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QLD GPS 2023

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Peter Burge (5)
BBC 19 d TGS 17
BSHS 18 d NC 17
TSS 56 d BGS 8
GT 16 d IGS 0

Poor discipline cost Nudgee . Gave away too many penalties. Bye bye Premiership.
Congratulations State High.
Other games, BBC came from behind to win a close match.
IGS were disappointing today and TSS dominated Grammar.
This aged well. Bye Bye Premiership
 

Switchy

Frank Row (1)
Reds U'18s have been released. It seems to me there has been some lazy recruiting with familiar old names and new additions to spice up the roster. The Reds systems have been seen to be struggling, especially against powerhouse teams like NSW, who continually dominate the Reds u15's-u19's sides. These systems tend to have an invitation-only trial, already made up of their two teams. This lack of integrity in recruiting new members seems to represent their performance against these NSW sides. Why don't Reds systems have an open trial for both GPS 1stxv and 2xv trials for a spot in both Red and Grey teams? Players from the 2xv competition from schools such as Nudgee, who have players like Charlie O'Connell, Finn O'Reilly, Oliver Clarke and other schools such as Jacob Job and David Colivalu from BBC. Cameron Phillip and Harry Solafa from Churchie should be allowed a shot in the Reds systems. But however, their representation of playing in a lower standard competition of 2xv disallows them from a shot. Why is the Reds system so lazy?
 

Switchy

Frank Row (1)
Who got picked ahead of your son?
Hmmm, some interesting, but business as usual results today, from the current Reds Academy program v NSW.

Selectors might need to try something different, talent identification needs to look beyond last year's team sheet and emails from little johnny's Daddy and GPS rugby directors.

A Reds T-shirt, coffee & donuts with a clipboard in hand just ain't working, just ask Eddie. The NRL seem to be good at identifying talent.

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Oracle83

Alex Ross (28)
Hmmm, some interesting, but business as usual results today, from the current Reds Academy program v NSW.

Selectors might need to try something different, talent identification needs to look beyond last year's team sheet and emails from little johnny's Daddy and GPS rugby directors.

A Reds T-shirt, coffee & donuts with a clipboard in hand just ain't working, just ask Eddie. The NRL seem to be good at identifying talent.

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Astonishing result and reds trying to promote a new era begins well start rebuilding from the to down
 

Rudderless

Jim Clark (26)
Any thoughts on the weekends Reds Academy against NSW in the u15’s (loss 40-7), u16’s (loss 38-10) and the under 19’s (loss 31-19)
 
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Rugby follower

Darby Loudon (17)
Any thoughts on the weekends Reds Academy against NSW in the u15’s (loss 40-7), u16’s (loss 38-10) and the under 19’s (loss 31-19)
I posted on the u16/19 thread that the basic skill level of the u19’s was poor. Others were suggesting the younger teams had this same deficiency. This poor skill level goes right up through the super rugby teams to the Wallabies. Watching Portugal play in the World Cup was a delight with their skill level. A complete overhaul of coaching is needed in Australia across all levels to improve this from junior coaches that bring these u15/16 and 19 players through right up to the Wallabies coaches. Unfortunately the next 5 years will be a hard slog to get this right.
 

Rudderless

Jim Clark (26)
I posted on the u16/19 thread that the basic skill level of the u19’s was poor. Others were suggesting the younger teams had this same deficiency. This poor skill level goes right up through the super rugby teams to the Wallabies. Watching Portugal play in the World Cup was a delight with their skill level. A complete overhaul of coaching is needed in Australia across all levels to improve this from junior coaches that bring these u15/16 and 19 players through right up to the Wallabies coaches. Unfortunately the next 5 years will be a hard slog to get this right.
Fully agree.
The Under 19’s game was difficult to watch.
Basic catch and pass, lineouts etc was very very poor.
Is it a poor selection process or simply inadequate coaching thru the year groups ?
 
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