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Jim Lenehan (48)
Just a hypothetical conversation mate, relax.
Yeah all good, I was just talking about a hypothetical coaching change might do Mowen wallaby selection just some wonders. IMHO Mowen > Dave Dennis & it's not even close
Just a hypothetical conversation mate, relax.
O'donoghue worked hard...should be a good pickup for wests when horwill gets back
O'donoghue worked hard...should be a good pickup for wests when horwill gets back
1st XV's play under U19 laws. It's just most of them have coaches who don't know/follow the laws.Colts was U20 in 1999, then it went to U19 in Qld. Does anyone know why?
Probably the most annoying thing for emerging colts is that First XVs can push in scrums and lift off legs in lineouts. Going to U19 laws for some of them defies logic
There is no doubt that the support for grass roots rugby isn't there. After school they would have to play super rugby to get a crowd that surpasses a 1st XV crowd.There is still quite a few in that group who arent playing or are playing lower grades...i would suggest that it also has a lot to do with that fact that a lot of kids who are good in schoolboys dont really convert to senior football well. As alot of rep schoolboy player who rely on size or speed are quickly found out to be to reliant on these factors. I also have spoken to alot of boys about this and a lot feel like the prestige and sense of being the 'big show' of being a 1st XV or A grade rugby player in school is not present in Colts or grade football.
Think about how different it feels from, going from playing in front of a massive and vocal crowd at nudgee or churchie, and being somewhat of a hero. To playing premier colts at Hugh Courtney Oval in front of the colts 1 boys and a few parents...it's a definite shift in culture & atmosphere. For a lot of kids that 1st XV crowd is the biggest they will play in front of unless they make it Pro or get to premier grade (which still isn't the same).
The feeling of going back to small bigger pond is more than some can take.