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With the league guys I think the difference is that their clubs are their employers so are required to turn out for them after SOO as opposed to Super Rugby players who may have very fleeting relationships with their clubs. I notice that CFS is lining up for Souths this weekend - he always seems to turn...

So Thorn should just ignore what went on before, ignoring his (apparent) principles? He has learnt the Wayne Bennett lessons well (as long as a player can deliver on the field you can cope with their off field bahaviour). have nothing against JOC (James O'Connor), and noted that a couple of years ago when he...

You're probably right but that's likely because we can't offer them all contracts and other teams are actively looking at our talent to bolster their sides and as we've seen in recent years with the Brumbies and players like Banks and Muirhead, if a player is offered a shot at being in the main...

He's been recruited back by Cheika/Johnson so would be confident of being part of the Wallabies - sounds like they have put a lot of effort into bringing him back and he will see with the experience of AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) that when they entice you back they select you. Hopefully it doesn't turn into a case of...

Lukhan SL (then Tui) signed from Randwick after playing for Aus U20's in Italy.

Funny! When are the Reds players going to start featuring? So far only Korzyck and Maloula seem to have.

I thought that the Brumbies defence was pretty good a lot of the time but the Jaguares just kept shifting the ball and eventually through committing defenders, and then delivering those great offloads, finding the gaps. However some players like Speight were guilty of coming in and leaving...

He played for the Samoa invitational team against the Force in GRR at Ballymore the other week.

So if JOC (James O'Connor) is signing with the Reds after their season is over does that enable him to go to the RWC? If Johnson has been pushing the signing it must be that they want him for RWC, whether that works out well for Qld in the long run might be different.

Agreed, I really did think last year he was well past it but this season he has been firing. The concern is the lack of backup at 10 once Foley/CLL/Cooper depart, which appears to be post WC - who has the skills and experience to step up?

I don't like this idea that a player like Nic White can make the WC squad by way of signing for an Aus based team for next season. He made his choice to go overseas and good on him but he could have chosen to come back for the 2019 Super Rugby season if he wanted to make the WC. Very few of the NH...

Girls and boys can play together in rugby up to and including Under 12's. After that it is separate. Some of the biggest players I have seen in junior rugby (below U12) were girls.

What went on at the Brothers v Norths game? At half time Norths were up something like 26-0. Were Brothers resting players? How did they come back to score 42 points straight in the 2nd half?

Strength and conditioning and physical preparation is his background.

Agreed, Reds figures are very rubbery. We used to have season tickets at the Milton Road end in the stand in line with the 22 and it used to be pretty full, and prior to that we were on the opposite side - again full. We gave up and looking on tv at the shots of those stands and it is mainly...

'“Teti Tela has gone about his business and put the hard work in all year. He sat on the bench and prepared with the team on game-day but unfortunately didn’t play any minutes this season. He carried himself well during those challenging times." (quote from Thorn on Reds site). It seems...

I wonder if Cron has an out clause in his Japan contract now that Gibson has pulled the plug, unless the Tahs had someone else lined up. Maybe they want Cheika back post WC.

I would have expected to see more fringe Reds named in starting line ups - I see Blyth and Luka are in the Bond team but thought that Hamish Stewart might have been used - unless he is injured he is not exactly overworked with Reds duties of late.

Thanks Jets, UQ v Wests is a difficult one to pick if UQ get their Reds players back.

So who is responsible for the mistreatment of players? This sort of approach isn't going to encourage players to join you or stay so you only get those who are desperate for a gig.