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Bobby Sands
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Tuttle is a gun.
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Tuttle is a gun.
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Mark Ella (57)
Well Bobby, we will see
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Tony Shaw (54)
Not a downer on Tuttle - he's a fine young player - but I guess we all recall the Dallan Murphy episodes with trepidation. He looked so good for Brothers in Prem Grade, not so much with the Reds. And he come to the Reds team in not dissimilar circumstances.
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Alan Cameron (40)
Was wondering when Dallan was going to be brought up. Young bloke thrown into a lose lose situation and wasn't ready for Super Rugby.
Tuttle is going over as the only 5/8th on paper, Pickle may still get the jersey though - I'd prefer that.
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Tuttle is going over as the only 5/8th on paper, Pickle may still get the jersey though - I'd prefer that.
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Bobby Sands
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Tuttle is a far superior player to Dallan, but I get your point.
I however do not want to see Pickle play 10. It's not fair to anybody.
Especially us.
I however do not want to see Pickle play 10. It's not fair to anybody.
Especially us.
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Chris McKivat (8)
I asked @Reds_Rugby about Duncan on Twitter a couple of days ago and they replied to say that he was injured at the National Under 20's Championships in March.
I hope he gets another shot, lot of promise I reckon and it wasn't fair to throw him in the deep end in the pre season trials in Quade's absence.
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Tony Shaw (54)
Fourth choice 10 at national level is still 1st choice at provincial level.
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Rocky Elsom (76)
^^^ Fourth choice 10 at provincial level is still 1st choice at club level.
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Train Without a Station
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Also likely not a full time professional rugby player. Massive difference.
As I noted, this 4th choice 10 still had 20 international caps.
Most 4th choice 10s, won't have any Super Rugby caps. If they do, they will leave for a full time gig overseas before too long if they remain 4th choice.
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Rocky Elsom (76)
Someone posted a question: Can anybody tell me who the last team to win a super rugby tournament without their first choice 10?
I merely pointed out that the 2011 World Cup (a level above Super Rugby) has been won by a team without their first choice 10.
I merely pointed out that the 2011 World Cup (a level above Super Rugby) has been won by a team without their first choice 10.
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Jimmy Flynn (14)
I am sorry but you're wrong. The Reds did a number on Harris and it was all because of the twins. All I'll say is that the appropriate time wasn't given to Harris to make a decision so they signed them. They reap what they sew. But the facts are they made a dumb decision and certainly Harris intended on staying but wasn't given a chance to.
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Mark Ella (57)
Harris was only given a few days, I believe
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Mark Ella (57)
I know but was being generous. It was extremely disrespectful to a good team player and part of a culture.
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Tuttle is also traditionally a 9 though. He happened to fit the bill for what GPS were looking for in a 10 last year and played very well. Not sure he's a S15 flyhalf though.
If the decision comes down to whether the Reds play Frisby or Tuttle at 10, I'd still want Frisby to start there considering he has a few years of S15 experience under his belt. Give Tuttle the last 10mins of a game and see how he goes, rather than baptism by fire (ala Murphy a few years back)
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Tony Shaw (54)
Re QC (Quade Cooper) back up.
Interestingly, W Smith in The Australian is today reporting that RG:
- began scouring the globe for a backup to QC (Quade Cooper) upon his first pre-season injury, and hoped to land Berrick Barnes but couldn't;
- after QC (Quade Cooper)'s latest injury, is doing the same thing again, with some difficulty as to who's available
Obviously there's $s available for such a recruitment.
....and that JOC (James O'Connor) will now stay on the wing, but resume kicking duties for the Reds.
Interestingly, W Smith in The Australian is today reporting that RG:
- began scouring the globe for a backup to QC (Quade Cooper) upon his first pre-season injury, and hoped to land Berrick Barnes but couldn't;
- after QC (Quade Cooper)'s latest injury, is doing the same thing again, with some difficulty as to who's available
Obviously there's $s available for such a recruitment.
....and that JOC (James O'Connor) will now stay on the wing, but resume kicking duties for the Reds.
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Billy Sheehan (19)
Far superior to Dallan?
Dallan had dominated the club comp for years before getting a shot.
Tuttle is a 9 who played 10 (very well but far from dominated) for GPS in a hand full of games at the back end of a season.
I have only seen Tuttle play 10 4 times but from what I saw he is a direct at the line player (opposite to frisby). The chance of him getting bashed out of the game by the South africans far to young is a high chance in my opinion if he starts. He is a good player that doesn't need a sink or swim situation so early in his development
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