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Surely the Brumbies should be constantly scouring J1D for talent....

Thanks Macka...its the one game I haven't seen although the highlights showed him do some good things. I agree also that a benefit of being in a top club is the competition to keep your place. I hope he has a blinder in seconds

Have just read the Vikings team list where there are a few changes with the most noticeable the inclusion of Thompson and Fanifo in the backline. While Thompson slipping back was probably inevitable , I have to feel for Giltrap who in the games Ive seen has been really solid. In fact, I would...

From the Vikings website; Vikings Hold the Door Open for Minor Premiership By Keiran Deck The Vikings have had their biggest test of character under new Coach Tim Sampson, nailing a penalty in the final minutes to defeat Queanbeyan 15-13. The Vikings had the lead for 75-minutes of the game at...

Yeah that's along the lines that I heard but with only 1 team from each state

Have heard whispers that the ACT griffins will be part of their own comp with similar teams from other states. Can anyone deny/confirm?

Some intriguing contests this weekend in J1D, with Vikings /Whites potentially a cracker. Unfortunately, I'm interstate so will be relying on this thread for an in-depth analysis of that particular game. Could I request of my fellow bloggers (I'm looking at you No8., macka au etc) a bit of a...

From the Vikings website: Premier Division 1st Grade VIKINGS POWER PAST OWLS By Jess Allardyce A powerful 80-minute performance from Vikings has firmed then on top of the John I Dent ladder and likely ended Uni North’s chances of finals in 2016 with a dominant score line of 61-3. Bolstered by...

Whilst the 2 sides sounds great, it aint gonna happen of course while Brissy only has 1 side and Sydney has just chopped back to 2. Aside from that the Sydney-centric ARU barely rates Canberra club rugby and continues to view the shute shield as far superior to anything QLD and ACT can dish up

In my opinion this competitions needs to be about development. And adding more teams achieves that goal. My thoughts also Macka...The thread has discussed previously the number of quality youngsters running around in J1D and the NRC squad has largely reflected that. I question then, the...

The couple of games Ive seen this year involving Tuggies, I certainly wouldn't be putting my money on them. However, Finals are always a different ball game as we know, and will depend on players being dropped from 1st grade to allow for Rep players returning

I would presume that last years squad would get 1st dibs. However, there are a few names absent thru retirement, injury, transfer: Rodney Iona Phil Kite Jerome Nuimata Rowan Perry Ita Vaea Joe Tomane D Oakman-Hunt Would suggest Frankie Fanifo would/should not get a spot also due to lack of...

From the Vikings website: The Tuggeranong Vikings have pulled together an impressive second half defensive display to win the Grand Final rematch with Royals 26-7. The game was special for a number of reasons and it started with prop Sione Taula leading the side onto the ground for his 100th...

Will be interesting to see what happens when Thompson and Jackson-Hope comes back. Possibly - 10. Jackson-Hope 11. Knight 12. Robinson 13. Rakic 14. Suavai 15. Thompson Or Thompson will be dropped down to 2nd's again. Either way with Jackson-Hope/Thompson coming back into the mix - pretty...

I went to check out the Vikings V Royals game - 1st half was extremely sloppy/stop start affair - Royals honestly looked the better of the two sides - with Vikings looking very out of sorts and abit all over the place - no real structure. The 2nd half again for the 1st 15-20 mins was the same...

I went early to watch the 3 premier grades. In colts Royals were totally dominant in the 1st half and went to the break something like 19-0 ?? Tuggies never looked like presenting a problem. The 2nd half was a good contest so I don't know what happened in terms of changes in personal, positions...

I think Jake Rakic might be coming back into the fold as well so we could see him at 12 with Andrew Robinson at 10 which is pretty handy. Good call Macka au Number Premier 1st Grade 1 Sione Taula 2 Michael Henry 3 Tateo Kanai 4 Gareth Clouston 5 Ben Hyne 6 Josh Hitchens 7 Joey Vejvoda 8 Dean...

Didn't realise Harris was an now an ARU selector as well as sole selector of the NRC Vikings, Barbarians etc...busy boy.

HaHa ...that's gold

Can anyone shed light on the actual criteria for selection. Excuse my ignorance, Is there any relationship between this team and the NRC Barbarian team as many of the names are from that team. However, many aren't and I haven't seen enough JID games to comment on all the local selections outside...