NSW AAGPS 2025 (banter and commentary)

[Joker]

imagine how many would have been there if GPS won

I believe Joeys holds the record for NSW 1 team reps (7 in the 1sts and 5 in the 2nds).
Here they are. Some famous faces in there.

 

[fortheloveofthegame]

Oh come on, guys, no need for all this gloom. CAS wins every so often, and this was one of those years. Plus, GPS still got 9 players in NSW 1sts to 6 from CAS - imagine how many would have been there if GPS won!

that kind of proves the point, incumbency / form is the Australian way.

 

[The Cleaner]

Who is the third player who would've played GPS 1st. I know for certain Jai and Rex would've played

I would have liked to see Sidwell in there

 

[The 6 Seat]

Who is the third player who would've played GPS 1st. I know for certain Jai and Rex would've played

Galligan

 

[The 6 Seat]

Congrats to the following old boys who will be lining up in the Aus U20s side against the Saffas

Baxter (E)
Ata (N)
Doyle (J) (c)
Sharples (J)
Fowler (J)
Langi (K)
Mangelsdorf (J)
Brial (S)
Dillon (I)

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

It is all volunteer.

Craig is the only coach in the AAGPS that has had modern experience as a forward and specifically scrumming and lineouts. He played as a Hooker for the Waratahs about 3 years ago.

Wallace put together an unstoppable backline last year that was the sole reason for beating the CAS.

Not the coaches fault when there is a lack of heart and passion that the CAS boys had.

Perrett and Craig played together at Eastwood and Perrett has more pro experience. Very good player who should have seen a lot more pro rugby but Aus was stacked with backrowers.

Never been sold on Wallace myself. He’s been around how long for one good year? Few talented players had the influence IMO anyway.

I think there’s a lot of carry on tbf and nobody likes to lose but CAS got it done and good on them. They’ll win more in the future as well as they have in the past and we’ll do the same convo. I hate losing but also enjoy the fact the selectors rewarded form over just being a name even though some still got there for that.

 

[The Chairman]

Perrett and Craig played together at Eastwood and Perrett has more pro experience. Very good player who should have seen a lot more pro rugby but Aus was stacked with backrowers.

Never been sold on Wallace myself. He’s been around how long for one good year? Few talented players had the influence IMO anyway.

I think there’s a lot of carry on tbf and nobody likes to lose but CAS got it done and good on them. They’ll win more in the future as well as they have in the past and we’ll do the same convo. I hate losing but also enjoy the fact the selectors rewarded form over just being a name even though some still got there for that.

Shore's problem has always been systematic lack of quality players.

From 2012-21 that is what haunted them.

As soon as they got the stars they needed and lined up two good age groups in a year, they won in 2024. Coaches job's are always hard without the players there.

For the GPS, selecting a team then getting them to play a completely different shape to what they have been drilled all year with different people makes it difficult always. You could see they were not on the same page and lacked a bit of heart that the CAS didn't.

I also think there were definitely some selection errors that need to be looked at and how the teams get picked needs a review as well. Shore and Riverview are the two best well-coached teams in the AAGPS. Surprised the Iggies coach didn't get a run at all. Maybe he did not volunteer.

But I think its wrong to point it at coaching when some of the on-field performances probably let them down and not the system/structure.

 

[Snort1]

I believe Joeys holds the record for NSW 1 team reps (7 in the 1sts and 5 in the 2nds).
Here they are. Some famous faces in there.

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Not the worst side.

 

[Rugbynbeers]

Congrats to the following old boys who will be lining up in the Aus U20s side against the Saffas

Baxter (E)
Ata (N)
Doyle (J) (c)
Sharples (J)
Fowler (J)
Langi (K)
Mangelsdorf (J)
Brial (S)
Dillon (I)

Don’t forget,

Titi (kings) bench prop
Fakafunu (Kings) starting 12

 

[Backintheolddays]

Not the worst side.

And bloody good blokes as well. For such a talented team they were very humble (generally!!!) and great to have a beer with. Injury crulled a few more potential Wallabies out of this cohort.

 

[Handsonheadandblowinhard]

What’s happening in ACT? Does this mean that those players are not eligible for Australian Schoolboys selection? Also - wondering what to make of some less celebrated but still Aust players from last year eg Palmisani, Kotarac, that didn’t appear to be selected in the NSW teams either? Gough? Am thoroughly confused. Would be grateful if anyone can shed light on this

 

[twister29]

All this about GPS being sore losers and CAS had the better side, only the latter is true. It is correct that CAS (and perhaps ISA) fielded a better team, that beat GPS fair & square. But the most common reason found is the mishap of selection, but people are saying this is just arrogant GPS BS. It’s not.

YES, CAS had the better team, but IMO this is largely because of whatever happened in picking this GPS team. I’m sure the game would have been tight, and definitely not GPS domination but I feel that a win for the GPS could have been found in what was lost in mis-selection. Some errors in selection are clear as day. This is not GPS arrogance or sore-losering, this is an understandable justification for underperformance.