Man on the hill
Alex Ross (28)
anyone shed any light on the rumour that NSW will play QLD again today when QLD & ACT square off in 15s & 17s? Al the action is supposed to be at Woollahra.
Thanks CASA - now that's just a mockery of the system - we bang on about the lack of selecting skills - looks like that lack is directly proportional to the lack of organizational & planning skills somewhere in the system!
Thought that today was ACT vs QLD - hot on the heels of 4 intense games during the week, and NSWJRU Vs QLD yesterday, what irresponsible Einstein put that schedule together!
I heard that the side that was to play Queensland today pulled out and Jamo Clarke put a side together so that they had at least some opposition. Don't know that it was an all Merrylands side though but more a composite team of players available to play today.
Milne does not have the ability to effectively cope with this at this stage in his developement. It was obvious from the first trial of these problems yet the coaches played him anyway. I said it before and I'll say it again. The schools team would have been infinetly better off with Tepai at 12, AK (Andrew Kellaway) at 13 and either Cochrane or Delore at 15.
Since when does a 15 yr old boy (albeit a very talented player) get invited to organise an invitational team to play a visiting interstate squad?
There was not a game cancelled – their never was an U16 fixture scheduled between ACT & QLD. The replacement game WAS put together on zero notice because of ineptitude on the part of one or more of ACT, NSW or Qld Junior rugby!
That said - well done to WHOEVER for getting something together!
Thanks CASA - now that's just a mockery of the system - we bang on about the lack of selecting skills - looks like that lack is directly proportional to the lack of organizational & planning skills somewhere in the system!
Thought that today was ACT vs QLD - hot on the heels of 4 intense games during the week, and NSWJRU Vs QLD yesterday, what irresponsible Einstein put that schedule together!
... Seriously wonder if the authorities could organize a party at a brewery.
I best give up on this topic now as I too am now digressing, and heaven forbid should I incur the wrath of the moderator who has the name of 'JUXTAPOSED AMERICAN CIVIL WAR GENERALS' ... LMAO!!
Regards,
Newbie
This certainty about how to play the game underpins the development structures of Canterbury rugby. It may be homogeneous, with training systems drip-fed down from Super rugby to schoolboy level, but it's also cutting edge. When everyone is on the same page it makes it easier for people to commit. And rugby "down here" is all about commitment.
"We've got 53 former students playing professional rugby and half of them started in our under-14 'b's or below," says Dods.
"Colin Slade started in our under-14 'c' team. Owen Franks started under-14 'b's. At that age they just weren't X-factor players, but the system here allows boys to develop at different rates, and then make the 1st XV when they're ready. We really put a lot of emphasis on our 'c' and 'd' teams because we can't afford to miss the gems that come out of them."
In recent years the CBHS No10 jersey has been worn by Andrew Mehrtens, Aaron Mauger, Daniel Carter and Stephen Brett, all sophisticated, goal-kicking playmakers with time on the ball.
Last year's NZ under-20s captain, Tyler Bleyendaal, and Fletcher Smith, the 16-year-old CBHS incumbent, look set to continue the school's output of high-class first fives ....
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10746177
Thought provoking article.
This bit caught my eye, and supports much of the Jarse philosophy
The other bit about the article that caught my eye is how many top shelf #10's have come out of Christchurch Boys High School.
Probs not the right thread to post this article but couldn't seem to find another "good fit".
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10746177
Thought provoking article.
This bit caught my eye, and supports much of the Jarse philosophy
The other bit about the article that caught my eye is how many top shelf #10's have come out of Christchurch Boys High School.
Probs not the right thread to post this article but couldn't seem to find another "good fit".
Here's my attempt at a team of the tournament.
1. Robert Lawless - Qld Whites
A smokey because he was a reserve for the Whites, but he shifted people around whether they had the ball, he had the ball, or nobody had the ball.
Know for certain after conversations with the broncos football people that 10 Paai'aua and 15 Placid are broncos boys.