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Vay Wilson (31)
NSW Schools u16s 34 d West Auckland 24.
CAS U16s 2016
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Fred Wood (13)
Understand from a financial point of view, and aside from this player, very unfortunate that Knox do this type of thing, pity the knox boys who have been there for a long time and now miss out!
Unless there is more to it!
Unless there is more to it!
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Appreciate there may be some bite back from this.
But Knox has every right to offer scholarships to whoever they please.
Especially a player as talented as Towns that would likely be wasted at Waverley Rugby.
Knox has done Towns a favour and saves his family a lot of cash by providing him with the scholarship.
He will be a very handy 12 for Knox firsts next year.
But Knox has every right to offer scholarships to whoever they please.
Especially a player as talented as Towns that would likely be wasted at Waverley Rugby.
Knox has done Towns a favour and saves his family a lot of cash by providing him with the scholarship.
He will be a very handy 12 for Knox firsts next year.
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A big loss is an understatement. He will be part of a dominant backline with Woodcock inside him and Cameron outside him.
Good luck stopping the Knox backline next year.
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Fred Wood (13)
BM,
You are 100% correct, you badly needed some Waverley expertise and ticker to help the knox team.
As William88 rightly points out, good luck to the boy and his family.
Good luck to both teams!
You are 100% correct, you badly needed some Waverley expertise and ticker to help the knox team.
As William88 rightly points out, good luck to the boy and his family.
Good luck to both teams!
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Nev Cottrell (35)
wow .. Max Towns going to Knox .... my first thought was, that has got to be BS
however Knox has the indigenous scholarships, so I guess it makes sense
and congratulations to him .... his athleticism and rugby potential certainly makes him a worthy recipient
I don't know that it will make a huge difference to Waverley's hopes in 2017
as I think there are enough good backs, that he was not a sure thing for making the Ones .... IMHO
oh well, it will be interesting to see when he faces off against former team mates, who know his strengths and weaknesses well
however Knox has the indigenous scholarships, so I guess it makes sense
and congratulations to him .... his athleticism and rugby potential certainly makes him a worthy recipient
I don't know that it will make a huge difference to Waverley's hopes in 2017
as I think there are enough good backs, that he was not a sure thing for making the Ones .... IMHO
oh well, it will be interesting to see when he faces off against former team mates, who know his strengths and weaknesses well
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Vay Wilson (31)
I don't think anyone should assume that Towns will be walking into the IC slot or even starting in Knox 1sts 2017. This year's IC will be backing up as will a couple of handy wingers. Max is a good player, but so are the others, and he will need to earn his spot against some yr 12 boys. Best of luck to him and if it keeps everyone on their toes and competing hard for positions, all the better for Knox rugby.
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Sydney Middleton (9)
Talented boy ,good luck to max he will be sorely missed at Waverley , I to thought it was BS . I'm sure he will be a standout next year wherever he is.
Are u sure he is going to Knox ?
I'm sure several GPS schools would love a boy of his talent and ability.
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Fred Wood (13)
Spot on Lindommer, there are called "music" scholarships!
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
Yes its remarkable how many talented "musicians" magically appear in a few GPS schools in year 11 and 12 who have played representative Rugby via Club and School pathways......
You would have to wonder how the boys (or parents) who have been in a school since year 7 feel about this when talented "musicians" arrive.
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Fred Wood (13)
Ha Ha AS,
It would be funny, if not true!
The silly thing is that everyone knows it wasn't a home grown victory, if they win. So pointless!
Some CAS schools do it too, which must mean that between the GPS and CAS, these relatively few schools, have produced many many fine orchestras!
It would be funny, if not true!
The silly thing is that everyone knows it wasn't a home grown victory, if they win. So pointless!
Some CAS schools do it too, which must mean that between the GPS and CAS, these relatively few schools, have produced many many fine orchestras!
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
I don't think the old boys or "friends" of the school, Leagues Clubs or whoever is funding a bursary, really give a rats about home grown or not in the pursuit of the School Challenge Trophy in GPS land or Henry Plume Shield in CAS land.
Check out the "depth" of Rugby and results in a few of the more recently successful GPS schools. Their remarkable strength in A comp teams has a habit of tapering off awfully quickly if your replace A with B or C and below as a grade. (if they have those teams....)
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Fred Wood (13)
AS,
I completely agree with you but the reality is that most balanced people can see it is all just BS.
Especially if a boy missed out after 6-8 years at a school!
The worst case is when a boy moves from 1 good school to another.
I completely agree with you but the reality is that most balanced people can see it is all just BS.
Especially if a boy missed out after 6-8 years at a school!
The worst case is when a boy moves from 1 good school to another.
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Vay Wilson (31)
The "free education" siren song can be hard to resist. Unfortunately, as our parents frequently pointed out, there is no such thing as a free lunch and both the new and existing diners can end up short changed when the former are expected to perform like professionals and the latter are overlooked after 4 years of playing 'A's with their mates.
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Fred Wood (13)
Yep agree CNP,
Especially when recruited in year 7, so it can be sold that the boy was there the whole time. Only to find out later that when pubity hits all the other boys, our hero is no longer!
Especially when recruited in year 7, so it can be sold that the boy was there the whole time. Only to find out later that when pubity hits all the other boys, our hero is no longer!
Please, Scots and Newington have been buying players for years.
I know for a fact that Trinity have kids on financial help for athletics and swimming hence their dominance in both events of late.
In my opinion the school is entitled to whoever they like. Why can a music scholarship or academic be given but sporting can't?
I know for a fact that Trinity have kids on financial help for athletics and swimming hence their dominance in both events of late.
In my opinion the school is entitled to whoever they like. Why can a music scholarship or academic be given but sporting can't?
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Vay Wilson (31)
^^^WLF, I have much less of an issue with recruitment in yr 7, as typically this is a genuine attempt to bring a lad/family in who would otherwise not be in a position to fund the fees for a genuine all round education over 5-6 years. At this point, their rugby could go either way in the following 6 yrs, so it's more of a punt on the future and in any event won't involve displacing a boy who has been playing in the As for x years with his mates.
IMHO this is quite different from bringing in a known quantity rep player at 16 with the very clear expectation that he will be parachuted into the 1st XV to help win the title or at least bolster the squad.
I acknowledge that no-one has a lock on a position in any team, but the latter situation is much more likely to cause resentment amongst the incumbent boys and parents and to alienate the incoming boy who no doubt wants to feel welcomed into and comfortable in the new environment. It can also cause a lot of stress if the new lad is injured or worse, fails to live up to sometimes unrealistic expectations. No free lunch.
IMHO this is quite different from bringing in a known quantity rep player at 16 with the very clear expectation that he will be parachuted into the 1st XV to help win the title or at least bolster the squad.
I acknowledge that no-one has a lock on a position in any team, but the latter situation is much more likely to cause resentment amongst the incumbent boys and parents and to alienate the incoming boy who no doubt wants to feel welcomed into and comfortable in the new environment. It can also cause a lot of stress if the new lad is injured or worse, fails to live up to sometimes unrealistic expectations. No free lunch.
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