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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Are there? who's off contract for next season? genuinely curious.
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Geoff Shaw (53)
Agree,
If Totally Tony was not such a idiot, Meehan would have stayed starting instead of Stirzaker and that season might not have fallen away. Had 6 wins with Meehan starting 5 of them and playing 60 min in the other, bench him for your golden child and not win another game.
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John Thornett (49)
McMahon has had no contact from Rennie/RA after saying he wanted to play for the wallabies basically means ruling him out of returning
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Tim Horan (67)
Not really. He's dangled some bait which we haven't taken. It sounds like he wanted some special exemption to play. He's being told he can't have the best of both worlds, so if he is really that keen to play for the Wallabies, he knows what to do. Ball is in his court.
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Peter Johnson (47)
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Tim Horan (67)
I'm assuming it's the Picone prick, only agent I've heard of. He must secure his players amazing deals, no idea why he's still in business.
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John Thornett (49)
If he is not being looked at by Rennie then he wont be looked at for an RA top up so at the very most he could earn here is about $300k by what Rodda got. He could get 3 times that in Japan. I know its the 5th best comp in the world but watching the games on stan he is by far & away the best loose fwd out side of Hooper. & lastly who needs a 6 in SRAU that desperately with the cap going down?
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Tim Horan (67)
I'm sure he could get a RA top up if he reached out to Super sides. I think this is all just feeling things out. Good to know though that he's kept his form in Japan. I haven't watched anything at all, but the glimpse I did have was that Hooper looked to a bit chubbier than normal. How's Hooper's form? Electric?
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John Thornett (49)
RA are cutting back & so is the cap & Rennie has made contact with everyone he wants towards RWC23. Looks like he is backing Hanigan/Swinton/Valetini & a couple of younger ones on that side. So I dont think he will get a top up
Hoops looks so far above that level (& so he should) just picks turn overs at will. the boys on "the rugby report card" summed the top league up the best 'its like colts there is about 3 really good teams they have about 4 really good players & there is sides at the bottom that scoring a try is like having a win"
If McMahon is interested in the Wallabies he should organise a call with Rennie and Scott Johnson to discuss where he is at and what their thoughts are.
I would find it incredibly hard to believe they wouldn't be receptive to a phone call.
The reverse where a player puts out a vague statement in the media and then says they haven't had any contact from the coach is rubbish in my view. If you're serious about making something happen, go to them.
I would find it incredibly hard to believe they wouldn't be receptive to a phone call.
The reverse where a player puts out a vague statement in the media and then says they haven't had any contact from the coach is rubbish in my view. If you're serious about making something happen, go to them.
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Peter Johnson (47)
On the contract side, sure.
I think Rennie would be far more open to a direct conversation with a well credentialed Wallaby like McMahon than with his manager. The manager would be told that Rennie has nothing to do with contracting and he should talk to a Super Rugby side and RA.
I don't think backrow is an area we need some guy wanting to play on his own terms, the only O/S units I want to see are absolute premium units who play in positions that the Wobs need help in