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I fully expected Kev to lift significantly at Wallaby level this year(last year in oz, away from dysfunctional Reds, weight of the world on his shoulders lifted). Mainly because of the type of guy he is and the type of guy Chieka is. Both extremely passionate and proud blokes.... Chieka will...

Soo it's been a pretty boring last hour at work so I thought I'd have a look at what all this is about. To qualify for 3rd grade the players must have started 4 games or more in that grade or lower (Injury dispensation excluded). On that basis six of the starting 15 hadn't started in 4 games...

Stallion just out of interest... what are the other circumstances you speak of? I'm not trying to catch you out or anything like that. We've had a number of appeals in recent years which have fallen on deaf ears. They've been based on compassionate grounds, proof of players returning from...

I thought that was a fair blow out considering where the 2 teams were on the ladder. Did Wests lodge a complaint?

His manager is meeting/has met with the Reds. He is genuinely keen on trying his hand at Rugby. Could be a very damaging winger/centre. Think it will all depend on if the Reds can get anywhere near his NRL salary.... he is one of those "good guys" who looks after a lot of family and friends with...

Already done! A few others have hit Facebook. The other issue with the Sunday games is that they have allowed 90 min windows for games. Therefore if any go to overtime (at least an extra 25 mins) all other matches are pushed back. Could be a very late start for prems if a couple run over!

Of course they do, they don't really have a choice do they? The issue I have is that due to a stuff up and/or chasing coin the qru have screwed over grass roots rugby. Either they have known about this for a long period of time(in which they could have organised an alternative) or it's just...

It's a bit of a joke really. When did Liverpool announce they were coming to Brisbane? How has a suitable alternate field not been organised in that time if Liverpool booked a significant period of time ago? Looks like it's all about the $$$$ to me, little concern for the club players as usual...

Reading between the (many) lines it'd probably be safe to think that Chieka knows what some of those players bring, Dennis/Lilo/Hanson, and is keen to see what several others bring in their position, Taf/Gitea/Mumm/Arnold. From memory those 3 who have missed out did play a significant amount of...

I heard/read somewhere that Palu has a injury/niggle giving McCalman the inside running for the Number 8. Hanson, Dennis unlucky... you could say they both have current form over their counterparts. Lilo directly missing out for Gits.... I guess to see if he's up to it.

I would love to see that combo tested out. Very well balanced, especially with big Tevita at 13.

Someone was upset that he didn't re-sign. As I said: that person can blame Cordingly for it as he(allegedly) made the negotiations almost impossible, hence the reason David took up an offer elsewhere even though he wanted to repay the Reds and the Reds wanted to keep him. This is unfortunately a...

- Reply to an earlier post I can't find: McDuling was on a full contract, you can blame Cordingly for that mess. He was keen to stay and repay their faith but they made it impossible apparently. Sharks came knocking with a firm offer and a actual plan to develop him as a tighthead lock. Best...

I believe his knees may be shot, similar to Peter Hynes' decline with his poor knees.

The other issue with this whole Douglas discussion is that Leinster are adamant Douglas sees out his contract there which is another 2 years after the world cup. This rules him out of that other funny rule where by if you sign with an Aus Super team for 2 years you are eligible to represent the...

It's quite off the topic of the thread now so might let this be my last post on it. I'm not sure if Link would want others to know he wasn't the one pulling all the strings... the players were certainly led to believe it wasn't his decision/he was pressured into it. It would fit the...

I can't fathom Jones not being selected.... is he injured? Did he pick something up this week at training? Taqele will get exposed badly at test level. Given a couple of years he may produce the goods. I get he is big and kind of fast (not as quick as Nems or anywhere near as skilled). I'm also...

From the very top if memory serves. As I said, it had something to do with contract negotiations at the time and trying to keep KB (Kurtley Beale) in the game(aus rugby). The point of my post is that it wasn't necessarily Links selection.

The inside word I received on that was Beale's selection came from the top. Link didn't want him there(at 10). Something to do with contract negotiations at the time.

The Wallabies are Rugby in this country. It is/was the national team the entire country would support (behind Cricket). Not dissimilar to the All Blacks. I don't see how the ARU can't see the value in having a Wallaby jersey which is synonymous with the Wallabies(culture, play etc)... and only...