Odyssey_Park the 2nd
Larry Dwyer (12)
This has aged well… Penrith on a role!
Sydney Subbies 2025
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Pfitzy
Phil Waugh (73)
Oysters
Penrith
Savers
Sea Lice
Some close ones in there - Burra did rather well I thought despite the scoreline.
footy_footy
Larry Dwyer (12)
I will provided some defence for Knox - way back in March all clubs were told 5 July was a guaranteed bye. Their division was also turned on it head a few weeks in compounded by a void match and washouts.
When players hear there is a bye they act immediately - book holiday, buy tickets or pencil in some time with significant others who get overlooked during the throes of a season.
what I can’t work out is not being able to scrape together a team when you should have a whole colts squad that can step in. Maybe there wasn’t an appetite to take on the Blacktown lads?
Odyssey_Park the 2nd
Larry Dwyer (12)
100% agree with you on the late change and guys going away. But as you said not being able to field a side at all is a concerning trend. Just seems like this week has been booked as a catch up for over a month and then to pull the pin the day before. Someone should of stepped in the world of being able to reschedule games instead of forfeiting
Odyssey_Park the 2nd
Larry Dwyer (12)
Why are we no longer noting in the app if the game is a forfeit or the score being listed as 28-0 by Subbies. Seems like forfeit is a dirty word and we don’t want to admit when one happens. It makes for confusing tables with washouts and rescheduling of games
Pfitzy
Phil Waugh (73)
Starts with "F" so yeah why not?
John S
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Gee, looks like Emus might have found their spot (got to be a lot better than consistently losing by cricket scores at any rate).
Four YCs seems like there's still some poor discipline issues though.
Pfitzy
Phil Waugh (73)
Agreed that 4 in one game is a bit excessive.
It is interesting to look at the yellow card count - with 9 games listed they had no cards in 5 of them. The other 4 games:
10/05 v Drop Bears - 1 x Repeat/Intentional Offence
14/06 v Sea Lice - 1 x Repeat/Intentional Offence
28/06 v Burraneer - 2 x Repeat/Intentional Offence, 1 x Illegal Tackle
05/07 v Drop Bears - 3 x Illegal Tackle, 1 x Repeat/Intentional Offence
I see a few new names on team sheets so it might also be guys adapting to new tackle height as they re-enter the game this year.
Still, it averages one yellow card per match, 5 Repeat/Intentional and 4 Illegal Tackle.
You know who else averages one yellow card per match? Hunters Hill Kentwell.
Of the 7 yellow cards in as many matches, they have:
5 x Illegal Tackling
1 x Repeat/Intentional Offence
1 x Form of striking
It doesn't mean either side is better or worse in discipline terms, in my humble opinion.
parkfootyenthusiast2
Larry Dwyer (12)
Yeah this is bang on. Plenty of the wider grade squad pencilled in commitments with this week being flagged as a week off with plenty of notice. Further, the only reason this week was being played at all was because subbies pulled Barker after 1 week in the competition against Knox in week 1, where both grades picked up bonus point wins that were stripped.
Unfortunate but it is what it is, looks like a bunch of 2nd graders made their first grade debuts in a convincing win regardless, I imagine they'll be back to two full sides next week, coincidentally also against Blacktown, for double points, on the road.
Pfitzy
Phil Waugh (73)
I'll bet the week was circled early by any ski enthusiasts across Subbies.
Heavyd
John Solomon (38)
Or beers in Paddo before the Waratahs vs Lions. Isn’t that why we all had the week off?
Pfitzy
Phil Waugh (73)
It looked fucking great! Unfortunately I got sick mid week and had to miss was the fun
Odyssey_Park the 2nd
Larry Dwyer (12)
I can sympathise with Knox and the late changes to the draw and the fact that the washout fell on the 2nd match up against Blacktown and its tough to get guys on a week off.
However they’ve known about the need to catch this game up for a number of weeks. This chat knew they had agreed to play this weekend at least 3 weeks prior. They must have known there numbers then or why agree to the game. Both clubs have grounds they can accommodate mid week games.
They had ~50 guys the week before and had 8 on the bench on Saturday. But we are supposed to believe that 30 guys took the week off and the club didn’t know till the Friday before.
Realistically given they have double points this week and in the last round. One win in these games will get them into the finals without having to tough it out this week. It’s another example why a 4 team finals in these comps don’t work.
But it’s within the rules so play on and hopefully it doesn’t backfire on them.
However they’ve known about the need to catch this game up for a number of weeks. This chat knew they had agreed to play this weekend at least 3 weeks prior. They must have known there numbers then or why agree to the game. Both clubs have grounds they can accommodate mid week games.
They had ~50 guys the week before and had 8 on the bench on Saturday. But we are supposed to believe that 30 guys took the week off and the club didn’t know till the Friday before.
Realistically given they have double points this week and in the last round. One win in these games will get them into the finals without having to tough it out this week. It’s another example why a 4 team finals in these comps don’t work.
But it’s within the rules so play on and hopefully it doesn’t backfire on them.
CrashBandicoot2
Allen Oxlade (6)
Isnt this the issue that we have been arguing over the last few weeks. Players dont want to commit to 18 rounds anymore and when they are forced to play each week - you end up getting forfeits.