nudgee have been big improvers in the 14's and have a very strong 13's team
It would be a mistake to take them lightly
TGS away , BBC away and then NC at home across both age groups is no picnic
The big question on Terrace in the lower age groups is whether they have the depth and this will be answered over the next 3 weeks . Nudgee have been big improvers in the 14's and have a very strong 13's team
It would be a mistake to take them lightly
TGS away , BBC away and then NC at home across both age groups is no picnic
BraveandGame
Bob Loudon (25)
GT's 13 depth is very solid I have no real concerns there we should have it covered and I also suspect we might see some big scores too, this team is ready to finally click as they get close to understanding exactly what the best line up is especially the balance between work-rate and size. We should also have a full compliment of boys to pick from for the first time in several weeks.
Having said that they are 13 and will need to turn up ready to play.
Our 14's is a little thinner nothing would surprise me there - anything from 0/3 or 3/3 is possible - 2/3 the lost likely - My prediction NC to get them in the final round after playing their GF the week earlier much like last year in this age group ;-)
TheKing
Colin Windon (37)
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