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IN DEMAND: David Peachey signs an autograph for Brodie Christopherson at the regional Peachey Shield carnival at Endeavour Oval.
Peachey amazed by talent
BY BEN DREWE
6/06/2008 8:03:00 AM
FORMER NRL star David Peachey was in Orange on Wednesday to watch the regional qualifiers for the Peachey Shield - and claimed some of the kids running around were not just talented but “complete packages”.
Primary schools from around Orange competed in the Year 5-6 Peachey Shield and Year 3-4 Richardson Cup at Endeavour Oval.
Calare Public School beat out Orange Public School 8-4 in the regional final of the Peachey Shield, named after David Peachey, while OPS were again unsuccessful in the Richardson Cup final, going down to St Joseph’s 12-8.
“The Peachey Shield final was a real good game of footy,” ARL development officer Mick Armstrong said.
Peachey thought the standard of play throughout the carnival was strong and marvelled at how it differed from his junior playing days.
“It was good football and that’s what we’ve seen over probably the last four or five weeks here,” he said.
“The kids have got exceptional talent now and you sort of look back when you were younger and just (think) some of these kids are just complete packages, which is good.”
The winners and runners-up from both competitions now go on to play in Dubbo on July 3 for the silverware against other regional winners from around the west.
Peachey has had more opportunities to get out and watch his carnival after retiring from the NRL after playing with South Sydney last season.
The silky ball-runner, who has continued playing this year with Group 11 side Dubbo Macquarie, is at a loss to explain why his former club is performing so poorly this season after making the finals in 2007 for the first time in 18 years.
“I honestly don’t know,” Peachey answered when asked what has happened to Souths this season.
“I think once they get the harmony right, they’re not too far away from putting a few wins together.”
The former Sharks and Souths star also revealed some people have suggested he should don the famous Rabbitohs strip again to help get the foundation club off the bottom of the ladder.
“Yeah, there has (been requests to play again) but my days are behind me now,” he said.
Peachey amazed by talent
BY BEN DREWE
6/06/2008 8:03:00 AM
FORMER NRL star David Peachey was in Orange on Wednesday to watch the regional qualifiers for the Peachey Shield - and claimed some of the kids running around were not just talented but “complete packages”.
Primary schools from around Orange competed in the Year 5-6 Peachey Shield and Year 3-4 Richardson Cup at Endeavour Oval.
Calare Public School beat out Orange Public School 8-4 in the regional final of the Peachey Shield, named after David Peachey, while OPS were again unsuccessful in the Richardson Cup final, going down to St Joseph’s 12-8.
“The Peachey Shield final was a real good game of footy,” ARL development officer Mick Armstrong said.
Peachey thought the standard of play throughout the carnival was strong and marvelled at how it differed from his junior playing days.
“It was good football and that’s what we’ve seen over probably the last four or five weeks here,” he said.
“The kids have got exceptional talent now and you sort of look back when you were younger and just (think) some of these kids are just complete packages, which is good.”
The winners and runners-up from both competitions now go on to play in Dubbo on July 3 for the silverware against other regional winners from around the west.
Peachey has had more opportunities to get out and watch his carnival after retiring from the NRL after playing with South Sydney last season.
The silky ball-runner, who has continued playing this year with Group 11 side Dubbo Macquarie, is at a loss to explain why his former club is performing so poorly this season after making the finals in 2007 for the first time in 18 years.
“I honestly don’t know,” Peachey answered when asked what has happened to Souths this season.
“I think once they get the harmony right, they’re not too far away from putting a few wins together.”
The former Sharks and Souths star also revealed some people have suggested he should don the famous Rabbitohs strip again to help get the foundation club off the bottom of the ladder.
“Yeah, there has (been requests to play again) but my days are behind me now,” he said.
