Reds 2018

[The torpedo]

COMREDS!!!!

ON ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT, IT IS TIME TO LOOK TOWARDS THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR THREE-YEAR PLAN

FIRST WE MUST INSPECT OUR TROOPS:

CONFIRMED LOYAL TO THE RED ARMY FOR NEXT YEAR AND ONWARDS:

Hooker:

Stephen Moore (2018)
Andrew Ready (2018)
Alex Mafi (2018)

Prop:

James Slipper (2018)
Taniela Tupou (2018)

Lock:

Kane Douglas (2018)
Izack Rodda (2018)
Lukhan Tui (2018)
Angus Blyth (2018)
Harry Hockings (2020)

Backrow:

Scott Higginbotham (2019)
Adam Korczyk (2018)
Michael Gunn (2018)
George Smith (2018)
Caleb Timu (2018)

Scrumhalf:

Nick Frisby (2019)
James Tuttle (2018)

Flyhalf:

Quade Cooper (2019)
Hamish Stewart (2019)

Centre:

Duncan Paia'aua (2019)
Samu Kerevi (2018)

Wing:

Izaia Perese (2019)
Lachlan Maranta (2018)
Eto Nabuli (2018)

Confirmed Gone:

Rob Simmons (Waratahs)
Leroy Houston (Bordeaux-Begles)
Jake McIntyre (Agen)
Sam Talakai (TBC?)
Cadeyrn Neville (France somewhere)
Hendrick Tui (marquee period over)

Contract Up:

Marcus Vanzati
Sef Faagase
Chris Feauai-Sautia
Chris Kuridrani
Karmichael Hunt

Likely Gone:

Campbell Magnay (Japan and then???)
Henry Teafu (picked by Samoa)??

 

[dillyboy]

I feel bad liking this post but jeez even after a bottle of port after getting home from the game things aren't looking any better

Any chance of us signing Link for next year? Even as an advisor to Stiles maybe....

 

[Thinker]

Can we just skip 2018 and start a 2019 thread?

 

[TOCC]

L.Tui and I.Rodda need to be locked in as the long term lock combination, Ive long been a strong supporter of Simmons and whilst he still has much to offer, he doesn't have long left to offer it.


Re-sign
Talakai
Hunt
Perese
Sanday
Paia'aua
Ngamanu
Hewat
Nabuli
Stewart
Magnay

Time to go:
Kuridrani
McIntyre
Feauai-Sautia
Maranta
Taefu
Gunn

Already gone:
H.Tui(signing with Sunwolves i believe)
C.Neville(needs to go for opportunity)

Jury is still out:
Kite
C.Timu
Sorovi
Vanzati
Simmons(do the begin succession planning now)?

Recruit
Assitant Coaches
Outside back x 2
Inside back x 1
Prop(LHP and THP)
Lock
Openside Flanker
Issak Fines- Leleiwasa

 

[Strewthcobber]

Simmons must be a fair chance of losing his ARU top up, and would probably look os if that happened. Hunt will take a big pay cut from the ARU too you'd imagine so will be interesting to see what happens there.

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[The torpedo]

Can we just skip 2018 and start a 2019 thread?

Follow what dillyboy did:

I feel bad liking this post but jeez even after a bottle of port after getting home from the game things aren't looking any better

 

[The torpedo]

Any chance of us signing Link for next year? Even as an advisor to Stiles maybe..

Director of coaching?

A man can dream............

 

[TOCC]

Simmons must be a fair chance of losing his ARU top up, and would probably look os if that happened. Hunt will take a big pay cut from the ARU too you'd imagine so will be interesting to see what happens there.

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Skelton heading overseas will offer Simmons a reprieve

 

[TOCC]

Link isn't coming back people, time to move on.. he hasn't been coaching for years now, involved in construction management last I heard

 

[Twoilms]

Your team as it is would be perfectly fine if not for the foul every 2.46 seconds and yellow every 40 minutes.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Skelton heading overseas will offer Simmons a reprieve

I wonder. You're probably right. But 4 locks already with a top up at the moment for next year. Do they see a role for Simmons all the way to 2019?

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[TOCC]

I wonder. You're probably right. But 4 locks already with a top up at the moment for next year. Do they see a role for Simmons all the way to 2019?

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Skelton was reportedly offered a top up, not a massive one but still a top up. Ultimately the ARU have already spent big on Arnold and Coleman, and Carter also received one, I think there's space for one more, and Simmons seems like a natural choice for the next 12months at least.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Skelton was reportedly offered a top up, not a massive one but still a top up. Ultimately the ARU have already spent big on Arnold and Coleman, and Carter also received one, I think there's space for one more, and Simmons seems like a natural choice for the next 12months at least.

Douglas is on one for next year (2018) though right?

I'd certainly think Simmons is ahead of him in the pecking order, but he might get squeezed out by the timing of contracts. He should be expecting a pay cut at least

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[Sauron]

We must do two things next season:

1) recruit Jim McKay as attack/backs coach
2) increase pig iron production by 500%

 

[dru]

Who was that Kiwi strategist during the Link era? The one that Genia sacked. Let's have him back.

 

[Sauron]

Who was that Kiwi strategist during the Link era? The one that Genia sacked. Let's have him back.

Philip 'Chook' Fowler

 

[dru]

Philip 'Chook' Fowler

Him. Chook. Let's get him.

 

[RugbyReg]

Re-sign
Talakai
Hunt
Perese
Sanday
Paia'aua
Ngamanu
Hewat
Nabuli
Stewart
Magnay

Time to go:
Kuridrani
McIntyre
Feauai-Sautia
Maranta
Taefu
Gunn

Already gone:
H.Tui(signing with Sunwolves i believe)
C.Neville(needs to go for opportunity)

Jury is still out:
Kite
C.Timu
Sorovi
Vanzati
Simmons(do the begin succession planning now)?

Recruit
Assitant Coaches
Outside back x 2
Inside back x 1
Prop(LHP and THP)
Lock
Openside Flanker
Issak Fines- Leleiwasa

I'd agree with that. I'd throw Vanzati in as a keeper but understand the caution.

I'm not sure about Reece Hewat but think we have him for a while.

You a fan of IFL? Over Sorovi?

Openside flanker is the biggest issue. For the first time since forever the production line is a little bare.

 

[HJ Nelson]

You a fan of IFL? Over Sorovi?

Surprised to see this guy warming up with the Reds on Saturday night.

I assume it's Tate McDermott. Maybe he is on the radar, or maybe he is just on 'work experience' while he is not required with Aussie7s ?

 

[TOCC]

I'm a big fan of IFL, Sorovi has show glimpses but I'm not absolutely sold on him either way...

McDermott seem like an incredible talent, I assumed he was locked to Sevens, almost looks like a 5/8 rather then a halfback IMO