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Dave Cowper (27)
I dont know if its been said already, but What Adam Thomsons done to his head with that Haircut should be Illegal.
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Jimmy Flynn (14)
Yeah , but with Hooper now the benchmark ....
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John Eales (66)
It was a good shirt in the early 60's but Old Spice was the go as the aftershave - and you'd put the Trini Lopez or Buddy Holly records, which the girls seemed to like, on the record player and feed them an Indian curry on rice that they had to wash down with a lot of chilled white wine to cool the throat.
"More curry, Doreen?"
Of course when The Pill came out you didn't have to worry about any of that stuff - for the first time the female pack was on the hunt.
Ah the later 60s - and the hippie girls in San Francisco - a young bloke wasn't safe.
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Mark Ella (57)
After a shithouuse 2014 season, a heap of criticism of RG, players not performing to expectation, of the Administration ( and Jim Carmichael), the Reds certainly seemed to have lined up the ducks.
New signings of Thompson, JOC (James O'Connor) and Karmichael are terrific. Horwill's last year in Red.
It looks extremely positive to me and I cannot wait until the Super season.
Here come the Reds
New signings of Thompson, JOC (James O'Connor) and Karmichael are terrific. Horwill's last year in Red.
It looks extremely positive to me and I cannot wait until the Super season.
Here come the Reds
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Desmond Connor (43)
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Mark Ella (57)
Team looks good if not fantastic
Big Kev has shown his hand and leaves at end of this season.
Leadership now may be a consideration. Does Kev stay as captain or does a new era start this year? There seems to be a pretty good leadership group in place anyway.
Suppose the natural captains to be considered would be Quade, Will Genia, Slipper and Gilly.
Big Kev has shown his hand and leaves at end of this season.
Leadership now may be a consideration. Does Kev stay as captain or does a new era start this year? There seems to be a pretty good leadership group in place anyway.
Suppose the natural captains to be considered would be Quade, Will Genia, Slipper and Gilly.
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
I doubt it'll be Genia considering he's apparently close to a deal with an overseas team, which is why people are suggesting Horwill should lose it. I also doubt it will be Quade because his tenure is less than certain after this year as well. I don't think the administration will want to give the long term captaincy to a player who has the propensity to use marketing leverage to negotiate a deal by threatening to switch codes or move to another franchise. I also doubt that the captaincy will be given to a prop as that can be a massive liability if they are having a tough day at the office or the ref is seeing things a different way to the prop/captain.
My tip is Horwill will keep the captaincy for the year. IMHO this is the best move because there are young players in the team such as Browning and McDuling who have shown their captaincy competency but haven't yet nailed a regular spot on the playing roster. Gill is also an obvious candidate. By leaving it for a year I think the Reds can make a much better informed decision.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Gill if not playing regularly for the Wallabies or selected in the RWC, may be gone as well at years end.
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Mark Ella (57)
As said Browning and McDuling haven't even locked down a regular starting spot and I doubt either of them will do so in 2015.
Maybe Horwill is the best option : Status Quo and all of that. At years end the future of both Genia, Cooper, Slipper and Gill will be known - I think all are up for signing. hopefully at the Reds
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Horwill is the captain, just because it's his last season or last game isn't cause to hand the captaincy to someone else.. .
Slipper, Quade and Will have all had experience in the captaincy role, so if Horwill is injured then I imagine one of these will fill in..
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Slipper, Quade and Will have all had experience in the captaincy role, so if Horwill is injured then I imagine one of these will fill in..
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Mark Ella (57)
I suppose the argument is that he is leaving and not retiring
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Players heading to Europe in their 30's is a form of retirement..
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Mark Ella (57)
Suppose it is - certainly his best football seems to be behind him. It'll be interesting to see if RG picks him every week or takes an opportunity to "blood" another player.
Obviously if James is playing very well and the team is winning then the above option goes straight out the window.
It looks like an interesting season coming up.
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Mark Ella (57)
This is totally true but they don't have to do it with a big C next to his name. This year has to be the year the next captain has to stamp his mark on the team and the teams culture. Horwill will always be a big asset and his experience isn't lost in any leadership group but we need to be bridging into a future without him.
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Bridging what exactly?
If a player isn't ready to step into the captaincy shoes in 2016 then why should he be promoted to captain in 2015?
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If a player isn't ready to step into the captaincy shoes in 2016 then why should he be promoted to captain in 2015?
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Mark Ella (57)
I would like to see Cooper elevated to the captaincy. He has a trend of responding well to responsibility, has formed and demonstrated a mature attitude in the public arena and what I like most is that while he has done this he still has shown the potential to be bold on the field. A bold approach suits our roster on paper. He is also the most marketable player in the squad. His position on the field is close enough to the action and the ref but distanced enough to see the paripheral aspects of the game.
Others in the starting 15 have the makings of a good captain but their positions put them at a disadvantage in the course of a game. Slipper for example would be an excellent captain but what happens if he is getting reamed by the ref at scrum time? I can only imagine it being difficult for him to form a dialogue with the ref.
Others in the starting 15 have the makings of a good captain but their positions put them at a disadvantage in the course of a game. Slipper for example would be an excellent captain but what happens if he is getting reamed by the ref at scrum time? I can only imagine it being difficult for him to form a dialogue with the ref.
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