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Tony Shaw (54)
Agree. Ironically, this may have been more of what the Reds needed at the start of the season.
I have been talking J Placid up for ages, I think he has tremendous potential for the Reds.
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Agree. Ironically, this may have been more of what the Reds needed at the start of the season.
I have been talking J Placid up for ages, I think he has tremendous potential for the Reds.
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tranquility
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That's the thing, we have so many quality young blokes bubbling under the surface. Let's see them rip in!
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Moono75
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Will the Force be playing out of the home dressing rooms? Suncorp is pretty much like playing a home game for us these days 
agreed. I am thinking that next year a backline such as:
15 Tuallagi
14 Turner
13 Feauai-Sautia
12 Kerevi
11 Kurindrani
10 Cooper
9 Genia
With Placid on the bench. Now that backline excites me, but they need to start getting some game time soon.
Western Force
1. Pek Cowan
2. Nathan Charles
3. Kieran Longbottom
4. Sam Wykes
5. Wilhelm Steenkamp
6. Angus Cottrell
7. Matt Hodgson (c)
8. Ben McCalman
9. Alby Mathewson
10. Sias Ebersohn
11. Nick Cummins
12. Kyle Godwin
13. Solomoni Rasolea
14. Luke Morahan
15. Jayden Hayward
Reserves
16. Heath Tessmann
17. Tetera Faulkner
18. Ollie Hoskins
19. Adam Coleman
20. Brynard Stander
21. Ian Prior
22. Zack Holmes
23. Marcel Brache
That's a nice settled team for the Force now.
1. Pek Cowan
2. Nathan Charles
3. Kieran Longbottom
4. Sam Wykes
5. Wilhelm Steenkamp
6. Angus Cottrell
7. Matt Hodgson (c)
8. Ben McCalman
9. Alby Mathewson
10. Sias Ebersohn
11. Nick Cummins
12. Kyle Godwin
13. Solomoni Rasolea
14. Luke Morahan
15. Jayden Hayward
Reserves
16. Heath Tessmann
17. Tetera Faulkner
18. Ollie Hoskins
19. Adam Coleman
20. Brynard Stander
21. Ian Prior
22. Zack Holmes
23. Marcel Brache
That's a nice settled team for the Force now.
Will the Force be playing out of the home dressing rooms? Suncorp is pretty much like playing a home game for us these days
cause of all the Reds in your team or because you've won their once in 6 attempts?
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Moono75
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Hey we aren't studying ancient history here. Keep it current and live in the moment.....specifically 16 March 2013.
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Tony Shaw (54)
Absolutely Reg. We've got to - I hope we will - face up to the fact that many elements of our team need reconstructing if winning an S15 for a second time is a serious prospect.
I may get howled down but I simply cannot see the core playing group we have now - and playing the way we are - winning the 2014 S15. So, I agree with you, I'd like to see us be bold and truly strategic in our thinking and start the rebuilding process now. If we wait until the commencement of 2015, a substantively new team will need at least a year or more to gain confidence and a consistently winning habit.
Btw, I am not 100% sold on L Turner yet. Great start to 2014 early on, but consistent injuries and uneven form worry me. I like the fact that we've been willing to import - more of this should have happened in the forwards to deal with the serious loss of Higgers and Samo - but I would have chased (for example) a J Mogg or N Cummins home to QLD before a Turner.
I like to watch
David Codey (61)
Bit hard to chase someone mid term in their contract.
They can only sign those that are available at the time.
They can only sign those that are available at the time.
EatSleepDrinkRuck
Larry Dwyer (12)
Hey @tip - you get your wish for a different fullback
how stoked are you right now?
how stoked are you right now?
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Moono75
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Happy to see an unchanged Force lineup with Foley rewarding the guys for effort. There was some talk about Prior being pushed for his spot on the bench by Ryan Louwrens however he has gone down with a knee injury and is out for the remainder of the year. Opens up an opportunity for Justin Turner to push for a spot after his horrific run of injuries. Would be nice to see Turner make it back.
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Tip
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Good matchups this weekend. Tuilagi vs Morahan and Davies vs. Cummins should be exciting.
Reds now have a mounting injury toll with Hanson, Gill, Shipperley, Toua & Turner all on the sidelines. We really can't afford any more this week.
Reds now have a mounting injury toll with Hanson, Gill, Shipperley, Toua & Turner all on the sidelines. We really can't afford any more this week.
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Jason Little (69)
Outside Will and Quade, that backline doesn't look too scary. New faces (JJ and Placid), Taps still playing out of position, and others undersized. Forwards still with a question mark over their performances, esp second row and back row. Could be an opportunity for the Force to get another win in 2014.
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Mark Ella (57)
The only reason Queenslanders tolerate the lesser States of NSW (Southern Queensland), Victoria (Far Southern Queensland), South Australia (South West Queensland) and the Northern Territory (Western Queensland) is that they keep us separated from the Hole Diggers in the far reaches of the empire.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
The Resistance is coming mate, the Empires time is up!
Matt “Skywalker’’ Hodgson and his Jedi are coming for you.
The Force is with us and just like that Red bloke Maul we are gunna cut your team in 2.
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Moono75
Guest
The last hole digger out of Queensland was Digby......dug himself a big one!
Scrubber2050
Mark Ella (57)
Yeah mate, bet he's living in a caravan park now - haha
Scotty
David Codey (61)
Doesn't really matter who the backs are until we can get more impact from the forwards.
PS I believe the reds did approach Cummins a few years ago.
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