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IMO, re Higgers above, just another example of many as to why the entire ARU-oversighted S15 salary cap scheme (and its outmoded business philosophy) is an ass. And a big one.

I shouldn't get this thread off topic, but my retort is: no, as JH and WG are, relatively, of irreplaceable importance to the Reds 2012 at present, and, with those 2 out, there's no pre-made Reds Captain with any experience in that role. Thats not true of the broader Wallabies.

I think you may miscalculate. My little theory is that neither Genia nor Horwill (as examples of the 2011-derived issues I referred to) are playing anywhere near their best and indeed there is some possibility that, should they be played relentlessly in June, they will under perform again and...

There's no doubt Big Kev is playing with less intensity and accuracy than in 2011. FWIW, my own view is that, like Genia, Simmons etc, these core Reds had massive playing sessions and large elite game numbers in 2011 when we start in February 2011, go through a full S15 to GF, then 3N, then RWC...

That's a fair cop bd, but I'm not quite as judgemental as you seem to be. These are young guys, inexperienced in business, their new income potential is staggeringly bigger than it was just a few years back, there are ego factors involved, Pocock was no doubt persuasive, and the player managers...

For those like me (utterly and incurably obsessed with the RG<>Link change saga), there's a wonderful side spat been going on with Spiro Z politely but forcibly accusing J Eales of all manner of lacking independence in his recent columns on this subject and, more generally, matters that touch...

I know others have touched on this, but the terrific aspect of Genia's 'reversal' is that, as he himself has said, values, loyalty, committing again to a culture and spirit that has been good for you, etc. do matter in a person's life and can support a happier, though perhaps less $ lucrative...

Ewen: "....feels like we're coming back...." http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/reds-fire-up-for-super-rugby-final-rematch-20120502-1xyxj.html

CD: There is no perfect policy here, but there is an alternative view to the one you express above, and the one you express is indeed the view that most influences our ARU's thinking on enforced salary caps etc. The alternative view is that this intrusion into a free market for talent...

Bruce...I think I have found the right ARU response email address for me to urgently redress the serious (indeed possibly defamatory) deficiency in my statement above...it's: apologiesformissingtheconsistencyofprinciplesapplied@rugby.com.au You're so right: it's not a problem at all, it's more...

I think laps is Brisbok with edge...

....don't forget the peanut butter everything...

One thing with our beloved QC (Quade Cooper), it may be 'quick' but it will NOT be without: fanfare, drama, rumour and counter rumour, masses upon masses of tweets of vast range and tone, irrelevant Instagrams, tears, smiles, new versions countering old versions, accusations, denials, statements and counter...

Sometimes little phrases can be revealing. I was particularly taken with Picone's choice of words in his self-crafted bio above: "...who has negotiated and engineered some of the most lucrative and innovative deals in world rugby...".

Side comment: I think we also underestimate the impact of the latest generation of player agent now involved in the mix, and, given the young age and little business experience of our latest rugby 'stars', these are parties that can be highly influential advisers to their player clients. Not...

Not only solid, unlike Morahan or Davies, he's a proper, excellent 15. Without QC (Quade Cooper), it really makes me realise even more how much we miss Hynes, or a very Hynes-like player at 15. The long, accurate kicks under pressure that find the right part of the side line, the deceptive counter attacks from...

Reminded of the words of Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy': "And when you're out there Without care, Yeah, I was out of touch But it wasn't because I didn't know enough I just knew too much Does that make me crazy?" So, perhaps you just know too much Hawko. Sometimes, as per Gnarls, that does make you...

Scotty, the fact that the agreement re any new salary cap structure has still not been signed by the ARU and the RUPA, yet players are negotiating new deals that require all this conditionality as to what the cap might or might not permit, is but one factor that amply highlights what a mess the...

Few only may be interested in this, but thought it worth a post in the context of the debates as to the workability of 'director of sport X' and 'head coach of X' with the latter reporting into the former, which is pretty much as it will be with RG reporting up to Link in 2013-4. I don't have a...

Head over heart analysis has to agree with this assessment. A realistic aim has to be a bp-gaining loss. Our squad position post-AKL has worsened if Beau is out with foot stress fractures as the back row we opened with re Brums and Blues has been effective and without it we'll be less so. The...