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I have misgivings similar to Reg. However I find it hard to believe Thorn would name O’Connor captain in less he was 100% committed in the short term. Over the course of Thorn’s tenure at the Reds he’s made a number of decisions I’ve been uncomfortable with but, as far as I can tell, he’s got...

Can’t remember if he captained, but he sure as hell lead from the front. He and Angus are very different as players though.

Yeah, he did. But he debuted of the bench half way through last year and as enough pressure on him with already being the anointed one.(Edit : sorry - this is wrong. He debuted 2019, but he was still very much a rookie last year IMO, albeit a very, very good one). What if the season goes...

I’d like to see McReight being allowed to focus on his development as a player at this stage. Future leader absolutely. But let’s let him find his feet. That said, it is hard to pick the obvious next choice. I do think LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) seems to be something of a talisman in the pack and, from what I’ve...

We continue on a path we were already heading. I’d rather go down swinging then not fire a shot.

Would be a good pick up for any of the Aussie teams, with the possible exception of the Brumbies. Who has cash to spend might be an issue though.

True. And he does seem to me to be a bit of a leader in the pack, but given it’ll be a caretaker captain I reckon the won’t want to change it when LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) is available.

He’s suspended

So either Wilson plays 2 spots or none at all Reg? Harsh :)

Yes - full replay on the Clutch app

I agree with the second bit, but the first bit was probably the bit I was picking up on. As far as I understood the thing most people wanted was more Australian Derby’s.

It happened in Gladstone didn’t it??? I’m pretty sure it happened right in front of me - but the state of my memory these days I won’t be surprised if I find out I am wrong.

I’m not sure if I’m taking your comment out of context, but that seems a pretty churlish way to look at it. When Super Rugby was in full swing I thought the general consensus was it was an awful comp and we wanted more domestic content and less games at midnight. Now we have that and the comp...

I feel like Hamish Stewart has been around for 5-6 years now, but he is only 22. Still such a young side. You’d love to keep the nucleus together for 3-4 years.

The good thing with half back is your reserve normally gets time anyway. I’ve not seen much of Finnes or Lonergan, but from what I’ve seen they seem up to a level that they can be trusted with decent game time which gives them the opportunity to develop and, if they are good enough, can...

I think everyone does FP. But they normally have more than 1 trial.

Sure, he had the most to lose. Especially if Mac Grealy is as good as the hype. However rugby intelligence wise he is better than all those guys and he has a kicking game they all lack (or at least that they aren’t using). There had to be a balance somewhere. Maybe playing Stewart at 12 will...

I know it’s only a pre-season trial, so expectations need to be realistic, but I’m looking forward to this. There aren’t many questions around the Brumbies squad. Last years winners, low turnover, some promising young guns primed to compete for the vacant spots & well established, proven...

It will be. I still think there is a big chance Thorn will stick with Stewart at 12. Whether that means Petaia to the wing or Paisami to the bench I’m not sure. I know there had been discussion around Petaia to 15, but I thought Campbell was excellent there last year and I’m working on the view...

First trial for the year for the two teams and the only trial for the Reds as far as I am aware. Anyone on here going along? I assume all the preferred starters will get some time to get match conditioning under their belt. Although maybe they will limit the minutes for the Wallabies players...