-------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Peters Summary
Of The Junior Trail Matches Between The Bears and Manly By BIG-STEVE BIG-STEVE'S
RED & BLACK SITE - 12/2/04
After the Bears strong showing in the junior trail matches against
Manly Peter Peters (Manly football club manager) has spoken positively
about the Bears' performance in his summary of the day.
Junior Rep Trials...
Exactly That By PETER PETERS MIGHTY EAGLES WEBSITE - 2/2/04
The junior representative trials last Saturday at Forestville were a
huge success. The club coaching panel was delighted with the standard
of the teams in the trials against Norths who provided excellent
opposition in all three trials.
The Bears, under Gary Larson and Greg Florimo have built up their ranks
well...and good luck to them.
But the trials are just that....trials. We have cut players as a result
of performances and in the next few weeks more players will be told
they are wasting their time.
However, they were entitled to a trial. Norths are in the same position.
People who criticise the end result without seeing the matches are
insular. Both clubs rarely had their best side on at the one time. Some
players were rested because of injuries. Trials are exactly that with
the scores at the end of the period really not all that important. The
standard of play, the coaching, the work of the back up staff and the
organisation on the day are all we are seeking at this early stage of
the season.
The junior players would have been delighted to see such support from
the senior coaches and players. It's a long season. Let's stay positive
and worry about winning when two competition points are up for grabs.
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