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CAS Rugby 2023

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Bob McCowan (2)
guntzinator said:
CAS performance last night was average. We received great service from Knox as they were giving out Apples for free on entry. Did everyone enjoy the Apples?
Few players I wanna wrap really very quickly. Jonas Dowling (2). He throws were beyond amazing and played a crucial rule in the malls. Jonathan Ryan (7). One of the best tacklers I have ever seen coming out of Knox.
The team really needed players like Aboud, Ah-Colt, Pule and a change up in backline. GPS should've put a lot more on CAS but they played quite awful as well. I don't like its the players, more emphasis on a change in coaching staff.
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Yeah heard those apples were very good, rumours are that Priests were out the front handing them out, can anyone confirm?

I agree performance based, I thought Deane (10) handled himself well against a very physical GPS team, Ryan (7) very physical and good tackler, Dowling (2) executed every throw, and was in the winning pack.

I think the GPS (9) won the battle of the 9s and the captains, seemed he lead his team around better than the CAS (9). With that being said both players played very well and I personally think they will be pushing for a spot in the Gen blue sides,
Tonga (11) GPS was amazing not surprised he has signed with the wallabies.

The actual game itself I thought was poor, and a step down to what the game should've been. Lots of drop ball and a scrappy game in general.
 
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Jimmy Flynn (14)
Good to see Mods doing their thing, but can't posts that get people banned also be deleted or have the objectionable parts deleted.
 
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Rocky Elsom (76)
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moa999 said:
Good to see Mods doing their thing, but can't posts that get people banned also be deleted or have the objectionable parts deleted.
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generally that's meant to happen. Which post is it? You can always click report on the offending posts
 
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Bob McCowan (2)
Have to say selections have been poor and as a result players will miss being able to play in higher rep teams(Gen Blue). Speaking with Gen blue selectors today, they highlighted that the results matter because it is a performance based selection process.

CAS got it wrong by not picking:

Ah-Colt
Niulala
Morshead-Fidel
Turinui
Ryan (I know he did move up eventually)
Tofaeono

In the first XV team.

Time for a clean out. Kids are losing potential careers from these poor selections. Something must be done.
 
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moa999

Jimmy Flynn (14)
CAS_Rugby said:
CAS got it wrong by not picking:
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Time for a clean out. Kids are losing potential careers from these poor selections. Something must be done.
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Not hard to see where your allegiances lie. But at the end of the day selectors can only pick based on the games played.

It's unfortunate that the CAS is only playing one round this year when GPS are playing two (CAS has played two round comps in the past) and that Knox v Waverley is in term three.

But on the games played, Knox had two big wins, with the forwards being dominant, Waverley one tight and one decent win.

I suspect the selectors also talk to the coaches to rank their teams vs an average 1sts player and past players. Seemingly Dowling (from the Rep game correctly) and Aboud (unfortunately dropped out for Ryan) were the ones pushed.
 
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Bob McCowan (2)
That’s a unique take.

Knox have their 3 hardest CAS games next term. Waverley have already played two of their hardest games.

So only the players coaches push- coaches that aren’t part of the selection process- are the ones considered?

So Cranbrook coaches didn’t push Ah-Colt?
And the only reason Aboud was selected was because the Waverley coaches highlighted him?
 
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