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Jim Lenehan (48)
To get it out of the way; Lilo is a 12, not a 10.
To get it out of the way; Lilo is a 12, not a 10.
Larkham should be groomed, but he should not be anointed. A couple of other coaches should also be in the mix. Cron is a real outsider, but gee he has been impressive at club level.
Wessels of course.
Someone does something right at last, according to you. Is this a first for 2018?
Why would they allow him to do that?Sorting an Aussie eligible and Aussie based slot would obviously be easier if certain actions had been different in 2017. I would have thought Melbourne a potential for Quade. But I’m kind of looking for a Twiggy offer. In the mean time, I suspect a year of club, letting him seek a more serious fight, might actually take his fancy.
Why would they allow him to do that?
For whatever reason, they want him to bugger off, and get off their payroll don't they?
My, my, the ARU accuse clubs of pissing money up against the wall. I'll bet none of the clubs besmirched by Pulver spent anywhere near that amount of money. (winking and smiling emoticons would be inserted at this point, but sadly no can do on the site at the moment.)
It’s not unreasonable to expect the ARU to be allowed input into how a player getting paid is utilised given they’re paying half his wage. But in Australian rugby, that concept seems to be rather outrageous. At the bare minimum their should be a use or lose it clause, if the QRU aren’t going to play him then he should be able to shit to another Aussie Super Rugby team for the season with the new club picking up only minimum wage and QRU paying the difference.
Some QRU officials might be offended by the concept of paying a guy to play for someone else, but it’s no less offensive then as a fan seeing a talented player earn $800k/annum to be kicked out of the team to play club rugby for the year.
To be fair to RA? This simply shows the lack of management, control and power RA really has over the game. A Wallabies eligible player who is a real and viable option receiving an income only a few others get playing club rugby.
IMHO there is only one things that offsets how stupid this looks. for RA and the game in general. The QRU / Reds.
It’s not unreasonable to expect the ARU to be allowed input into how a player getting paid is utilised given they’re paying half his wage. But in Australian rugby, that concept seems to be rather outrageous. At the bare minimum their should be a use or lose it clause, if the QRU aren’t going to play him then he should be able to shit to another Aussie Super Rugby team for the season with the new club picking up only minimum wage and QRU paying the difference.
Some QRU officials might be offended by the concept of paying a guy to play for someone else, but it’s no less offensive then as a fan seeing a talented player earn $800k/annum to be kicked out of the team to play club rugby for the year.
I think there's a huge difference from not rating him,and therefore not intending to use him, to excommunicating him from the squad.It doesn't look that stupid. The prodigal son returns, is regarded (by half the population) as the best 10 we have going round. ARU front up the cash to bring him back to Australia.
He then has a terrible season in which his coach gets sacked. A new manager comes in and decides that his very particular style is not suitable to the new game plan and he's made surplus to requirements.
It's not exactly a rarity in sport, where talented players are given the flick because they don't make sense to the team as a whole.
I think there's a huge difference from not rating him,and therefore not intending to use him, to excommunicating him from the squad.