Reds v Force 2015 Super Rugby Rd 2

[No4918]

Not sure about Schatz over Browning. He keeps surviving I'd guess due to the line out but Thomson is very capable so it would have been nice to start Browning. Don't know that Schatz has much improvement left.

 

[TheBigDog]

A few years ago guys on this forum were talking about Schatz hitting his ceiling fairly early on. I think he gave the illusion of improvement in 2014 due to the fact he was working hard on a losing team. I can definitely see him falling out of the 23 this year though with Thomson, Browning, Fakaoselia and Tui breathing down his neck.

 

[hammertimethere]

Tom Murday?! This is great news! Lock depth officially increased!

Seriously good news.

 

[TOCC]

How's Rd 2 fit with you?

Rd15 Reg


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[emuarse]

Tom Murday! Me likey!

Excuse my ignorance, but who is Tom Murday?

 

[Scoey]

Brisbane boy. 25 years old according to Google. Has trained with the Brumbies but don't think he ever got a spot. Has been playing in NZ for Northland was apparently in the Blues WTS. Excellent in the lineout and decent ball runner. Quite mobile for his size (200cm & 112kg).

I've been impressed with his form in the ITM Cup and quite a few folk have mentioned him over the last 6 months as a solution to our lack of lock depth. Thumbs up from this guy.

 

[the sabanator]

Hmmm, those odds for a Force win is a nice hedge for any Reds fan.

If they're going to suck, I may as well benefit financially.

 

[the sabanator]

It'll be interesting to see what impact the weather has on this game. If as much rain comes through as predicted we could be looking at a very mushy Suncorp

 

[BDA]

The weather is a real downer from a Reds point of view. They would have got a really good crowd to this fixture and would have been able to ride the crowd support. I think the forecast will scare a lot of people off and that will temper the home ground advantage somewhat. A real shame, because there is nothing better than a dry-weather game at Suncorp

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Excuse my ignorance, but who is Tom Murday?

<snip> quite a few folk have mentioned him over the last 6 months as a solution to our lack of lock depth. Thumbs up from this guy.

25 previous mentions of his name on the Reds 2015 Thread going back to May 2014.
http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/search/11823373/?q=murday&t=post&o=date&c[thread]=14132

Is it possible that "others", from Ballymore, trawl through G&GR threads?

 

[Scoey]

It's possible HJ but if they do, it's not enough, clearly, or the Reds would be humming along as obviously we have all the answers here!

 

[TOCC]

If it's raining it could be a dour game...

Suncorp's pitch is in a poor state at the moment, plenty of areas with little grass or poor root systems... Just watch the AFC to see how bad it was..
Scrum collapses will be inevitable in this game.


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[Pfitzy]

If the Reds still have a fullback this time tomorrow...

 

[Scoey]

^ Huh?

 

[Bairdy]

St.George Queensland Reds side to play Western Force
Suncorp Stadium, Saturday 21 February
1 James Slipper (C)
2 Saia Fainga’a
3 Sam Talakai
4 Marco Kotze
5 James Horwill
6 Adam Thomson (Reds debut)
7 Liam Gill
8 Jake Schatz
9 Will Genia
10 James O’Connor (Reds debut)
11 Lachie Turner
12 Samu Kerevi
13 Chris Feauai-Sautia
14 Chris Kuridrani
15 Karmichael Hunt (VC)

16 James Hanson
17 Ben Daley
18 Sef Faagase
19 Tom Murday (Potential Super Rugby debut)
20 Curtis Browning
21 Nick Frisby
22 Sam Johnson
23 Campbell Magnay

So much power and experience in that 23

Reds by 25

 

[Scoey]

So much power and experience in that 23

Reds by 25

I think I speak for most Reds fans when I say..... Fiddlesticks!

The one bit of silver lining from our round one is we are granted underdog status for every fixture this season automatically.

 

[Braveheart81]

I think I speak for most Reds fans when I say... Fiddlesticks!

You're the most polite Queenslander I've ever heard.

Which makes me think you're an IMPOSTER and not actually a Queenslander at all.

 

[D-Box]

2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby-Queensland Reds vs Western Force
1. Francois van Wyk*
2. Nathan Charles
3. Tetera Faulkner
4. Sam Wykes (c)
5. Adam Coleman
6. Angus Cottrell
7. Chris Alcock
8. Ben McCalman
9. Alby Mathewson
10. Sias Ebersohn
11. Marcel Brache
12. Solomoni Jnr Rasolea
13. Kyle Godwin
14. Luke Morahan
15. Zack Holmes

Reserves
16. Heath Tessmann
17. Chris Heiberg**
18. Oliver Hoskins
19. Steve Mafi
20. Brynard Stander
21. Ian Prior
22. Luke Burton
23. Mitchell Scott**
* denotes Western Force/Super Rugby starting debut
** denotes Western Force/Super Rugby debut

 

[Scoey]

You're the most polite Queenslander I've ever heard.

Which makes me think you're an IMPOSTER and not actually a Queenslander at all.

Autocorrect. I actually meant to type fiddlesticks.

 

[Scoey]

FIDDLESTICKS!!!