Australian Rugby / RA

[barbarian]

That article is just a collection of barely cogent statements, spewed from the mind of a deluded moron who's best days are 30 years behind him.

 

[Aurelius]

Hey Aurelius, next time can you shorten what you paste just to read... ...so I don't have to scroll through so much bullshit?

Thanks.

Sorry to place such an unbearable strain on your right index finger, but it's an article about RA, this is the RA thread, so I make no apologies for posting an article to its relevant thread.

 

[I like to watch]

Ben W has a credibility problem,because a relative got a job with another organisation......
Typical Gloria logic.

 

[Braveheart81]

Ben W has a credibility problem,because a relative got a job with another organisation..
Typical Gloria logic.

This is an unbelievably bad point that he goes on about for a while. He also spells Whitaker wrong.

I'd say it undermines his argument but most of his other points aren't any better.

It's pretty widely accepted that head coaches get to hire their assistants in pretty much any sport.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Count after the spring tour 2017

 

[Strewthcobber]

Poey takes the lead after Irish series

 

[Slim 293]

Pocock a much deserved winner......... 262 votes in total.

It really is a testament to how good he is that he won this despite only playing a third of the games considered.

 

[RugbyReg]

Interesting that Lukhan Tui came 2nd.

 

[Sully]

Hey Aurelius, next time can you shorten what you paste just to read... ...so I don't have to scroll through so much bullshit?

Thanks.

It was actually a good read.

 

[Slim 293]

Interesting that Lukhan Tui came 2nd.

I really like Tui..........

There are some legitimate criticisms with him playing 6, but he has the potential to a really good starting lock (partnered with a good workhorse/lineout lock) or at the least a bench lock/backrow cover.

 

[Slim 293]

It was actually a good read.

I don’t have the time to fact check all of his compulsive lying.........

 

[Strewthcobber]

Final count after TRC

 

[Dctarget]

I find it interesting that Marika polled so well. I don't not rate him, just didn't think he was that exceptional (above Willy G for example).

 

[Brumby Runner]

Poey takes the lead after Irish series
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Yeah, BH the players do know something about the game, hey?

 

[kiap]

I find it interesting that Marika polled so well. I don't not rate him, just didn't think he was that exceptional (above Willy G for example).

Yeah, Koroibete is a good player but circumstances have made his life tough in this team. There is a low level of trust on defense at the moment. As a winger, Koroibete works his arse off - and the team knows that. In many instances he gets made to look bad - both by the convoluted system the team is being made to use, and by other players not taking their man or missing one-on-one tackles.

 

[Strewthcobber]

He had an awesome end of year tour last year too.

Tui is in the same boat too I reckon, the players vote for effort and following the team plan at the individual expense

 

[Dctarget]

Yeah, Koroibete is a good player but circumstances have made his life tough in this team. There is a low level of trust on defense at the moment. As a winger, Koroibete works his arse off - and the team knows that. In many instances he gets made to look bad - both by the convoluted system the team is being made to use, and by other players not taking their man or missing one-on-one tackles.

Inferences like that, that imply it's more the system than the players, gives me slightly more hope that our slide can be rapidly turned around in under a year.

 

[wamberal]

Inferences like that, that imply it's more the system than the players, gives me slightly more hope that our slide can be rapidly turned around in under a year.

We do seem to have a lot more depth in a few key positions, particularly the tight five.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Scott Fardy took out the Nick Farr-Jones Spirit of Rugby award. Anybody have some detail about the award and sort of criteria attach to it?

 

[Slim 293]

Three former greats were inducted into the Wallabies Hall of Fame — pre-war hooker Eddie Bonis (21 caps), gun No 8 Tim Gavin (47 caps) and two time Rugby World Cup winner Phil Kearns (67).

The outstanding Angus Gardner was an easy choice as referee of the year while Scott Fardy was a popular recipient of the Nick Farr-Jones Spirit of Rugby Award.

Former Wallabies and Brumbies flanker Fardy made the selfless decision in 2011 to stay with his Kamaishi Seawaves club team in Japan and assist rebuilding efforts following the devastating tsunami.