Adam84
John Eales (66)
Sykes was released last year, playing RL now
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Sykes was released last year, playing RL now
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George Smith (75)
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George Smith (75)
So THAT'S what the Rugby Sevens Gods think of taking the three at 19-21 & time up 
Good effort to come back from 7-21, but.
Good effort to come back from 7-21, but.
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George Smith (75)
Haven't seen Portia with ball in hand yet but then again the others are doing the business well enough.
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George Smith (75)
Or not. Somehow I expected more from Au.
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John Thornett (49)
I hate our bright yellow jersey's why can we wear gold!
PhilClinton
Paul McLean (56)
Caslick must be close to the best overall women’s footy player in the world atm.
Tell you what this women’s team is a real worry. Two very flat performances today and that’s basically our best squad. Realistically with the Aon 7s we should have seen the squad evolve more.
You’d have to think there will be coaching changes next year and with WAFL and WNRL growing, the battle off talent will intensify.
You’d have to think there will be coaching changes next year and with WAFL and WNRL growing, the battle off talent will intensify.
Adam84
John Eales (66)
I think what we've seen was Australia benefiting from the early adaptation of professionalism for the Women's 7's team, and now other countries around the world have caught up. If I'm not mistaken at the previous Olympics the Kiwi Women's 7's teams didn't even train together weekly, they merely came together for camps, whereas the Aussie women's were based together permanently at Narabeen.
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Paul McLean (56)
Adam I think you’re right.
I don’t follow 7s much aside from knowing a few that play. And with the women’s it seems like a bit of ‘we won Gold, we have the best team, let’s do it again’. That won’t work anymore, the others have caught up.
I don’t follow 7s much aside from knowing a few that play. And with the women’s it seems like a bit of ‘we won Gold, we have the best team, let’s do it again’. That won’t work anymore, the others have caught up.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Yeh while in contrast the men performed well including the seconds team ie Oceana
Even caslick looked a shadow of her best
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Michael Lynagh (62)
You must have been watching a different caslick this weekend.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Very small sample size obviously but it seems to me that the Au women have regressed badly & the men have improved to the point where I won't be surprised if the men are in Medal contention at Tokyo but will be very surprised if the women are. As suggested earlier I think the women got the jump on the competition by recruiting from e.g. athletics, volleyball etc but now that everyone's doing it they've plateaued somewhat.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
One big factor for me is the coach.
The bloke coaching the men is the one who won in Rio with the women.
Was disappointed for Walsh's team (really more a program than just a team) that covid killed the world circuit because they were back up to 4th and improving. Not sure they can medal in Tokyo but they'll give it a shot.
The women's elite program needs an overhaul, starting with a proper 7s coach at the top (what's Teitjens doing these days?)
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Steve Williams (59)
If we'd got him to Perth alongside Anstee, he couldabeen still in the mix, maybe.
Or even at the Tahs (well, that couldn't have happened, although they would've had a tackler on the wing.......).
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George Smith (75)
Au v NZ women highlights
NZ v Fiji men highlights
NZ v Fiji men highlights