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They will soon have a coach, have just signed Kellaway and have Sua'ali'i coming on board. Still have guys like Bell, Lambert, Porecki, Amasosero, Gamble, Gleeson, Teddy Wilson, Edmed, Foketi, Jorgenson & Pietch With a competent coach and a healthier team they really aren't that bad. The Rob...

Haha c'mon, now you're just being bitter

Yes there is an obvious reason, they both didn’t play well enough this season

Because it’s one of only 4 pro teams in the country that also give you the opportunity to play for your Nation Why did anyone want to go the Rebels?

Unless any offer from overseas comes. I guess the need for a support system wanes with a few extra dollars in the bank account

To a point, yes. But I’d question how much these guys are actually desperate to play for Australia. If you told an aspiring All Black he’d have to move from Auckland to Dunedin to play Super Rugby he’d bite your hand off for the opportunity

Moving from Brisbane to Sydney is too big an ask, but moving to France or Japan isn’t?

I don’t get the attitude of wanting to play club footy instead of playing Super Rugby

Good to see Eddie working wonders with Japan already. Building nicely for the 2035 World Cup

I'd hope so. He's a good young coach and I think his no nonsense approach could be good for the young Tahs players and for getting more ex Rebels interested in going to NSW

He did coach Fiji to a win over England, win over Australia and was a knock on away from leading Fiji to the Semi Final of a World Cup I don't think he's a master coach, but he certainly has a better CV than Nick Stiles

It’s from watching them get dominated in Super rugby up front for the most part. AAA was dominated in the scrums vs the Blues in the semi

I get your point, but I think there needs to be an incentive and a reward for sticking with Aussie rugby and invest in it. Understand these guys need to make a living, but it feels a few of them take more from the game than they give back Rugby Australia and the Force paid for Rodda to...

Everyone was complaining about the lack of experience last year. Now we are complaining that they didn’t pick a young guy over Beale? Personally I thought Beale was pretty impressive for the Force. One of the very few Australian players that actually has awareness and vision

Never knew his middle name

He wasn’t just ‘not great’ last, he was diabolical

People were up in arms about the lack of experience that was picked last year and now we aren’t happy that a 95 test veteran is picked?

Yes, but the goal should be to try and improve the local product

It’s not clear at all, you’re just making assumptions. He’s not John Eales, there are obviously improvements that they believe he needs to make He missed the first squad of the year, he isn’t banished for life. We should be encouraging these guys to stick in Aussie Rugby and keep putting their...

So every player that doesn’t make the squad should just go overseas?