Shute Shield 2017

[Couldofbeen]

Results from Forshaw:
4th grade -- Wicks 24-13
3rd grade -- Wicks 52-17
2nd grade -- Wicks 29-20
1st grade -- Souths 39-14

Souths too good in attack and defence in 1st grade and Wicks were their own worst enemy with poor ball control, lack of support play and stupid kicking.

Sounds like they are following the Waratahs style of play.

 

[the coach]

Sounds like they are following the Waratahs style of play.

Style ????

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[Quick Hands]

Waratahs

Don't use words like that on this thread.

 

[Heavyd]

Time has come for Penrith to be disbanded and the players can drift to the multiple surrounding subbies clubs such as Blue Moutains, Western Sydney Uni and Hawkesbury Valley. When they can only field two grade and 2 colts teams the end needs to be merciless. A 9 team Shute shield with a bye giving players some rest through a long Shute shield season would have some support. I'd then have promotion/relegation with Div 1 subbies as a team with depth, preparation and financial clout like Colleagues or Mosman may also give a better account of themselves than potentially Gordon if given the opportunity.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Not saying you're wrong but replacing Penrith with Mosman would save the CEO a lot of petrol, have you seen the parking at Rawson Oval? Barely get a Range Rover in there........

 

[I like to watch]

Haha, as if he has ever gone out there to watch a SS game ...........

 

[Quick Hands]

Not saying you're wrong but replacing Penrith with Mosman would save the CEO a lot of petrol, have you seen the parking at Rawson Oval? Barely get a Range Rover in there....

Shore old boys could car pool

 

[Dave Beat]

Launched the Marin burgers today - dam fine feed.

Tummy Carter chalked up 200 games today - mighty fine effort when he's already had 70 odd at the Tahs.

Been a battle since 1906 - 200 games V uni, the teams of 1906.



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Just saw this, also made his grade debut against Manly as well, quit fitting his 200th game, and the 200th game the teams have played against each other

 

[wamberal]

Amazing stuff, Dave. I wonder how many of those young men in that first game ended up dying on the battlefields in the Great War?

 

[Quick Hands]

Just saw this, also made his grade debut against Manly as well, quit fitting his 200th game, and the 200th game the teams have played against each other

Interesting that in those far off times that the fullback wore No 1 and the front row 15.

 

[Quick Hands]

Amazing stuff, Dave. I wonder how many of those young men in that first game ended up dying on the battlefields in the Great War?

Too many.

 

[wamberal]

Too many.

One would be too many.

 

[the baz]

Congrats to norths wil.miller and hugh sinclair.. off to the rebels

 

[wamberal]

Strewth, didn't see that coming. They are both getting on a bit, aren't they?

 

[I like to watch]

They are 24/25
So neither in 20's squad.
I wonder how the Rebels heard about them

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Wondered for a while how Miller had dropped off the higher honours radar.

 

[Dave Beat]

Congrats to norths wil.miller and hugh sinclair.. off to the rebels

I think it is great to see.
Now hardened grade players that have served an apprentiship, earned a call up, rather than 20 year old rockstars who haven't played much premier rugby at all.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

So, we look to be cutting a franchise. Which is just.........yeah! Honestly, at this point in time if the clubs were able to organise a structure similar to what they are doing with the Major League Rugby concept in the USA and it was to include the cut franchise or some iteration of it. I'd be all for it.

 

[howyagoin]

I think it is great to see.
Now hardened grade players that have served an apprentiship, earned a call up, rather than 20 year old rockstars who haven't played much premier rugby at all.

Perfectly summed up. Sick of young blokes (however talented they may be) being thrown straight into super games and shitting their pants because it's not so easy anymore. Surely SOME time in grade - whether it's 3 games or 2 seasons to sharpen their craft in a more physical and much quicker atmosphere makes them better players. I point to Reece Hodge as a perfect example of this

 

[the coach]

Strewth, didn't see that coming. They are both getting on a bit, aren't they?

Miller turned 24 in January and Sinclair turns 25 in September.