LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
Maybe if they weren't hit in the head so often throughout their younger days they'd be able to think more clearly!
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Doritos Day
Johnnie Wallace (23)
safetyism
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
safetyism is a perfectly cromulent word to use. At least in a petersonian sense. All the Top Gs use it.
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
So your personal little dig makes me think you have no idea where these practices are liable to lead to either. It's just a hive mentality to follow and not think.
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
Loved 'cromulent' as a word lover it was new to me. I am also not sure who or what the top g's are. Anyway, the herd loved it.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
I am in no way concerned about the safetyism being applied over people’s physical, and mental health in particular….
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
Never thought you would. I hope you can become a star at tiddlywinks. At least you'll be safe, mind you flipping those discs has its dangers.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
It’s the something something woke something hive mind something that has you all worked up about mental health?
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
It's odd conversations with obviously young people, rugby history and its growth and its possible demise is lost on you?
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
Same can be said about how changes that occur as we learn more about something’s impacts on physical and mental health often seem to be lost on ‘old people’…
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
disparaging remarks about someone’s age doesn’t help your cause as your old wisdom doesnt seem to help you recognise the difference between correlation and causation.
If these ‘safetyism’ changes been made to the game were the cause of the demise in Australia, then it would be reflected across all countries internationally. Ironicaly the global health of the game has never been stronger; so perhaps there are other variables your missing which have caused the demise of the game Locally.
rodha
Dave Cowper (27)
At this point, his best contributions aren't going to be in the head coaching role. He's too old & abrasive for today's crop of players.
He's 63 years old, you need a younger coach like Razor to better relate with & develop positive connections with the current playing generation (then have some experienced older heads in the backroom staff like Fisher & Jones to contribute technical knowledge).
By all means, bring him back as a technical advisor or ARU high performance manager (ala Nuicifora), otherwise Eddie is purely a toxic presence.
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Ignoto
Peter Sullivan (51)
What a weird thing to say. Imagine if the western world cottoned onto this earlier. The Vickerman kids may have spent Christmas with their dad.
I'm sure Sean Wainuis family didn't miss him either.
Steve Thomson doesn't need to remember the 2003 RWC final and was just asking for attention when placed on suicide watch.
My favourite is reading the story about my boyhood idol, Ben Tune attempting suicide because of his depression being so bad he'd rather leave his kids fatherless than be here.
But nah, games gone safe aye!
Doritos Day
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Wherever it is, he's not going to do anything but head coach.
Only the English players of recent times would have any idea on what he's like as a coach right now. Plenty of the elder statesmen (Farrell et al) seemed pretty disappointed in his departure. The last two years, admittedly the most relevant, have been diabolical for England - but it shouldn't be forgotten that they won a 6N and made a WC Final (including one of their finest ever wins) just before that.
That's not to say he should or shouldn't coach Australia - but I think calls like "too old and abrasive" are an easy narrative when outsiders wouldn't have a clue. It really just comes down to if he's still on top on the technical side of things.
Dave Rennie is only three years younger than him for reference.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
I can read it. It doesn’t bode well for Rennie I have to say. Sounds like the offer is from 2024 onwards but if he accepts it I think Rennie is out the door tomorrow. Regardless of Eddie, DR is a dead man walking, RA are pretty angry with his attitude.
rodha
Dave Cowper (27)
The ARU would be foolish to hire Jones who's long past his expiry date as HC over a young gun like Razor who's at the peak of his powers and has lots of good years still to offer. Eddie as head coach would be a backwards step, you need to invest in the future & Jones is a relic of a bygone era, it would be like bringing old mate Robbie back, the guy's a coaching fossil now, even he would admit that. Deans has the courtesy to admit his test coaching days are finished, the problem with Eddie is that he's too proud to admit that he's fast becoming a busted flush, he's in a concerning state of denial, the bloke's got this massive ugly overbearing ego constantly needing to stroke - to the point that he now takes a job simply to make a statement, feed his harrowing addiction. He's got that constant chip on his shoulder. He has a point to prove. So it inevitably becomes all about him and his gigantic ego with an all-consuming toxic competitor mentality at the expense of the harmony of the team environment and the mental health of the playing group - and the coaching staff!
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