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Desmond Connor (43)
I’ll throw ASY (Angus Scott-Young) and Hegarty in contention. Or possibly Vice depending on Captain selection.
Sam Greene is 25! Not sure if he wants to come back to Australia but its pretty bloody glaring that we are stuck for experienced 10s at the moment and he is still in Japan. Perhaps he wants to play for them?
As for your reference to Gordon being "scintillating" v the Vikings. That's a big stretch in my eyes. He was more than solid, and quite impressive. An excellent prospect that's for sure.
Liam Wright a chance. Forgot about him.
except that the Reds didn't lean on Greene at all pretty much. All but ignored them.
Of course the balance to Gilmore's statement is are the young fellahs prepared to hang around and do the hard yards for a few years to mature? Greene clearly wasn't and as a result we may not get him back.
Wayne Smith in the Australian reporting that Wright is the new captain.
He is signed for another two years, not ready for the exodus club just yet, a lot can happen in 2 yearsWright will be entrenched as the back up No 7 to Hooper when the test matches start. If the Reds don't do all they can to keep him, he could be another Liam Gill case and head off overseas long before his time.
How does the process work? Do you players vote and the coaches have the final say?
Couple ways that cat could be skinned. You're right about Greene. It's Mcintyre I always felt for - kinda have sympathy for Mason as well. Agree with Adam84 that Gilmore is just looking out for the young 'stars' and asking people for a dose of reasonable expectation.
It was mentioned in an article last year (by Thorne or a fellow forward) the amount of respect Wright had from the players, so it wouldn't surprise me if he was captain. I can see the backrow being Wright with the other two spots rotating between, McReight, Salakaia-Loto and ASY (Angus Scott-Young) (when Fraser is on, Wright will go to blindside)