Sounds like the coaching staff (and teammates) have had enough of Quade's missed tackles.... and are questioning his commitment to fixing the problem
http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/w...sk-being-dropped/story-e6frf55l-1225954604771
That's a BIG statement from Dingo and quite unusual. Can't disagree with it though.
I have said it somewhere on the threads before that QC (Quade Cooper) has the defence of a Campo, along with the same ability to excite as Campo. There will only be ONE CAMPO however.
In a reasonably lengthy rant on the Wobs vs Soap Dodgers EOY thread I said in part....
Individual Skills - The basics - Tackle, Pass and Catch. Some need to work on these. ‘nuff said. Is this Dingo’s problem or the individual’s?
Maybe some private tuition is needed (funded by the players or player managers themselves, and conducted in their own time). Parents and students do this all the time to increase their chances of successful outcomes in exams, at school and uni. Why can’t individuals take more individual responsibility for achieving the standards demanded by the National Coach? It is their job after all. They are in the entertainment business.
With 2 million registered players in the UK, and any number of Aust coaches over there as privateers, there is no reason why Mr Cooper does not seek additional defensive skills sessions from one of those. Lord knows he is now on a big enough package to pay for it himself.
In the mungoball off season, perhaps his potential future employer could fly someone over there at their cost to bring him up to the required level.
(I do not subscribe to the school of thought that the mungos somehow have tackling in their DNA code, that many seem to have. Whatever it takes, provided it achieves the desired outcome, should be undertaken.)
It is not Dingo's problem that players do not have the requisite skills at the required standard. His role is not to individually teach them the required skills.
The message from the Jarses, and now Dingo, to QC (Quade Cooper) is get off your arse, or get your arse out of here.
Will be a shame to see him out of the game if he adopts the latter course of action rather than the former.