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Stan Wickham (3)
I reckon the gps winners next year will be joeys Scot’s view or kings
NSW AAGPS 2023
- Thread starter Joker
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Tame Brumby
Stan Wickham (3)
Or Shore or Newington.
Joker
Ken Catchpole (46)
I reckon Grammar in a boil over
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Stan Wickham (3)
No chance
The Ghost of Raelene
Trevor Allan (34)
Huge call
How does Newington have 'no chance'? With winning the 16A's with Kings and coming joint second in the 1st's comp this year, I think Newington will be one of the favorites bud.
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Herbert Moran (7)
Kings will be incredibly strong. They have a strong cohort building since the 13A team. Joeys will always challenge as well.
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Stan Wickham (3)
They won the 16a prem because Scot’s have fitttler brial and jacques in opens. However they do have some good players in this age group but I can’t see them winning a premiership without a good leader or very good 9,10,15
Koby Owen 9 (u16's last year), Matt Humphries 10 (2nds and u16's gen blue), tom-farr jones 15 (2nds and u16's gen blue) or toby rodwell 15 (u16's) Pretty sure they will do just fine.
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Jimmy Flynn (14)
Rugby Australia has selected the most promising U16 Australian Male Rugby players to join a Development Camp on the the Gold Coast, 9-12 December.
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Stan Wickham (3)
Lots of GPS BOYS
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Larry Dwyer (12)
Geeeze Joker you dropped the ball on this one.....all puns intended. You also forgot young Henari Veratua 2001..........
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Larry Dwyer (12)
Yawn, please refer to my thoughts on the last 3 years of this feed as to how unimportant winning the 16As is for making a successful 1XV the following year
You're making a big generalization from just 3 years, but please continue on your tangent about how irrelevant the 16a's comp is for the following senior years.
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Larry Dwyer (12)
Ah Dusky my good man, I am not talking about the last 3 years of competition, I am talking the last 3 years of chatter on the AAGPS channel. My data base goes from about 1992 onward and having played and coached the 16As it hold little importance to a GPS chocy chip
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Peter Burge (5)
Good to see three Scots boys selected. It will be very interesting to watch them develop over the next few years, these boys will ultimately shape the Scots 1XV in the next 2 years.
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Stan Wickham (3)
Just noticed Riverview is the only GPS team to not be represented in this team. Is this a sign of a weak age group? How does everyone think the boys from lane cove are looking for the next few years? They have some good players returning next year like the 10 and the wing.
The Ghost of Raelene
Trevor Allan (34)
I think as you point out Riverview will have a couple of very good players but may be let down by a lack of 15-201st XV strength players. Which is what you need to win the comp and even more so going to 2 rounds.
There are some things they could do to improve instantly such as their fitness. They were routinely fading out of games last year and it happened like clockwork. Fitness goes then the tackles start falling off.
I hope I'm wrong with my first statement....
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Vay Wilson (31)
It varies enormously, some 16As will be springboards for GPS priernierships.Other not likely.In my experience having observed various teams, it is dependent on how two age groups blend together.Additionally the depth each age group possesses.As well, Between 16-18 years boys can undergo enormous personal growth. Equally, some can stop growing at 15 and 16. But generally, speaking a strong16A side will be the basis for strong 1st XV, two years later.
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Vay Wilson (31)
Basing your assessment on just two players is a bit superficial.This has been a strong Newington age group since the 13s and will continue to improve into the opens .Their success is due to excellent teamwork. In executing great support play as a playing group.So although Balmain Stubbies, is very much the proud supporter of their stars as individual players. I feel that Newington team cohesion, makes them potentially, the better team. As for having players in the opens and and using it, as excuses for losing, misses my point on team work. I know Newington A and Bs tend to train as as squads. With the intention of offsetting players that are missing.
This way team cohesion can be maintained and is less disruptive, unless numbers are large.As in the case of the 16As game against Shore.Here I .Was told that 6 players were out. Nevertheless, they pushed Shore all the way for a very narrow 2026-2029 loss.
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