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Thanks RR. [Though you are making Robbie a tad older than he is, no? ;).] Re Chek - 2015 was his best for w-l% IIRC, and I think it's been downhill since.

^^^^ Yeah, whatever. Who exactly knows the real, inside realities of Wallaby selections. Ultimately, who cares, its accumulating track-record that matters. I'd think Cheika and his coaching group would have a late 2014-17 Wallaby w-l % now worse than Deans', would that be right ?

The real question is, or will very soon become, are these vague and anodyne 'strategies' (I'm not sure they deserve quite that name, but anyway) adequate and in-depth enough to 'fix each problem'? Is the appointment of Rod Kafer to head some still highly undefined program to 'improve coaching...

Whatever one's personal enjoyment or otherwise of the NRC, it's indisputable that, upon inception, it's core rationale was billed as a '3rd tier essential to building a bridge of rugby skill and broad player development between Club and Super Rugby'. After multiple NRC seasons now, and as we...

A serious question: I wonder how long a long-affiliated player with some self-confidence and pride can endure shit season after shit season and endless varieties of poor coaching and ditto odd, changing selections all around him and still remain deep-down positive (of the type needed to make up...

An increasingly valid question. The economics of large stadia use by 'series' users (such as the QRU/Reds) is complex as often State Govts subsidise the cost of a code or major team using them. But there absolutely comes a time when low gross gate takings really starts to hurt the user big...

That would not surprise me one iota; emitting lame and factually highly debatable excuses for crap outcomes has become a very bad Ballymore habit. They need to concoct better ones as most of their chosen emissions are simply pathetic. Whatever and remarkably, on cue the Foxtel commentators lap...

Now that the Reds will categorically not make the Finals, persisting with a journeyman player at 10 who's departing the Reds in a couple of months is simply absurd/poor coaching judgement by almost any criteria. How on earth will Stewart develop like this as the 2019 10? And when there's no...

No fucking way do I 'need to get over it'. The continuing destruction of large tracts of QLD rugby is never something to 'get over' in any sense. My frustration has little to do with 'this season', it has to do with a hatred of arrogant, self-centred, uncured and ongoing incompetence at the...

Barb, it's a fine piece, very well constructed and written. And an exceptional amount of work for no gain other than the sharing of thoughtful, impassioned, insight at length and too with a compelling depth. A credit to JM and GAGR to have made and published it. But that tragic, long...

Fellow posters, when you have a sec have a look at: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/club-rugby/leinster-vs-racing-92-european-cup-final-result-stuart-lancaster-johnny-sexton-a8349451.html Lancaster was seriously interested in the Reds HC job (and coming to live in...

Given that, all the 2019 departees and as much of the waning old guard as feasible should be on the periphery from now on and, as you say, the only smart 'get something better ready for 2019' strategy is to pile on young players and those that look like they can be and are committed to skills...

Sorry dru, confused here with your words. Surely after years of mediocrity and decline - and when requested by Foxtel and/or the ARU to see 'a team from Australia's second major rugby State' and in that process pay good $s for that privilege - it is more than a reasonable expectation from the...

The repetitive making of superficial excuses for all manner of avoidable and unforced defects in Australian pro rugby teams - from the Wallabies down - has become like a toxic Valium that misleadingly sedates and hides away the proper expectation for team success, decent rugby skills, sustained...

‘McGahan had synergy with Stiles’ Now there’s a thought to terrify young children in their beds. Perhaps it was the synergy of mutually assured destruction (aka MAD).

The results, reckless inconsistency and general ordinariness point to Thorn being, best case, promoted too early, or, worse case, permanently unsuited to pro level rugby coaching. The extraordinary QRU decision to back up him with entirely the wrong type of ACs make the truth of Thorn at this...

You’re absolutely right - just another fraudulently concocted explanation from an Excuses Factory alliance conveniently joining up the hapless Foxtel commentators and the lost in time and space QRU. An alliance of soft minds and incompetent thought. As I pointed out elsewhere (with RugbyReg’s...

^^^^ How the QRU/Thorn thought they could win a Super title or even make the finals with two ‘average’, aged journeymen at 9 and 10 is simply beyond belief. The QRU is like a partially lobotomised brain: permanently incapable of learning.

Parker’s kicking is just fantastic, great to see