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John I. Dent Cup 2016 - ACT Premier Rugby

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Istanbul

Vay Wilson (31)
Kotz top try scorer
Rolando top point scorer
but I will take some of the 100 to 1 action on Hyne for the big prize. pity he got injured or he would have been a shoe in.

It's always difficult for a player in a strong team to be best on ground week in and week out when he is surrounded by so many other good players. I'm tipping the winner might come from Darra, Royals, Uni or Wests rather than QBN or Tuggies.
 

No.8

Phil Hardcastle (33)
Ryan Jones could go close to winning it possibly - he has been extremely good this year.
 

No.8

Phil Hardcastle (33)
1st Grade sides for this weekend -


Vikings -


1. Sione Taula
2. Michael Henry
3. Tyrel Lomax
4. Gareth Clouston (C)
5. Callum Smith
6. Dean Oakman-Hunt
7. Joey Vejvoda
8. Jarrad Butler
9. Joe Powell
10. Isaac Thompson
11. Jake Knight
12. Jordan Jackson-Hope
13. Jake Rakic
14. Andrew Robinson
15. Ernest Suavai



Queanbeyan -


1. Chris Barbaro
2. Carl Elliott
3. Leslie Leulua'iali'i-Makin
4. Toby Wilson
5. Soakai Tai
6. Ryan Jones
7. Dan Penca
8. OJ Noa
9. Josh White
10. Billy Chalker
11. Brendan Spears
12. Zac Tarrant
13. Keith Morgan
14. Jamie Marmont
15. Robbie Coleman




Seems to be a bigger buzz than normal around this Grand Final than the last few years - have no idea who will win - will simply be a cracker and both teams will want to destroy eachother.
 

Istanbul

Vay Wilson (31)
Congratulations Vikings! Some very gutsy wins today! I've been a Vikings hater in the past but can't fault the way you did business in 2016. Enjoy it lads!!
 

Slim 293

Stirling Mortlock (74)
I missed the last half an hour but I thought Queanbeyan looked the better team in that first half.........
 

mst

Peter Johnson (47)
I missed the last half an hour but I thought Queanbeyan looked the better team in that first half...

Agree, but the momentum sung to Viking for a period then it all tightened up in the last 10. Really good game in the end.
 

Slim 293

Stirling Mortlock (74)
The VIkings have overcome 2015 grand final heartbreak, snatching back the John I Dent Cup with a 26-22 win over Queanbeyan.

After losing last year’s decider after the 80 minutes had ticked over, Tuggeranong had to survive another thriller this time around, with their defence hanging tough under immense pressure.

In an emotional week, there was plenty of motivation for the Vikings, who were all thinking of club hero Christian Lealiifano, after his recent leukaemia diagnosis.

Lealiifano wasn’t entirely absent from the match, lending his boots to teammate Dean Oakman-Hunt for the decider, which gave Tuggeranong their sixth win in eight consecutive grand finals.

http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/08/13/06/55/john-i-dent-cup-final-report

 

No.8

Phil Hardcastle (33)
Congrats to the Vikings - they took advantage of their opportunities abit better than the Whites, and had acouple of moments which won them the game.

The Whites were the better side today but just didn't take advantage of those little moments.

How good are the Whites forwards - dominated the Vikings forwards in most parts of play besides the maul - I know its been said 100's of times but Daniel Penca and Oj Noa - how good are these 2 players?

Oj Noa is the best No.8 in the ACT at the moment - just hope he gets a shot in the NRC - if not I know it sucks for the Whites but I would be looking overseas.

Vikings very lucky today!

Bring on the NRC and then 2017!
 

No.8

Phil Hardcastle (33)
Anyone wanting to have a crack at naming the 1st XV side for this year? (Not including Brumbies players)

1. Barbaro
2. Elliot
3. Sione can move to 3?
4. Wilson?
5. Sok
6. Jones
7. Penca
8 Noa

9. Hamlin?

10. Chalker? Or Thompson
11. Kotz
12. Rakic
13. JR
14. Robinson
15. Thompson Or Ernest?
 

Istanbul

Vay Wilson (31)
Anyone wanting to have a crack at naming the 1st XV side for this year? (Not including Brumbies players)

1. Barbaro
2. Elliot
3. Sione can move to 3?
4. Wilson?
5. Sok
6. Jones
7. Penca
8 Noa

9. Hamlin?

10. Chalker? Or Thompson
11. Kotz
12. Rakic
13. JR
14. Robinson
15. Thompson Or Ernest?

How can you put 7 forwards out of 8 from a team that just got rolled twice in the finals?
 

OldHeadSnakeyHeher

Allen Oxlade (6)
Anyone wanting to have a crack at naming the 1st XV side for this year? (Not including Brumbies players)

1. Barbaro
2. Elliot
3. Sione can move to 3?
4. Wilson?
5. Sok
6. Jones
7. Penca
8 Noa

9. Hamlin?

10. Chalker? Or Thompson
11. Kotz
12. Rakic
13. JR
14. Robinson
15. Thompson Or Ernest?


Not a bad looking team mate. Mine is pretty similar to yours plus a few others I would include:

1. Barbaro
2. Elliot
3. Sione can move to 3 Nandruku
4. Wilson
5. Sok
6. Jones
7. Penca
8 Noa

9. Hamlin? White/Douch

10. Chalker? Or Thompson
11. Kotz Tiata
12. Rakic Tarrant
13. JR
14. Robinson Spears
15. Thompson Or Ernest? Marmont

Kotz unlucky to miss out.
 

No.8

Phil Hardcastle (33)
How can you put 7 forwards out of 8 from a team that just got rolled twice in the finals?

Purely going off them being the form forward pack in the comp all year - even in the loss the Whites forwards dominated on Saturday.

What would your forward pack look like?
 

No.8

Phil Hardcastle (33)
Not a bad looking team mate. Mine is pretty similar to yours plus a few others I would include:

1. Barbaro
2. Elliot
3. Sione can move to 3 Nandruku
4. Wilson
5. Sok
6. Jones
7. Penca
8 Noa

9. Hamlin? White/Douch

10. Chalker? Or Thompson
11. Kotz Tiata
12. Rakic Tarrant
13. JR
14. Robinson Spears
15. Thompson Or Ernest? Marmont

Kotz unlucky to miss out.

Mate now thats a good looking side haha. . . . .
 

Whitehead

Allen Oxlade (6)
Team of the season in an objective whites supporters opinion
Barbaro
Henry
Dobson
Glouston
Tai
Noa
Jones
Hyne
Hamlin
Thompson
Knight
JJH
Morgan
Kotz
Johnson
 

bluebags

Larry Dwyer (12)
watched the 3 prem grades and really enjoyed the rugby. Striking for me was that there was no real standout and no player in any grade had a really poor game. Here's my take on the day but remember while I was sober during the colts I was least soberest later...

Colts...Royals were meant to romp it in and I picked them for heaps. Vikings got stuck in early and never relented. In fact, I don't think Royals had any decent ball until around 30 minutes despite nabbing 2 tries...1 from an intercept and I think 1 from a dropped ball. A tight 2nd half and a great finish .Swain definitely made a difference for the Vikings and the Royals centres had a dig.

2's....Whites were meant to win this one but in realty never looked like doing so. 4 consecutive early penalties and led 6-0. Opting for the kick each time however, looked to me like they had no real belief that they could score. Vikings forwards surprised by more than matching the Whites, and the game became a forward slog. Whites did well to stop the ball getting to the Viking backline. can only remember Frankie making a couple of runs, 1 of which he scored late, same with Murray on the other wing. Giltrap had 1 great run but really had no other opportunities. He pulled off a try-saver early which would have seen the whites lead by 13-0 and then we might have seen a different game . Hitchens and Neata were the pick of the Vikings, no whites player really stood out but like I said earlier, no one played poorly.

1sts...a tough game as expected. Don't know if I would agree that whites had the upper hand. Scored early from Thompsons early fumble and then late with Vikings down a man. 2nd half was just plain tough and like the game before, was not for the backs. Knight and Robinson saw little ball, Thompson recovered well from his 1st up mistake and was solid, Suavai had his best game of the year and Butler was good. Noa was the pick of the whites and probably would have got MOTM if whites had won. JR had some good runs early, Penca of course and Marmont was also good. To me, Tai was quiet as was Coleman. Jackson-Hope had some good runs but a little surprised he got the award at the end. However, as I said with no real stars , he was just as deserving. A good win to the Vikings ...congratulations.
Already looking forward to next year
 
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