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Ash, Renaldo , Karen , Donald …..there is more than you think

First of all a better description of JB would be workmanlike. Excellent is a stretch. He hasn’t really played in 2 years so let’s see how he goes. But all locks in discussion prior , earlier in the thread , I would have above him. Very personable and likeable guy and great to have around your...

Again , agree on all this . The question I have on Jeeps is their Tight 5 and their 9/10. And then they have no quality of depth (based on last year’s view) in positions where they are strongest as you have highlighted Hard on rookie halves ( IGS 9 and Marist 10) if your set piece is under...

Yeah I’m in agreement with you here.

Well I defer to you Monsieur as you would know more about what is happening in Tigerland than I would. In the forwards I’m guessing Jacob Blyton might be right to go , and if he can stay injury free , he might replicate what you miss in Charlie Scott. I’m also guessing Tane Pardoe will be...

Another question for you Confucius …..why do you think Easts Culture and Game Plan is questionable ? - assuming you meant to lump them with UQ in your original post, and presumably , based on immediate past results. I agree with you that it’s a fair call on UQ from last year based on their...

Surely Easts in your top 4 Confucius ? Annan, Sword and Vahiu in the midfield (assuming rumours of Vahiu to Easts be true) with Elekana at 15. Some big names and reputations there although I’d suggest all of them (bar Sword) would probably expect to be playing Prem Grade. The only holdover from...

I actually found the standard of last year's School Comp to be pretty underwhelming to be honest and would have ranked it fairly low down the scale of the last 10 years . Best year I've seen is probably 2015 followed by 2014| 2017 | 2016 | 2019 | 2018 | 2020 | ..... then a flip between 2021...

I'll be pretty interested to see how a guy like South's John Bryant comes on this year - who didn't seem to make much of a dent last year despite, when he came out of Lauries - seemed to be line ball with Marist/Jeeps , Nick Baker. Baker had a big year in a strong team whereas Bryant seemed to...

I would have had maybe close to half a dozen locks easily ahead of him. UQ’s Will Robinson for starters followed up with Jeep’s very underrated Ethan Lucy and Tom Valentine , the Easts kid , Charlie Scott, who was massive for them all year , especially in set piece. Bond’s Marlon Jones wanted...

Fair enough. I reckon Ben Geraghty should have some decent prospects of getting some chances here and there. Maybe Harry Barker as well -he's just one of those players that seems to get it done when it counts. TSS/Bond Winger Hamish Roberts was/is like that. Good to see Jeeps building some...

Which Colts graduates would you expect to challenge for a Prems Spot at Jeeps?

I'm thinking Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.....y'know keep it classic and classy. Also keeping in chronological step with the dusting off of other late 60's / early 70's classics that have been adopted in recent times like Country Road and Sweet Caroline

^Likely increases the quality of the game downstream as well

Australian Cricket has flipped the script and you could argue started back with Mike Hussey and then ushered in guys like Stuart Clarke who had a short and productive career as a veteran , Chris Rogers a few years ago and this summer Alex Carey and Scott Boland. All great stories

Yeah I'm with you. Problem is Rugby has been caught in the yearling flesh wars and can't compete against League at least in any game of talent volume retention. The reality is , if everyone is honest , over a window of 30 years there has probably only been half a dozen players that were...

You can't compare Grealy and Lynagh in their relative development at the same point of what one might be able to handle compared to the other. One is an outside back and the other plays the most important spot on the pitch. And that's just for starters.

A few things ...... 1. There is absolutely nothing wrong with an 18 year old travelling half way across the world with zero familiarity as to the local scene ,voluntarily starting off at a level in real game time that gets him better acclimated. It shouldn't matter at all what type of contract...

2 or 3 months ago the word was that he had requested to start off playing Colts - which I think is a pretty smart move. Takes the pressure off and lets him find his feet and ease his way into the scene.

It's been pretty quiet - especially amongst the school leaver / recruitment ranks. For me , probably a couple of the more interesting Clubs to keep an eye on are Jeeps and Wests. The question at Jeeps is whether you keep last year's high performing 19 year olds , now turning 20 , in Colts or...