Sydney Subbies 2025

[Pfitzy]

Tough day at home for Hornsby, 39-147 across the 3 sides makes for grim reading in their first season up in Div 3.

After a stellar first year back, I think they'll take it in good spirit. Having to add Colts might have stretched them a little, and I think they're missing a few players from 2024? Certainly their First Grade isn't quite as good.

 

[Pfitzy]

Beecroft by 53. Enough said on the above. Knox and Hills will be the only teams to play Beecroft close this year, but they don't appear to have any kinks in their amour at this stage. Blacktown 2s with a good win, they'll be competitive in that grade. Barker colts edged an improving Beecroft.

Interesting when you look at the tables - 'Croft running first by a couple of wins in Clark, but bottom of Farrant and Nicholson with 1 win between them.

 

[Give and go]

Scrolling through the Kentwell results on the weekend to see the Hunters fullback scored 37 points himself, this has to be some sort of record you would think? Keen to know if anyone can find an instance of someone scoring more than that in a Kentwell/ any other competition match recently?

 

[Pfitzy]

Scrolling through the Kentwell results on the weekend to see the Hunters fullback scored 37 points himself, this has to be some sort of record you would think? Keen to know if anyone can find an instance of someone scoring more than that in a Kentwell/ any other competition match recently?

4 tries
4 conversions
3 penalty kicks
1 yellow card

Big day

 

[Pfitzy]

HH Insta reporting it as a club record BTW

Renegades best was a winger back in 2007 vs Rockdale - 31 points (3 tries, 8 con). Next best is 27.

 

[Numberthree]

Not sure I agree with this, It takes more than 1 sparrow to make a summer. I think Newport have been the most consistent Div 2 side in the last 4 years winning 2 and losing 1 GF.
That consistency far out performs UNSW.
A 2nd yr in Division 1 is probably warranted as the step up is a big one and time will be needed to adapt. I would suggest no change next year and Drummoyne will not be dropped from Subbies. Can you imagine that happening for the first time in Kentwell history? I don’t think so.

I mean, God forbid the same rules apply to Drummoyne as, say, Petersham or St Pats.

 

[DaSchmooze]

I mean, God forbid the same rules apply to Drummoyne as, say, Petersham or St Pats.

I know right. Promotion and relegation... Unless we like the club then there will be "other factors".

 

[The Wombat]

History shows that keeping Drummoyne up and sending Petersham and St Pats down were the correct decisions

 

[Numberthree]

History shows that keeping Drummoyne up and sending Petersham and St Pats down were the correct decisions

And yet here are Drummoyne winless again and we all know that they can not win a game all year and still stay in kentwell, where they will be given time to recover - again. Whereas clubs that aren't members of the "always in kentwell" club get to recover in div 2.

 

[DaSchmooze]

History shows that keeping Drummoyne up and sending Petersham and St Pats down were the correct decisions

History shows that there is one rule for some and different rules for others.

 

[DaSchmooze]

.... and on that note, history also shows that if you finish out the top 4 in the club champs you are not safe. Take heed Blueys - you're next.

 

[Here To Do]

And yet here are Drummoyne winless again and we all know that they can not win a game all year and still stay in kentwell, where they will be given time to recover - again. Whereas clubs that aren't members of the "always in kentwell" club get to recover in div 2.

It's certainly not good reading early on for Drummoyne - last in 1sts, 3rds and 4ths, not in 5ths at all, 2nds are 6th and their best placing ATM is 5th in Colts. They still have a chance of turning things around but will need to get their skates on quickly. It will be hard to argue, based on this season alone, that they should be in Div 1 next season if this continues.

However, they have been a (generally) very dependable club and this year *could* just be an aberration, an annus horribilis if you will. Clubs have certainly been dropped for less.

 

[The Wombat]

This will be the year they should go down

 

[Heavyd]

Europe is calling. Will impact every club.

 

[Pfitzy]

Drummoyne Div 1 Club Championship last 5 years:

2020 - 1st of 8 (COVID)
2021 - 4th of 8 (COVID)
2022 - 9th of 10
2023 - 3rd of 9
2024 - 4th of 8

 

[Pfitzy]

Europe is calling. Will impact every club.

Not me, unfortunately

 

[Numberthree]

Drummoyne Div 1 Club Championship last 5 years:

2020 - 1st of 8 (COVID)
2021 - 4th of 8 (COVID)
2022 - 9th of 10
2023 - 3rd of 9
2024 - 4th of 8

Who did Drummoyne finish ahead of in 2022? I had them 4 pts behind Petersham and last.

 

[MasterSergeant]

.... and on that note, history also shows that if you finish out the top 4 in the club champs you are not safe. Take heed Blueys - you're next.

The beginning of the end… culture is everything and when it starts to degrade, the writing is on the wall. This is what happens when a good portion of a clubs players are not ‘local’ products. The ‘ring-ins’ eventually move on and normal service resumes unless the lower age development is strong.
Perhaps they should change the club song to Blue “moon” … fitting don’t you think?

 

[Pfitzy]

Who did Drummoyne finish ahead of in 2022? I had them 4 pts behind Petersham and last.

Was Knox I believe

 

[Here To Do]

Who did Drummoyne finish ahead of in 2022? I had them 4 pts behind Petersham and last.

Knox (from https://rugbyresults.fusesport.com/summaryladder.asp?seasonid=989)