Isaac Lucas???
James McIntyre,
Isaac Lucas???
James McIntyre,
I'm sure there are enough blokes in 1st grade and coming through the development channels. No need to start looking elsewhere or paying $ for old journeymen.
When was the last time a decent 10 came through 1st grade?
Big Kev has announced his retirement from professional rugby. Will always be one of my favourite players, an absolutely terrifying man on the field.
“Apart from Scott Higginbotham, the starting forward pack all played Queensland U20s with each other.
They’ve all worked and grown together since then. It goes to show the strength and importance of the Queensland pathway."
Not sure about the 'Qld pathway' when it comes to Lukhan S-L as he's a NSW import who played Shute Shield for Randwick and got selected for Australian U20s from there then moved to Qld for a pro contract - that's not a Qld pathway. Tupou is similar, imported from NZ into the Reds development.
BPA?“Apart from Scott Higginbotham, the starting forward pack all played Queensland U20s with each other.
They’ve all worked and grown together since then. It goes to show the strength and importance of the Queensland pathway."
My bad, I misread Reg's proposed team as the actual teamHe's on the bench. Alex Mafi is starting.
Strange flex.
The real take away is this.
Thorn was given the u20s, and they won the comp.
He then took those boys to the QLD country side, and they won the comp.
That same side is now the starting pack for the Reds.
So in effect, this is his team, the same players he first got his hands on in QLD and that same group have come through the professional QLD pathway in parallel to the head coach.
Well Thorn can stop whinning about how he has to build the corporate culture because his team is so new. If they all played in U 20s together and Higgers is about 97 now, then they should have some history and the Reds can start winning.
Your club relies on QLD more than anyone, calm your farm. Is this your first winning season in history?