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Michael Lynagh (62)
How do we get Charlie Gamble tp play like he has for the last 3 weeks for the entire season?
First Nations & Pasifika XV vs the Lions - Tue, Jul 22 @ 8:00 PM, Melbourne
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Tim Horan (67)
Really depends on the setup around him to be honest (as it does with most coaches). He does have pretty extensive head coaching experience though - 4 years with Kubota, 7 with Tonga.
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Bob Davidson (42)
LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) was huge
I’d say he has to be in the 23 off two great performances.
I’d say taniela worth consideration as well
I’d say he has to be in the 23 off two great performances.
I’d say taniela worth consideration as well
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Peter Sullivan (51)
he was early on at the Rebels, with the ranga half back. if i recall he was in a wallabies training /persons of interest squad. another god player ruined by Totality Tony if i remeber correctly.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
I am loathe to say it but put him in a team with a decent… culture. Tahs seem pretty rotten.
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Jimmy Flynn (14)
I agree he's over the top and very bias but he's only reflecting what everyone on the couch is sitting home and thinking. The TMO checking 10 things a game makes for a bad entertainment product, that Reilly YC was legitimately shoulder to shoulder, meanwhile LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) got hit with a blatant second man in shoulder charge and they didnt check it. Lynagh gets crunched in the air in the most cynical fashion and they rule that as 'there were bodies around'? I think people just want consistency, and to let the boys play more often than not.
They especially need to stop slowing down rucks and looking for infringements in clearing potential pilferers, by nature of that position your head is exposed and it's going to have something contact it, it's the nature of the game.
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David Wilson (68)
Few thoughts:
- Rebels would've won it easily
- Is the addition of Pete Samu worth a try? I say yes.
- Leota, last ever captain of the Rebels got to score a try in front of his home crowd before leaving for France.
- Always should've been played at AAMI. 30,000 people which is just over AAMI's capacity, so you lose a couple thousand tickets but you have a full house with great images, acoustics, atmosphere.
- Salakaia-Loto definitely can't play this Saturday. He'd be absolutely buggered. Maybe off the bench come Sydney.
- I thought Thomas actually did really well. Good delivery and speed from the ruck in a messy game.
- Rebels would've won it easily
- Is the addition of Pete Samu worth a try? I say yes.
- Leota, last ever captain of the Rebels got to score a try in front of his home crowd before leaving for France.
- Always should've been played at AAMI. 30,000 people which is just over AAMI's capacity, so you lose a couple thousand tickets but you have a full house with great images, acoustics, atmosphere.
- Salakaia-Loto definitely can't play this Saturday. He'd be absolutely buggered. Maybe off the bench come Sydney.
- I thought Thomas actually did really well. Good delivery and speed from the ruck in a messy game.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
The problem is commentators whingeing about the ref is even worse entertainment than all of that.
Wilson
Tim Horan (67)
Give him ~3 weeks (or more) off between matches?
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Larry Dwyer (12)
I tend to agree with this point, my frustration comes from watching a season of Super Rugby where it seems the refs would often talk themselves into a yellow card, only for it to get to Saturday and the same referee talks themselves out of giving yellow cards.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Screen shots don't tell the story, but it does show head contact, an upright tackler, and a fair degree of force
Probably mitigated down by all of the usual reasons (eg potentially indirect contact), but I'm not surprised that was a yellow.
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David Wilson (68)
Another thought on this concept: great way to engage passionate rugby fans who are disinterested in Aus Super teams/Wallabies specifically. Lots of NZ/Pasifika migrants in Aus who love their rugby but don't get behind Wallabies. This could be our sneaky way of breaking them in.
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Charlie Fox (21)
I was furious watching and seeing this as a yellow. After some other angles, definitely a fair yellow.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
with regard to the YC offence - i assume that regardless of of the wording of the law, any head contact, accidental or otherwise is interpreted as foul play. is that the way all refs / TMO's interpret it? and then mitigation is taken into account, downgrading from red to yellow to pen only to play on?
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Michael Lynagh (62)
No.
1st question in the process "Has head contact occurred?"
2nd question in the process "Was there any foul play"
There are lots of situations in our sport where head contact occurs with no foul play
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Peter Sullivan (51)
thanks. no wonder its a dogs balls, leaves open as to what is foul play - the obvious aside. in this case poor tackle technique?
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Mark Ella (57)
Not for this thread but I am hearing very strong calls that Zane Hilton will be officially announced as Reds new coach at some point this year so he can have a good handover with Kiss in 2026.
Just an awesome game last night. The passion and physicality the FNP team played with was brilliant.
Hopefully this concept continues. As others on twitter etc. have suggested this concept could be our version of Maori All Blacks and play the odd game or tour every season or two.
Hopefully this concept continues. As others on twitter etc. have suggested this concept could be our version of Maori All Blacks and play the odd game or tour every season or two.
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Chilla Wilson (44)
I think he’s heading off to the Wallabies after next season
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Mark Ella (57)
Just watch that space. Anyway like I said not for this thread.