Wallabies 2025

[KOB1987]

Yeah it would just be that.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Who is going to do the work to make Australia's smash hit horror movie for 2025?

Working title, "Compilation of our 10s in the back field trying to deal with box kicks"

 

[Uh huh]

Brad Harris is probably the best credentialed, but he has just joined the force so it's hard to see him jumping straight to the wallabies at season's end.

Much more like is Brad Davis, the Reds current defence coach who has worked with Kiss for years (and was briefly a wallabies assistant for Eddie). Given the short turnaround I'd be surprised if it's anyone else, but defence was Les Kiss' speciality when he was an assistant, so it's also possible they go without an assistant there (as they are currently doing for attack). Still, I think Davis is very likely to be there to ease the transition.

What's Peter Ryan doing these days? Did he go back to league?

 

[Wilson]

What's Peter Ryan doing these days? Did he go back to league?

I think he's running his own cross-code tackle technique coaching consultancy school based out of the sunny coast. He hasn't been in union directly since covid though, and I'm not sure he'd be the guy to run the defence at a strategic level anymore with that long out of the game.

I would love to see him (alongside a few others) more involved in "coaching the coaches" and academy development programs where that technical focus can have the most impact. There's a few independent programs like Ryan's floating around for skills, but we really only seem to utilise them on an ad hoc basis at the moment.

 

[PhilClinton]

Yeh I think this is largely where rugby in Australia (maybe globally) is really falling behind and has been for a while.

The best offensive and defensive coaches don’t need to have been the best at executing those skills in a game. And more so, the teams are so adaptive that the best structures from ten years ago might not work now. There is just too much footage and data available for teams to pick apart.

It’s a pretty common thought process in most industries - get the best in breed for a specific task. If he’s still regarded as one of the best, bring Ryan in for 4 weeks if needed to get technical with the players in tackle technique without any defensive structure baggage. Do one job and do it really well.

I think part of the reason we haven’t gone that way is we don’t really know what a great modern defensive strategist looks like in rugby though.

 

[upthereds#!]

I'd be getting Jack Maddocks into the squad, and even Banks - start looking at what real proper fullbacks can do with the boot, high ball, communication and positioning in the backfield.

They are alreayd over there, call em up, put them in WC consideration.

Maddocks is his club captain, killing it for his team that are on the rise, attritional NH rugby, tall, big, prime at 28 and over 120 full pro games.

 

[wamberal99]

I'd be getting Jack Maddocks into the squad, and even Banks - start looking at what real proper fullbacks can do with the boot, high ball, communication and positioning in the backfield.

They are alreayd over there, call em up, put them in WC consideration.

Maddocks is his club captain, killing it for his team that are on the rise, attritional NH rugby, tall, big, prime at 28 and over 120 full pro games.

Tom Wright is not a "proper fullback"?

 

[rugbyAU]

I'd be getting Jack Maddocks into the squad, and even Banks - start looking at what real proper fullbacks can do with the boot, high ball, communication and positioning in the backfield.

They are alreayd over there, call em up, put them in WC consideration.

Maddocks is his club captain, killing it for his team that are on the rise, attritional NH rugby, tall, big, prime at 28 and over 120 full pro games.

this isn't going to happen

 

[upthereds#!]

Tom Wright is not a "proper fullback"?

pretty sure he isnt available now and pretty sure you need more then 1 in a WC squad.

 

[upthereds#!]

this isn't going to happen

agreed. but it should.