Reds 2022
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Jimmyjam
Watty Friend (18)
Gregan and Whittaker also somehow made it work....
Dean Moriarty
Billy Sheehan (19)
If Lynagh does play QPR what does UQ do with James Dalgleish and Brad Twidale (who are the likely starting 10 and 12)
Dalgleish won what ? 3 Premierships as Mick Heenan's 10. Con Foley and the Oates bros back in the backline so it seems
Maybe someone drops back to 15 if Mac isn't around much in the QPR , but , I am not sure that Mac will be a staple in the Reds game day 23 - which if he isn’t, he will see time back at QPR
It's an interesting one.
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Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Bit hard to captain when you are off the pitch for the final 20 minutes...
Dean Moriarty
Billy Sheehan (19)
John Hipwell…Ken Catchpole …and so on
Ignoto
Peter Sullivan (51)
Simple! Send Mac and Lynagh down the road to Slyvan Road and keep playing together with the rest of the Reds backline
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Reds or Rebels backline?Simple! Send Mac and Lynagh down the road to Slyvan Road and keep playing together with the rest of the Reds backline
Rugbynutter39
Michael Lynagh (62)
That makes no sense - history shows otherwise and effectively play pivotal role as does 10 in guiding the team around in any case..first and foremost you want a player with leadership skills regardless of position but I don’t see how a player who has that would be disadvantaged being captain - if anything I see advantages as per above
Rugby King
Sydney Middleton (9)
Huggers is very fit and could easily get a contract!!
Rugby King
Sydney Middleton (9)
He is fit
Rugby King
Sydney Middleton (9)
The old saying is nobody is irreplaceable!
Jimmy_Crouch
Ken Catchpole (46)
Go international. Pichot, Kirk, Edwards and van der Westhuizen all did it too (and are in the WR (World Rugby) hall of fame)
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Desmond Connor (43)
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Desmond Connor (43)
Good to hear the report on Creighton.
I reckon he will relish in the leadership role making him a better player. No excuses, no baggage, and most of all his background is clean.
TSR
Andrew Slack (58)
And you’re probably right. But I guess you only need to look at the fact that JOC (James O'Connor) is stepping down to realise it does take its toll on a players prep and I just feel McDermott could benefit from an extra year of just focusing on honing his craft.
McDermott could absolutely thrive as captain and he could play out of his skin. But we saw last year he can excel at super level without lifting his passing game to a higher level. Even at test level - I thought he was one of our best v The All Blacks. But he still ended up getting demoted.
Love McDermott and I have no doubt he will rip in because that’s how he plays. But I personally (and I might be completely on my own here) would have preferred Thorn said to him that all he wanted him to do this year was focus 100% on improving his passing.
McDermott could absolutely thrive as captain and he could play out of his skin. But we saw last year he can excel at super level without lifting his passing game to a higher level. Even at test level - I thought he was one of our best v The All Blacks. But he still ended up getting demoted.
Love McDermott and I have no doubt he will rip in because that’s how he plays. But I personally (and I might be completely on my own here) would have preferred Thorn said to him that all he wanted him to do this year was focus 100% on improving his passing.
TSR
Andrew Slack (58)
On a seperate note - agree it is good to hear Creighton is doing well. 7-8 years ago the Reds seemed to really struggle to help young players reach their potential. Now we seem much better at bringing guys in from the clubs who don’t necessarily have the massive wraps that some on the past got, but turning them into dependable players.
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Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
The Nomad
Bob Davidson (42)
Didn’t realise Dalgleish was back for UQ, if so it gets a bit complicated. No doubt the Reds would like to see Lynagh playing QPR. Mick would want to pick his best team .