League Targets

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I love the ‘idea’ of a 12 team comp with everyone getting parochial about their team but we have to be realistic. We still need a competition that is quality of you are to genuinely develop players. We produce enough talent to be a consistent top 5 nation in the world. Our problem is the lack of top level Rugby they play once they leave school to the age of 23-25 when we want to see them establish themselves as potential internationals.

If we have diluted comp all they are doing is bullying the comp again and not growing. The U20s in league produced nothing if you consider how many players it had involved. All the top level talent was straight into the NRL squads and played a handful of games. Almost every kid got a spot, backpack, shorts and got sold the dream.

I’ve always been a proponent of a Super Rugby A, along side Super Rugby 20s. It should be hard to make these teams. If you take out all the Wallabies you’d have 10-15 spots in each squad to fill with kids and the best of clubland. The U20s then provides a selection trial for the Aus U20s.

 

[Dctarget]

More murmurs that RA and NZRU are sniffing around Siua Wong.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

He’s been killing it as well.

Will be talking about Billy Smith soon. All the Scots boys at the Roosters as a package? Fuck it add Toby Rudolf at the Sharks.

 

[dusk]

He’s been killing it as well.

Will be talking about Billy Smith soon. All the Scots boys at the Roosters as a package? Fuck it add Toby Rudolf at the Sharks.

Both players would be excellent outside centres

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Was at their game 2 weeks ago v Souths and didn’t realise what a big unit Smith is. He’s just savaged by knee injuries up to now.

 

[PhilClinton]

Yep, Billy Smith looks like a more polished version of Campbell Graham, and he can goal kick.

Obviously injuries are really holding him back but it's a credit to the bloke that when he's fit, he's always played well and clearly important.

 

[KOB1987]

With the Roosters bowing out last night I'm guessing we will hear the official Crichton announcement in the coming days.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Part of me wonders if RA won’t announce or want anything until after the WC. Even though it’s a good thing it’s still a distraction.

Will mean nothing if the Roosters do it.

 

[Members Section]

Part of me wonders if Rugby Australia won’t announce or want anything until after the WC. Even though it’s a good thing it’s still a distraction.

Will mean nothing if the Roosters do it.

hopefully Billy Smith & Angus get announced together on the same day

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

hopefully Billy Smith & Angus get announced together on the same day

Has their been suggestion of Smith? Because if so I have a mate who I would love to rile up about the Roosters losing yet another player to Rugby.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I’ve heard nothing about Smith. I think with his form recently and JS leaving along with Crichton he’s a good re signing for them that would be cheaper than both.

Wong is the most likely. Talk he is being chased by RA, NZRU, NZRL and a lot of NRL Clubs. On 180k right now but he’s now a starting backrower he’s likely to get to the 500k mark.

 

[Members Section]

Has their been suggestion of Smith? Because if so I have a mate who I would love to rile up about the Roosters losing yet another player to Rugby.

Mainly on this forum because he went to Scots & is off contract lol

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Mainly on this forum because he went to Scots & is off contract lol

Lol. Damn. Would have been fun stirring him about another Roosters player with a Rugby background jumping ship.

 

[Members Section]

I’ve heard nothing about Smith. I think with his form recently and JS leaving along with Crichton he’s a good re signing for them that would be cheaper than both.

Wong is the most likely. Talk he is being chased by Rugby Australia, NZRU, NZRL and a lot of NRL Clubs. On 180k right now but he’s now a starting backrower he’s likely to get to the 500k mark.

Geez if you were fiji you'd be begging any top14 side to sign him

 

[Drew]

Lol. Damn. Would have been fun stirring him about another Roosters player with a Rugby background jumping ship.

Nothing stopping you anyways, him and Crichton are good mates. Run with it!

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Nothing stopping you anyways, him and Crichton are good mates. Run with it!

I might just do that. Though I'll give him a few days to lick his wounds over last nights loss.

 

[Derpus]

I can't wait for these blokes to come in and save Australian rugby.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Can’t wait for them to all ask for an extra 500k for our shit.

 

[PhilClinton]

Remember when there were a bunch of 'high performance RA players' anonymously voicing their disgust with the amount of money Sua'ali'i was being paid? And they thought they deserved it more?

Those same players are now looking like they won't make it outta the pool stages of the RWC.

 

[Goosestep]

Remember when there were a bunch of 'high performance Rugby Australia players' anonymously voicing their disgust with the amount of money Sua'ali'i was being paid? And they thought they deserved it more?

Those same players are now looking like they won't make it outta the pool stages of the RWC.

Sadly this is true, I bet Nathan Cleary could’ve done a better job against Fiji … and he’s never played fly half