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JOC (James O'Connor) is 10 because we don’t have one. And he is serviceable.

You’re kidding surely. Spend too much time on holidays on the Gold Coast and you are in danger. Qld is a concept, and it’s viral.

Another thing to keep in mind - the shrink to greatness policy seems inherently flawed with a concurrent shrinkage in broadcasting $. Any solution proposed that at least attempts to overcome the perceived lack in broadcasting value has also the possibility of turning the down trend and...

Hey molman - mate I do not pretend to be a holder of all rugby "facts", but yes I understood that this was well established. Without digging into the details and working simply on recollection, Africa insisted on greater input in order to contribute to their additional costs. Here is a quote...

Japan was required to provide an inequitable contribution out of proportion to any other Franchise. Hardly a warm welcome or friendly hand to join us.

I had always understood that the value from broadcasting came from the WBs and that money propped up Super. If that concept is correct, and say each franchise needs $5m a year, then $10m for the 2nd tier and WB income separately - might not be that far away from reality.

Yep that is right. If the call is clear. If the thrower has a feel that the jumper is on it. If the lifters are setting up where expected. If the opposing line has not obviously picked what is happening. And yes of course a throw that is off is just a throw issue. In training ALL of the...

I actually think that guys like Kafer SHOULD be reading GAGR. He might shake it off as nonsense but it would be silly not to put his finger on the pulse. Either way, I support his direction on this.

The line out snafu is not JUST the throw.

To be fair, the master-servant relationship is based on reality. The problem is that the “servant” response has to be “even if our value is poor, you need us and we are completely happy to travel forward without you”. Clyne was not that bloke, stuffed up not just the response we should have...

What a bizarre world we live in when I feel I have to say this: Well done Kafer. Extremely valuable input. Well done.

This and similar discussions related to Aus teams getting better value from mid level non AB Kiwis are missing the key here. Any Kiwi starting his pro career will naturally want to keep the door open to possible future rep honours. They can’t do that in Aus. The current ABs will not likely be...

Yep, a couple of posts here I just don’t get. Personally I am really chuffed to see the Force back and hope it is not just a temporary situation.

The Reds set piece is dominant in the scrum but pants in the line out. For set piece to deliver a solid platform for wins it needs to be dominant. All of it not half of it. The comment earlier that Tupou got minced in the scrum when starting out is true - but was he selected in a team of the...

Utter sophistry. AB selection criteria is a gap in your statement large enough for a semi. And yes, the RA requirements also need revisiting which clearly they would - given the discussion around "big bash" style comp.

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I don't think that Kerevi';s skillset matches what the Reds need. Think about Stewarts ball handling game and think what happens if you replace him with Kerevi. Kerevi is great, a former Red great - so we should respect him. But I wouldn't have him starting unless he has suddenly discovered an...

I had predicted how things were likely to run some time back (tldr: shrinkage by Aus directed by NZ), have been close and could still have nailed it. Which would be very disappointing. BUT there are a few things that are impacting those predictions. 1. While there are predictable voices in...

There is little in this post I can agree with. Stewart is better than run of the mill. Campbell has class stamped all over him, not so much on the wing. Hegarty - hmm. JOC (James O'Connor) is the best 10 we have, he is not out of place there, but he wasn't the best 10 on the park. Paisami could spend more time...

Not sure of everything you say about Hodge, but this bit I am utterly certain of: I would under no circumstance select Hodge in front of Campbell at the Reds. And sometimes Campbell sits behind Hegarty. I suspect centres is pretty good for Hodge. Let him settle there.