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I have always thought the Wobs S&C having to send them to the sand hills is a clear demonstration of the failure of the Super Rugby teams S&C programmes, it ain't exactly like any of them have been bossing games and finishing hard

re YC vs RC - I would YC them all if it ain't obviously a red on the first replay, so stick them all report and be harsh on the Wednesday review For the unsure whether the penalty should have been a yellow (the other end of the spectrum), let TMO review it in the back ground and stick it on...

Larkham is quite a fan of having that cannon foot at 15 rather than a unit who will try to run it back

I don't trust any of those stats, there are always dubious I remember an Adam Freier (a guy always under weight) before weigh-ins talking about demolishing as much water as possible to show those extra kgs whilst others would be staving themselves prior to the weigh in before heading out to KFC...

when did trials become "high stakes"

melbourne doesn't historically pay wingers big $$$, they spend it on the spine, the rest do well there and leave

They have to get eyeballs somehow

all meals? I think they provide meals while they are at the facility, they aren't sent out to grab their lunch, the Brumbies even had sleeping pods

He was a bit of a container ship going backwards at his best

There is something about backs who lacked, let us say, the natural talents of the top players, but got there through being students of the game, that they become good attack coaches,

I think Nadolo will be preferred as a bench beast at the back end of games against tiring defenses I can't see him having the workrate off the ball to start

Agreed, not writing him off, but those concussions and mental health issues mean he now has to demonstrate he is back to his earlier form

mmm but Hooper needs to again demonstrate he is at that consistently world class level, 2022 was not his greatest year of rugby

Yeah, it was like Jake White never left

When did Larkham becomes a decent attack coach? One of our greatest Wobs, but his resume as a coach isn't exactly based on dynamic attack structures

30% of our population was born overseas and over 50% of us have a parent who was born overseas We are a nation of immigrants, our sporting teams will reflect that

There is also higher expectations from the club of the O/S player's performance

They were both playing pretty light, same as Harry Wilson at the Reds

There are numerous players with immense talent you don't realise that talent until they get kicked up the arse and learn that hard work and professionalism are as important as the talent Some get it when they have that truth conversation with the coach, others don't get it until they leave As...