Gunther and Wilkins are in grade 10 so they have 3 years left. !Gunther must be the biggest 15 year old in the comp but then again meat is cheap in Gunnehda. But what a great country boy he is .he is regularly over at my cousins place. Captain in 2015 I think.
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Fred Wood (13)
As I understand it the only ones who will not be back are:
Bowen-Boyer- going to Broncos
Ben Roy
Conrad Q
Nathan Russell - talking to Reds academy and Titans I hear.
Bronson- not sure yet
So from yesterday's team add in Wilkins and you get 11 back. Plus a red hot 15A team with 5 in rep sides yesterday and 1 in Australian under 15 league team . Nudgee and Southport will have too much depth next year. That TSS under 16 team is brilliant. But 2015 could be interesting
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Fred Wood (13)
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Peter Burge (5)
During the BSHS game against BBC there was an injury to BSHS prop Addi Isaac he was replaced by Dalton Newell who has only played prop this year. Both Dalton and the other prop Enoka Kalapu are 16 years old and although they didn't dominate the BBC scrum they more than held there own. Maybe BGS need to get some help from the BSHS forwards coach if they have no faith in there props. If you don't want to play rugby there's always league.It's a hard game let's not water it down like other codes. Harden up BGS.
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Allen Oxlade (6)
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Sydney Middleton (9)
12 possibly 13 players will repeat for BBC next year.
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Larry Dwyer (12)
I think he means that they are in grade 10/11
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Fred Wood (13)
He means 11 boys in the team this year are in grade 10 or 11.
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
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Nobodies worried... Just responding to an earlier post about whether BBC should be optimistic or not about the next few years given the state of their program.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Fair enough, but how do you replace Nathan Russell, Conrad Quick, Benroy Sala and Bronson T?
The 15A team may be undefeated but just in those four guys alone you lose the core of the side, Russell in particular has been a standout this year. I'm not saying that the 15A side won't be a better prospect in two years time but there will be plenty of movement in other squads that may hinder BBC's chances. IMO Nudgee aren't as strong this year as in previous years, ACGS and IGS are strong but still inconsistent and TSS aren't playing to their potential. GT and BSHS are rebuilding their rugby programs and no one really knows what TGS are up to.
There would be a few schools with their eye on the title in 2015 I reckon.
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
Light.. I agree. You replace them by improving the rugby culture and program as a whole from 13a's and up, which is something that I think you will see that if you tabulate the last 2 years, BBC is in the progress of doing. BTW, always have appreciated your posts so please don't see my comments as being contrary to yours.
No one is saying BBC will win in 2014, 2015, 2016....etc. I think the general gist is they are not the soft inner-city boys anymore who will stand by their academic prowess alone.
This is the Churchie vs BBC 15a match from a few weeks back, very interesting to watch. I was impressed with Churchie's set piece and forward structure, they severely lacked in making there tackles against the much larger BBC backline. BBC punished Churchie's errors throughout the game posting a 22-5 scoreline.
ACGS #15 and BBC Green headgear were two of the most livewire players I have ever seen, players to watch out for in years to come.
How can you predict results from under age games.. I predict only 4 players from the TSS under 16a team will make it to first and be successful . If they were good footballers they would be in there now or at least used. Didn't they get bet by nudgee and BBC will threaten ... You need to focus on more that that to be successful in 1sts...
BBC to be a top two in u14, u15, u16, and 1st XV in 2014
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John Solomon (38)
BBC are looking at improving the program in the short term and long term if that makes sense (I said that very diplomatically). Having 5 teams in the 13's compared with 3 last year is where it starts, those boys will get hooked on footy and keep going, especially when they are winning more than 50% of their games.
Do that for a few years and all of a sudden there is a lot more depth at the school. The issue is having a sustained effort over that time and not slipping up. Can it be done? Certainly.
One of BBC's goals in the next few years should be to field a 16D/E team. At the moment every year the U15s lose a few players to the firsts in U16's and there is only 3 teams in the 16 age group. I think you will find it's a really good indicator of the participation and quality of the program if that changes.
Do that for a few years and all of a sudden there is a lot more depth at the school. The issue is having a sustained effort over that time and not slipping up. Can it be done? Certainly.
One of BBC's goals in the next few years should be to field a 16D/E team. At the moment every year the U15s lose a few players to the firsts in U16's and there is only 3 teams in the 16 age group. I think you will find it's a really good indicator of the participation and quality of the program if that changes.
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