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NSW AAGPS 2025

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Frank Row (1)
Haven't heard much discussion about the crowd-work at some games, heard the Rowdy View crowd was strong despite being out at Parramatta and having only the A teams played (even go as far as to say they make the Kings crowd look weak). also heard the Shoremen got around their respective game.

Just a humble Bricks opinion
 
theruckingdead

theruckingdead

Bob McCowan (2)
micheal chambers said:
100% im thinking Oscar Tremlett. boy missed 5 kicks on he weekend then made the last one and things he's him, he's not, he's fat slow and soo chopped
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Yeah look I agree. Wether Oscar is a mate or not, there is to be no tolerance of such talk in this forum, thus I encourage @Joker to take action. I again, preface my offer to you Michael to join the kiddy's club, where they talk about chocolates and toys. You might like it there.
 
twister29

twister29

Sydney Middleton (9)
The Chairman said:
Honest thoughts regarding the dropping of Robertson

I feel he has been exceptionally hard done by here - I will not tell a lie.

Firstly, I thought Wendt was an outside back? I remember him performing as an admirable 13/14 in the 16As etc.

I also thought that he has been the backbone of Shore's midfield defence, which has been among the best in the competition. Most tries are from breakaways, linebreaks that have been linked with support lines etc, and he seems to have a good depth of understanding in terms of midfield defence and organisation.

I also liked the structural role he has played, unlike most 12s as the "Second Five" he seemed as more of a genuine midfield organiser and a viable bridge between inside and outside backs - with Francis often stepping inside of him to assume the "First Five" role.

Hopefully he performs to his best extent in the seconds, and to be fair, someone had to give to allow J.Callaghan back into the side. Good luck to him.
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Completely agree. Not sure if putting Wendt straight into the inside backs was the best idea. This is for 2 reasons: 1 He has been out for almost 2 seasons so for now he is lacking the IQ, experience, and potentially confidence as inside, as a strong ball runner with plenty of pace I would put him outside or wing (not fb because Jai is back). 2 As @The Chairman said, Robertson is very comfortable as a ‘second five’, carrying his experience as no 10 to draw vital strings in the back line.

THE DILEMMA: Quite simply, someone has to go. With Wendt returning he has to go somewhere and I think he is ready for the 1 XV, same with Callaghan, they need him and someone must go.
But, is Robertson the weakest link? I am not sure, but then who else to go? Any ideas?
 
PickandDriveThru80

PickandDriveThru80

Herbert Moran (7)
twister29 said:
Completely agree. Not sure if putting Wendt straight into the inside backs was the best idea. This is for 2 reasons: 1 He has been out for almost 2 seasons so for now he is lacking the IQ, experience, and potentially confidence as inside, as a strong ball runner with plenty of pace I would put him outside or wing (not fb because Jai is back). 2 As @The Chairman said, Robertson is very comfortable as a ‘second five’, carrying his experience as no 10 to draw vital strings in the back line.

THE DILEMMA: Quite simply, someone has to go. With Wendt returning he has to go somewhere and I think he is ready for the 1 XV, same with Callaghan, they need him and someone must go.
But, is Robertson the weakest link? I am not sure, but then who else to go? Any ideas?
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@twister29 another option could be for Richie to be dropped as he has not been in the bust form recently. The Robertson could move to 10 as he has experience there from the 16s.
 
wisemaan

wisemaan

Jimmy Flynn (14)
twister29 said:
Completely agree. Not sure if putting Wendt straight into the inside backs was the best idea. This is for 2 reasons: 1 He has been out for almost 2 seasons so for now he is lacking the IQ, experience, and potentially confidence as inside, as a strong ball runner with plenty of pace I would put him outside or wing (not fb because Jai is back). 2 As @The Chairman said, Robertson is very comfortable as a ‘second five’, carrying his experience as no 10 to draw vital strings in the back line.

THE DILEMMA: Quite simply, someone has to go. With Wendt returning he has to go somewhere and I think he is ready for the 1 XV, same with Callaghan, they need him and someone must go.
But, is Robertson the weakest link? I am not sure, but then who else to go? Any ideas?
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Who else would you drop? Either Ritchie or Hockey and then shift everything around which would affect the entire backline. It's a hard decision and is awkward but I feel Robertson is not the worst decision. I'll keep my views on this till after round 3.
 
PickandDriveThru80

PickandDriveThru80

Herbert Moran (7)
wisemaan said:
Who else would you drop? Either Ritchie or Hockey and then shift everything around which would affect the entire backline. It's a hard decision and is awkward but I feel Robertson is not the worst decision. I'll keep my views on this till after round 3.
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Probably the obvious choice keeping Richie in the team as he has more experience than Robertson at 10. It’s a real hard area for the shore coaches as none of them have been outstanding but none doing bad enough to be dropped.
 
For Rucksake

For Rucksake

Frank Nicholson (4)
twister29 said:
Completely agree. Not sure if putting Wendt straight into the inside backs was the best idea. This is for 2 reasons: 1 He has been out for almost 2 seasons so for now he is lacking the IQ, experience, and potentially confidence as inside, as a strong ball runner with plenty of pace I would put him outside or wing (not fb because Jai is back). 2 As @The Chairman said, Robertson is very comfortable as a ‘second five’, carrying his experience as no 10 to draw vital strings in the back line.

THE DILEMMA: Quite simply, someone has to go. With Wendt returning he has to go somewhere and I think he is ready for the 1 XV, same with Callaghan, they need him and someone must go.
But, is Robertson the weakest link? I am not sure, but then who else to go? Any ideas?
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Well said.

Wendt (E) moving to outside is not really possible with a strong captain Francis (E) playing at outside. They wouldn’t want him at winger, as he has been excellent throughout this year and adds to much to the backline. Is Robertson (E) the weakest link. I don’t believe so but for sure the coaches have a challenge to juggle.
 
twister29

twister29

Sydney Middleton (9)
wisemaan said:
Who else would you drop? Either Ritchie or Hockey and then shift everything around which would affect the entire backline. It's a hard decision and is awkward but I feel Robertson is not the worst decision. I'll keep my views on this till after round 3.
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I think dropping Robertson is the best option in the end, as I agree anyone else would really screw the order of the backline. Just the standard he has been playing recently makes initially hard to entail. However this is potentially a good sign, as having a high standards and tight competition in selection points to depth.
 
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