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Queensland Reds 2025

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Peter Johnson (47)
Think Reds were ready to lose EITHER Petaia or Campbell.

If it is Campbell AND Petaia, then it leaves only Grealy as a FB option
 

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Peter Sullivan (51)
And Annan and Aubrey. Arguably McLaughlin-Phillips too.
Lynagh?

As much as I love how he puts his body on the line I think he either needs to bulk up quickly or move to a position where he is not being targeted all the time.

He seems to have what would be required at 15 and HMP looked the goods at 10 early in the season.
 

Strewthcobber

Simon Poidevin (60)
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Lynagh?

As much as I love how he puts his body on the line I think he either needs to bulk up quickly or move to a position where he is not being targeted all the time.

He seems to have what would be required at 15 and HMP looked the goods at 10 early in the season.
Is he quick enough?
 

Reds Rick

Herbert Moran (7)
That’d free up a good chunk of salary cap space. From memory he’s on around $600k or something like that?
 

Strewthcobber

Simon Poidevin (60)
Nowhere near that these days, and then only a smaller portion of that would be on the Reds books.

But value wise, not worth much at all
 

hammertimethere

Trevor Allan (34)
Good move for all involved

Broncos need an affordable winger at the moment and the Dolphins probably would take him too.

if it means we have an extra 100k we can throw at Petaia I’d be for it.
 

LeCheese

Greg Davis (50)
I reckon he'll be more likely to score an overseas contract than with the NRL - he'd be a pretty tough sell at this point
 

Wilson

Phil Kearns (64)
Some would definitely still take him in the NRL, I can't see them caring too much about the defensive issues he's had in union, but his earning potential is almost certainly higher in Japan where he can dominate in the wide channels.
 

LeCheese

Greg Davis (50)
He hasn't looked too flash offensively either though (apart from some flashes of days past). He's lost his pace and seemingly confidence, and has just looked lost. A team would need a fair bit of faith in his potential, and trust that he'll again flourish in a simpler game.

Yes, I realise I say this despite his pretty impressive try scoring rate...
 

SouthernX

John Thornett (49)
His heads not in the game.

supposedly did his knee on weekend, came off 25 min mark but couldn’t even be bothered hanging around watch his wests teammates beat Bond.

I thought club rugby would give him some confidence but he’s struggling out on the clubland paddock with students and tradespeople.
 

Wilson

Phil Kearns (64)
It's a pity, because up until the Blues game it was probably his best season and he finally looked like he was getting it. Then that Drua game might have broken him, certainly it makes it very hard to back him again and that can't be good for the confidence. Depending on who comes in from the Rebels and when they arrive he might not even get much in the way of time in the off season games now.
 

LevitatingSocks

Alfred Walker (16)
The expectation if you're a signed professional, let alone one with Wallaby caps, should be to dominate at the club rugby level.

What in the world were the talent evaluation staff at the Reds and RA thinking?
 

LeCheese

Greg Davis (50)
The talent clearly is/was there, it's about the consistent execution. On top of the (perceived) injury-related confidence issues, he seems to have not been able to fully grasp his role in the 15 man game. It's quite unfortunate really, as there have been so many glimpses of hope.
 
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Alfred Walker (16)
Even from an injury perspective, his hamstring issues seem to precede his union career. Obviously we're just talking heads on the internet, but I would love to know what the initial prognosis and performance testing prior to his signing showed compared to where he's at now.

It seems like he's never been able to get out of 2nd gear and his lower body has continued to be an issue.
 
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