General NSW Cup 2025

[Rick O’Shay]

Good try to Doyle after a Healy break 10-0

 

[sup42]

That try is why Cappy keeps hiring halves from Aussie.

Gives our players the experience of Aussie ball, nice attack, ball stays live, passes everywhere, support play....exactly what young NZ players need to be mixing with.

 

[Funky Ed Koosie]

To be fair we pronounce it ‘ullawarra’

The commentator was calling them Ellawera before the game, was wondering wtf was going on

 

[Teets]

Give it up to RTV. I wrote him off a bit based on his body shape but he's leaned right down and looks a proper NRL athlete now.

The Hobbit General Bilbo Tanah Boyd playing really well.

 

[Matiunz]

That 2 looks like he’s got some decent defensive smarts, despite his size he’s shut down a bit tonight. Morgan looking a tad pedestrian.

 

[Matiunz]

Dragons player dropped his nuts when he saw Boyd coming…

 

[Funky Ed Koosie]

That was effort from Boyd

 

[Teets]

The Hobbit General on fire on both sides of the ball.

 

[Fangrl1234]

That 2 looks like he’s got some decent defensive smarts, despite his size he’s shut down a bit tonight. Morgan looking a tad pedestrian.

Thought Harper was looking good. Doing a bit of grunt work. The 2 looks good - has come in a few times tho. Boys are looking good

 

[Ever Hopeful]

That try is why Cappy keeps hiring halves from Aussie.

Gives our players the experience of Aussie ball, nice attack, ball stays live, passes everywhere, support play....exactly what young NZ players need to be mixing with.

Boyd is just ingrained professionalism, and second-nature basic skills.

That foundation is what our Kiwi halfs don't get.

 

[Inruin]

If Cuddles is looking for an organizing, kicking half we would be better with Boyd at 7. Does all of that better than Metcalf and would free LM up to play 6 and utilise his skill set more. Win win for the team?

 

[sydneywarrior92]

pretty good D boys.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

I've been impressed wth how much our FG systems/attitude are evident in Cup this year. The blueprint seems clear for all, which has definitely not been the case in the past.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

I've been impressed wth how much our FG systems/attitude are evident in Cup this year. The blueprint seems clear for all, which has definitely not been the case in the past.

just need to get the flegg boys doing well.

 

[Playdaball]

Boyd has all the organising skills that Metcalf doesn’t yet process

 

[Beastmode]

Crosby looks like a unit

 

[sup42]

Boyd is just ingrained professionalism, and second-nature basic skills.

That foundation is what our Kiwi halfs don't get.

Problem is that Kiwi halves mostly do not play at school under coaches that are anything more than someones dad who played prop or second row for a senior B's team in the eighties who is kind enough to volunteer to coach because there is no one else on the school or clubs parent roster available.

That is the type of system NZ fans keep expecting the next Cooper Cronk to hatch magically from.

 

[Inruin]

Playing with the wind in the second half. How many 40/20 attempts will we see from Boyd? He almost got one in to the wind

 

[Ever Hopeful]

This is the 3rd NSW Cup game I have seen and Boyd has impressed in all. He is probably the half we needed when old man Green/Sean O'Sullivan were stinking it up.

I don't know which I'd prefer out of his organisation and Metcalf's potential for an elusive running game. Probably Boyd, and probably with Metcalf outside him, though I do have a soft spot for CHT and what he brings to FG.

 

[John Nick]

Problem is that Kiwi halves mostly do not play at school under coaches that are anything more than someones dad who played prop or second row for a senior B's team in the eighties who is kind enough to volunteer to coach because there is no one else on the school or clubs parent roster available.

That is the type of system NZ fans keep expecting the next Cooper Cronk to hatch magically from.

Unfortunately fans in NZ don't understand the importance of the junior level of coaching available to young halves in Australia
On the GC alone they have Keebra Park and Palm Beach Currumbin schools who have produced many NRL players especially halves