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Super Rugby Pacific 2025

Dctarget

Dctarget

David Wilson (68)
Braveheart81 said:
My issue isn't the total number of POTY points awarded each game, it's that they're evenly split between both teams regardless of the match result.
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Brownlow is done by the ref is it? You could have 3 points awarded by each coach & captain together that have to goto the other team. Then the ref team can award 6 points to any of the players. Still 12 points but more discretion.
 
Braveheart81

Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
Staff member
Dctarget said:
Brownlow is done by the ref is it? You could have 3 points awarded by each coach & captain together that have to goto the other team. Then the ref team can award 6 points to any of the players. Still 12 points but more discretion.
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That is correct re the Brownlow Medal.

I think the AFL Coaches votes system is good where they give 5,4,3,2,1 for the match. Generally the winning team will receive a greater share of the overall votes.

I don't think there'd be any issue where coaches/captains are favouring their own players when they've been belted.
 
Strewthcobber

Strewthcobber

David Codey (61)
Will be interesting when Motikiai Murray and Frazer McReight are on equal points in first place going into the last round with Reds v Drua
 
Highlander35

Highlander35

Steve Williams (59)
Braveheart81 said:
That is correct re the Brownlow Medal.

I think the AFL Coaches votes system is good where they give 5,4,3,2,1 for the match. Generally the winning team will receive a greater share of the overall votes.

I don't think there'd be any issue where coaches/captains are favouring their own players when they've been belted.
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You sometimes see an odd 3 or 4 here that can only mathematically be explained by the losing coach putting one in for one of his boys, but across the course of the 23 games it typically comes out in the wash.
 
Adam84

Adam84

John Eales (66)
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waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

George Smith (75)
waiopehu oldboy said:
Add Luke Jacobsen to Tribe's injury list, it's been confirmed he broke his nose. Poihipi will have scans tomorrow to determine the severity of his knee injury which looked like a potential season-ender.
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Poihipi now listed as being out for the season. No time-frame given for LJ but a broken nose is about four weeks? Or would it be more for a loose forward vs a back?
 
waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

George Smith (75)
Dan54 said:
If Hill doesn't get the gig, I would think Neil Barnes (the Naki coach) will take the job.
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Yeah, Hill does seem the obvious choice. Not sure how he & Barnes would gel & I've heard he likes to be the guy in charge but he'd make a decent AC if they can make it work.
 
Wilson

Wilson

Rod McCall (65)
Dctarget said:
Has a championship winning coach ever left immediately? Deans? Happy for him to go get his bag though.
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Scott Robertson, though I'm not sure it counts when you've got so many to your name. Eddie Jones went straight from a title with the Brumbies to the wallabies. I believe Nucifora was sacked the year he went on to win with the Brumbies too.

Not sure about other NZ/Saffa ones, but there were probably a few. It's just more often into the national job.
 
Dan54

Dan54

David Wilson (68)
MacMillan has made it pretty clear he was always going end of next year anyway, says he done all he can in NZ, and time to get experience overseas etc, just he got offered this job a bit earlier. Sounds like someone rounding out experience etc to maybe step up to international team in a few years?
 
LeCheese

LeCheese

Peter Sullivan (51)
Derpus said:
Hooo boy:
www.smh.com.au

Super Rugby investigate Fijian Drua’s road trip from hell ... including lift in a luggage truck

In scenes reminiscent of the 1987 film Trains, Planes and Automobiles, Drua players were forced to ride in the back of a truck from the airport to their hotel in New Zealand on a trip to play the Hurricanes.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au
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I mean, not great, but also a bit storm in a teacup? Particularly in relation to any perceived failings by SRP (Super Rugby Pacific):
A bus company error isn't on SRP (Super Rugby Pacific);
Not having a late checkout only makes a couple of hours difference, and sounds like the hotel had a valid reason for not approving it (despite the Canes having secured it);
The ticketing situation is a fair complaint that SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) should've picked up (even if allocated by the stadium).

Can understand why Drua are miffed though - not bad in isolation, but to all occur in the same round is unfortunate.

Also somewhat surprised that SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) are handling the travel logistics - is this just a Drua thing? I would've thought teams would do it themselves for this exact reason.
 
KOB1987

KOB1987

John Eales (66)
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Had them and took them out Friday arvo. Thank fuuuck I had Reimer Reece helped .... little fluffybunny
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Bullrush

Bullrush

Geoff Shaw (53)
LeCheese said:
I mean, not great, but also a bit storm in a teacup? Particularly in relation to any perceived failings by SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) (Super Rugby Pacific):
A bus company error isn't on SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) (Super Rugby Pacific);
Not having a late checkout only makes a couple of hours difference, and sounds like the hotel had a valid reason for not approving it (despite the Canes having secured it);
The ticketing situation is a fair complaint that SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) (Super Rugby Pacific) should've picked up (even if allocated by the stadium).

Can understand why Drua are miffed though - not bad in isolation, but to all occur in the same round is unfortunate.

Also somewhat surprised that SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) (Super Rugby Pacific) are handling the travel logistics - is this just a Drua thing? I would've thought teams would do it themselves for this exact reason.
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This is a lack of knowing what it takes to be an elite athlete.

Yes - little things like transport and check-ins can make a difference. Particularly when games are going down to the wire and results are still in the balance with 10mins left.
 
LeCheese

LeCheese

Peter Sullivan (51)
Bullrush said:
This is a lack of knowing what it takes to be an elite athlete.

Yes - little things like transport and check-ins can make a difference. Particularly when games are going down to the wire and results are still in the balance with 10mins left.
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I entirely understand that it was disruptive and why the Drua are (rightly) annoyed. My point is more that I’m unsure why SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) are copping flack when the issues were seemingly (mostly) out of their control.

Regardless, hopefully greater care is taken in future.
 
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