Sydney Subbies 2024
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Bismarck12345
Stan Wickham (3)
Would be keen to hear people’s predictions for Div 1 and 2 now that preseason is well underway. Particularly interested in how people think the clubs that have moved up/down will fare. Think there could be some surprises in store and am hoping there are teams that would prove the gap isn’t that far. How do people think the Div 2 heavyweights will go against the dropped div 1 teams. Will lindfield have a proper tilt?
The Wombat
Herbert Moran (7)
Predictions for Div 1
1. Drummoyne
2. Waverley
3. Blue Mountains
4. Colleagues
5. Hunters Hill
6. Mosman
7. Lindfield
8. Forest
Predictions for Div 2
1. St Pats
2. Petersham
3. UNSW
4. Newport
5. Hills
6. Beecroft
7. Epping
8. Briars
1. Drummoyne
2. Waverley
3. Blue Mountains
4. Colleagues
5. Hunters Hill
6. Mosman
7. Lindfield
8. Forest
Predictions for Div 2
1. St Pats
2. Petersham
3. UNSW
4. Newport
5. Hills
6. Beecroft
7. Epping
8. Briars
Eastcoast
Larry Dwyer (12)
Predictions - St Pats to have qualified to return to Div 1 mid way through the season.
Lindfield to surprise a few in the lower grades, which may do enough to keep them in the top division. Will jag a win or 2 in 1st grade, but can see a few players drop off once the wins dry up.
Heavyd
Nev Cottrell (35)
St Pats to go through undefeated in every grade and clean sweep GF day.
21mm
Frank Nicholson (4)
St Pats to cure Cancer and bring peace to Gaza
The Ghost of Bernie
Stan Wickham (3)
St Pats to have a day named after them..
Heavyd
Nev Cottrell (35)
Div 1 looks like it could be a likely scenario. Lindfield will definately be more than competitive in the lower grades. as previously flagged a lot will depend on their tight 5 recruitment as to how they go in Kentwell. Any word on how Forest are shaping up for 2024?
In Div2 I'm hearing some good things out of UNSW this year around player numbers and over quality. You'd also have to expect with 500,000 backpackers hitting our shores that Petersham should have plenty of UK talent to deploy.
Filipo Daugunu
Peter Burge (5)
more teams having trials than that?
Ref_Ted
Sydney Middleton (9)
Possibly. Source is NSWRRA appointments.
TheBigArvo
Sydney Middleton (9)
Heavy D I can’t wait for this to happen and watch people on here loose there shit over the decision to put St Pats in Div 2. It will fill the forums for months with all the unhappy people
Heavyd
Nev Cottrell (35)
Certainly a lot of pressure on Mosman to have a strong year given it should of been them down in Div 2.
Petersham, UNSW and Newport will not be push overs for the allegedly unbeatable St Pats.
KentwellCup>ShuteShield
Jimmy Flynn (14)
is this for CC or 1st grade?
KentwellCup>ShuteShield
Jimmy Flynn (14)
Agree. I'd say St Pats are on to win probably 2 grades. Considering they have a very strong colts grouping coming through. But all this chat about them sweeping the comp I doubt very highly.
Div 2 looks like it will be a great comp this year with St Pats adding some extra depth to the big dogs of the comp UNSW and Newport. Plus the addition of Petersham. Its looking like it will be really strong and competitive.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
For the 2023 count I'd look at the changing the following - Halligan and Radford not counted:
DIV 1 = 52 - I'd take out Waverley from Barbour Cup as they only played 2 games. Petersham didn't contest Sutherland.
DIV 2 = 33 - Only 5 clubs contested Richardson Cup.
DIV 3 = 20 - Savers weren't fielding 2s for most of the year
I'm calling 2023 as 137 teams in that case but you could make the case for more
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In 2024 we have added Hornsby which is instantly +2 teams.
Div 4 will be 8-clubs = 16 Grades - two to be shifted from the current Div 5 listing to fill those two slots. That leaves 13 clubs in Div 5 at this point.
So we get 48 + 40 + 24 + 16 + 13 = 141 teams total.
Therefore I've got an increase of 4. All based off tables of course - shit could hit the fan any week if clubs have agreed to X Grades in Jan/Feb and the numbers dried up
DIV 1 = 52 - I'd take out Waverley from Barbour Cup as they only played 2 games. Petersham didn't contest Sutherland.
DIV 2 = 33 - Only 5 clubs contested Richardson Cup.
DIV 3 = 20 - Savers weren't fielding 2s for most of the year
I'm calling 2023 as 137 teams in that case but you could make the case for more
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In 2024 we have added Hornsby which is instantly +2 teams.
Div 4 will be 8-clubs = 16 Grades - two to be shifted from the current Div 5 listing to fill those two slots. That leaves 13 clubs in Div 5 at this point.
So we get 48 + 40 + 24 + 16 + 13 = 141 teams total.
Therefore I've got an increase of 4. All based off tables of course - shit could hit the fan any week if clubs have agreed to X Grades in Jan/Feb and the numbers dried up
The Wombat
Herbert Moran (7)
1st grade
Let it sing
Stan Wickham (3)
Am looking forward to the season kicking off.
If you ignore all the noise I believe the 8/8/8 structure is only going to increase competition and ideally see the standard promotion/relegation battle that sets Subbies aside from Shute Shield.
Predictions - Div 1: Colleagues. Nearest challenger Blue Mountains and the smokey Lindfield
Div 2: Petersham. Nearest challenger Newport/UNSW and smokey St Pats
Hope to see the same level of excitement that we have seen so far in Super Rugby where it is anyone’s game
If you ignore all the noise I believe the 8/8/8 structure is only going to increase competition and ideally see the standard promotion/relegation battle that sets Subbies aside from Shute Shield.
Predictions - Div 1: Colleagues. Nearest challenger Blue Mountains and the smokey Lindfield
Div 2: Petersham. Nearest challenger Newport/UNSW and smokey St Pats
Hope to see the same level of excitement that we have seen so far in Super Rugby where it is anyone’s game