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Fingers crossed Whiteside & Usher are coming back. they were standouts IMO going from QPR to Shute shield.

•good colts program •beat easts last game of year •Finally earning players in reds program who are not parachuted mercenaries •7s tourney success. I don’t think anyone thinks Norths is winning hospital cup in 2025 but some nice dominos falling their way.

You are absolutely correct about a 24 team bracket unless you went some wild Macintyre style system (like in nrl) where there was bye rounds for club champion winners and knock out rounds unsure of the magic number but I guess you want a comp that goes for 4-6 weeks and is knockout stage style...

In 2008-2009 circa there was a qld club competition. all i remember about it was the cricket scores put on the visiting country rugby clubs or when a qpr club went to the regions. i don’t believe there was one upset result. if we are doing a national club competition knock out style should...

It’s unbelievable how little spots we have for talented #7 Kohan Herbert is the new Matt Giquel An NRC style comp helps minimize and keep these fringe players around for the next QPR season

I had a sneaky feeling HMP would one day end up at the kennel. BBC boys generally land at wests or UQ… so perhaps what was at play here is HMP connecting with his mates from school. (Imagine those sunny coast links also at play)

what’s with the chicken references of late… did you not make mention of Charlie’s charcoal last week?

Think his pay packet is 300k-400k from last memory. NRL might be out of equation because teams kind of set. Would he really take less money? I suspect he hangs around for super rugby. Might play his way back into wallabies mixer but if not early release so he’s not just hanging around playing...

I have heard of some reds “compass” players on the move to other points of the “compass” time will tell. Lot of the offseason is simply rumours and just that

Is Souths participating in any 7s rugby tournaments this offseason? Bris Vegas 7s this weekend, every club represented (except souths) there is an additional bond team & downs rugby not ideal circumstances if other clubs are doing preseason already under the guise of 7s seasons and Souths...

What is FOX offering? love my club rugby on Stan. Wish we got 2 commentators on every broadcast but it’s such an improvement when qld reds were running all matches like on YouTube but only one camera angle and no audio. Is the Shute shield powerbrokers receptive to a national club competition...

Anyone got the paywall story about Shute shield going rogue? They were offended from RA broadcaster deals… wouldn’t RA own this competition via nsw rugby/waratahs joining centralisation? pandaram has just written about it.

Story looks to be behind a paywall but I believe Glenn Vaihu has landed with broncos on a train and trial deal

what’s his position in the halves though? I think his better suited to 6 but also could see a bit of 7

I saw a islander one time wearing a reds jersey in San Francisco and gave him a “up the reds” got a little smile back… unsure if he was from california or just visiting but reds fanbase is out there

you did read this correct. I believe the coach who played w role in the mele isn’t coming for the ride to wests

L What’s the revenue sources in Shute shield G.O.R? paying Shute shield players doesn’t seem like something that is sustainable for Oz rugby but then again me and others have always cried foul about the unfair playing field with national grassroots and commitment to the Sydney eastern suburbs...

& what does the shute shield provide that the qpr doesn’t? maybe a pathway to a super rugby contract (considering how much worse the tahs are to the reds) The switch has worked out well for guys like Liam Usher, Cooper Whiteside who both contributed immediately to their shute clubs but both...

Seru Uru left the champion tigers for the upcoming bulldogs. Hamish Stewart rightly or wrongly left Bond because he got a reds contract in Brisbane and probably weighed up the M1 commute times I doubt these decisions are bad for the comp… and you can’t keep an unhappy player at a club simply...

We won’t be seeing this rule full stop. QPR has established itself as the premier comp over shute shield because of the no limitations on team lists did you catch the controversy last season when easts rugby got in a bit of hot water for starting a test representative prop who had previously...