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I agree with your general comments about the current pecking order but there has to be some perspective around their ages and the potential development. Donaldson might be behind the other young guys, but he is a fine young player. Pecking orders change over time. With regards to Deegan...

I didn’t think he and Drew ever actually tied the knot

McDermott was generally good I thought. One thing I really like about him is his support game. I thought Hegarty was patchy. Quite good at times, but at other times struggled. I know he carried an injury for a couple of games which hampered him. Lucas at 10, if he does in fact play there, is...

I dunno Silverado. As a young bloke he will be training with Ala'alatoa, Sio & Slipper. He might not get the same playing opportunities - but if he is good enough that is a golden opportunity for a young prop.

My concern with our workrate is not our backrow. Three blokes don’t carry the team and they aren’t the issue on kick chase and it is not only their role to provide support in attack - and those are the two areas I am concerned about when I refer to workrate. Both have been very poor for about 5...

In any case - I didn’t mean to spark off a wave of negative speculation about Thorn. I’m personally very happy with his work and I’m looking forward to the season.

I’m not looking for him to be sacked at all. But I did speculate whether his position will come under pressure if we don’t see improvement this year. Maybe it will, maybe it won’t - but I don’t think that’s an unrealistic observation of professional sport. I am also not sure he has yet...

To be clear on my posts - - I’m feeling pretty positive about our outlook for this year and I am overall a big supporter of what Thorn has done. I’m keen to see him kick on, not be replaced. I think there are clear areas for improvement but I’m happy to see things play out. - I don’t have a...

Gilmore is shaping up as a quality coach. Am I right thought that his coaching has mostly been around junior development and pathways. I wonder if he’d benefit from a period as an assistant with a senior professional squad first? It’s a question as much as a statement as I’ve never met the guy...

Brumbies as well (no swap on him)

Well - they’ve been trying to keep it under wraps BR, but apparently the Tahs have done a swap with the Brumbies for TK.

Slightly sobering article for those of us waiting for this years u20s to deliver our next Golden age. Plain common sense really - but I know personally I am looking for any signs of promise, so I’ll concede I’m potentially guilty of both overhyping these youngsters and clinging to the bandwagon...

Understand what you are saying. I agree he deserves credit for being prepared to do the hard things that needed to be done. Whether he got everything 100% right is debatable for many I’m sure, but I think he deserves to be commended for taking it on. I also think he’s achieved plenty in...

An article on Thorn and has allegiance to Qld. In the modern day loyalty is a rare commodity - but I hope we do see a pick up in results this year or he might find it’s rarely a two way street in professional sport (well - I’m sure he already knows that - but I hope he doesn’t get a painful...

With the short off season this year it seems likely to me they’ll hold most of the Wallabies back from the first trial against the Rebels. Although I see they are advertising locally that Tupou will be playing. Otherwise I assume they’ll play a good portion of the main squad as well as pretty...

I had to research this, Sully. Not sure I got all the details right so happy to be corrected where ever required. Over Robbie Deans time he had Jim Williams & Phil Blake & then McGahan, Blades and Scrivener - so not completely neutral but that is the last time we had a reasonable period of...

With the lack of any actual domestic rugby, it’s an interesting enough conversation to have - with the caveats that everything is subject to change on the basis of form and injury as you point out Cyclo. To what extent, if any, will incumbency have its advantages in the new regime? Personally...

Very happy with that move. Probably even more so then the appointment of Wisemantel. Good to see a quality coaching group being assembled.

Good signings. Particularly happy to see an extra experienced prop in the mix.

How does that work though - we had signed already before he was capped. I assume we wouldn’t need an exception for him at this stage.