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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Mostly. More than Quins, certainly.Box hill is fenced
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Mostly. More than Quins, certainly.Box hill is fenced
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Returned to NZ, apparently.We appointed turinuri assistant coach. What happened to Leo Crowley ?
So, we are said to be chasing Quade Cooper. Is this wise? I feel like it's 2012 all over again.
11. KI like the idea of QC (Quade Cooper) replacing Harris. His only 28 so his still got some rugby ahead of him, and he might just want a fresh start.
1) We need an experienced play maker in the backline
2) JD needs some competition for his spot, has been dreadful this year. Possibly why Stirzaker is struggling to.
3) He puts bums on seats, this is Melbourne and at the moment the Rebels don't have that well known player that people will be interested to watch.
9:Stir
10: QC (Quade Cooper)
11: Sefa
12: Hodge
13: Inman
14: Koribete
15: Shipperly
With Meehan, JD and English on the bench is a pretty good backline to me. Than chase a good out of contract lock(s).
Well said, Daz. Remember the Rebels pledge bit about ETHOS - Team First, We not Me.My gut feel is that Cooper has too much individual play, or "x" factor, or whatever the hell its called, to be a good fit for the Rebels.
Bottom line is that while I have no doubt he is team focused, he does things that require advance levels of mind-reading in the players around him.
The Rebels have spent years trying marquee big name players, and what we as supporters have learned is that it has never really worked for us. Our team, and our playing style, is around a bunch of blokes that are all on a journey together and complement each other - isn't that pretty much the hallmark of a Tony McGahan Rebels team?
If the chase to get Cooper is true, it seems odd that Tony seems to be going completely against the philosophy he has followed for years now; especially as this team is really step-changing in the right direction. Maybe not as fast as we would like, but forward is better than backward and supporters are always impatient for success.
I've nothing against QC (Quade Cooper), but he would divide opinion both within the team and the supporter base. I can easily see the stories around the Rebels being all about QC (Quade Cooper), not the team, and that is not what we are about. To quote the people on Sharktank, for that reason I am out.
So, we are said to be chasing Quade Cooper. Is this wise? I feel like it's 2012 all over again.
RugbyReg said:But QC (Quade Cooper) (to reds) is all but a done deal
Yep, and I doubt the $$ would vary much between the 2 franchises.Remember that Quade's family is in Brisbane. I'd say that would sway his thinking a fair bit.
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Remember that Quade's family is in Brisbane. I'd say that would sway his thinking a fair bit.
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He'd be fine. He's a team man.I hope you are right Sully!
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They though that would be the case with O'Connor and Beale - just the headlines weren't what they wanted.Daz, I think you're looking at any potential signing of Quade in a small minded manner.
From an on-field perspective, I think he definitely doesn't fit. Dumper seems to have a preference for more of a low risk, bashing, conservative style of play and Quade doesn't really add to that.
Off-field I wouldn't be surprised if Cox is the one pushing the race for his signature. Not because the stories about the Rebels would be about Quade. Because Quade would bring more stories about the Rebels. Currently they're lucky to get a single story in the Herald Sun 3 days a week. If you can't see the benefit of increasing that exposure then I don't know what to say.