Schadenfreude
John Solomon (38)
You found that colt from old regret yet?
Reds vs Waratahs - the war before the war
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suckerforred
Chilla Wilson (44)
Yeah, you know, the one with the wild bush horses?
Swat
Chilla Wilson (44)
Ignoto
Peter Sullivan (51)
Georgie Smith was well known to love putting the ball to toe in games, yet he was one of the best 7's we've had to pull on a canary jersey!
Who knows whether we would have won a bledisloe if one particular second rower couldn't kick a ball.
If we simply picked on a traditional sense, TPN would never have been considered worthy to play as a hooker.
Wallatahs
Allen Oxlade (6)
Typical Queenslander - they have one good year and all of a sudden they're heroes.
I agree with Swat - The Brumbies would have to be "the greatest Australian rugby franchise of all time". As a side, it would be remiss of me not to mention that the Tahs have made the finals 6 out of the past 10 years while last year the Reds made their first in 10 years.
suckerforred
Chilla Wilson (44)
Wallatahs
Allen Oxlade (6)
I hear it's proudly displayed in the trophy cabinet, next to the wooden spoon you earned a few years back.But at least when we made it we won it.
Either way, neither of us (Tahs / Reds) can lay claim to the title - The Brumbies, by playing in 5 finals and winning 2 of them take that award.
suckerforred
Chilla Wilson (44)
No arguement about the Brums here. I am sure it is in the eye of the beholder though.
Ahh I had forgotten that the world started in 1996. For those that have forgotten the Reds have won:
1 super 6 titles
2 Super 10 titles
1 super 15 title
and top the super 12 table twice losing in the finals.
But most of the doesn't count because bullshit bullshit wank.
1 super 6 titles
2 Super 10 titles
1 super 15 title
and top the super 12 table twice losing in the finals.
But most of the doesn't count because bullshit bullshit wank.
Swat
Chilla Wilson (44)
suckerforred
Chilla Wilson (44)
I reckon that the Tahs won't play any trials next year... Why? Can't aford the injuries.
Ruggo
Mark Ella (57)
Brumbies have less than 50% succes rate in winning the title when making the final.
Tahs have 0%
Mighty QLD Reds 100%
Brumbies during the era when they did win those titles were a danm good side and a treasure to watch. Played the game their own way and with confidence and precision. Simplistically it is the way the Reds are playing now.
Agreed, but Smith did all his core responsibilities and you got bonus stuff.
TPN has been heavily criticised for not being an expert (throwing etc) in his core responsibilities, it is only when he got that sorted that he has been considered more than a bench option
#1 Tah
Chilla Wilson (44)
Interesting the TAB have the Tahs at $1.60 and the Reds at $2.25. The Fact is that while you might be defensively better off without Quade, Offensively you will be nowhere near the same. Historically the Reds have started slow and the Tahs have hit the ground running. The Battle between Genia and Pretorius will be incredible, but Genia will be burnt out from playing 50,000 games last year with little time on the bench. BKH and Tom Kingston have the x-factor and are looking to prove themselves to challenge eachother for when Schmoo comes back. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is all class. Once again, Cat, TPN and Keps will literally eat your boys at scrum time. And for those of you worried about the injuries we may have picked up last night, every player that came off wanted to stay on. Next week we will be ruthless and play until we die, because, at the end of the day, we can lose every came except the two against queensland and still call it a successful year.
Godfrey
Phil Hardcastle (33)
Actually, that's swayed me. The X-factor of BKH (who?) and Kingston (who?) will definitely be the dominant factor. Especially as the Reds have no X-factor players that even compare - only losers like Genia, Tapuai, Higginbotham, Ioane, Samo, Morahan etc.
The Tahs will do what they always do. Put all their eggs in the scrum basket, kick aimlessly and rely on the x-factor of one player (swap Beale for Pretorious) to get them over the line.
The Tahs will do what they always do. Put all their eggs in the scrum basket, kick aimlessly and rely on the x-factor of one player (swap Beale for Pretorious) to get them over the line.
Schadenfreude
John Solomon (38)
In that he needs to go to school and learn to pass.
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