2016 The tough year ahead for these clubs

[wholetruth]

Went and had a look at training at Palmyra.

Wow! Just wow!!

Is that a wow for the two expensive Irish recruits. Pretty handy apparently

[wholetruth]

True on both fronts about the Wider Training Group/EPS players coming to Kalamunda, both players told to play for a club closer to Floreat. Same old same old really.
Natu Apineru has been playing 10s and 7s for Wests, thought he might end up there. Burned a lot of chances at Kalamunda recently, was giving multiple jobs, too lazy to turn up to any of them. One of Kalamundas former props has been giving him money to go to UWA, now the club looks to have been sucked in with financial assistance.
Kalamundas lost a few of last years prems side, mostly from the 9, 10, 12 positions. Our 2 halfbacks have left, last years 10 has gone back to Auckland and the 12 left late last year after the dust up in the Wests carpark and his replacement 12 joining the army. Biggest loss though is young gun flanker Lukas Birch to Joondalup. Moved up that way to attend ECU.
Recruited a couple of inside backs to fill the gaps, 2 youngsters from Perth and a classy looking 10 from Wellington.
New Prems Co Coach from Palmyra/Trinity/JGS has also brought some promising 18-21 yr olds with him, with a few from the Force u/20s coming on board.
Training numbers have been down slightly and if we have a bad run of injuries our depth will be tested.
Preseason trials vs Wanneroo and Nedlands coming up.
Good numbers for the womens team with lots of new faces. 3rds and 4ths will be about the same as last year. Should be able to field U/20s if they ever show up to training.

Did you guys trial the Dogs this weekend?> How'd you go

[fulvio sammut]

We have two Irish recruits? Wow!

[fulvio sammut]

How do you delete an accidental double post?

[jargan83]

If anyone has seen these Irish imports can someone give them directions to Tompkins Park?

[The InnFORCEr]

If anyone has seen these Irish imports can someone give them directions to Tompkins Park?

I think I saw them doing some training at which is part of the Nedlands catchment area

[That guy]

Let's hope super rugby brings people out as things are seemingly light on... Soaks by all accounts have a 3rd grade side made up primarily of last year's first team... Cott have a sever shortage under the new regime... Uni are scratching around... We know neddies will have a bag full of recruits... West have a great catchment... How's things looking up north of Scarborough beach rd?

[Ecky]

Pre season games tomorrow:
Soaks v Wests
Kala v Neddies
Paly v Cott

Known games next weekend:
Wann v Soaks
Paly - internal 1s & 2s
Paly v Southern Lions
Uni v Joond
Neddies v Baysie
Kwinana vs Arks & Swan
Curtin v Dunsborough & Collie

Known games 19 Mar
Wann v Joond
Paly v Soaks/ S Lions
Uni v Wests
Neddies v Cott
Kala v Baysie

Some news may come from them there events, right?

[brokendown gunfighter]

doubt it

[fulvio sammut]

Paly are picking up -about 40 - 45 at training on Thursday, including under 20s, which is a good sign this early in the season.

I'm told that the Paly Cott trial this Saturday is 60 minutes in total, which is probably enough given the Paly numbers. I don't know who else Cott are playing the same day.

The following week we have an internal trial in the morning before the boys head off to play Southern lions in the afternoon.

The week after, playing a round robin between us, Soaks and the S. Lions, should tell us where we're at.

Not too many new faces, but good to see a few guys who moved to the Lions coming back to the fold.

Anyone see our phantom Irish legion?

[wholetruth]

Anyone see our phantom Irish legion?

I will clarify following further information supplied. Recruited from Ireland but with NZ accents having moved to the Emerald Isle to play. Does that make sense now?

[fulvio sammut]

Anyone see our phantom Irish legion?

I will clarify following further information supplied. Recruited from Ireland but with NZ accents having moved to the Emerald Isle to play. Does that make sense now?

Oh, you mean our NEW ZEALAND recruits!

Yeah, we have couple of them, both Junior All Blacks.

Come to think of it, all our New Zealand recruits were Junior All Blacks....

There are Junior All Blacks in every club.

Even Broken Down Gunfighter was a Junior All Black when he first joined Nedlands in 1934, after an illustrious International Representative career spanning 20 years.

[brokendown gunfighter]

Oh, you mean our NEW ZEALAND recruits!

Yeah, we have couple of them, both Junior All Blacks.

Come to think of it, all our New Zealand recruits were Junior All Blacks....

There are Junior All Blacks in every club.

Even Broken Down Gunfighter was a Junior All Black when he first joined Nedlands in 1934, after an illustrious International Representative career spanning 20 years.

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