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So for the Reds next year if we keep our boys all fit we could hope for something like 1. JP Smith 2. Mafi 3. Tupou 4. Blyth 5. Rodda 6. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) 7. Wright 8. ASY (Angus Scott-Young) 9. Tate the Great 10. Lucas 11. Daugunu 12. JOC (James O'Connor) 13. Petaia 14. Speight 15. Hegarty 16. BPA 17. Hoopert 18. Ruan Smith 19. Hockings 20...

This team makes way too much logical sense. It'll never happen

Those are 3 very astute signings by the Rebels. Great list management. I'm particularly pumped for Bobby Tuttle. I was so disappointed for him that his injuries killed his Reds career (and would have preferred a fit Tuttle to either Sorovi or Malolua) but that's footy I guess. If his body...

My observations from the weekend were 1. Stewart looked pretty comfortable in the midfield. Maybe 12/15 utility is going to be his ultimate destiny. Will be interesting to see how it unfolds. 2. QLD country loosehead George Francis is a massive unit. Where the hell did he come from? 3. Hunter...

Great for those two boys, but also far from ideal from a QLD/Aus perspective. I feel terribly for Bobby Tuttle, who's back to back injuries have really destroyed his QLD career. It wasn't so long ago that Bobby's star was on the rise as the captain and arguably one of the best players in the...

ASY (Angus Scott-Young) has a pretty rare and remarkable combination of talents. He could potentially be the first queenslander to attempt balancing medical school and playing for the Reds since John Roe (now Dr Roe FRACS, Orthopaedic Surgeon). He's a natural leader as well. I can't be sure, but I suspect that he...

Props Allan Ala'alatoa James Slipper Scott Sio Sekope Kepu Taniela Tupou Hookers Folau Fainga’a Jordan Uelese Tolu Latu Locks Adam Coleman Izack Rodda Rob Simmons Rory Arnold Back row David Pocock Isi Naisarani Jack Dempsey Lukhan Salakaia-Loto Michael Hooper Halfbacks Nic White Will Genia...

The massive 19 year old league converted lock from Souths got a bit of a wrap by Doran on Fox. Anyone who's watched souths care to fill us in on whether he is as good as his highlights reel and worth a shot in one of the QLD teams?

1. JP 2. Mafi 3. Thor 4. Blyth 5. Rodda 6. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) 7. Wright 8. ASY (Angus Scott-Young) 9. Tate 10. Hegarty 11. Daugunu 12. JOC (James O'Connor) 13. Petaia 14. Speight/CFS 15. Stewart 16. BPA 17. Hoopert 18. Ruan Smith 19. Hockings 20. McReight or Wilson 21. Tuttle (if fit and not let go) or Maloloua 22. Lucas 23. Campbell Solid...

Isaac is marginally bigger than all of his brothers at the same age and not one of them has had issues defensively throughout their careers due to the remarkable combination of timing, tackle technique and courage they all share. Isaac is also only a little more slim than Foley is currently, and...

Don't rate Isaako enough to chase him hard. To be honest I think we sometimes mythologise a bit about the average standard of play and athlete in the NRL. Now don't get me wrong, the top games and players are absolutely extraordinary, a real cut above all but the world's best in Rugby Union but...

Outside the box thought. What about Ben Te’o on a 1 year deal with a 1 year option? He’s left Worcester, has been linked to a team in every comp including Super Rugby, most recently the Sunwolves on a dual deal with a top league side. If them, then why not us on the same arrangement? Not sure...

Also holy hell the young second rower Frost moves well for a long back. What an athlete.

1. Sio 2. Fainga'a 3. AAAA 4. Arnold 5. Rodda 6. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) 7. Hooper 8. Naisarani 9. Genia 10. Foley (sigh) 11. Koroibete 12. Kerevi 13. TK 14. DHP 15. Beale 16. Fitzpatrick 17. Slipper 18. Tupou 19. Coleman 20. Pocock 21. White 22. Cooper 23. Hodge 24. JP Smith 25. Uelese 26. Kepu 27. Philip 28...

If I was you guys I would have a crack at Izzy perese to replace Speight (and ?TK, I doubt he's actually coming to the reds though that would make little sense). Perese seems to have burnt his bridge at the Reds fairly definitively and with the regime change at the Broncos has not been given the...

Yeah that's Eadie. Played a bit of colts and 1.5 seasons of prems at uni since finishing school. Bloody fast with a nose for the try line. Struggles a bit defensively. Reports are that he is a pretty good kid, maybe a little bit of a big head and fond of a beer. Essentially the same profile...

Dave Alred signed on as kicking coach. I think he is also a bit of a expert in motor learning and skill acquisition as well as sports psychology. While I'm still pretty sure the Reds are going to be bottom half of the table for another year at least I'm encouraged by the clear change in...

I reckon knuckles was completely correct on all those points with the possible exception of the first one. Kerevi is not obviously slower than many of the good 13's going around (Crotty, Goodhue, Moroni, de la Fuente, Bastareud, Davies, Henshaw, Tuilagi and Teo etc.). The genuinely fast...

His limitations are well established, but wouldn't he even just improve the look of the Wallaby squad as a whole? For future reference; At the time of writing the Wallabies are playing a Back 3 of DHP, Folau and Maddocks against England

If we were to go away from the playmakers at 10 and 12 model (which we won't), I wouldn't mind seeing something like 9. Genia 10. To'omua 11. Naivalu or Koroibete 12. Kerevi 13. Hodge 14. Folau 15. Beale 21. Gordon 22. Foley 23. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) or a Fijian Kerevi and Hodge could easily swap between 12...