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Kids Footy
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happy_tiger
Well-known member
Our boys are doing it tough , after starting the season with 19 players and a star recruit from an opposing team things have gone pear shaped
With a combination of issues with parents/coach , kids leaving town with parents because of the work situation etc we are down to 14 players (with another leaving shortly , jobs are going left right and centre up here )
Two were away last week so we had the bare 12 and were in the game at HT at 4-0 down Our hooker got badly badly winded and we had to finish the game with 11 and got beaten 14-0
Boys are 1/5 for the season
With a combination of issues with parents/coach , kids leaving town with parents because of the work situation etc we are down to 14 players (with another leaving shortly , jobs are going left right and centre up here )
Two were away last week so we had the bare 12 and were in the game at HT at 4-0 down Our hooker got badly badly winded and we had to finish the game with 11 and got beaten 14-0
Boys are 1/5 for the season
Our boys got off to a great start .
Played round 1 last weekend
Lower Mountains defeated Glenmore Park
16-10
It was a cliffhanger of a game . We had 2 Trys disallowed from kicks as aparentley the ball went higher than it went further :unamused:
Hobbo Jnr scored the match winner with a Kamakazi crash ball over the line with 2 mins to go .
This weekend will be a grand final replay when the boys take on the Giant Polynesian pack from St Mary's .
Played round 1 last weekend
Lower Mountains defeated Glenmore Park
16-10
It was a cliffhanger of a game . We had 2 Trys disallowed from kicks as aparentley the ball went higher than it went further :unamused:
Hobbo Jnr scored the match winner with a Kamakazi crash ball over the line with 2 mins to go .
This weekend will be a grand final replay when the boys take on the Giant Polynesian pack from St Mary's .
@happy tiger said:Our boys are doing it tough , after starting the season with 19 players and a star recruit from an opposing team things have gone pear shaped
With a combination of issues with parents/coach , kids leaving town with parents because of the work situation etc we are down to 14 players (with another leaving shortly , jobs are going left right and centre up here )
Two were away last week so we had the bare 12 and were in the game at HT at 4-0 down Our hooker got badly badly winded and we had to finish the game with 11 and got beaten 14-0
Boys are 1/5 for the season
Sheezus Happy - that doesn't sound too good. Sounds as though even with all things going against them the boys are still putting in. Hopefully the kids can get things back on track.
@hobbo2803 said:Our boys got off to a great start .
Played round 1 last weekend
Lower Mountains defeated Glenmore Park
16-10
It was a cliffhanger of a game . We had 2 Trys disallowed from kicks as aparentley the ball went higher than it went further :unamused:
Hobbo Jnr scored the match winner with a Kamakazi crash ball over the line with 2 mins to go .
This weekend will be a grand final replay when the boys take on the Giant Polynesian pack from St Mary's .
Nothing better than when your kid has a special play to seal a win. Nice work young Hobbo! Bring on St Marys!
Round 2 was last week …. The Grand Final replay against St -Mary's .
The boys were victorious winning 24-16
Round 3 was this morning , the boys played Windsor Wolves who had dropped down from division 1 into our comp .
They did well to hang in there but we're out classed 28-8 .
Hobbo Jnr was forced from the field with 2 mins to go after performing a charge down which went wrong .... ( impact was loud ) .
Although regaining Possesion he know has a busted top and bottom lip !
The boys were victorious winning 24-16
Round 3 was this morning , the boys played Windsor Wolves who had dropped down from division 1 into our comp .
They did well to hang in there but we're out classed 28-8 .
Hobbo Jnr was forced from the field with 2 mins to go after performing a charge down which went wrong .... ( impact was loud ) .
Although regaining Possesion he know has a busted top and bottom lip !
goldcoast_tiger
New member
Gold Coast u/11'sRep Carnival Last Weekend
Congratulations to the Gold Coast under 11's on a hard fought win.
Thanks to some great attack and even better defence they managed to go through the weekend undefeated against teams from Ipswich, Toowoomba,Beenleigh,Redcliffe,and Pittsworth.
As the team was one the two smallest team in the carnival. They appeared to have little chance of making the final , let alone winning it, but as the weekend went on and the team knocked off every team in the preliminary rounds , they not only made it
To the final, but defeated Recliffe in the final.
I was amazed at the size of the Redcliffe, Ipswich, and Beenleigh teams . They sure grow them big in Qld.
However it didn't worry the Coast kids, and they defended really well in every game.
Their attack was good throughout the Carnival , but it was the defence that won the carnival for them.
They just cut down all the big boppers, who were used to running through the smaller teams. Then the faster kids laid on the points.
All the kids showed a lot of courage in getting in front and stopping the bigger kids
And there was a lot of proud parents by Monday afternoon,
And at least a couple of G/Grand Parents.
My g/son was so happy to make the team, as it was his first RL Rep team, as he was the youngest in the Carnival. (U10) so this post is possibly a bit biased.
Also the teachers that Coached and looked after the team, did a great job over the weekend.
And the kids would have had no trouble sleeping on Mon. Night. They were completely exhausted.
Congratulations to the Gold Coast under 11's on a hard fought win.
Thanks to some great attack and even better defence they managed to go through the weekend undefeated against teams from Ipswich, Toowoomba,Beenleigh,Redcliffe,and Pittsworth.
As the team was one the two smallest team in the carnival. They appeared to have little chance of making the final , let alone winning it, but as the weekend went on and the team knocked off every team in the preliminary rounds , they not only made it
To the final, but defeated Recliffe in the final.
I was amazed at the size of the Redcliffe, Ipswich, and Beenleigh teams . They sure grow them big in Qld.
However it didn't worry the Coast kids, and they defended really well in every game.
Their attack was good throughout the Carnival , but it was the defence that won the carnival for them.
They just cut down all the big boppers, who were used to running through the smaller teams. Then the faster kids laid on the points.
All the kids showed a lot of courage in getting in front and stopping the bigger kids
And there was a lot of proud parents by Monday afternoon,
And at least a couple of G/Grand Parents.
My g/son was so happy to make the team, as it was his first RL Rep team, as he was the youngest in the Carnival. (U10) so this post is possibly a bit biased.
Also the teachers that Coached and looked after the team, did a great job over the weekend.
And the kids would have had no trouble sleeping on Mon. Night. They were completely exhausted.
@hobbo2803 said:Round 2 was last week …. The Grand Final replay against St -Mary's .
The boys were victorious winning 24-16
Round 3 was this morning , the boys played Windsor Wolves who had dropped down from division 1 into our comp .
They did well to hang in there but we're out classed 28-8 .
Hobbo Jnr was forced from the field with 2 mins to go after performing a charge down which went wrong .... ( impact was loud ) .
Although regaining Possesion he know has a busted top and bottom lip !
Ouch! Legend.
@goldcoast tiger said:Gold Coast u/11'sRep Carnival Last Weekend
Congratulations to the Gold Coast under 11's on a hard fought win.
Thanks to some great attack and even better defence they managed to go through the weekend undefeated against teams from Ipswich, Toowoomba,Beenleigh,Redcliffe,and Pittsworth.
As the team was one the two smallest team in the carnival. They appeared to have little chance of making the final , let alone winning it, but as the weekend went on and the team knocked off every team in the preliminary rounds , they not only made it
To the final, but defeated Recliffe in the final.
I was amazed at the size of the Redcliffe, Ipswich, and Beenleigh teams . They sure grow them big in Qld.
However it didn't worry the Coast kids, and they defended really well in every game.
Their attack was good throughout the Carnival , but it was the defence that won the carnival for them.
They just cut down all the big boppers, who were used to running through the smaller teams. Then the faster kids laid on the points.
All the kids showed a lot of courage in getting in front and stopping the bigger kids
And there was a lot of proud parents by Monday afternoon,
And at least a couple of G/Grand Parents.
My g/son was so happy to make the team, as it was his first RL Rep team, as he was the youngest in the Carnival. (U10) so this post is possibly a bit biased.
Also the teachers that Coached and looked after the team, did a great job over the weekend.
And the kids would have had no trouble sleeping on Mon. Night. They were completely exhausted.
Nice work by the young fellas! Always amazes me when I see the size of some kids these days and I'm constantly blown away when I see the little blokes standing in front of them and having a real dig in defence. Kids that play up a year show a ton of courage. GCT junior should be as proud of himself as no doubt his g/dad is.
happy_tiger
Well-known member
Beaten 24-8 yesterday , we had to borrow three kids from the age group below because 4 players were at the double header , EB got his first try of the season , Dad was at work and Mum at daughters confirmation
According to friends it was 14-8 and we were getting back into the game and a couple of cheap turnovers cost us
According to friends it was 14-8 and we were getting back into the game and a couple of cheap turnovers cost us
First of many hopefully mate. But there's always next week fellas!
We're heading off to Freo shortly. They've been the standouts this year. Unfortunately, our comp only has 4 teams now. A few of the other clubs have lost players and can't field teams. Seems we have a game, a bye, a rest, a friendly, a bye, a game…..Todays a friendly, but they'll go hard.
It's very frustrating that the NRL does nothing to grow the grass roots in the West. Everyone seems to think it'll (expansion) just eventually happen organically but all clubs are struggling for juniors and so the kids just congregate to a couple of clubs. Our team has 20 odd. Almost all of which are kiwis. Thank God for the Kiwis!
We're heading off to Freo shortly. They've been the standouts this year. Unfortunately, our comp only has 4 teams now. A few of the other clubs have lost players and can't field teams. Seems we have a game, a bye, a rest, a friendly, a bye, a game…..Todays a friendly, but they'll go hard.
It's very frustrating that the NRL does nothing to grow the grass roots in the West. Everyone seems to think it'll (expansion) just eventually happen organically but all clubs are struggling for juniors and so the kids just congregate to a couple of clubs. Our team has 20 odd. Almost all of which are kiwis. Thank God for the Kiwis!
happy_tiger
Well-known member
@hobbo2803 said:Boys lost 22-20 in a tight contest .
The refs are garbage at all levels , it was a frustrating game to watch .
Hobbo jnr was sent off for back chat late in the 2nd half :laughing:
Wonder where he gets the backchatting of officialdom from ??
hmmmmm :laughing:
@happy tiger said:@hobbo2803 said:Boys lost 22-20 in a tight contest .
The refs are garbage at all levels , it was a frustrating game to watch .
Hobbo jnr was sent off for back chat late in the 2nd half :laughing:
Wonder where he gets the backchatting of officialdom from ??
hmmmmm :laughing:
Pigs arse he gets it from me !…:laughing:
Even his coach hi-fived him when he left the field :laughing:
Ref was a joke
happy_tiger
Well-known member
Well that was the old side kicking butts and taking names later
The boys came out , played with the some confidence , played like a team and just belted the Grand Finalist from last season 28-8
The youngster had probably his best game of the year , which is remarkable seeing he has just been diagnosed recently with Osgood's Schlatter disease
Scored one set two others up , but in sad news we will lose another player this week
Every week we have to borrow a couple of kids from the Under 11's and they are really stepping up as well
About 5 weeks to a big tournament the boys play in , 10 games in 2 days and have hopefully picked the right time to fire up
We made the semis last year and reckon we have the side to really make a mark again
Next week its the Premiers
The boys came out , played with the some confidence , played like a team and just belted the Grand Finalist from last season 28-8
The youngster had probably his best game of the year , which is remarkable seeing he has just been diagnosed recently with Osgood's Schlatter disease
Scored one set two others up , but in sad news we will lose another player this week
Every week we have to borrow a couple of kids from the Under 11's and they are really stepping up as well
About 5 weeks to a big tournament the boys play in , 10 games in 2 days and have hopefully picked the right time to fire up
We made the semis last year and reckon we have the side to really make a mark again
Next week its the Premiers
On the way to netball today and passing the Wanneroo rugby fields, I noticed numerous spectators showing great concern. Looking across the field I saw a group of medics around a young lad who I guess would be around 11 or so. Ambulance doors open wide….wasn't overly pleasant - hopefully not too news worthy. There's been enough bad stories in sport of late.
happy_tiger
Well-known member
Here's one for you , just heard about it this morning , saw the incident occur last week only heard the rest of the story this morning
Imagine this is your child …...........
We have a local secondary schoolboys comp for Year 7&8's all the way up to Opens for the local school plus a school that travels an hour and a quarter to each game
On the other field the Under 15 team that travels was playing one of the local sides and the away team play gets injured badly , turns out he broke his arm
Now get this , they get to the end of the game and team who travelled with 2 teachers hops back on the bus and leaves the player who has broken his arm behind with a Gladstone Junior League official to take him to the Gladstone Hospital ...............
But hang on it gets worse
The young kid wanted to speak to his Mum while he was waiting to get his X Ray and borrowed the GJRL official's phone to ring her
No one from the school , nor the teachers , nor his team mates had rung the parents to even tell her
They left this young bloke with a broken arm with someone they'd never met before to take a child to a hospital and then not bothered to tell the parents
Just so you know , the Dept of Education has been informed
What an absolute disgrace
Imagine this is your child …...........
We have a local secondary schoolboys comp for Year 7&8's all the way up to Opens for the local school plus a school that travels an hour and a quarter to each game
On the other field the Under 15 team that travels was playing one of the local sides and the away team play gets injured badly , turns out he broke his arm
Now get this , they get to the end of the game and team who travelled with 2 teachers hops back on the bus and leaves the player who has broken his arm behind with a Gladstone Junior League official to take him to the Gladstone Hospital ...............
But hang on it gets worse
The young kid wanted to speak to his Mum while he was waiting to get his X Ray and borrowed the GJRL official's phone to ring her
No one from the school , nor the teachers , nor his team mates had rung the parents to even tell her
They left this young bloke with a broken arm with someone they'd never met before to take a child to a hospital and then not bothered to tell the parents
Just so you know , the Dept of Education has been informed
What an absolute disgrace
Boys lost this morning 6-4 to St-Mary's in freezing wet & windy conditions .
Hobbo jnr's conversion from out wide hitting the upright …he's not a happy Chappy this arvo !!!
With no points being scored in the 2nd half .
The boys did well defending 5 consecutive sets in a row on their line in the 2nd half .
Hobbo jnr's conversion from out wide hitting the upright …he's not a happy Chappy this arvo !!!
With no points being scored in the 2nd half .
The boys did well defending 5 consecutive sets in a row on their line in the 2nd half .
happy_tiger
Well-known member
@hobbo2803 said:Boys lost this morning 6-4 to St-Mary's in freezing wet & windy conditions .
Hobbo jnr's conversion from out wide hitting the upright …he's not a happy Chappy this arvo !!!
With no points being scored in the 2nd half .
The boys did well defending 5 consecutive sets in a row on their line in the 2nd half .
Tell him to keep his chin up Hobbo , they'll get them next week :smiley:
