Reds 2022

[PhilClinton]

Have their been suggestions he wants to leave?

There are a whole bunch of players I'd rather the Reds and RA were throwing a million a year at, Kerevi being one.

There have been rumours about him looking for an out for ages, nothing substantial though.

He is a great player, just needs to be injury free and make an impact. His old team the Storm really missed him this year, it took away their aerial threat and safety option when they just need to get the ball out to someone who would make a positive play. His value is still very high in my opinion so I think if he doesn't find himself a regular starter for the Reds in 2022, he may be moving back to league and paid well for it.

 

[Adam84]

I think it’s the same rumour from 12 months ago just getting repeated

 

[PhilClinton]

To be fair, he is only signed on for 2022, so I think he would be a genuine target for the Redcliffe side.

 

[Adam84]

Perhaps, he is a NRL winger though and they are the lowest paid starting position in the team. Wingers can earn much more in rugby union.

 

[Up the Guts]

I reckon if he's injury free and he gets some games under his belt he'll stay on for the 2023 World Cup. His aerial ability is a pretty big point of difference for both the Reds and Wallabies, aside from Jordie Barrett there's not really anyone across Australia and New Zealand who is world class under the high ball. Be pretty good if you could kick across field for him to compete against the likes of Sevu Reece.

 

[RugbyReg]

yeah - we can start build a bit of a case with these guys.

2023 RWC
2025 - Lions tour (once in a lifetime unless you're George Smith)
2027 - Home RWC

Chuck in a 'sabbatical' in Japan and that's a fairly rare career.

 

[upthereds#!]

yeah - we can start build a bit of a case with these guys.

2023 RWC
2025 - Lions tour (once in a lifetime unless you're George Smith)
2027 - Home RWC

Chuck in a 'sabbatical' in Japan and that's a fairly rare career.

Or Hoops who will still be 33 when the Lions are here and completely plausible to be in selection frame

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

Or Hoops who will still be 33 when the Lions are here and completely plausible to be in selection frame

Playing his 200th test.

 

[Teh Other Dave]

I wonder how high Vunivalu is on the list for the new official Redcliffe Deception Bay NRL side.

Sorry, can't help myself.

 

[RugbyReg]

Anyone spotted any faces we weren’t aware of in the training videos?

 

[Cancelled Account]

Anyone spotted any faces we weren’t aware of in the training videos?

I’ve been looking, and no. Curious to hear how Tom Lynagh has been going. Heard that a couple of guys saw him prior to training and he was much smaller than they expected.

 

[RugbyReg]

They thought the schoolboy son of Michael Lynagh would be big???? Odd.

 

[Adam84]

A couple of new faces, look to be the developing squad players though.

 

[Cancelled Account]

A couple of new faces, look to be the developing squad players though.

Who?

 

[Cancelled Account]

They thought the schoolboy son of Michael Lynagh would be big???? Odd.

Louis obviously the bigger build of the two.

 

[Teh Other Dave]

Who?

Well there's Tom Lynagh, and ahhh... Tom Lynagh.

 

[Adam84]

Who?

Developing Squad was announced a month ago. I don’t know all their faces to say who exactly.

 

[RugbyReg]

BPA training with them still is odd isn’t it?

 

[Ignoto]

It could do something with when BPA's contract actually runs to. While the Reds probably aren't going to hold him to turning up to training if it doesn't expire till Dec-31, BPA's attitude and presence at training would be helpful until he heads overseas.

 

[RugbyReg]

Contracts normally run to October although it may be the end of October.