Qld Premier Rugby 2023
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Alex Ross (28)
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Bob Davidson (42)
As an option that does worry me big time.
hopefully the new HC is confident enough not to blow away what should be an asset.
Sir Charles
Ted Fahey (11)
Word around the watercooler is that Heeno is coaching in the MLR atm
SouthernX
Ken Catchpole (46)
Queensland lost is the seppos gain…
Could be a qpr talent drain if Mick has his eyes on a couple of imports in the same sense that Darren Coleman picked dry the Shute shield comp for the giltinis
Bulldog
Nev Cottrell (35)
Wow got this one wrong.
They ran into a rampant Wests in round 17 and lost 3 of their last 4 games of the season.
MoneyBill685
Sydney Middleton (9)
Might be some sort of lag but think you already brought this up a month ago lol
Sir Charles
Ted Fahey (11)
Queensland Premier Rugby Challenger XV
Head Coach: Elwee Prinsloo (Wests)Assistants: Elton Berrange (UQ), Scott Higginbothan (ACGS), Paul Brown (GPS)
1 George Francis – Souths
2 Moli Sooaemalelagi – Bond University
3 Jaiden Christian – Brothers
4 Ollie Bartlett – GPS
5 Brad Kapa – Brothers
6 Adam Korcyzk – UQ
7 Kohan Herbert – Souths
8 Ratu Vio Batabasaga – GPS
9 Cullin Cooper-Jones – Wests
10 Tyler Campbell – Bond
11 Veresa Mataitini – GPS
12 Chris Kuridrani – GPS
13 Pio Nakubwai – Easts
14 Ben Navosailagi – Wests
15 Cooper Whiteside – Wests
16 Ben Murphy – Souths
17 Harrison Usher – Bond University
18 Phransis Sula-Siaosi – Souths
19 Jack Brady - UQ
20 Connor Higgins - Norths
21 Willem Johnstone – Souths
22 Jake Pappin – Easts
23 Shane Kennedy – Easts
Non Playing Bench
Charlie Tupou – Wests
Sean Farrel – Souths
Noah Nielsen - Brothers
Queensland Reds Development XV
Head Coach: Les Kiss
Assistants: Cian O’Connor (Souths), Liam Wright (Reds/Easts), Jock Campbell (Reds/UQ)
1 Dane Zander – UQ
2 Max Craig – Easts
3 Sef Fa’agase – Sunnybank
4 Will Sankey – Easts
5 Christopher Minimbi – UQ
6 Connor Anderson – Wests
7 Matt Gicquel – GPS
8 Lochie Connors – Bond
9 Spencer Jeans – Bond University
10 Lawson Creighton – Brothers
11 Rhian Stowers – Bond University
12 Matt Smit – Easts
13 Josh Flook – Brothers
14 Tim Ryan – Brothers
15 Mac Grealy – UQ
16 Josh Nasser – UQ
17 George Blake – Bond University
18 Jefferey Toomaga-Allen – Norths
19 Tana Wilson – Brothers
20 John Bryant – Souths
21 Louis Werchon – Wests
22 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips – Souths
23 Connor Chittenden – Norths
Non Playing Bench
Meli Dreu – Easts
Baguilo Johnson-Tiumalu – Wests
Shuan Anderson – GPS
Jordan Carera – Easts
Rhys Sheriff - Bond
Just my take on how the teams may stack up next to each other.
Bulldog
Nev Cottrell (35)
Sorry getting a bit forgetful in my old age
I may sound cynical however it interesting that Cooper Jones is the is the halfback for the Premier Rugby side when he is 3rd rated halfback for Wests.....and the coach is Elwee Prinsloo the Wests coach. Unfortunately this is why you lose faith in the selection process and extremely disheartening for the other players in the comp.
SouthernX
Ken Catchpole (46)
Cooper Jones played halfback, wing and fullback.
he had starts in all 3 positions in premier grade this season….
But yeah go ahead and pigeon hole him as wests 3rd halfback
MoneyBill685
Sydney Middleton (9)
I heard that Matt Smitt was retiring at the end of the season.
But then gets picked for the reds development. Hmmmm
But then gets picked for the reds development. Hmmmm
Understand then pick him on the bench as a utility. There are better halfbacks in my option.
Wilson
Steve Williams (59)
You do know the teams you responded to weren't the official ones, just someone's selection based on the announced squads?
Beyond that there is a definite lean towards selecting guys in those squads who look like they have the potential to go pro, which can see some odd or unbalanced selections on the face of it.
Sir Charles
Ted Fahey (11)
To be fair there are only two 9s selected if you include him, so he will play 9 - also do not agree on his selection, he has not played enough QPR 9 to justify being selected in this team as a 9, utility on the bench maybe at a stretch. But when your dad is the coach, QPR game time is irrelevant lol.
Sir Charles
Ted Fahey (11)
I thought Harrison Usher and Ben Murphy were left field selections - Harrison was 5th string Loose Head and did not start one game.
1-M.Gibbon
2-G.Blake
3-H.Samuela
4-L.Samuela
5-H.Usher
1-M.Gibbon
2-G.Blake
3-H.Samuela
4-L.Samuela
5-H.Usher
Context is important: these selections are only marginally “merit” teams ( both last year and this year it wasn’t anywhere close to a QPR XV “selected”) and the Reds and QPR should make that clearer in the communication /posts. Despite that, clearly some of the names would be head scratchers to all of those who watched most of the 2023 Hospital Cup across the season.
Agree