Sydney Subbies 2025

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

Any ideas when the Subbies rep teams/squads will be announced?

Did they get enough players to nominate? It’s all gone very quiet after they were chasing clubs for weeks.

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

Don't forget Sutherland!

Colleague v Blueys. I reckon Colleagues have to be hot favourites with a 9-1 record this year compared to 5-5 for the goats.

Poor old Sutherland doesn’t look to have a venue for tomorrow. I’m sure it’s just a quirk of the app but it’s not down for Concord.

 

[Pfitzy]

Poor old Sutherland doesn’t look to have a venue for tomorrow. I’m sure it’s just a quirk of the app but it’s not down for Concord.

Ref's appointment sheet has 0900 at Concord.

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

Ref's appointment sheet has 0900 at Concord.

The app must not have been updated.

 

[ThatsCatty]

I assume there’s a similar medal for the women’s competitions as well?

Yes but not based on ref points, despite given each game. It's club nominations...

 

[Pfitzy]

 

[Crashy]

out of interest, where do Blue Mountains get their Colts from?

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

If only we had some more games to watch this weekend as opposed to them all being jammed into the 1 weekend..

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

out of interest, where do Blue Mountains get their Colts from?

They’ve got juniors and a pretty big untapped pool in the area. Will be interesting to see if Penrith impacts that unlimited player pool in the area.

 

[Pfitzy]

Colleagues with a handy lead in Sutherland close to full time. Average age of the starting XVs has Colleagues about 5 years younger and they've got a bit more running in them.

 

[Pfitzy]

They’ve got juniors and a pretty big untapped pool in the area.

Well... if you ignore the Rugby Legaue club just across the river with 4 recent premierships and the entire pyramid that supports that

Will be interesting to see if Penrith impacts that unlimited player pool in the area.

Emus have started working with Penrith Anglican I believe.

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

Colleagues with a handy lead in Sutherland close to full time. Average age of the starting XVs has Colleagues about 5 years younger and they've got a bit more running in them.

I’d imagine that would be a big factor in why Colleagues and Waverley have been so dominant in the lower divisions.

Can anyone stop the dominance of Waves and colleagues in these divisions? 4th straight GF for Waverly in Whiddon. Waverlys won 3 of the last 5 Judd cups and into another GF.

 

[Pfitzy]

Early tips for GF day next week:

Sutherland - Colleagues to avenge the SF loss over Waverley
Judd - Waverley unbackable favourites to beat Colleagues
Whiddon - tight one but calling it for Waverley over Colleagues
Barbour - Newport in a canter over Mosman
Burke - Hunters Hill over Waverley. Just.
Kentwell - hard to look past Hunters Hill going undefeated this season over Blue Mountains. That said, the goats haven't lost since R9 at Boronia, so it could be anything...

 

[Here To Do]

You know, I reckon one of these teams should have been in the Subbies-provided rep/clash jersey to avoid the sky blue-on-sky blue clash

 

[Pfitzy]

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You know, I reckon one of these teams should have been in the Subbies-provided rep/clash jersey to avoid the sky blue-on-sky blue clash

Subbies rep jerseys are sky blue?

 

[Pfitzy]

It would be nice to see the Division 1 women's GF fought out on Kentwell day 2026.

No idea how we fit it into a schedule that already starts at 0900, but maybe 5th grade is the victim

 

[Here To Do]

Subbies rep jerseys are sky blue?

Yeah, I forgot sarcasm doesn't translate over the internet. I would say those 2 are harder to call than UNSW and Briars with the matching navy shorts.

It would be nice to see the Division 1 women's GF fought out on Kentwell day 2026.

No idea how we fit it into a schedule that already starts at 0900, but maybe 5th grade is the victim

5th Grade has been Friday nights since I've been involved in Grand Final days (so since 2023) but I would like to see it definitely "mainstreamed" onto a bigger stage. Even D2 Grand Finals would be good, get them in front of a bigger crowd.

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

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You know, I reckon one of these teams should have been in the Subbies-provided rep/clash jersey to avoid the sky blue-on-sky blue clash

I found the 1st Grade game a much harder watch with little variation in the colours. Thought you did a great job all day with some tough clashes.
I’ve raised it before and I can understand the lower divisions not having money for an alternative strip but these clubs have money and sponsors to burn. You can’t tell me they can’t afford an alternative strip?
Why have it in the rules if you don’t enforce it?

 

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

It would be nice to see the Division 1 women's GF fought out on Kentwell day 2026.

No idea how we fit it into a schedule that already starts at 0900, but maybe 5th grade is the victim

It’s insane that we are starting games at 9am and not having enough time to fit everything in even before we add more to it. What happens when Div 2 has a stand alone women’s comp? Do we move 4s to Friday night?
I love Concord as a venue but it’s not fit for purpose as it can’t host night matches. Kentwell kicking off at 7:30 under lights would be an impressive spectacle and allow the Women’s Final to be added in between Colts and 2s.
But you know Kentwells always been 3:15….

 

[Here To Do]

It’s insane that we are starting games at 9am and not having enough time to fit everything in even before we add more to it. What happens when Div 2 has a stand alone women’s comp? Do we move 4s to Friday night?
I love Concord as a venue but it’s not fit for purpose as it can’t host night matches. Kentwell kicking off at 7:30 under lights would be an impressive spectacle and allow the Women’s Final to be added in between Colts and 2s.
But you know Kentwells always been 3:15….

Kentwell at night would be a hell of a spectacle

Concord has never had lights and the grounds that do such as Rothwell (for example) don't tend to have TV quality lighting

We would likely need to look at a Leichhardt-type ground like Shute use before we could do that sort of thing but I'm actually a fan of that.