Groucho
Greg Davis (50)
People will always interpret events though the mutual prisms of their sporting allegiances and default personal cynicism.
It's official, David Pocock to the Brumbies
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People will always interpret events though the mutual prisms of their sporting allegiances and default personal cynicism.
flat_eric
Alfred Walker (16)
Haha my bad. I read the first guys post about him being stuck behind Pocock then made mine before reading yours.
bfc
Frank Row (1)
It really does depend on how you look at this. It certainly is bad for Australian rugby to have its weekest team lose an excellent young player like David Pocock, particulaly in ight of the state that the club seems to be in. It's at the point where you fear for the future of the frachise. But on the other hand, this really helps the Brumbies take a giant step toward being a team that consistently beats teams from the other conferences and challenges for a Super 15 title. The Australian Conference needs a couple of teams good and organized enough to do that. If the Brumbies can join the Reds as a team capable of doing that, that's quite positive.
No4918
John Hipwell (52)
The depth just isn't there and if the talent was evenly spread we would have 5 average teams. It may be bad for the Force and development in Perth but having 3 sides capable of pushing for the finals rather than 1 or 2 will be good for the game. The Saffers are in a similar place in there conference with 3 strong, 1 competitive and 1 rubbish team.
liquor box
Peter Sullivan (51)
they need a CEO who has the balls and enough availiable funds to recruit the best availiable coach, or the best coach whose contract they can afford to buy out and offer big money and ownership of his team. The coach needs to be able to recruit whoever he wants, both in players and support staff to the team.
Personally I would try to get restrictions on foreign players lifted for a few years, and then recruit a French or English coach, and line up his best and most loyal players to come out with him.
There needs to be only one path for the team to follow and everybody needs to be going in exactly the right direction, hopefully the direction is the right one or it could be a disaster.
Bardon
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Dean Richards would have been a perfect candidate for that kind of overhaul if he hadn't signed with Newcastle. Don't like him as a person due to his attitude with the whole bloodgate thing. But as a coach and someone who can turn a club around I really admire him.
Proud Pig
Tom Lawton (22)
Colby should be looking to move on for more opportunities.
Pocock is an 80 minute forward, he wants to play for the full game and given that the Brumbies are undoubtably paying him very well he will be given that opportunity.
Playing behind Hooper, Colby was a great option for 20/15 minutes behind Pocock he may not even get on.
This is great for the Brumbies but the Force and Colby are the losers here.
Pocock is an 80 minute forward, he wants to play for the full game and given that the Brumbies are undoubtably paying him very well he will be given that opportunity.
Playing behind Hooper, Colby was a great option for 20/15 minutes behind Pocock he may not even get on.
This is great for the Brumbies but the Force and Colby are the losers here.
Proud Pig
Tom Lawton (22)
Colby should be looking to move on for more opportunities.
Pocock is an 80 minute forward, he wants to play for the full game and given that the Brumbies are undoubtably paying him very well he will be given that opportunity.
Playing behind Hooper, Colby was a great option for 20/15 minutes behind Pocock he may not even get on.
This is great for the Brumbies but the Force and Colby are the losers here.
Pocock is an 80 minute forward, he wants to play for the full game and given that the Brumbies are undoubtably paying him very well he will be given that opportunity.
Playing behind Hooper, Colby was a great option for 20/15 minutes behind Pocock he may not even get on.
This is great for the Brumbies but the Force and Colby are the losers here.
Bullrush
Geoff Shaw (53)
Great post and very hard-to-argue-against logic IMO.
Don't know if it was good enough to read twice though
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What2040
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Well - memories die hard here - Force screwed QLD for years and years so no sympathy from me - its up to them to create, get a coach and some players. Know its difficult when small numbers of juniors etc but maybe they shouldn't have put a team in Perth in the first place (sorry Force supporters). This makes it verydifficult for the Force to be competitive for many years.
Rugby is growing in WA and Victoria but the reality is that the Force and Rebels will continue to recruit from NSW and Queensland.
Rugby is a professional sport. The players in Brisbane club rugby are no more the domain of the Reds than they are of any other team including the Tahs. Vice versa also applies.
Rugby is a professional sport. The players in Brisbane club rugby are no more the domain of the Reds than they are of any other team including the Tahs. Vice versa also applies.
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What2040
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Braveheart81 - agree re professionism etc BUT I was pissed that so many left and decimated the State, for years. Understand that NSW and QLD tend to be the major producers of players and cannot hang on to all. Just hope for the game in OZ that Rebs and Force continue to grow the game and then be able to have a majority of quality, home grown players.
I would guess that it would take 20+ years before there is the prospect that the Force and Rebels could recruit most of their players locally.
Ruggo
Mark Ella (57)
I let this shit go a few years ago but I kind of giggle that it may be the Force's turn to install the "don't go Sharpie" hill.
In all seriousness I hope the Force get it together for the game of rugby and for their supporters. They are a loyal bunch and I can remember the horrible feeling watching the team I love being gutted and see no joy in their fans suffering that. I feel nothing but empathy for Force supporters. I hope Pocock leaving has the same effect to them as the Barnes defection had for us.
FiveStarStu
Bill McLean (32)
Well if we look at league, it's taken 15 years for the Storm to sign one Victorian. With both the Rebels and Force being able to lean on existing competitions, it should be shorter, but there's still the point of building the leagues up to an acceptable standard, and filtering a style of play down.
That said, I am surprised that the Force haven't been able to sign one yet. They're seemingly not close.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
Sign one what? A local player?
Longbottom
Tyrrell
Godwin
DHP
Turner
Then EPS players
Ball
Ah-nau
Brock
Im sure there are more who have been with the force those above off top ofy head others at othet clubs off the top
Holmes
Hodson
AWH
Hoskins
Not to bad ofter only 7 years. Just think if you where 12 when the force began you are now 18-19 more players will continue to come through
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What about John Welborn?
Surely he's the original!
Surely he's the original!
Forcefield
Ken Catchpole (46)
Last year was a good year for WA Schoolboys. We had a hooker in the Australian side and a prop, lock, flanker and scrum-half in the A's. Those guys will be future prospects.
Just a shame we had noone in either squad this year.
Just a shame we had noone in either squad this year.
FiveStarStu
Bill McLean (32)
Are they all through the WA Academy(ies) though, or just like Lloyd for the Rebels?
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