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NSW AAGPS 2025 (banter and commentary)

The Chairman

Nev Cottrell (35)
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)
RankPlayerSchoolTotal Appearances
1Hasani BloomfieldKings4
=2Oliver SmithKings3
=2Callum GranthamNewington3
=2Isaac FonuaKings3

Most Selected by School
RankSchoolTotal Individual Selections
1Kings22
2Newington19
3Riverview16
4Joeys15
5Scots10
6Shore9

Players of the Round by School
RankSchoolAwards
=1Joeys2
=1Kings2
3Newington1
4Riverview1

Players of the Round
WeekPlayer NamePositionSchool
1Rory O'Connor13Joeys (33-17 W vs SHORE)
2Julian Minto15Joeys (39-40 L vs NC)
3Jarryd King10Newington (47-5 W vs SHORE)
4Jack Plamondon14Riverview (32-12 W vs SHORE)
5Hasani Bloomfield3Kings (62-10 W vs SHORE)
6Oliver Smith2Kings (40-21 W vs TSC)
 

The Cleaner

Alfred Walker (16)
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

Moderator
Staff member
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.
 

InsiderScoop

Larry Dwyer (12)
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.
 

Eighty Minutes

Bob McCowan (2)
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.
I do not understand the mentality of wasting hookers out on the wing. Sure if they end up there occasionally but not as a game plan. I’ve seen it a little lately and those teams are usually on the losing side after wasting a strong presence on the side when it’s needed in the middle.
 

The Cleaner

Alfred Walker (16)
Well done to CAS. Not going to beat the GPS boys and their performance. I think they can do the self review themselves. All I can say is, felt a bit sorry for Grover. Sorry but he needed a better partner.
 

WLF3

Ted Thorn (20)
with the GPS 1s losing it makes you think, how in the world did the selectors stuff that up ?
Here's a thought, just maybe the selectors weren't to blame but the CAS boys this year are better players!

From all reports the ISA should have also beaten the GPS 1s.

Truth is, the difference between the associations is minimal amongst the top schools, full stop.
This is most apparent when the schools play each other prior to their respective comps.
You can call them "trials" but all games are very real, and no school wants to ever lose a 1st XV game, and most teams are generally made up of their best players, regardless of the excuses used after a loss. Let's hope we never revert to that pathetic term used by soccer called "friendlies", NO SUCH THING, unless you are trying to make excuses.

IMO it's a very good position to be in for the sports future development.

I will lead with my chin saying that this years Wallabies will really challenge the Lions, many players of which come from these associations and QLD schools.

Long live schoolboy Rugby!
 

Scrum_scouter

Frank Row (1)
with the gps side losing you have to consider that 3 key players out with Sheck (N) bassingthwaite (E) and Callaghan (E) all being unavailable due to injury which would have made this squad considerably stronger as some strength in the scrum and spark in the back line where missing . also this gps had many players Who had little to prove out their following their previous rep selections.
 
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