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  1. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    I would have thought that the Reds scrum would have welcomed the chance to prove itself against our top front row after last year.:)
  2. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    I believe that there was some sort of flare up with the ankle that was reported to be delaying his start to the season. It was not clearly spelt out though. The quality of rugby journalism amongst the paid fraternity is not good; particularly they seem to be able to write excellent puff-pieces...
  3. Hawko

    Ch9 RWC coverage

    Lest people think that only Rugby was afflicted with Channel Nine, this year's Tour Down Under is getting the Nine treatment too. Highlights at 11:30 pm! When will sports organisations learn that Nine are only interested in League and Cricket and regard the rest of sport as something to be...
  4. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    I do like the look of those quads - awesome. They make his knees look shrunken.
  5. Hawko

    Wallabies 2012

    Because, with the talent in that backline, the last thing you want to do is give the ball to the other team. Every single one of them has the ability to break the line and Kurtley, Barnes and Cooper all have the ability to set up supports with the killer pass. We tried to play the give-away...
  6. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    My hope is that Gaffney's Randwick training will come back to him and he'll tear to shreds any halfback that doesn't clear it quickly. Catchpole was a genius. We all think Genia is OK mostly and in the world top 5, but Catchy on one leg was twice the player. Back then Catchy was always...
  7. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    Sita's hands improved as he got older and more experienced. The Tahs fan's great hope is that this is in Lopeti''s gene's too
  8. Hawko

    Wallabies 2012

    Our number one backline has me salivating. Genia, JOC (James O'Connor), Barnes, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Ioane, Mitchell, Beale. Cooper to replace whoever gets injured in the Super comp. Even I could coach that crew to cut up the other international teams. First rule: Kicking is for emergencies, never the first choice option
  9. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    Further to my list of questions: It appears the media staff at the Tahs (interns or not) either don't read G&GR or don't think any of the questions should be answered. It also appears that either the Tah security is unbreachable or that the G&GR community has piss-poor covert intelligence...
  10. Hawko

    Brumbies 2012

    One tough mutha who hasn't learnt yet that when you don't let injuries heal properly then its likely they will recur.
  11. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    Lee, There is just no way that hitting the "like" button is sufficient, though I have. Many Tah fans never saw the Ella brothers at work as a trio. There's probably not much footage around any more, which is a great pity. Watching modern rugby, people no longer know what is possible in...
  12. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    Some things I'd really like to know about the Tah squad: Has Ducka Caldwell retired due to illness or is he still trying to come back? I know he's not in this year's squad but he would be great back-up for our locks who appear to have injury/availability issues. Has BKH's ""niggle" resolved...
  13. Hawko

    Western Force 2012

    I may be old age as distinct from new age but I trust that your first sentence was laced with more than a touch of irony. Even if he has a gambling addiction it is a big step from there for it to become a mental illness and a whole day's walk from mental illness to stealing from your fellow team...
  14. Hawko

    Western Force 2012

    Perception and reality. Check out the top try scoring team in 2011. It wasn't the Reds or the Force.
  15. Hawko

    Western Force 2012

    The point was that the team that the Tahs put out that day was absolutely decimated by injury. Go back and look at the line-ups, the Tahs were playing reserves for the reserves. I said at the time that when comparing the two teams man for man only two players for the Tahs were better than...
  16. Hawko

    Conferences

    Your prediction for SA matches mine Paarl, so its obviously inspired. :) Seriously, you have a good understanding of the SA scene, so I am interested that you think the Lions will supplant the Stormers. I know that the Stormers have botched their backline by failing to turn over their older...
  17. Hawko

    Western Force 2012

    The Force came out and said it publicly (on here if I remember right). It was not my paranoia.
  18. Hawko

    Western Force 2012

    Its not just the squad that ensures good performances. The two other key factors are the selectors and the coach, usually in Super rugby with the same key person involved. Blind Freddie could have seen that Ripia was severely limited and that Stannard, on the basis of his seven's play, had the...
  19. Hawko

    Jim Williams BONED

    Without casting any aspersions on WJ, this statement encapsulates what is wrong with the ARU. Any organisation that chooses one of the involved coaches to conduct an independent review of performance has serious credibility issues. They have no idea of the meaning of the word "independent" and...
  20. Hawko

    Waratahs 2012

    The interview is still available on the Fox Sports website.
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