Search results

Great interview. I’d be happy with To’omua, Cheika, Morgs and Genia in the future for media duties

Interesting chat with Matt To’omua last week on the roar podcast about 12s and 2nd receiver. I strongly got the impression he thinks it’s slowly phasing out. He mentioned he’s not able to do what’s required anymore because of the rush defences. Very good and honest chat from him. He also...

Be interesting if Nu’u is coming back. Rebels really need to get a big unit at 12. It’s the way of the game these days, especially with Hodge been able to play 2nd receiver from full back. As for squad numbers, there is guys on the first page that aren’t going to be in the main squad and will...

Not that it’s large, but Victoria might have one of the better state school representation in the near future. If could get a couple more private schools to buy in and contest same 2/3 decent programs each year then some good results on the horizon.

Some stats stood out to me in Brett McKay’s article today on the roar. The entire back 3 had 3 kicks all night between them, one each. Which means Hodge had 1 kick all match (not for touch). That’s just not going to win matches in 2022 and indicative that we didn’t play smart enough with the...

I think Philip is the obvious one, although selecting a captain can sometimes be about getting something extra from someone that’s struggled to make the leap. For that reason I also would be intrigued to see Uelese take the reins, especially if Philip is the type of person that will be a leader...

That’s just lazy. I’m not picking you up on your grammar I’m picking you up on repeatedly using the incorrect name. You obviously spend a lot of time on this site, so surely you read through what you post. I couldn’t care if you have poor sentence structure or use you, your, you’re wrong but I...

Valetini …. There is no n after the e. It’s taken a while for people to realise it’s Philip and not Phillips. We are supposed to be knowledgeable rugby fans, surely we can know what one of the most prominent players in the country name actually is. Otherwise people just look like a dunce that...

No entire season was lost. Half a season was still completed the year it was cancelled. Agree with others it’s the drain of players to other comps that are offering even semi-pro opportunities

Nobody is buying any league players for a couple of mill. The head of RA comms refuted it, the chairman has refuted the money offered would be that much and even Fox via Christy Doran have since wrote an article saying that kind of money is highly unlikely.

Could you kindly point out something Georgina has got wrong that’s made you a skeptic of her

DC is doing a great job but can people finally admit the reconnection to the talent in SS he was going to bring is no more or no less than previous coaches. Players aren’t playing anymore in SS games across a season than any other season and still majority of signing are coming from school boy...

I think 2 locks of that size could comfortably play in a team for a Super Rugby title. International rugby…. No but Super Rugby…. Yes

Good luck getting approval for taking children out of school for a few hours to play a competition. I suspect that isn’t a fight rugby Victoria would take on. The clubs are way down the list of priority for what the school decision makers would consider. Private schools are different because...

Let’s not speculate on ‘personal reasons’. Same as I didn’t like speculation around Hooper and people looking for rugby related issues. As someone that’s given up employment that required distance from family because there was health issues with a loved one, it could be as simple as enjoying...

I think Tate is comfortably behind White in any discussion. He’s so talented yet needs to improve on a lot to be test match standard. His passing and kicking are the worst of the 3 contenders but we know he could/should eventually end up a better player than both Gordon and White. His ability to...

I’m a fan of JOC (James O'Connor) but reality is he hasn’t performed many times in gold on his return to the squad. He also doesn’t have the points in the bank from previous times as a 10 to justify a wait for him to return to form approach. His best performance since returning was as a 13 against the ABs and...

I do think we have improved because by the end of 2019 we were absolute trash. It’s more an indication of how ordinary we were that even some improvement still isn’t good enough to compete with the top tier. Most teams would sign up to play the 2019 wallabies if they have the choice of 2022 or 2019

I just don’t think he’s offering anything Lolesio currently can’t offer. Plus his record at 10 is abysmal. As I said he wasn’t bad but didn’t offer anything either, I’d rather put the younger guy in that would offer the same. An argument for experience would be direction on the field but there...

Not that he had a shocking game or anything but can we now all move on from JOC (James O'Connor) as a 10 option. There just isn’t anything gained from it now or into the future.