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Strelow and Stowers could probably still be handy in premier grade. Not sure if they would be motivated enough though. I agree though that Fogarty should be focusing on those younger guys, there isn't much point just building for the short term, especially considering Norths are probably going...

Was talking to a few of the guys who played in the Premiership wiNning Norths 2nd Grade team and sounds like Fogarty (who coached them at GPS) has already gotten into their ears about getting stuck into pre-season and having another crack at top grade for 2015. They probably don't turn the...

Thanks for that, makes sense in that regard.

Is there a system in place to stop teams/agents discussing offers and new contracts with a player before they are technically a 'free-agent'? I know in most American sports there is a certain time frame which must elapse before any conversations no matter how informal are allowed to be held...

I enjoy the nostalgia as well, however, I've said this before that Ballymore simply doesn't have the infrastructures to host capacity games these days. I've been highly critical of the grounds in the past but the more I think about it I've come to realize it also something to do with what I...

My issue with Leroy Houston is how inconstant he was in his first stint with the Reds. A player isn't expected to be an outstanding world beater every game of the season but the difference in his good and bad games was significant. One week, line bending runs and plenty of work and the next he...

I think you'll find that model becoming more and more common at all clubs. GPS brought in Michael Cook as Coaching Director for 2014 (I presume he is staying on for next season as haven't heard other wise) and he essentially had roles in selections/advice/mediation for every team from Colts 2 to...

Any relation to Craig Hunt? He played fullback for GPS Prem Reserves this year.

If you're going to include Reds may as well put them all in! Haha. It is a pretty good looking backline. I still see JOC (James O'Connor)'s most likely destination being Brothers, I'd wager he'd have the most school/rugby mates still playing there and Matho is a good coach. Although it wouldn't surprise me if...

Depending on how pre-season camps and training go etc I'm fairly confident they'll start with a pairing of 12. Hunt 13. Kerevi And have JOC (James O'Connor) play fullback. All the chat of him only being signed as a winger I believe is due to some comments Link made in regards to Wallabies selection and have...

Well the way our team is currently shaping up has me a bit worried. Does it remind anyone else of the 2012 Melbourne Rebels squad? They had names like Cipriani, O'Connor, Beale, Gerrard, Mortlock, even an ex-leaguie in Vuna. But their forward pack was well below par and they ended up finishing...

I thought it was there to reference the heavy rumors of the Victor Vito signing which never eventuated. I find it odd that the Reds would bother signing another 12/13 in Kahui/Toeava, they already have Taps, K Hunt, Kerevi, Ant Fainga'a and F'Sautia covering those spots. I mean those guys...

Whats the go with the Qld NRC teams rules on eligibility? Dan Gorman played for Brisbane City in Round 1 and then played for Qld Country this weekend. I'm fairly sure he wasn't picked in either teams initial squads and has come in as injury cover in both cases, are the QRU using a bunch of...

Im sure I know what you are referring to and I guess it is a similar situation, hard to be subjective when other factors involved but we can only hope the club is being put first

To be fair I did get away from my main point in my original post and did not mean to steer it so far towards players leaving with Buzz or anything like that. I do believe though that if someone is a professional player manager they should not be allowed to have a role in a Premier rugby setup...

Premrug, I only post about what I've heard and people I've spoken to. If these boards were all 100% accurate they'd be on the Reds Rugby website. Of course there is some speculation in everything and I'm not having a dig at Picone, I've had many personal dealings with him over the last couple of...

I'd be fairly surprised if Kuridrani ended up at Souths, hes been a part of GPS for 4 or 5 years and seems to be enjoy it. Johnson on the other hand I believe has only spent one season at Yoku so the ties probably aren't as deep. It is a shame though that a players managers interests can...

TT couldn't tell you exactly why to be honest. Might have something to do with the fact that Arnold has been involved with the QRU/ARU for quite a number of years, from way back in the NTS (National Talent Squad) as a skills coach and has progressed from there with perks of being in the system...

The NRC is surely going to be McDuling's last hoorah in terms of getting game time with the Reds for 2015. Another injury or a string of poor performances and you'd think he'd be lucky to have a contract in QLD after next year. I haven't seen a whole lot of him to be fair and know he has had...

Will be very interesting to see what happens then in terms of players heading to Norths. Forgarty has a good relationship with many players in the Norths 2nd Grade team who won the Premiership. If he can convince some of those guys to have a proper off-season and have another crack at Prems...