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2018 SYDNEY COLTS

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The Honey Badger

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Jim Lenehan (48)
Apparently Uni accounted for Penrith in all 3 grades, very easily.

No surprise there, but Penrith did manage to field a 3rd grade colts side. And that game was the only one of the 7 played that wasn't a crazy lop sided result. 33-5, I believe.

Most of the other were 100 - Nil or thereabouts.

So Penrith must have scratched around and found a few players that can play a bit.

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Azzuri

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Trevor Allan (34)
The Honey Badger said:
Try scorers? Other notable performances.

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Quick Hands

Quick Hands

David Wilson (68)
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Excellent proof point in this weeks uni teams. They seem to have 3 props in the Aus 20’s and one is playing 2’s against Penrith this week. Hard to see how this helps anyone. Positively dangerous for Penrith, in fact for the majority of colts sides and doubtful its the intended game prep for what this young man has in front of him.

The gold plating of these 2 sides is at the expense of the development of the game and the players from all clubs. Including Uni and Randwick. Strong balanced competition will develop all to their maximum potential. Unbalanced competition gives us what we have now.

Why is it that it is allowed to continue?


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I was on the receiving end of the same sort of thing when I coached 2nd grade colts 15 years ago. Although then it was the whole 2nds front row who had played schoolboy reps and half the backline. Nothing has changed it seems - and the points system doesn't look to have any effect at all.
 
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Ted Fahey (11)
The Honey Badger said:
Apparently Uni accounted for Penrith in all 3 grades, very easily.

No surprise there, but Penrith did manage to field a 3rd grade colts side. And that game was the only one of the 7 played that wasn't a crazy lop sided result. 33-5, I believe.

Most of the other were 100 - Nil or thereabouts.

So Penrith must have scratched around and found a few players that can play a bit.

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Sadly it most probably reflects that these guys are ok the first game they play but their output tapers as they play there 2nd and 3rd game of the day


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Inside Shoulder

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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Quick Hands said:
I still use them, so you aren't alone HB. :)

But then again I still call second rowers just that.
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The 2nd rowers thing is generational. If you’re trying to identify a player to someone you never know if they’re an early adopter or will think you’re bagging the no 8 if you have a go at the locks. Very tricky with the wallabies, particularly if Simmons is playing.
 
The Honey Badger

The Honey Badger

Jim Lenehan (48)
Quick Hands said:
I still use them, so you aren't alone HB. :)

But then again I still call second rowers just that.
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Me too. Back in the day Lock was the No. 8

But what really annoys me is when League start using terms that were only Union.

Back row, (how can you have a row of 1?), ruck, Lock



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Quick Hands

David Wilson (68)
The Honey Badger said:
Me too. Back in the day Lock was the No. 8

But what really annoys me is when League start using terms that were only Union.

Back row, (how can you have a row of 1?), ruck, Lock



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The play the ball used to be a ruck of sorts before they stopped the marker being able to strike for the ball.
 
Rugby Ref

Rugby Ref

Herbert Moran (7)
I was down at Woollahra Oval yesterday afternoon (I was one of the 3 officials appointed by NSWRRA), and it was an enjoyable day down in Easts' home ground against Gordon

A few thoughts on the day that I want to share with everyone:
  1. There is definitely no love lost between these 2 x clubs - whilst there were no fights in the 3 x matches, tempers did flare up a few times, especially in 2nd and 1st grade games,
  2. The artificial turf is great for running rugby; there were no issues with players scrum footings, nor running on the surface - well done to Easts to having this (eventually) laid and ready for use
  3. I do not think that BH (for Easts) is a number 13; defensively this is the most difficult outside back position to organise the defense as coordination is required with your outside winger and inside centre. It was interesting to note that a few of Gordon's tries in the 2nd half of 1st grade were scored out wide. I understand he played most of last year as #12 at Waverley
  4. Having said that, BH did play well with the ball in hand and made a few tackle busts (one scoring a try), and did a few outside hand offloads
  5. It was good to see young Sheldon back in action; I don't think #15 is his natural position though, I would like to see him and the current #10 swap positions, and with BH also swapping with the Easts captain (#12); I think the back-line would then be more balanced to utilise its skill and power.
  6. It was also great to see McTaggart play on the wing for Easts; he was kept relatively quiet though, and this was largely due to the double teaming by the Gordon outside backs (who played very well to contain both McT and BH)
  7. I thought Gordon 1st grade played really tough, grinding rugby, and they never gave up which was very admirable. In case some people do not know, they lost their #8 to the Sin Bin at the 20 min mark (pulling back an Easts attacking supporting player (then early tackling him) whilst both were running after the Easts attacking player just inside the G 22m line), and they lost another player for a slap-down of an Easts attacking pass at the 27 min mark; Gordon were basically playing with 2 x players down for a short period of time in the first half
Unfortunately there is no rematch as they do not meet again during the normal/ preliminary rounds this season (just checked the season draw) however I can see both teams making the finals series on yesterdays performance
 
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