Reds 2019

[RugbyReg]

I'd be banking on QC (Quade Cooper) being in Melbourne next year, regardless of Jim McKay's appt.

 

[Getwithme]

I'd be banking on QC (Quade Cooper) being in Melbourne next year, regardless of Jim McKay's appt.

I can see it too but haven't heard a peep. You have any oil?

 

[RugbyReg]

I can see it too but haven't heard a peep. You have any oil?

I believe it's pretty close.

 

[dillyboy]

I believe it's pretty close.

Balls

 

[Ignoto]

I believe it's pretty close.

Ah the Rebels have certainly learnt from their counterparts at the Storm in navigating the salary cap restrictions.

 

[dillyboy]

Looks like you're on the money Reg....

https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...y/news-story/97077bf43cd139c4df4bf6435a05d460

 

[eldiablo]

Slipper officially with the Brumbies now. I understand a precedent was set with that kind of stuff (edit: and happy for there to be one). Just wish it wasn't him. I miss him already

https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/...s/news-story/d9e24067cb306c28256510688c973c58

At least he is still staying in Australian rugby..

 

[Sully]

Slipper to the Brumbies on a two year deal

 

[Derpus]

Excellent outcome for Rugby. He can come back into the Wallabies fold. Slipper and Sio can also manage their workload heading into the RWC.

 

[Micheal]

Scrum training at the Brumbies just got a lot tougher. Not bad when the squad has three Wallabies props. Good move. I wish the best for both Slipper and the Ponies.

 

[Slim 293]

The Reds still have to pay part of Slipper's salary while at the Brumbies, and I assume that will be the case if Quade moves down south.........

 

[RugbyReg]

The Reds still have to pay part of Slipper's salary while at the Brumbies, and I assume that will be the case if Quade moves down south...

Yep.

 

[Linebreaker]

The Reds still have to pay part of Slipper's salary while at the Brumbies, and I assume that will be the case if Quade moves down south...

Just to keep Thorn happy.

 

[dru]

Just to keep Thorn happy.

I imagine it will be similar with Hunt. Reds subsidising other franchises with money and Wallabies. You’d also imagine that RA will be far more circumspect with top up payments in Qld in future.

Personally I can’t see how it can be, but I hope Thorn is worth it.

 

[spud]

Any predictions for the match day 23 for next year?

 

[RugbyReg]

Just to keep Thorn happy.

it's a little more than Thorn. It's the new young players coming through the system and the sponsors (existing and new). Some were very close to walking when the Hunt and Slipper things blew up. Thankfully they are still there because if they weren't the QRU may not be.

 

[RugbyReg]

Any predictions for the match day 23 for next year?

I'll have a go:

1 JP Smith
2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa (assume he's signed, no confirmation yet)
3 Taniela Tupou
4 Lukhan Tui
5 Izack Rodda
6 Scott Higginbotham
7 Angus Scott-Young
8 Caleb Timu

I think that's reasonably straight forward. Backrow could be fiddled with. Liam Wright may be 7 or one of the young guys like Matt Gicquel or Tom Kibble (they are probably a year or two early).

Backrow is a little more uncertain.

9 options are Tuttle, Sorovi or McDermott. I think Stewart works best with a creative half, meaning probably Tate or Mosese. But is Paia'aua an option for 10 in which place a more solid 9 (Tuttle) may be an option?

10 is probably Hamish but I'll through Duncan in there only because we need to fit some 3/4s in there.

12 Paia'aua / Kerevi
13 Petaia / CFS

Wings being Perese, Daugunu or one of those left over 13s.

Fullback could be Stewart if Dunc plays 10. Or Petaia considering he got a shot there for QLD C.

My backline would be:

9 McDermott
10 Stewart
11 Daugunu
12 Paia'aua
13 Kerevi
14 Perese
15 Petaia

Leaving a bench of:

16 Mafi
17 Hoopert
18 Smith R
19 Hocking
20 Wright / Korzcyk
21 Tuttle
22 CFS
23 Toua

 

[dru]

Is Higgers back? Not a WB not in NRC.

 

[dru]

I'll have a go:

Love your thinking, I might do it a bit different (Ilike an expressive 10-12) but I think uou’re Very close to where Thorn will go.

Question: how might McKay adjust it?

 

[Strewthcobber]

Is Higgers back? Not a WB not in NRC.

Playing for NEC Green Rockets in Japan