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2011 was very much the same except Ashgrove were able to capitalise on two yellow cards unlike this year. By all reports, Padua have about 5 or 6 players from this year's premiership side returning not to mention a very strong 2nd XV and 16A age group so don't think this is their last crack at...

Holy Sh*t. Padua win a First XV premiership and beat Ashgrove for the first time ever and all you can read about on this forum is a bombardment of sour grapes and everything from how Ashgrove were the better team to how they should have virtually their entire forward pack in the AIC 1 team. It...

It's schoolboy sport, the most blind and unadulterated bias towards their school cause generally people only watch their school play, that trend is not all of a sudden going to change in 2015. People will always be quick to doubt schools like Padua because theyve only become good recently but at...

Interesting points being raised about teams from this year against teams from years goneby. For instance I think Iona, Villa and Peters would probably be wiped out by their 2013, 2010 and 2012 teams respectively but it would be very interesting to have seen this years Padua, Eddies and Ashgrove...

You don't think Creighton or O'Toole could make a run at one of the QLD teams? Interesting point about the skill level. The Ashgrove dynasty has surely run its course in 1st XV Rugby and the gap between Marist and the pack has drawn a lot closer, but Peters, Pats, Padua and Eddies have all...

If your copping that sort of abuse and you go up 22-5 can hardly blame them for firing back, happens on every level of sport so expect nothing less from 16/17 year olds. Was at the game and thought Padua were going to blow them out but Ashgrove put on a forwards clinc in the 2nd half. twenty...

Fast-forward to this decade. The groundwork put in by the likes of an Eddies, Padua and Peters are paying dividends now. They are proactive as opposed to reactive. For a longtime these schools were minnows until they completely revamped the whole setup of there programs. All these schools now...

After taking a hiatus from the AIC threads for a few years I decided to look over this years forum and after reading the last few pages of posts, it seems to me that predictions made a few years ago weren't too far off. After reading posts from 2011 the general consensus then was that the...

A really uninformed view but if SLC have no year 11's in a team that has only one won game going into rd 7, one would assume that surely the age group cannot be that strong if they can't get any players in until round 7 (in a team that has only won one game). I did see SLC 15's though and they...

you can train as much as you want but we all know it simply does not substitute for actual game time. It'll be interesting to see how the GPS boys fair and if the lack of 'real' playing time will hinder their performance. Or it could be same old same old, where they come out and are simply too...

spoken like a true non-biased eddies supporter Are you honestly going to say duma won't be able to hold his own after one of the most prolific try scoring seasons we've seen in recent memory. Also Sorridimi is playing his third year of AIC and Ryan his 2nd, don't gloss over that. Plus AIC is...

same ref that reffed padua vs ashgrove last year, he will usually let his intentions be known early.

It seems like every year unless ashgrove, lauries, villa or iona win it there is sour grapes on these threads. Get use to it, all of the schools in AIC are taking the rugby a lot more seriously and the days of 2-3 school domination are gone. And as for importing, let's just call a spade a spade...

I believe he was unlucky. Achilles heel was effort in scrums at times but other than that phenomenal and probably the most destructive ball runner in recent memory

Good to see some clarification and can put this matter to bed, just couldn't stand the blissful ignorance of those who let pride stand in the way of honesty. If it happens to be in the form of a 115KG one-man wrecking crew one year that's fine, and if its a non-athlete another year that's fine...

I am not trying to be cynical and there was a time in the AIC when this question simply was not brought up. But I'm not going to gloss over it like so many other posts who praise the coaching staff or run away from the question by claiming envy or jealousy. It is interesting though that those 2...

Firstly, I find your posts to be the most knowledgeable and least biased. I find it interesting to see where the best of this competition ranks amongst each other. AIC was clearly a lot stronger during its early years, but I do think recent times have produced a more competitive competition...

since this thread has largely turned into the history of the competition I'd like to put this out there. In the AIC era (1998-Present) who were the top 5 best/ most dominant players to play in the competition. Not necessarily what they achieved afterwards but during their time at 1st XV

1 - Ashgrove at Ashgrove is always good especially on McMahon oval. Beating Ashgrove on their home turf in front of that massive granstand is surreal. 2 Andrew Slack Oval - villa - impeccable field and great setup and always a good atmosphere for first XV. 3 Peters - Great place to watch footy...

it will happen eventually but it may take 10 to 15 years