2018 NSWRL Senior Comps - ISP, Flegg, RMC, Shield

[imgunawin72]

Should be another 4 good games at st marys today with qualifying finals

 

[Pantherman72]

I watched all 4 games and agree the reffing was poor in the Cabra game but it was not the worst on the day. Asquith were given no chance with a 6 nil penalty count against them in the first 15 minutes, a sin binning and some poor decisions in the game. The effort they put in to stay close at halftime took it out of them in the 2nd half and Glebe were too good and took advantage. They had a huge advantage over Adquith by having a team full of Newtown ISP contracted players. It is no surprise to see the remaining 6 teams being the ones with the best ISP arrangements.

 

[rightleftin]

SS

Moorebank 36 St Marys 8
Wenty 32 East Campbelltown 10

St Marys were never in the game, Moorebank made few errors and were pretty smooth, which makes their result last week totally bizarre. Wenty were the surprise packets, while they have put away the lower teams, they have not troubled the top 3 sides before today. They were very impressive, especially Apouri and Navale in the backs while all the forwards looked good.

RMC

Wenty 26 St Marys 12
Cabra 24 Mounties 18

Too many penalties with Wenty copping it in the first half and St Marys in the 2nd. St Marys looked like they might cause an upset with a 12-4 lead at half time but the tide turned and with late inclusion, Abbas Miski excelling, Wenty closed out. Beau Henry has rarely been caught in possession in other Wenty games I have seen but today he was targeted and bashed all day. Cabra were more in control than the score suggests, they led 24-6 at one stage but a great ball from Mitch Cahalane to Jordan Martin gave them some hope.

 

[Butts74]

Moore bank would of rested players last week against Blacktown or they didn’t get many boys back from dogs which is probably why they lost last week.

 

[Timmah]

Schedule locked in for next weekend

http://bit.ly/2018FinalsGuide

 

[rightleftin]

Moore bank would of rested players last week against Blacktown or they didn’t get many boys back from dogs which is probably why they lost last week.

12 of the 17 that played today also played last week.

 

[imgunawin72]

Anyone know what brothers are doing next season??

 

[Captain Apollo]

The Wests v Wyong Intrust Cup finals game was a corker. Wyong forced extra time and won it 18-14 by scoring the only points in extra time with a try in the corner in the second period.

 

[Timmah]

Anyone know what brothers are doing next season??

Possibly keeping an RMC side but almost certainly dropping out of Shield.

 

[imgunawin72]

Possibly keeping an RMC side but almost certainly dropping out of Shield.

Ok that would make sense. It will interesting to see what they do.

 

[MountainMan]

I sat and watched Brothers A Grade side get hammered by St Clair in the 2017 Grand Final and thought to myself ,why would they be attempting to re-enter the nswrl competitions.
Again im sitting here thinking,why on earth would they remain ? No major sponsors,no leagues club,no affiliations.
Look back to 2010 when they were in the Bundy Cup,they had major sponsors,played out of a good home ground,had panthers affiliations,attracted players etc.
If anything,sack the shield team and put that rmc team in the shield competition.

 

[imgunawin72]

I sat and watched Brothers A Grade side get hammered by St Clair in the 2017 Grand Final and thought to myself ,why would they be attempting to re-enter the nswrl competitions.
Again im sitting here thinking,why on earth would they remain ? No major sponsors,no leagues club,no affiliations.
Look back to 2010 when they were in the Bundy Cup,they had major sponsors,played out of a good home ground,had panthers affiliations,attracted players etc.
If anything,sack the shield team and put that rmc team in the shield competition.

Yeah that's probably their best option

 

[Butts74]

I think brothers will most likely stay in both grades , hopefully they get a sponsor or something so they can buy some decent players. They had some good players in the Massey , and shield I don’t know what happened to all of them. They should of brought up some C graders and given them a crack and build into next season.

 

[Timmah]

Can't see Brothers staying in both grades. I believe Blacktown will only stay in one comp as well

 

[imgunawin72]

Can't see Brothers staying in both grades. I believe Blacktown will only stay in one comp as well

Ok which comp are they staying in?

 

[Butts74]

Yeah I’ve heard that aswell. Heard that they might be only having Massey and going with the U20s so they can have it at laybutt.

 

[Timmah]

Ok which comp are they staying in?

I don't know for sure - if I did I would've said. At a guess I imagine they'd want to stay in RMC

 

[MasseyShield86]

What are the chances off St Marys Taking it out in both grades?

Thoughts?

 

[rightleftin]

What are the chances off St Marys Taking it out in both grades?

Thoughts?

An interesting proposition considering they lost both grades on the weekend. If they won the SS it would to quote John Howard "be like Lazarus with a triple bypass"

 

[imgunawin72]

What are the chances off St Marys Taking it out in both grades?

Thoughts?

Thats a big ask. I wouldn’t think its very likely. I’d be extremely surprised if they got both grades into the grand final.