NSW AAGPS 2025 (banter and commentary)

[Joker]

UPDATE

This thread will only be used for AAGPS banter and commentary.
Please keep tipping, scores and tables in the AAGPS tips thread

 

[Where's the beef]

I watched the last couple of weeks at Joeys, Like a few people on this, I always seek to sit in the same place. There is another on this forum that I generally sit with a few years older.

While Newington had a very solid game against Joeys, you never felt Joeys were out of it. Yesterday, pretty simply you did.

Joeys kicked alot of ball away last week, this week a run at all costs first half punished them.

For the first time I saw their scrum get monstered, and more importantly neither their forwards no backs made ground consistently.

Passes in the backs were often at shoulder height presenting rib cages which Kings took full advantage of.

If joeys want to be anywhere near the top on this, then they must get some go forward up front. Their 10 is being murdered because of the backfoot ball.

In the backs, They Crabbed pretty much all day. Part off this is the ball, Part of it may be not. The Joeys 2nds backline is square and consequently forces sides to square up and they feed off it. The key to 2nds is the pack and the speed of delivery.

The truth of the matter is that the scoreline did not fully reflect the dominance kings had.

Even when the 2nds 5/8 came on, he had little impact because of the poor quality ball.

Justice had a tough day at the back of a retreating scrum.

This pressure played into heaps of Dropped ball from Joeys.

A tough Thursday Game awaits against Scots and I fear the heads are down.

The following game against View could realistically see Joeys 1 from 5.

Hurts to say this as an old boy, but, thats what I saw

Well done to the kings cows, they would be mooing all the way back to parra.
Beef out

 

[The Chairman]

The Chairman, not usually inaccurate, but this time a correction is required.

Apologies there.

Newington 15As not playing Shore 15As is very strange.

I always used to remember the NC As were fantastic, but the Bs were pretty average.

Not good signs for the program there

 

[Whales]

Respectable result for Grammar 15A.

 

[sac77]

My how things change!
16 games of rugby played (that is the extent of NC rugby playing strength), with 8 wins apiece to both E & NC. Of the games played only 5 were like matches; i.e. A v A, etc. Read into that what you will.

 

[Mungo1866]

Don't know whether you are saying it or not but there is some muttering about maybe time for a change in the Joeys firsts coaches, like many jobs after a while people get stale and new ideas ( or maybe old ones revisited) are needed.

 

[Joker]

Here is nice one to enjoy served up by a Shore mum.

 

[Rugbynbeers]

What are the results from the junior teams on the weekend kings vs joeys ?

also a fun fact I learnt, kings have now beaten joeys the last 5 matches in a row. And in the last 10 years joeys have only won 5 matches against kings.

could kings be joeys bogey team as off late

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Glimpses through individual efforts. Very un Joeys like. Maybe it was the players…

Seemed odd to have no plan after 2-3 phases.

 

[TonyTackle01]

Now that we’ve had a few games to assess who do we think are the favourites to take take the comp this year?

 

[gothenewboys]

New or View I think

 

[Fantastic Sir Toad]

In the 3rds comp: Riverview 3rds 31 d High 1sts 0, Shore 3rds 28 d Grammar 1sts 5. Any View or Shore supporters with post game reports. A pity that 3rds isn't on Streamer

 

[Fantastic Sir Toad]

Fairland is due for redevelopment and there's a fundraising drive going. Any thoughts on the proposed design from fellow GPS rugby enjoyers.

 

[JoeBoar03]

Did anyone else see Shore number 12s punch. Disgraceful act. He should serve a hefty suspension if the AAGPS takes these matters seriously.

 

[oldandcranky]

What ended up being the suspension for the Scots lad from round 2 ?

 

[fortheloveofthegame]

How’d Fonua go? What position did he play? Rather use numbers than names of Kids but he shifts around at times.

He’s some talent though. A genuine Rugby 8.

he played 8. I think he is a lock not an 8, I’ve said that for 4 years now and i’ve seen nothing to change my view.

 

[fortheloveofthegame]

how do you pick your team if the round? what process do you follow.

 

[The Chairman]

General game impact. Contribution to the team.

 

[Joker]

Fairland is due for redevelopment and there's a fundraising drive going. Any thoughts on the proposed design from fellow GPS rugby enjoyers.

Make sure they have a big pie warmer.

 

[fortheloveofthegame]

did you really watch every game played?