what??? They do it because they are not in the match day 23 and want them to maintain match fitness.
i'll answer in Maddocks case for why he shouldSo why should any player provide any loyalty?
i'll answer in Maddocks case for why he should
1) Melbourne signed him when no other Super side was interested in him
2) Melbourne showed faith in him when he spent 90% of his first year here in team rehab
3) While playing for Melbourne he developed his game to reach international level
4) Melbourne worked with Jack to agree on playing both 7's and Super rugby in 2020
5) And most of all, Melbourne showed faith and gave him a contract
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Maddocks isn’t even that good, let the Tahs have him. He probably suits them.
Lucas is already a better fullback prospect and he’s not physical enough for the wing at international level (yet) but he could become good (absolutely) if the penny drops.
I’d expect the Rebels to beat the Tahs this year - focus on players who want to be part of your program.
“ Maddocks said he had first approached the Rebels about an early release after last year’s Super Rugby season finished, starting to feel homesick.
“Conversations probably started after Super Rugby finished last year but it wasn't really a real possibility until maybe the last couple of months,” he said.”
So I guess it doesn’t reflect poorly on him at all. He made the request at the earliest and best possible moment.
No it’s not the culture needs to change nobody is bigger to than the club they play for. If players are not willing to buy into that they are not worth keeping aroundLook I'm not unsympathetic to your position, but I'm for the greater good of rugby in this country and forcing talented young players off to Japan in a fit of pique is about the worst thing we can do at this stage.
They should of held him to his contract, easy to blame others when things go wrong.
If players are not willing to buy into that they are not worth keeping around
So the Rebels should have held Maddocks to his contract and made him stay but also got rid of him because he didn't want to be there?
Yes.. what part of that do you not understand
Hold him to the final year of his deal then let him go. Don’t let him dictate he wants to go a month out, it’s not up to the club to accommodate him.So the Rebels should have held Maddocks to his contract and made him stay but also got rid of him because he didn't want to be there?
I'm curious by what metrics make Lucas the better fullback prospect?
Hold him to the final year of his deal then let him go. Don’t let him dictate he wants to go a month out, it’s not up to the club to accommodate him.
Thankfully rugby players are rarely compared on metrics other than anecdotally ie after the fact to justify decisions.
It’s quite right that it’s not objective, but to my eye he’s a better player already. But let’s see shall we, feel free to bookmark this post.
Or leave some metrics.
I'm curious by what metrics make Lucas the better fullback prospect?