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Chris McKivat (8)
Well its great that this forum has started up again for another great season. I look forward to liaising with some of you from the 2016 forum and a few new people.
With around 2-3 months (apart from that Scots crew mysteriously doing taps) until the start of the season my predictions are
Shore: The strongest and most confident going into this season coming of a rare 6/6 - they will be the squad to beat. 1st
Riverview: MD is starting to settle in after a strong 2nd place at this years HOTR in the 1st VIII as well as many other podiums on the day. Never the less all View crews will be hungry this season, whether or not they can transfer this hunger into quality rowing is another thing. 2nd
Joeys: No doubt Joeys would have walked away from HOTR very disappointed with their results, they had it coming to them waking a sleeping giant (Shore) in 2015, however they had most crews on the podium showing the 2nd best depth to Shore. Joeys will be desperate to keep up this momentum from 2015 because it is slowly but surely running out so they need to act fast .3rd
Scots: I don't know where to start with Scots but to say 2016 was a complete and utter disaster for them. They showed in 2015 how they has some good rowers winning the 2nd VIII and coming 2nd in the 1st VIII. Probably didn't help just putting their winning 2nd VIII as their 1st VIII for 2016. I can't see 2017 being a good season for Scots, happy to be proven wrong. 5th
Kings: I can't see Kings getting near the podium with a lack of a good program and the inconvenience of having their campus in Parramatta. I hope Kings can do something this year because they desperately need a good result. Consistency is going to be the key for Kings. 4th
Newington: The rave about Newington has started once again just like last year. This rave turned out to be premaature as last season they failed to achieve much, even with the return of MM and an extremely high amount of training at the end of the season and apparently they have had some scullers at a JB sharp regatta. RowingLord is completely right by saying that JB sharp regattas are completely unrepresentative and unreliable to judge. 6th
Grammar: They will show up and be good sports but i can't see Grammar getting above 7th place, again happy to be proven wrong. 8th
High: I would like to see High continuing to make progress and maybe get the better of some other crews. 7th
With around 2-3 months (apart from that Scots crew mysteriously doing taps) until the start of the season my predictions are
Shore: The strongest and most confident going into this season coming of a rare 6/6 - they will be the squad to beat. 1st
Riverview: MD is starting to settle in after a strong 2nd place at this years HOTR in the 1st VIII as well as many other podiums on the day. Never the less all View crews will be hungry this season, whether or not they can transfer this hunger into quality rowing is another thing. 2nd
Joeys: No doubt Joeys would have walked away from HOTR very disappointed with their results, they had it coming to them waking a sleeping giant (Shore) in 2015, however they had most crews on the podium showing the 2nd best depth to Shore. Joeys will be desperate to keep up this momentum from 2015 because it is slowly but surely running out so they need to act fast .3rd
Scots: I don't know where to start with Scots but to say 2016 was a complete and utter disaster for them. They showed in 2015 how they has some good rowers winning the 2nd VIII and coming 2nd in the 1st VIII. Probably didn't help just putting their winning 2nd VIII as their 1st VIII for 2016. I can't see 2017 being a good season for Scots, happy to be proven wrong. 5th
Kings: I can't see Kings getting near the podium with a lack of a good program and the inconvenience of having their campus in Parramatta. I hope Kings can do something this year because they desperately need a good result. Consistency is going to be the key for Kings. 4th
Newington: The rave about Newington has started once again just like last year. This rave turned out to be premaature as last season they failed to achieve much, even with the return of MM and an extremely high amount of training at the end of the season and apparently they have had some scullers at a JB sharp regatta. RowingLord is completely right by saying that JB sharp regattas are completely unrepresentative and unreliable to judge. 6th
Grammar: They will show up and be good sports but i can't see Grammar getting above 7th place, again happy to be proven wrong. 8th
High: I would like to see High continuing to make progress and maybe get the better of some other crews. 7th