NSW AAGPS 2025 (banter and commentary)

[The Chairman]

In the midst of it all, here is a far delayed Team of the Week for last round.

Week 6

1. Hayden Lavercombe (K)
2. Oliver Smith (K)
3. Angus McKenzie (S)
4. Cameron Stuckey (J)
5. Will Spora (I)
6. Darcy Squire (E)
7. Henri Dempsey (I)
8. Justice Taumoepeau (J)
9. Xavier Ryan (J)
10. Fred Garling (I)
11. Ashton Tregonnig (K)
12. Adam Stewart (K)
13. Taj Scarr (I)
14. Jack Plamondon (I)
15. Charlie Lenehan (I)


Chairman’s Player of the Round: 2. Oliver Smith (Kings)

HM: Osborne (I), Conna (I), Blackwell-Smith (S), Hannon (J), Minto (J), Makasini (N), O'Connor (J), Grantham (N)

Running some stats off the 6 of these given throughout the season

Most Selected Individual Players (there was about 15 tied on 2)

Rank	Player	School	Total Appearances
1	Hasani Bloomfield	Kings	4
=2	Oliver Smith	Kings	3
=2	Callum Grantham	Newington	3
=2	Isaac Fonua	Kings	3

Most Selected by School

Rank	School	Total Individual Selections
1	Kings	22
2	Newington	19
3	Riverview	16
4	Joeys	15
5	Scots	10
6	Shore	9

Players of the Round by School

Rank	School	Awards
=1	Joeys	2
=1	Kings	2
3	Newington	1
4	Riverview	1

Players of the Round

Week	Player Name	Position	School
1	Rory O'Connor	13	Joeys (33-17 W vs SHORE)
2	Julian Minto	15	Joeys (39-40 L vs NC)
3	Jarryd King	10	Newington (47-5 W vs SHORE)
4	Jack Plamondon	14	Riverview (32-12 W vs SHORE)
5	Hasani Bloomfield	3	Kings (62-10 W vs SHORE)
6	Oliver Smith	2	Kings (40-21 W vs TSC)

 

[The Cleaner]

GOOD LUCK TO ALL GPS Team today/tonight. Please BEAT that Red team. The level of arrogance from some of their supporters on the sideline yesterday, my word. Anyway, GO OUT THERE LADS AND RIP IN!

 

[Joker]

The issue with having a 7 throw is the enormous stress it puts on the team. When your best scrounger is stuck to a sideline (as coaches don't want them running across the field) you lose your best defender and ball theif. You may recall Phil Kearns who scored tries wide out as he kept on that side of the field after throwing in. The AAGPS hooker has an enormous workload as the scrounger and hard runner who then backs ups with with throwing to a new line out to players who have yet to get in sync with the throws. He may be small but damn his heart is enormous.

 

[Fantastic Sir Toad]

GPS scrum and lineout was subpar but forwards seemed to gel together later on. Would be interesting to know if CAS performance yesterday against ISA was similar

 

[Jakeburner65]

After the early tries, GPS 1 forward pack comprehensively outplayed by ISA. Poor refereeing kept them in it.

The problem when you select 3 number 6s in Fonua, Lemoto and Justice that offer the identical ball running game. Needed another scrum and lineout specialist in there.

 

[CutOutBallFanatic]

The problem when you select 3 number 6s in Fonua, Lemoto and Justice that offer the identical ball running game. Needed another scrum and lineout specialist in there.

Could do with Spora (I), his lineouts are exceptional.

 

[fortheloveofthegame]

The problem when you select 3 number 6s in Fonua, Lemoto and Justice that offer the identical ball running game. Needed another scrum and lineout specialist in there.

this is the point where one might question incumbency… the blight of Australian pathways

 

[Rugbynbeers]

this is the point where one might question incumbency… the blight of Australian pathways

Fonua isn’t the same type of player as the other two, he runs the lineout at kings and is Probbaly more a second rower if anything.

 

[InsiderScoop]

Freakish try set up from Scots winger in GPS 2s. Gough must’ve been fired up, he’s playing more the dominant player he should be. GPS forwards are very good in defence and strong in attack. They seem to be more connected than yesterday. Hopefully backs see some more front foot ball.