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3 Palu - Gave the backrow a really good balance 2 Douglas - Smashes the breakdown and works hard in defence 1 Tapuai - Looked to put the outside man in space

I find it interesting that people from clubs that don't develop players so that they reach the Reds continually go on about those that do having stacked teams. In most cases the rep players are returning to clubs that they were part of before being picked up on contracts so it's not as though...

Any change in the Tigers coaching ranks next year boys? You would think that if they missed out on the finals again heads would have to roll. After their good win in 2008 I'm surprised they haven't made the GF again.

Link has said in the past that Quade has a say in the backline of the Reds. If you watch when Sam Lane was playing 10 Quade was talking to him at every break in play. Quade needs the other players in the backline running the angles he wants so he's going to have to have a say in what's going on.

I guess it comes down to preference. We use the scrum machine for preseason and early season mainly then do almost exclusively live scrums. These range from 2v1, 3v3, 5v5 and 8v8. They are done at or above match intensity to overemphasise technical issues. The players are always hesitant when...

If he signed with the Tah's it would have to be for the 2014 season so he could fit in a stint in Japan on his way to make it more financially attractive.

Powa Scrum machines are apparently used by the AB's. I've never heard of them before but found them when I googled scrum machines. http://www.teamspiritsports.com.au/rugby/rugby-equipment/powa-scrum-machine/ They use them in this clip

http://silverfernaust.com.au/catalogue/558/scrum-sleds-and-machines.html Silver fern might be your only other option.

Looks like they got off to a good start on the stairs today.

I think when there is a change at the top in the coaching ranks you will also have player fall out. Kirwan will be wanting to change the culture at the Blues and some of the older heads in the squad may not be up for the challenge or may feel that they would get in the way of change. Look at the...

This is what shocked me the most. I don't think Bryce has had 4 good minutes in rugby let alone 4 games, in a row.

Hopefully with some change at the top of the ARU they can focus on player contracts now.

I thought he showed some good form for the Reds at the back end of the year. His try against the Brumbies was special and his defence against the Chiefs towards the end of the game showed a lot of promise. Hopefully the knees repairs itself and he can have a good preseason. Would love to see him...

I agree with you to a point WJ. The Reds game plan wouldn't work for the Wallabies but Links ability to engage with players would be an asset, as would his ability to look at what resources he has and adapt the game style to suit it. As he tells anyone that will listen he's a pragmatic coach. As...

It would be great if there was a girls junior rugby comp to cater for U13-U18. It seems any girls that play the game up to U12 are told "go play another sport and come back when you're 18". I think that the BJRU, QJRU and AJRU could look into this. Even if they were just small comps to start off...

Thursday nights. The first one is next week at 7pm Brisbane time so 8pm down south.

What part don't you agree with?

Should we change this to the Easts 2012 thread? I think we can all agree that players go to clubs for different reasons. A lot of the incentives aren't broadcast to other members of the club for a number of reasons so it's only people in certain positions that would know exactly what players...

I don't think a try was butchered. Once he is tackled there is a swarm of Puma players coming across in cover who would have stopped Cummings or Harris had the received a pass. My issue is that he didn't drive straighter in the tackle and present good ball for the next phase. I don't think it's...

There was talk of this but I was told that it wasn't the case as it would be a conflict of interest to coach the Academy as well as a Premier team.