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David Codey (61)
Brumby Runner is Dan McKellar .. can't you tell that in the posts and also the bias selections to the Wallabies.
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Peter Johnson (47)
Brumby Runner - Runs the Brumbies. It's so obvious
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David Codey (61)
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
LOL. I am honoured with the suggestion but despite the fact Dan often follows my selections advice posted here, I can assure you that I am not Dan McKellar.
That's exactly what Dan would say!
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Phil Kearns (64)
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Peter Johnson (47)
OMG.. PHIL THOMSON
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Mark Loane (55)
This is a sad reflection on my rugby insights - my most liked post on these forums by a fair margin is about lowering the cost of beer at the stadium!!
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David Wilson (68)
hi BR!
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Andrew Slack (58)
Don’t agree. Lowering the beer price is always going to get unilateral support
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Peter Johnson (47)
If that's the case it'll likely be Faulkner V Fotuaika. Money on Faulkner
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Andrew Slack (58)
That’s a big concern. Given they viewed it and cleared it in the game I’d assume they’ve only cited him if they are pretty clear. In which case you’d imagine he’s likely to get a few weeks.
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Bob Loudon (25)
The standard of ruck work in Europe v Aus/NZ is stark.
Up north they are staying on their feet and driving through. Aus and NZ rucks are largely operating at below hip level.
Northern refs will judge our teams very differently.
Tupou needs to stop these low level clear outs where the main impact area is the head. Its just just too risky.
But beyond tupou its an area that all Oz teams need to learn the new way.
NH rugby has caught up, and overtaken Antipodean rugby. we need to catch up. Bok have the advantage of playing in NH. they will keep up.
Up north they are staying on their feet and driving through. Aus and NZ rucks are largely operating at below hip level.
Northern refs will judge our teams very differently.
Tupou needs to stop these low level clear outs where the main impact area is the head. Its just just too risky.
But beyond tupou its an area that all Oz teams need to learn the new way.
NH rugby has caught up, and overtaken Antipodean rugby. we need to catch up. Bok have the advantage of playing in NH. they will keep up.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Yeah - I agree Tupou needs to resist the temptation. I thought his point of contact was fine, but it was close and there is such a small margin in it. Could easily have been a red (and potentially is still going to get suspended anyway). Just don’t think it is worth the risk going forward.
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Another waste of dough. Believe he will be out on the Peninsula with Uncle Wayne next year. 1.8m RA dollars should find him a nice shack out there.
When will rugby work out we have a nursery of great players coming through and don't need RL mercenaries?
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Mark Loane (55)
At the time of signing, I don't think it was money wasted. Vuni had runs on the board at least playing some rugby over in NZ before making the switch to NRL, you could argue we stole him back.
I think his physical attributes set him apart from what is currently on offer from the out and out wingers who are in Wallaby contention. Having a full flight Marika on one wing, and an aerial threat Vunivalu on the other would create some matchup nightmares for teams.
No doubt the investment is currently wasted, but I don't think it was such a bad decision when he was signed.
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Bob Loudon (25)
totally agree - we have a great nursery of talent. the fact we went neck and neck with the brumbies shows how good our young talent and that its worth persisting with our strategy.
at hooker, prop and lock we are running a very young inexperienced team (except tupou and blyth). but nasser, faessler, zander, hoopert, nonggorr, smith etc have been wonderful. and really stuck it to a brumbies tight 5 that almost a wallaby tight 5.
throw in tomas, jeans, flook, campbell and you get a picture of a young team with so much to offer.
i'm especially keen on watching flook, henry, and faessler develop.
at hooker, prop and lock we are running a very young inexperienced team (except tupou and blyth). but nasser, faessler, zander, hoopert, nonggorr, smith etc have been wonderful. and really stuck it to a brumbies tight 5 that almost a wallaby tight 5.
throw in tomas, jeans, flook, campbell and you get a picture of a young team with so much to offer.
i'm especially keen on watching flook, henry, and faessler develop.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
The ruck is probably an area WR (World Rugby) needs to actually address if they're going to keep rolling out player welfare lines.
Trying to 'pilfer' the ball has become all too common of 'sealing' off the tackled player and the defender makes no real attempt to win the ball. Additionally, defenders now fully cover the ball, duck their necks resulting in their head being the lowest and furthest part of their body.
I'd say WR (World Rugby) needs to issue guidelines that a defender needs to keep their head up and leave a gap between the tackled player and themselves. This then gives the attacking team something to aim at when they do a clean out.
In this particular instance, I'd argue Brown was so far forward that he wasn't even maintaining his body weight.
Right knee is resting on the tackled player and both hands are on the ground supporting his weight.
With the placement being so far away from the defender, Brown should have stepped over the tackled player, but he went to go as low as he could and paint a picture of stealing the ball.
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Unproven at high level rugby union for $900K a year is a bitter pill to swallow. Could have given 300 to the reds under 20 program and still got a good winger for the other 600 I am sure.