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Not personnel movement but I saw on UQ social media that Elton Berrange is confirmed for year 3 as heavies HC.

Maybe Grearly is trying to maximise his spring tours. could essentially go to South Africa next month then Segway with a Japan tour with reds (unsure of dates) and then go to UK in January

First official news about Grearly to force. Going to be touring South Africa with force on a train and trial deal

don’t be too critical of centralisation BR… the waRAtah mafia will be out for your head

Hooker position is priority signing. Whenever they do road games they usually take 3 (in case backup is injured)

America is not a bad option for a test/tour if you can convince them to do most of the hosting on west coast and then look to book twilight fixtures east coast afternoon kicks off between Australia vs Eagles is not favourable Timezone but those RL fixtures in Las Vegas were in a prime time slot...

How does that work? No one wants his Australian contract? surely they are paying the balance of whatever money pasifka is offering.

It’s probably worth pointing out at super rugby level that Queensland supply the majority of referees. Multiple times when the force or rebels play the reds it’s usually Murphy or Berry on the whistle. so until other clubs/Super Rugby franchises lift their game and get retired players into the...

Lock Is the most targeted position for poaching raids in this country (elsewhere for matter of fact). You can never have too many locks IMO

i hope JOC (James O'Connor) lands overseas in the MLR. I dont know how the money is over there but there’s heaps of token former wallabies plying their twilight years trade.

Yeah I don’t think Pup is going straight into the top job. It wouldn’t be right considering how they handled Mick Heenan 1 year apprenticeship at the reds with Brad Thorn and then said he wouldn’t be considered and landed on Les Kiss.

yes I am a self confessed Waratah hater who enjoys seeing the disfunction. however my wallabies fandom supersedes my Waratahs hate and McKellar is one of the most qualified candidates for the job

I could totally see DM being in the role for less than 12 months the wallabies coaching role will become available if JS keeps to his timeline and there’s already the previous work DM done with the national team and the national feeder team (brumbies)

yes, my apologies - back to a best of 3 think it’s a sweet spot as NRL & AFL not yet in full swing. If wallabies can win that first April Bledisloe fixture could also help with super rugby viewership in May + June

Bledisloe is the pinnacle of rugby games in this country - moving it away from NRL home stretch as teams push for the top 8 might be a bonanza for viewership. does the NRLs attempt celebrate Anzac Day resonate with anyone as 2 Aussie teams battling each other?

A Bledisloe cup match in the middle of a super rugby round is doable given the right caveats will be interesting to see the scheduling of matches

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/08/22/exclusive-mclennans-100m-deal-could-save-ra-as-twist-in-next-broadcast-package-revealed/amp/ one of Australia’s most respected rugby journalist would disagree braveheart

I think the issue with RWC was it would be better for RA to negotiate their deal first with stakeholders such as channel 9, Fox and Amazon etc and then IRB would follow suit with their tendering of broadcast rights. Now that channel 9 scored rugbys pinnacle tournament - why would the other...

McLennan got us a monetary gift for the tv rights for the World Cup. RWC sold us out and sold the rights to channel 9 for 2027 while RA has been trying to negotiate our next tv deal. surely you see this as a good thing McLennan did?

I’m not some wallabies simp fan who gets all nostalgic feels about former wallabies in the top job. I’d rather a person with the proper business acumen who will deliver us the results regardless of if they are a top bloke (or top gal)