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Bad run of form is implying the Reds this year had some kind of form to lose. They've been diabolical this season and RG and the top just keep spouting that same lines over and over again. That's what's agitating the fans, that there is clearly something wrong, but we're not seeing any form of...

How does doing your best mean anything? If this is RG at his best then Jesus he need to walk away from coaching rugby because it's just not his thing. The Reds need to be very careful after this season which is a complete and utter failure. The Broncos are starting to come good again, meaning...

Problem is, unless the FTA channels are throwing big money at the ARU, their cash cow is the Super Rugby. From 2011-2015 the ARU only got $20million from Fox for all Wallabies games (excluding Spring tour) + $3 for the Lions. But they almost got 3 x that for all the Super games in that period...

Oh I agree that the ITM is a seperate component, BUT in the deed signed between Sky/Fox and NZRU/ARU the ITM is part of the 96million and 82million that each broadcaster is paying the host nations. There may be seperate deals for other expenditure, but I can assure that the deal struck between...

That's not quite the figures I've seen. Sky is somewhere between 18-19 million a season while Fox is between 16-17. The major difference is due to the NPC which Sky is has to pay a middle 8 figure sum (over four years) while Fox only has to pay a mid 6 figure sum. The majority of money earnt...

Defensive Tightheads won that resulted in a try; Sio 0 - Slipper 1!

I would imagine the potential new recruit has to be a back as the QRU would be seeking permission from the ARU to sign a player temporarily due to the injuries we had. Just like Caleb Ralph in 2011 and didn't the Brumbies do it in 2012?

So looking at the G&GR news this morning, Dick's come out and said the Reds may consider getting a back in from overseas due to our current gallopers coming up lame. Who's realistically out there that's available and secondly, could actually make an impact in our team?

Ahhh I completely went blank on Tevita. That would then change things. One thing we need to be mindful in my opinion is, with the loss of JOC (James O'Connor), we loss a pretty hand return kicker. Ideally I'd want two out of my back three to be pretty handy with kicking. Izzy has shown he's able to do this...

Other than Badger, what other winger would realistically be ahead of Speight at the moment? Tomane is really the only name that springs to mind (that's presuming AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is utilized at 13).

What's McCabe's offload stats like this year? Sure it's great that he's hitting the line hard and getting over it, but being able to draw and pass is equally important for a back (and all players to be honest). I'd hate for our attack to simply die and have to be recycled whenever McCabe gets...

I'm glad Speight is still on the sidelines because with the greenhorn wingers we currently have, I can only imagine the punishment he would have dished out to them. Dick's reported that S Finger and CFS are back this week, so I'm guessing Albert's being shifted to prop instead of Owen? But do...

If we're looking overseas for Australian players I'd rather we look to the likes of Kimlin and not Mumm or Chisholm. He'll even Timani would be a better choice than them.

I don't recall anyone in Brisbane not wanting Gus when he was playing in the Premier League over here. He had some great performances and was attracting all the right attention. If anything his development was right on track and at that time we had a number of backrowers. So we simply didn't...

I hope when Quadey blows out all 26 candles on his cake tomorrow that he wishes for a win as we've got a pretty tall task in front of us! Before anyone asks, I only know it's Quades birthday as we share the same DOB. I'd blow candles out and make a wish, but I don't want wax getting on my 1kg...

On this point then, who's being rewarded for the time and cost into developing these players? If more players are picking up and leaving earlier now say 22-26, which is their prime years of playing, what's the incentive for Australian teams? Shouldn't the clubs, fans and even Australian rugby be...

The Reds are probably the third team I've seen to "adopt" this game plan on running side ways and running out of room. The 2009 Wallabies did it, the 2010-2012 Force did it and now the 2014 Reds are doing it. It'd be nice if the Reds (and all Australian super teams) utilized the expertise of...

Agree - I think he may have copped a head knock towards the start of the second half before he got pulled. He got smashed in a tackle and looked groggy after getting up and almost a deer in headlights while packing down the scrum. After that 30 minute cameo, I'd happily give Curtis a go...

Geeeeez the longer the current coaching staff have with the reds the faster we seem to go backwards. Our ingenuity in attack is completely gone, nothing changes and were constantly shovelling shit sideways.