Aussie Player Exodus
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LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
Had no problem with Mitchell, nor his shoes - at least he brought some insight. All Hoiles typically contributes is negative, regressive, and 'back in my day' observations
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
You are a bit out of date. The days when Rugby Union used to compete against League in Australia are gone. Now it's a fight for survival
I'm a NRL follower and I don't care about Titans. They are the Wests Tigers of QLD. Even Dolphins and Cowboys are more relevant than them.
PhilClinton
Tony Shaw (54)
Titans have a strong local following, decent home crowds for a cellar dweller (more than the average Reds crowd as mentioned) and a number of blokes who are there or thereabouts every year for the all mighty Maroons. There are worse places to get paid to play footy.
Oh and you’re living on the Gold Coast, where 90% of the Rebels players spent their Christmas holiday last year.
Oh and you’re living on the Gold Coast, where 90% of the Rebels players spent their Christmas holiday last year.
Rebel man
John Thornett (49)
The Suns being on the rise will steal some of their limelight. I’d tip them to be the first GC side to win a comp
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
The Wallabies came to the BBC, not for the right reasons but they came
Carter Gordon: Australia fly-half defects to rugby league
Carter Gordon deals a blow to the Wallabies by announcing he will join rugby league club the Gold Coast Titans next year.
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PhilClinton
Tony Shaw (54)
Yeah Carter Gordon won’t turn them into premiership favourites in 2025 but another key forward and a full squad fitness and they should go alright.
Agree Suns seem to have their shit together now.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Absolutely. I'd kill to play some footy for Wests Tigers and live in Sydney or to play for Western Force and live in Perth.
Rebel man
John Thornett (49)
The Suns academy will set them up they have so much incredible talent coming through, all the Queenslanders support the Titans I’m sure but there is a massive expat Victorian population up there and their kids will be the ones carrying Aussie rules
SouthernX
John Thornett (49)
You are a poor contributor to this forum
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
I'm trying to keep the morale of the troops up. Suddenly Carter Gordon is everyone's favorite player
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
Good morale raising posts rarely come across as bitter.
SouthernX
John Thornett (49)
he was the face of a franchise that went belly up.
granted it was his decision to go in a new direction but it’s a real kick in the guts for the code who stated they’d try to accomodate the rebels cattle…
anyways - Eddie got his scapegoat for World Cup. Ppl like you saving clips like this and having a laugh.
im ready to move on but hate “the good riddance” approach to CG
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Don't think he's peoples favourites but losing a player is the topic of this thread so it's spoken of.
I tend to think so be it. We can't fight them for players if the player doesn't want to stay. It's also tricky as the Tahs might have been the only side with a potential vacant 10 jersey for next season but also don't want to overpay. Bowen's final game of the year being a good showing may have confused things ever so slightly.
But, CG must have wanted it as he's foregoing the potential of the Lions and very likely a home WC.
I tend to think so be it. We can't fight them for players if the player doesn't want to stay. It's also tricky as the Tahs might have been the only side with a potential vacant 10 jersey for next season but also don't want to overpay. Bowen's final game of the year being a good showing may have confused things ever so slightly.
But, CG must have wanted it as he's foregoing the potential of the Lions and very likely a home WC.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
You can't hide the reality. You have to face it and be brave
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
This is probably the worst Australian fly halves generation. Quade Cooper looks like Michael Lynagh if you compare with these rookies so good luck to him.
I think the option of going home to Qld could have been quite high in his decision tree
Good luck to the guy, I hope he kills it, if he was driven by $$$ I am sure he could have had better options O/S playing rugby
and if it doesn't work out he can always come back, stronger and fitter
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
and at least he would've worked on his kicking
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
That's a sentiment incompatible with your earlier post.
"It's somewhat disappointing to lose him, but CG had deficiencies in his game that meant he was somewhere between not substantially ahead of other Stand off options and near unselectable in the Test arena, I'm ultimately not too sad about it" is a sentiment I may disagree with but I can understand the rationale behind and don't associate any ill will towards those who hold that opinion.
Dunking (particularly with the bitter undertones evident) on a player who has arguably had the most chaotic first 5 years in professional rugby possible and decided to value a little stability over the short term over relocating his life one way or another says a lot about you as an individual.