Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Lynagh should be the starter. JOC (James O'Connor) at 12, 15 or impact player
Qld Reds v Fiji Drua Sun 19-3-23
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LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
Ran out of backs subs when Vuni had to go off, so Fraser went to centres
He’s been excellent all year. Was below par today but still damn good.
TSR
Andrew Slack (58)
He’s been great all year. And was Red’s Stan Pilecki medalist last year. Apart from today IMO he’s still been better than Langi Gleeson this year.
Edit: and I think Langi Gleeson has been damned good.
He had a mixed bag today but still made a bunch of key runs and a truck load of tackles.
gel
Ken Catchpole (46)
Really? Why?
Where have the reds been doing all their training for the last 4 months?
The Nomad
Bob Davidson (42)
Vest is really a #6 and Uru a 6/8, the lack of locks is killing us.
Thought Vest was busy enough when he came on, he didn’t get picked for his height.
TSR
Andrew Slack (58)
It just seemed like we found ever way we could do blow a try. Our driving maul seemed able to make good metres - but we got done for obstruction on one 5 meter lineout and overthrew another. Flook was home and he tried to catch one handed. Wilson overran the pass with an easy draw and pass to score. We created numbers twice with backline strike plays and O’Connors passes hit the turf. I feel like I still missed at least 1 botched try.
Then there were the other plays like Campbell’s tackle before the ball came down, O’Connors charge down off the re-start, Wilson passing into McReights face, and Campbell’s cross field kick when we were in our 22. Our lineout generally.
But - we got the biscuits. Annan got a staring debut and Lynagh got experience closing out a game. Nonggorr got another one under his belt and O’Connor got match fitness in a high tempo game.
Hopefully we get Petaia back next week and hopefully we are very close to getting back a few of the injured players.
Then there were the other plays like Campbell’s tackle before the ball came down, O’Connors charge down off the re-start, Wilson passing into McReights face, and Campbell’s cross field kick when we were in our 22. Our lineout generally.
But - we got the biscuits. Annan got a staring debut and Lynagh got experience closing out a game. Nonggorr got another one under his belt and O’Connor got match fitness in a high tempo game.
Hopefully we get Petaia back next week and hopefully we are very close to getting back a few of the injured players.
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Taj Annan, 12 tackles made, 2 missed. Most tackles in the backline, not sure if they were targeting him or not but solid defensive effort which was a concern of mine at least pre-match.
There was a bit of concern when vunivalu went off, but hung around after game for photos and no ice pack, which is positive.
There was a bit of concern when vunivalu went off, but hung around after game for photos and no ice pack, which is positive.
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Spamnoodle
Ted Fahey (11)
It was cooling from where I was sitting.
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Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Thoughts from the ground were that Flook has one hell of a rugby brain, Daugunu has a different player this year and is working his arse off for great effect and Annan really built into the game after early pressure in his channel from the Drua.
Will have to rewatch it for a more detailed take, but jeez it's great to be back at suncorp. First home game of the season always puts a smile on my face. Not sure how it looked on tv but the crowd felt packed in on the shady side where we while looking very sparse on the sunny side.
Will have to rewatch it for a more detailed take, but jeez it's great to be back at suncorp. First home game of the season always puts a smile on my face. Not sure how it looked on tv but the crowd felt packed in on the shady side where we while looking very sparse on the sunny side.
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
What is official crowd numbers?
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
But really, still quite ordinary.