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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Complete the Quade comeback
No worse a back-up than Hegarty
Complete the Quade comeback
Firstly i love what Quade did in his playing time, but Quade has publicly fallen out with 3 of his coaches(Thorn, Deans, Cheika) and was allegedly described by teammates as cancerous after his comments in 2019.
As an onfield player, i agree he is no worse then Hegarty, but even if those things aren’t true do the Reds really need Quade in the team noting the culture they've been working on. They seem to be going pretty well without the potential disruption he might cause.
Firstly i love what Quade did in his playing time, but Quade has publicly fallen out with 3 of his coaches(Thorn, Deans, Cheika) and was allegedly described by teammates as cancerous after his comments in 2019.
As an onfield player, i agree he is no worse then Hegarty, but even if those things aren’t true do the Reds really need Quade in the team noting the culture they've been working on. They seem to be going pretty well without the potential disruption he might cause.
Deans reverting playstyle between winning the Tri-Nations and the RWC was more cancerous to Australian Rugby than Quades actions. Convince me otherwise, but we had a coach who played at 35 year old number 8 on the Wing during a RWC game.
Deans reverting playstyle between winning the Tri-Nations and the RWC was more cancerous to Australian Rugby than Quades actions. Convince me otherwise, but we had a coach who played at 35 year old number 8 on the Wing during a RWC game.
Firstly i love what Quade did in his playing time, but Quade has publicly fallen out with 3 of his coaches(Thorn, Deans, Cheika) and was allegedly described by teammates as cancerous after his comments in 2019.
As an onfield player, i agree he is no worse then Hegarty, but even if those things aren’t true do the Reds really need Quade in the team noting the culture they've been working on. They seem to be going pretty well without the potential disruption he might cause.
I think in the Wallabies it’s better managed, there’s plenty of senior guys like White, AAA, and Hooper and it’s only a short tour. Reds would be a bit different, plenty of junior guys in the squad and a longer season together.Makes you wonder what Rennie is looking to get out of him. Doesnt seem like the mentor type.
Given Rennie has been quoted as saying they took a larger squad to NZ anticipating lockdown in NSW/VIC and travel restrictions, the late inclusion players who were based in QLD (Cooper/Paia'aua) are likely to be primarily for opposed training purposes (my opinion).Makes you wonder what Rennie is looking to get out of him. Doesnt seem like the mentor type.
Firstly i love what Quade did in his playing time, but Quade has publicly fallen out with 3 of his coaches(Thorn, Deans, Cheika) and was allegedly described by teammates as cancerous after his comments in 2019.
As an onfield player, i agree he is no worse then Hegarty, but even if those things aren’t true do the Reds really need Quade in the team noting the culture they've been working on. They seem to be going pretty well without the potential disruption he might cause.
Agree, and i will admit that i also objected to JOC (James O'Connor) coming back to the Reds alsoAgree with everything you've said, but at the same time, you've got to consider that JOC (James O'Connor) was probably coming from a much darker place in terms of his attitude and perception as a teammate and role model than Quade was. And now he's the Reds captain.
your judging Deans on the basis that he played Radike Samo, one of the most talented backrowers to play for the Wallabies, on the wing v Russia? Wow
Remember Radike had to play on the wing because Drew was undercooked from and S&C perspective and did his hammy (or was he being rested for the next game?).
So I see that as a failure to plan appropriately and that Drew blowing his hammy was a foreseeable risk that did not pay off at all in terms of reward.
Probs could have played the third string halfback who came from the sevens program rather than your starting 8Risks are taken in every RWC squad because you never go into a tournament with the entirety of your playing group being 100% fit and healthy. You take some risks on the basis that the upside a player offers is worth the risk of carrying them in the squad when they are recovering from injury etc.).
Check the first page of the threadJust wondering if we have a list of signed players and new for next year.
Probs could have played the third string halfback who came from the sevens program rather than your starting 8
Phipps was one of our two back reserves and ended up on the wing after Mitchell came off injured (we played all three halfbacks in this game).
In the previous game against the USA we had a couple of injuries in the backs (I think Horne may have broken his cheekbone and McCabe got concussed from memory) so we were very light on for options.
All I pointing out was that Samo played a game on the wing not because we brought an undercooked player into a RWC but because we didn't replace a key player who suffered an injury in our opening game in the hopes he would be healthy later in the tournament (which he was).
Normally the criticism of Deans around the 2011 RWC selection is focused on not selecting Hodgson as a backup to Pocock which meant we played McCalman at 7 in a key game against Ireland.