Aussie Player Exodus
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Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Money goes further in France too (although their tax rate is a little fucked). Honestly, what more could a 26 year old want? Wonder if he's single...
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
yeah I'm trying to get work in France currently and I'll have to take a 30%-40% pay cut. So I'm very envious of him.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Yeah same deal if I want to go to England. They just pay less even accounting for lower cost of living.
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
Thought you were a lawyer? All my lawyer mates are going to London for huge pay raises.
...and warm beer, shitty weather, and a plethora of whining poms. On the plus side, they can hear about all their cricketing "moral victories" in 2023.
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John Thornett (49)
dont you coach at and english club? lol
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Currently in public sector though.
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Peter Johnson (47)
you know fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary F*cking Poppins.
At the Australian version of an English prem club, yes.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Gotta say the warm beer is underrated, particularly in winter.
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John Thornett (49)
winter is why red wine was invented
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Dick Tooth (41)
Really agree here
Individually not a big loss but cumulatively that’s a lot of 6s and locks etc out of the game domestically. Puts pressure on grass roots which are under other pressures
Also shows if he can go and get $500k, pretty lucrative
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
Glad you are not too concerned about it as, I guess, there is an army waiting to take his spot.
Some of you guys seem to have a death wish and assume that we can fix anyone leaving with another player, that you hope won't be such a thug!!!
We are dying the death of a thousand cuts unless we abandon the Giteau rule and bring whoever we need from France, UK or Japan
noscrumnolife
Bill Watson (15)
From a Wallabies perspective was doing the heavy lifting on my comment. Its obviously an issue for depth and Super, no doubt about it. I don't care about him being a thug, but I think he is a liability not yet good enough to justify the risk.
FWIW I have been a heavy advocate of abandoning Giteau rule for some time now, I think it is very stupid and only holding the game back from evolving with market forces.
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
Agree with this bolded bit - the rest assumes that some players will never learn, which contributes to our drop in numbers I am betting the Brumby Darcy Swain will be the next to go and you and your mates can applaud that one too. Then if they make it you can say 'Well we can just buy them back'....
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Bill Watson (15)
?? He obviously can learn that was the whole point of my comment. I just think he'll have a much better chance of learning in France exposed to better coaching, better players and more games. It's a negative for Super Rugby but a potential positive for the Wallabies if he sorts out his discipline and we can use an overseas pick on him. I'm not sure what about that is so hard to understand or why you have to take such a dismissive tone.
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John Thornett (49)
Has anyone mentioned that Cameron Orr is off to the MLR, only 28 would have thought he was prime pro d2
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Simon Poidevin (60)
That feels a bit below him as a Front Rower over there but maybe he wants the of living in the States and less pressure?
What team? Does seem fun but it’s an end of the road destination for 99%
What team? Does seem fun but it’s an end of the road destination for 99%
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John Thornett (49)
Seattle, would be an awesome experience & Meeksy is loving his time over there but at 28 I would have thought a 3rd string contract in the prem/d2/japan would be the play for him