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I thought I had listed kicking ability (or lack thereof) in the back three as one of my concerns but turns out I didn't. In a match where I thought we would/should try and play field position, we have effectively picked a back three that screams "run it!". A little puzzling - I guess we'll see...

Good team. Love that locking combo. I have no idea how many minutes Rodda will have in him but Douglas will hopefully provide decent impact coming off the bench compared to his starts. I think I would've preferred Stewart to start, if only because that's who we've (presumably) had training...

First round matches are always plagued with 'rust'. The Reds lack of imagination they displayed in attack in the preseason may serve them well. Defend well, keep it tight and simple and wait for the Rebels with the weight of expectation to make mistakes and be ready to capitalise. I think we...

Reds are undefeated through the trials (not including the 10's) and are the only Australian team to defeat a NZ team this year (including the 10's). I'd start engraving our name on the trophy.

Ah ok. I thought I saw him on the field for the last play where we won the penalty but I'll concede I wasn't 100% on that point. Cheers for the update.

My thoughts on the game were overall underwhelming and a tad uninspiring. I am tempering that though with the horrible conditions, the fact that we had very little ball and the fact that our starting 10 & 15 were two guys that have only recently been training with the group. I felt Toua was...

Perese after making a strong tackle, got pushed back with his leg trapped underneath him. Ankle looked to be in an awkward position also but almost immediately after the clean out his leg popped out from underneath him so hopefully the scream was more panic rather than pain. He was walking...

I’d be interested to see some possession stats for this game. Feels like we haven’t had the ball for more than a few minutes. Fiji doing an excellent job of hanging onto the ball and we are doing a top job of giving it up.

It’s more the bloody grubbers. Finally get the ball out he backs in space and they drop it on the toe! Use it!!!!

What’s with all the kicking the ball away? Surely in a trial you want to hold on the ball and practice using it?

Our first home game v Brumbies is $31 adults and $16 for kids ages 4-16. That’s the cheapest tickets. Crazy! That’s great from the Rebels I reckon!

It’s a bit far for me. Possibility on a Saturday. No chance on a Friday arvo.

Is it streamed?

The interview with Thorn makes it clearer to me that the reasons stated (defence, game management etc last year) aren't the reason Quade got axed. It seems to me that it's a more personal issue. I'm really guessing now but I imagine Thorn just doesn't like him and doesn't feel like he can work...

As you say, I’m happy to disagree but CFS has always shone at QPR and NRC levels but struggles at Super level. It doesn’t seem from a lack of ability though. It almost seems like unless it’s easy, his hearts just not in it. You can’t coach heart. Just my take though. I would love to be wrong.

Me? Liam F’n Gill.

LFG

I didn't realise that Link had bad blood with the QRU as well, just the ARU. I had always assumed that working at the Reds would mean indirectly working under the ARU and that was what would likely preclude it happening. That, and the tiny matter of having to get over a generally foul taste in...

Matt Giteau? He will be free after this weekend won't he? I thought he only signed with Suntory for the one season.

One thing that came out of the Reds v Tahs game that has annoyed me for ages is the penalties for not releasing the ball. Most players these days get their hands on or near the ball and then just stay there until they get a penalty awarded not really making a big effort to actually retrieve the...