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  1. The Nomad

    Super Rugby Au Rnd 4 - Brumbies V Reds Gio Stad Canberra 13Mar

    Get over the advantage line and then quick ball to our quick men in space. Looking forward to seeing what Vunivalu can do with early ball.
  2. The Nomad

    Reds 2021

    Great that Flook is back after the disappointment of his shoulder injury last year .
  3. The Nomad

    QLD Premier Rugby 2021

    Winning the top three grades last year certainly shows great depth at Easts. However their point of difference last year in First grade was their set piece dominance and Ben Mowen. Without that scrum from last year ( particularly the front row ) and the influence Mowen had on the playing...
  4. The Nomad

    Reds 2021

    Agree that professional athletes only have a limited window to earn a living, but there is also life ( and another earning window) after sport. Doors open in life after sport to opportunities that are not available to all who have played. It's often the reputation you earned while playing that...
  5. The Nomad

    Reds 2021

    We will probably never know the full story on JOC (James O'Connor) wanting to head over to play in NZ, but the reality is he is still here and Rodda isn’t. Rodda wanted to go and left. The irony of that is , had he stayed he would most likely be our current captain and would be receiving praise for the service...
  6. The Nomad

    Reds 2021

    Rodda left on his own terms and for his own reasons , which he was entitled to do due to a global pandemic causing his “employers “ to ask for a change to his and every other Super Rugby players’ contract. It was his get out of jail free card and he walked leaving behind team mates who didn’t...
  7. The Nomad

    Super Rugby Au Rnd 4 - Brumbies V Reds Gio Stad Canberra 13Mar

    Certainly hope the game plan is nothing like what they had against the Rebels.:(
  8. The Nomad

    Waratahs 2021

    If the NSWRU corporate structure is written along the same lines as RA’s the the Chairman is a lot more than a figurehead and chair of meetings. McLennan has been quoted saying that RA’s corporate governance needs to be rewritten due to the overriding power it places on the Chairman ...
  9. The Nomad

    Super Rugby Au Rnd 4 - Brumbies V Reds Gio Stad Canberra 13Mar

    Wonder how much the upcoming Junior Wallaby camps will effect the young guns in the senior squads and their shot at game time ? First camp is on the GC this Sunday . At the moment only Vaihu and Pasitoa are in match day squads , but there are quite a few on the fringe .
  10. The Nomad

    Waratahs 2021

    Once upon a time the Tahs and the Reds were a representative team for their states , not a separate entity or “club/franchise”. Don’t know what happens in NSW , but there is still some feeling of this in Qld . It’s sad to think that what should be your team is trumped by what’s best for your...
  11. The Nomad

    Super Rugby AU Rnd 3: Brumbies vs Rebels, Sat 06/03/21

    Well done Brumbies for the win, but two things stuck in my mind regarding the refereeing. Number one is the penalty try awarded off a rolling maul that had progressed beyond the try line . Surely you are allowed to collapse that , what else can you do once they are over the line ? Number two...
  12. The Nomad

    Waratahs 2021

    Harrison’s lack of options in attack has a lot to do with how regularly the Tahs are over committing to offensive rucks . It regularly lead to the Tahs attack being out numbered by the defence . They have rarely created a numbers advantage in three games of footy. Last night the Force were...
  13. The Nomad

    Super Rugby Au Rnd 3 Waratahs vs Force 5th March, Sydney

    All quite on the Western ( & Eastern ) front ......... must be some pregame nerves. From a neutral point of view , I’m quite up for this game . Hope to see the Tahs bounce back and also happy to see the Force chase their first win . It’s good when you’re happy with both outcomes.
  14. The Nomad

    Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

    You maybe correct , this weeks’ episode of the Break Down podcast is about the ARU rejection of the Twiggy $50M bail out offer in 2017 with Twiggy’s thoughts on the matter. He speaks of a lack of sincerity in what the ARU brought to the table. Hard to argue it wasn’t a massive cluster fuck...
  15. The Nomad

    Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

    Channel 9 are definitely throwing some promotional muscle behind rugby. The cross promotion during the Australian Open tennis was the most I’ve seen rugby advertised in years . Quite incredible when you consider it’s in prime time space during their telecasts. Free to air gives you the wider...
  16. The Nomad

    Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

    And how much pressure Peter V’landys (the horse racing guy) might put on Channel 9 orientated media for rugby not to compete with league.
  17. The Nomad

    Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

    The Australian now pushing their rugby podcast and seems like more articles in the paper as well. Channel 9 now regularly have pieces on the Reds during their sports news, which wasn’t t the case last season . Things certainly seem to be improving as far as getting the rugby product out there.
  18. The Nomad

    Waratahs 2021

    He is talking about the strap like ligaments that run between his tibia and fibula that hold them in the correct position to form the top half of the ankle joint . When you rupture these ligaments the top half of the joint is unstable particularly under load / weight bearing because there is not...
  19. The Nomad

    Law issues with the breakdown

    That’s the tricky bit , it’s not a ruck if it only involves the tackler and the ball carrier . The tackler has to still come back around from an onside position , there is a gate , but no ruck yet formed. Might help if the refs regularly called when they believe a ruck has formed and any...
  20. The Nomad

    Reds 2021

    The breakdown is coached that way, which doesn't make it right, but that's how players train. Have a look at Laurie Fisher on Instagram ( lauriefisher2504 ). He puts up a heap of training drills , just about all the breakdown drills involve sealing off with head and shoulders way below the...
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