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CAS Rugby 2023

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BlackBlue

Stan Wickham (3)
megarugbyman said:
With quite an interesting and competitive 16A's season shaping up (with Knox and Barker playing for the title this weekend), and Cranbrook who held both teams to a close score. As well, as an incredibly close First XV competition this year (with the possibility of a three way joint premiership). Will next years CAS comp be as competitive and tight as the one this year?
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The 16’s is a strong age group across the board so the teams that have a good mix of boys playing a second year of 1st’s with the new talent in year 11 will be competitive. 2024 will be a tight contest with Waverley, Knox & Barker fighting for the title. Happy for Cranbrook being a lot more competitive but earlier posts stating not many have played footy outside of school will ensure they fall short again. You can’t expect boys to develop/improve with only playing 10 games of footy per year. Most 13-16 a grade players play 3 times that throughout the year.
 
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moa999

Ted Thorn (20)
Also a big year for Knox - Centenary, and good that they don't appear to have gone down the path of other schools in the past.
 
Jumping_jack

Jumping_jack

Ward Prentice (10)
moa999 said:
Also a big year for Knox - Centenary, and good that they don't appear to have gone down the path of other schools in the past.
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You know google exists right.

And I mean your starting 5/8 started the year at a different school this year…

Don’t be holier than this or it will be called out. I can delete this too if you want.
 
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moa999

Ted Thorn (20)
I've got no iron in the fire for many years, so no need for the personal attack.

Kids change schools for various reasons.
A handful of 'better players' arriving in the senior years is to be expected - most private schools get bigger as you go through the years.

I suggest you go back and look at the history of GPS schools in the 80/90s and early 2010s where you had the majority of teams replaced in the senior years at a number of schools.
Things kind of came to ahead in the Basketball season of 2013.
 
Crashy

Crashy

Colin Windon (37)
ok thanks
ordinary numbers. I guess when you offer table tennis as a winter sport you're going to struggle to fill 4 teams like Barker did 20 years ago...
 
Homer

Homer

Fred Wood (13)
Last year there was 15 games between Knox and Barker to finish the year for the Headmasters Cup. Knox won 13.
It would be great to get all schools with 20+ teams again but i think those days have passed. As for the girls reducing numbers, Kinross only has 70 boys in each year and does manage to field a few C teams.

Unfortunately, the big clash 16A game won't be on Knox 1.
 
Hankspank

Hankspank

Larry Dwyer (12)
Ziggy said:
there will definitely be teething problems with a transition to co-ed and the same will be experienced at Cranbrook when they start to transition but the goal for these to schools should be to have a similar rugby program (and BBQ) as Oakhill.
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Oakhill is Co-Ed as well but only for Yr 11 & 12
 
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BlackBlue

Stan Wickham (3)
Homer said:
Last year there was 15 games between Knox and Barker to finish the year for the Headmasters Cup. Knox won 13.
It would be great to get all schools with 20+ teams again but i think those days have passed. As for the girls reducing numbers, Kinross only has 70 boys in each year and does manage to field a few C teams.

Unfortunately, the big clash 16A game won't be on Knox 1.
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Yes it on Knox 1 at 12pm
 
Halfbackenthusiast

Halfbackenthusiast

Ted Fahey (11)
Ziggy said:
there will definitely be teething problems with a transition to co-ed and the same will be experienced at Cranbrook when they start to transition but the goal for these to schools should be to have a similar rugby program (and BBQ) as Oakhill.
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This bbq has really left a mark on you ziggy. That good huh?
 
Ziggy

Ziggy

Herbert Moran (7)
Halfbackenthusiast said:
This bbq has really left a mark on you ziggy. That good huh?
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I love a good bacon and egg roll or steak roll at school rugby.
Oakhill has been the best so far although I didn't try the coffee as I am not a risk taker when it comes to coffee
So far my rating on schools this year (only 3 away games so far)...
Riverview was average and expensive.
Barker was good value for money but that was up at Cliff Oval so don't know about in the school itself.
Will report back next week on what Trinity has to offer this weekend
 
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Union on Top

Peter Burge (5)
BlackBlue said:
The 16’s is a strong age group across the board so the teams that have a good mix of boys playing a second year of 1st’s with the new talent in year 11 will be competitive. 2024 will be a tight contest with Waverley, Knox & Barker fighting for the title. Happy for Cranbrook being a lot more competitive but earlier posts stating not many have played footy outside of school will ensure they fall short again. You can’t expect boys to develop/improve with only playing 10 games of footy per year. Most 13-16 a grade players play 3 times that throughout the year.
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Cranbrook will be alright next year, but will be very good in 2025. There are only boys on scholarships this year in the 1s from year 11 (4). There should be about 4 boys in the 1s next year from year 11 who are currently in the 2s. Should be 4-5 from the 16s who play 1s and then most likely 2-3 boys coming in on scholarships.
 
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