Junior Reps 2026

TheRev

TheRev

SGI NSW Cup
Match Notes (Steelers U17's Week 1 Final (4th vs 1st):
  • So Api Amone is a big out, but otherwise full strength with all the usual suspects.. up against an unbeaten side in the Knights though.. wont be easy..
  • 4min - We almost concede a try.. but instead off the next set Coehlo #9 makes a nice long break.. final play and Burton chips close to the knights line.. mad bounce backwards into the centre Berghuis's arms.. great first points 6-0.
  • 9min - Knights almost score again but ruled a knock on in a contented aerial raid up against Burton, too tough to handle.
  • 13mins - manage to defend our line again after a few penalties given away.. another error from Newcastle.. ctr Tausala (the wrecking ball) breaks them open from our own end.. runs the entire length thought about passing for his winger but just went himself, ran 90m.. epic effort def the pick of the wingers/centres this year. 10-0.
  • 19min - Again after defending our line.. Naite Gibbs off the bench almost gets there himself but drops it trying for a late pass.. damn it..
  • 22min - Tausala again... just threatens to pass to his winger but steamrolls the defence instead... 14-0, both kicks missed from out wideish. HALF-TIME SCORE.
  • 37min - We defended our line so many times.. but eventually a strong forward close to the line wrestles over.. I thought he was short and sort of bounced in.. but ref had allowed it 14-6.
  • 39min -- Grrrr very next set the Newcastle centre sort of wrongfoots Tausala.. sort of.. but rly just burnt him cold.. haven't seen that before.. they go the length and its 14-12 damn.
  • 46min - Camped on their line.. Fangupo with a big late offload on the line.. Chase quickly gets it to Chapman who just manages to wrestle over the line.. were back.. 20-12.
  • 49mins - Chase from dummy half runs 50m to put us on attack again.. Lewis boots it 20m past the deadball line on final tackle.. after missing the dropout catch earlier in the set.. panicking perhaps...
  • 51min - we have to defend 2 sets on our line essentially.. last play their halfback looks over, we manage to stop it with Burton getting there just in time to stop him rolling over and getting it down. omg and then Berghuis puts it down going for an offensive play close to our line and we defend again.. and I thought we'd done it but a long pass to a flying winger.. they get it down in the very corner.. 20-16. (7mins left).
  • 57min - get the penalty and attacking their line and Burto has put it down cold.. the nerves.. they go the length and were defending our line yet again.. thank god we hold our compose and 3 steelers hold him up on the last... but.. despite that they push us back into the ingoal on the next play.. fmd.. dropout...
  • 59min - Knights attacking our line with under a min to go.. but they fumble it.. if we can hold the ball for 1 set we win.. we've done it!!!! Defeated the undefeated! Week off and into the prelim final with Api Amone back I would assume!! Honestly a lot of luck today, Knights didn't handle the pressure well (and I'm worried we wont in a prelim) but look this is footy.. we took our chances.. we defended our line A LOT... and we came out on top! Well done boys, cyas in 2 weeks =) 20-16 FULL-TIME.
 
Morgan

Morgan

SGI NSW Cup
AyiosYiorgos said:
Good as gone (IMHO), we are currently a mess, failing apart and it's seeping through the grades..
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Justadragon said:
So what happened to the Watsford speech about how good things were, the new COE, etc. You know the club is going places and up blah blah blah
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A new, competent coach will fix things very quickly. l propose everyone calm down just a bit. Flanno has been an absolute disaster. Worse than Price, Griffin and McGregor. But now we have the COE, an excellent salary cap manager, a profitable organization and a whole stack of promising juniors to come into first grade in the next 2 years. If we can keep Ah Kee, that will be outstanding but did you see Reed and LKT today? I reckon Reed will be able to drag Atkinson to a higher level as well.

Things are not as bad as they seem, IMHO.
 
J

Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
Morgan said:
A new, competent coach will fix things very quickly. l propose everyone calm down just a bit. Flanno has been an absolute disaster. Worse than Price, Griffin and McGregor. But now we have the COE, an excellent salary cap manager, a profitable organization and a whole stack of promising juniors to come into first grade in the next 2 years. If we can keep Ah Kee, that will be outstanding but did you see Reed and LKT today? I reckon Reed will be able to drag Atkinson to a higher level as well.

Things are not as bad as they seem, IMHO.
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I hope so Morgs, but you have a look at LKT wants out same as LPT now some other young fellows want out or testing the market, which I suppose you cant stop. But wow it looks like rats deserting a sinking ship.
 
Morgan

Morgan

SGI NSW Cup
Justadragon said:
I hope so Morgs, but you have a look at LKT wants out same as LPT now some other young fellows want out or testing the market, which I suppose you cant stop. But wow it looks like rats deserting a sinking ship.
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Do LKT and LPT want out? Has there been any confirmation other than internet rumours? If Flanno were to remain coach, I have no doubt both would want out. They'd be crazy not to. Flanno obviously doesn't rate LPT and Kyle could burn down the grandstand and Flanno still wouldn't drop him. But Flanno's last day will be Monday.
 
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Dragon David

SGI NSW Cup
The coaches and players in first grade should hold their heads in shame for the way that they have more or less ruined 2026. So far, while obviously they have tried to get wins, they have just plainly underperformed and so we again blame the coaching staff for not having the team prepared properly and blame the players for not executing the game plan which most probably was shit anyway.

All this has affected not only the fans but the whole club and junior players, who have got first grade potential, several of whom are wanting to test the market and possibly leaving for better pastures to enhance their growth.

The snowballing affect of negativity and neglect.

Time for tough decisions to be made by possibly not too great a bunch to do it unfortunately.
 
J

Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
Morgan said:
Do LKT and LPT want out? Has there been any confirmation other than internet rumours? If Flanno were to remain coach, I have no doubt both would want out. They'd be crazy not to. Flanno obviously doesn't rate LPT and Kyle could burn down the grandstand and Flanno still wouldn't drop him. But Flanno's last day will be Monday.
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I dont think so Morgs, if Monday is his last day we would know by now.
 
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