Queensland Reds 2025

[Sully]

This is a bit of a running update:

Queensland Reds 2025 & beyond

Les Kiss - Head Coach (2026)
Brad Davis - defence and backs (2026)
Jonathan Fisher - breakdown and forward skills (2026)
Zane Hilton - set piece forward (2026)
Dale Roberson - academy (2026)

Hoping these guys a happy living in Queensland.

 

[JRugby2]

also Reds new retro jersey for 2025… not as good as last years which was mint… but decent, unsure what year they actually played in this style, if ever.
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This, some creme/beige chinos, fresh RM's and 25 beers.

"what school did you go to? Oh truuueee no way do you know biggsy?"

 

[Adam84]

3 more years official

what’s with the church setting?

 

[WoodysRFC]

Looks like a school chapel to me? EDIT: Right Brisbane Grammar School

 

[PhilClinton]

I don't believe Grammar have a chapel.

I think it's just one of their memorial buildings and that is some type of honour board.

I'm sure there are dozens of Grammar old boys hunting on these forums who can inform us.

 

[Adam84]

Yeah.. i should have read the article first

McReight chose his alma mater, Brisbane Grammar, for a series of photos to announce his re-signing.

"I have a lot of key memories from my days there and best mates from my school friendship group. It's where I became an adult and built my work ethic," McReight said.

 

[PhilClinton]

They did also tag the school in the photo you posted

 

[Wilson]

Yeah, not a chapel per se (though it basically is) but it's the Great Hall with the honour boards. Occaisonally used for weddings and anything particularly serious that doesn't need to fit 1000+ people

 

[Adam84]

They did also tag the school in the photo you posted

yes I read that, but I asked as a I assumed the setting was a church/chapel on the school grounds(which it kind of according to Wilson) and just wondered if there was any reason why that backdrop in particular.

 

[Major Tom]

Because McReight is our lord and saviour obviously.

 

[Sully]

 

[hammertimethere]

If Kiss goes to the Wallabies he’ll take Fisher at least who would be a big loss (his portfolio includes the skills work our forwards are showing enormous improvement in)

 

[TSR]

Wilson, McReight & McDermott - the holy Trinity????

 

[Not a Doctor]

I was at the game tonight (reds v waratahs at lang park) with the sports ears. Almost every offside penalty blown when they were defending their try line was due to hands on the ground being past the feet of the attackers by the defending team. Multiple calls every time.

I have to ask the view of the many learned punters on this site.

Is the there a fundamental misunderstanding of the offside rule in regards to hands being past the feet of the opposition when they are standing and defending on their own try line?

As there were a significant amount of penalties given in this situation as compared to offside penalties when defenders are not defending their try line, It may be the case there is a misunderstanding on the part of the referees, the touch judges (who were the officials that called most of these penalties via their on field comms to the on field ref) or the players?

I ask this, as it seems that if a team can understand this rule of the game ( especially those tall lanky James Horwill type players) that they need to be mindful of were their big hands are when they defend their own try line, they would reduce the penalty count by at least 5+a game and also avoid the risk of potential yellows and be able to defend their try line reminiscent of a Norse gods, greatly improving their chances of victory. Anybody with main line to the Reds coaching staff, please relay this very crucial information as soon as possible as it starting to concern me greatly.

Anyway, well done REDS. That was a gutsy and tough performance by all involved. It had the icing applied by some mercurial skills of X factor proportions by the chosen ones. (Yes you Heremala, amongst others).

That Lynagh boy, whilst diminutive, tackles like David in the sh*t with Goliath.


BG

 

[Adam84]

Mentioned it in match-day threat, Kiss said McReights injury was likely nothing ‘sinister’, but under load management he was due for a rest so he will likely miss next weeks game regardless.

Let’s hope that’s all it is.

 

[PhilClinton]

Saw Gibbs play for Brothers yesterday, looked decent.

He is small though. I feel like our main fly half options are all undersized.

 

[Lyall]

I was at the game tonight (reds v waratahs at lang park) with the sports ears. Almost every offside penalty blown when they were defending their try line was due to hands on the ground being past the feet of the attackers by the defending team. Multiple calls every time.

I have to ask the view of the many learned punters on this site.

Is the there a fundamental misunderstanding of the offside rule in regards to hands being past the feet of the opposition when they are standing and defending on their own try line?

As there were a significant amount of penalties given in this situation as compared to offside penalties when defenders are not defending their try line, It may be the case there is a misunderstanding on the part of the referees, the touch judges (who were the officials that called most of these penalties via their on field comms to the on field ref) or the players?

I ask this, as it seems that if a team can understand this rule of the game ( especially those tall lanky James Horwill type players) that they need to be mindful of were their big hands are when they defend their own try line, they would reduce the penalty count by at least 5+a game and also avoid the risk of potential yellows and be able to defend their try line reminiscent of a Norse gods, greatly improving their chances of victory. Anybody with main line to the Reds coaching staff, please relay this very crucial information as soon as possible as it starting to concern me greatly.

Anyway, well done REDS. That was a gutsy and tough performance by all involved. It had the icing applied by some mercurial skills of X factor proportions by the chosen ones. (Yes you Heremala, amongst others).

That Lynagh boy, whilst diminutive, tackles like David in the sh*t with Goliath.


BG

I'm not arguing with you on your point about the hands having to be behind the try line.
To me (in all ignorance) it looks sort of the same thing as the line out thrower having most of his feet in play when throwing. It looks weird, did they change the rules years ago?

 

[JRugby2]

On the try line is fine. Been like this for awhile that your foremost point on the ground needs to be behind the hindmost point of your last player (or on the line if the ruck is on the tryline.

just an awareness thing

 

[Major Tom]

I was at the game tonight (reds v waratahs at lang park) with the sports ears. Almost every offside penalty blown when they were defending their try line was due to hands on the ground being past the feet of the attackers by the defending team. Multiple calls every time.

To me it just seems that refs are able to see offside far easier. That and there really isn’t anything that you can do as a defensive team these days. I would like them to be more critical of offside in other parts of the field than on the try line.

 

[Adam84]

It's not the referees even calling the offsides, they're usually watching the ruck, it's the AR's who are more often then not calling offside