Sydney Subbies 2025

[footy_footy]

Girls GFs need to be fit into Drummoybe oval or Tarplin oval schedule. Dont rissole them to some shire backwater when their supporters will be elsewhere.

I don't think the two JJC finals need to be together. There has been no cross over all year so why start now.

My view is that the Hornsby v Norths game be played at Forshaw with Div 3 - that way all Hornsby supporters are in one spot. I don't care for Norths - they'll be fine and hopefully aren't in Subbies next year. Yes it's a very long way for Hornsby (and everyone else in the GF) but at least Hornsby are all in one spot.

Hopefully the JJC Yellow Grand Final allows Newport and St Pat's fans to get fully involved and make a day of it.

Newport Colts have a major semi at Drummoyne (12:20pm) and St Pat's have a Colts grand final at Concord (11:40am). They are the only other teams playing for Newport and St Pat's on Saturday and they're very close to each other.

Whether it's Concord or Drummoyne or somewhere nearby surely common sense prevails. Both clubs were in the first Joy Johnson Cup in 2023 and along with Lindfield, UNSW and Hunters Hill have been pioneers in the growth of women's rugby at Subbies level. Both clubs very well supported so could be a great event for women's rugby.

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

Did the 2 JJC Divisions not rate a mention?No mention of a venue for either yet, also. Could be a bit of travelling involved for Hornsby supporters heading off to “Farshaw Park” to watch 1’s play after supporting the Nalas, wherever that may be?

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[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

Minor Premiers feature in almost every game

Div 2
Cup	Player 1		Player 2
Barraclough	Shammies (1)	v	UNSW (2)
Stockdale	Shammies (1)	v	UNSW (2)
Robertson	St Pats (1)	v	UNSW (3)
Blunt	UNSW (1)	v	Briars (2)
Richardson	Briars (2)	v	Forest (4)
Div 3
Clark	Beecroft (1)	v	Hornsby (3)
Farrant	Hills (1)	v	LCOIRFC (3)
Nicholson	Knox (1)	v	LCOIRFC (2)
Div 4
Jeffrey	Wakehurst (1)	v	Balmain (3)
Radford	Balmain (1)	v	Wakehurst (2)
Div 5
McLean	Valley (1)	v	Redfield (2)
Grose	Canterbury (3)	v	Harlequins (4)
Div 6
Meldrum	Savers (1)	v	Merrylands (2)

I wonder if that’s a reflection of the shorter finals series. I’d originally looked at it as a negative for the top teams like Hills. One slip up and you’re gone. But on the other side the minor premiers have in theory an easier path to the GF playing team 4.

 

[hogieslammer]

They should move Div 3 finals to Tantallon; closer to everyone, supports a club who hosted only 5 rounds this year. Plus enough parking space for exactly 5 buses

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

Sums up this year that we have some Grand final venues locked in while other divisions have no clue. Though I believe the Div 5 situation is due to some vandalism of Canterburys ground. Let’s hope we get everything locked in early on in the week.

 

[Fletch]

With a demand on grounds come finals and refs in ever decreasing numbers. Is there interest to see some of the games played later in the day or on different days??
Understand that people have other commitments and families but if you made people aware of the dates from the start of the year they could plan for it.

Playing a lower division on a Friday night would free up some fields or some grades of the higher divisions would mean they dont need to kick off at 9am to fit all the games in.

Oe maybe a Sunday?

There's a ground issue? Call me
Nepean is pretty flexible.

 

[Fletch]

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[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

There's a ground issue? Call me
Nepean is pretty flexible.

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Can’t believe it hasn’t been used this final series. Fantastic ground.
I bet Mountains wish the Div 1 finals were bing played at Nepean instead of Drummoyne.

 

[Pfitzy]

Sums up this year that we have some Grand final venues locked in while other divisions have no clue. Though I believe the Div 5 situation is due to some vandalism of Canterburys ground. Let’s hope we get everything locked in early on in the week.

Grose Cup is listed as Wills in fuse

 

[Here To Do]

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Biggest issue is NSWRUTV using the equipment - there are "endzone" camera tripods you can buy but they're about $1500 a pop (sans shipping) and a lot more complex than a typical setup (plus, you can't reach the controls on the camera body).

There are solutions out there but, sadly, they are very limited - I was trialling a robotic camera but controlling it became the issue, you'd need a laptop and power source nearby, and that would probably not interface nicely with the streaming stuff in use already.

It's a tradeoff we just have to accept given very few of our grounds have been designed for TV - even Concord Oval (and I love going there for Grand Finals) had to bodge in a scaffold on the roof which is now gone, requiring Stan and Sideline to film from near the canteen. When I was filming some stuff last year at Campbelltown Showgrounds, it was like being in a "proper" stadium - camera platform on half way and "commentary box" right behind.