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Phil Kearns (64)
But his genes!!!!!
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But his genes!!!!!
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Pity we don’t have nrc as this would be perfect to blood lynagh in next level above club rugby
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Andrew Slack (58)
i hope they take him to Roma.
He did go well against a decent Force team with lots of their starting team in it. He certainly didn’t appear over awed.
That’s not to say he is ready for Super Rugby this year - but so long as the S&C coaches think his body can handle it (and I assume that decision has already been made) I’d be keen form him to get some more experience there.
He did go well against a decent Force team with lots of their starting team in it. He certainly didn’t appear over awed.
That’s not to say he is ready for Super Rugby this year - but so long as the S&C coaches think his body can handle it (and I assume that decision has already been made) I’d be keen form him to get some more experience there.
Some good writing on him here:
www.rugby.com.au
Tom Lynagh and Reesjan Pasitoa: two young No.10s carving their own destiny
Tom Lynagh and Reesjan Pasitoa...you’ve got to love a trial which throws up two promising young flyhalves and neither have yet come close to blowing out the candles on a 21st birthday cake.
www.rugby.com.au
Yes, that plus:
-UK video footage
-having seen the ceiling of other contenders
-precedent - JOC (James O'Connor), Quade, etc - acknowledging that they took a while but you gotta start somewhere
-reckless blind faith and hope of the next big thing
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Desmond Connor (43)
We have a habit of getting excited about the young new players here in this thread. Particularly flyhalf. We should let Lynagh go through his paces, and complete a season in QPR.
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Desmond Connor (43)
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David Wilson (68)
Yes, that plus:
-UK video footage
-having seen the ceiling of other contenders
-precedent - JOC (James O'Connor), Quade, etc - acknowledging that they took a while but you gotta start somewhere
-reckless blind faith and hope of the next big thing
I agree with you. And both Lynagh and Cooper debuted at 18 with little senior footy ben them.
but this
Fair enough!
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Phil Kearns (64)
Jim Tucker has Petaia as having got covid during the week with O'Connor and Campbell getting it day of the trial, so there's still a chance we see Petaia at 15 for the trial against the tahs:
That said with 2 players being ruled out on game day it's not unlikely there will be others missing that trial.
That said with 2 players being ruled out on game day it's not unlikely there will be others missing that trial.
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Andrew Slack (58)
One thing I note is he is so small. Typical 18 year old frame - hasn’t filled out. I know he did a great cover tackle against Lacey but i wouldn’t like to see him having to handle full time pros week in week out.
You’re right - there is a lot to like, but very raw.
Aside from Lynagh I thought there was a lot to like in how a lot of the rookies went. I don’t expect many of them to jump into contention for the 23, but when inevitable injuries occur it is heartening that the next level of guys have some capacity to step up. And who knows with a few of them. Jeans probably the stand out, but I thought Aubrey, Vest, Oates & Annan all had some good moments.
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Mark Loane (55)
I've been impressed with the Reds recruitment and retainment pathways over the last 2-3 years.
I will say though, the flyhalf situation is probably the first time in a while I feel they missed a step by not re-signing Hegarty. It seems with flyhalf the options are clearly JOC (James O'Connor), then whomever is best on the training paddock (Stewart, Creighton and Campbell will all throw their hands up), and then Lynagh if absolutely need be. Doesn't instil great levels of confidence is JOC (James O'Connor) goes down early in the season.
There aren't an abundance of Super Rugby ready flyhalves and fullbacks running around who can kick goals at a high level, and Hegarty ticks all those boxes.
I will say though, the flyhalf situation is probably the first time in a while I feel they missed a step by not re-signing Hegarty. It seems with flyhalf the options are clearly JOC (James O'Connor), then whomever is best on the training paddock (Stewart, Creighton and Campbell will all throw their hands up), and then Lynagh if absolutely need be. Doesn't instil great levels of confidence is JOC (James O'Connor) goes down early in the season.
There aren't an abundance of Super Rugby ready flyhalves and fullbacks running around who can kick goals at a high level, and Hegarty ticks all those boxes.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Please don’t equate rugby to business/work.
if you start suggesting Teams meetings so we can bed down the needle movers for the week, I’m out.
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Andrew Slack (58)
I got the impression Hegarty felt the time was right to get bigger dollars OS. I agree he would have been handy to keep, but possibly not at the price he was chasing.
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David Wilson (68)
Heggarty was a great contributor and will be remembered well. Hard to justify holding him, though. Jock was all over starting 15 AND expected to be ousted by Petaia. Pretty much all backline roles have as good if not better options. Back up 10/utility bench has Stewart and as we see potentially others coming through,
if funding wasn’t an issue you’d hold on to Hegarty for sure. In the real world we let him go, even if the back up 10 options get premature if JOC (James O'Connor) or Stewart are down.
I’d rather Money spent at 2, which I think it has been.
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
Yeh I don't doubt Hegarty probably wanted more money, and the timing of other players coming off contract would also play a factor.
I've been a Stewart fan for a while, but lets not forget he hasn't been the most reliable contributor over the years. I think in fairness he's been asked to play a few different styles in different positions which is always tricky, but his name gets thrown around on here like if JOC (James O'Connor) goes down, he's going to right the ship and we'll be fine. I don't think that's the case necessarily.
I've been a Stewart fan for a while, but lets not forget he hasn't been the most reliable contributor over the years. I think in fairness he's been asked to play a few different styles in different positions which is always tricky, but his name gets thrown around on here like if JOC (James O'Connor) goes down, he's going to right the ship and we'll be fine. I don't think that's the case necessarily.
Yep, QC (Quade Cooper) debuted at 18. And gees whilst showing some absolute talent didn't he show he was not ready a few times? Defensively, absolutely. Decision making, no doubt. Would he have benefited from a year in QPR at that time? Most likely? Were the Reds absolutely desperate at the time? Yes.
We can learn a lot from that. Similar with Petaia.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
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