'they ain't a bad group of players I can make something of them' and he did.
Isn't this essentially what we want?
'they ain't a bad group of players I can make something of them' and he did.
TSR, nobody should argue that it ain't the whole group that is responsible. Some players lift due to coaches scaring them and some by making them feel at home.I don’t write this to defend Rodha - but if you read some of the comments on here it would appear some think all of the issues with the Wallabies come down to Rennie (and Chieka before him).
As long as you accept the work others have done in building the foundations, but most people don't, they only see results and not what went into it. I am not sure Eddie has done this in taking the Wallaby job but time will tell if he's the messiah. One thing you can be sure of if it doesn't work he won't hang around as Cheika and Rennie wanted to, he'll be gone to a retirement plan in the USA, Japan or wherever.Isn't this essentially what we want?
As long as you accept the work others have done in building the foundations, but most people don't, they only see results and not what went into it. I am not sure Eddie has done this in taking the Wallaby job but time will tell if he's the messiah.
You and I are singing from the same book and I am just hoping to Christ it all works out, I think it's a big gamble and not sure what the downside is if we don't make it.I wasn't a fan of Rugby Australia sacking Rennie a year early because I thought it was a waste of money. I also wasn't enamoured by the Eddie Jones appointment. He's made all the right noise since arriving in my view and is absolutely creating engagement and interest in Australian Rugby which we sorely need. I'm hopeful he can deliver good results on the field.
Not all, but a lot of them doI don’t write this to defend Rodha - but if you read some of the comments on here it would appear some think all of the issues with the Wallabies come down to Rennie (and Chieka before him).
In crunch time, players are a reflection of their coachTSR, nobody should argue that it ain't the whole group that is responsible. Some players lift due to coaches scaring them and some by making them feel at home.
I felt some of the players were letting Rennie down at times, particularly when trying to close out a win.
The bottom line is managers make things happen and their head is the first one cut off in a clean up, several of Rennies players will be feeling nervous at this time and with good reason as theirs could be the next head to go in the Jones clean up, assuming he has one!
How is a 35% win record a "pretty good job"?Looking back on it I think regardless of all the covid crap and injuries (regardless who was responsible) Rennie did a pretty good job and when you look at how France and Ireland are playing atm we can see what has excited Eddie..
They are also a reflection of their pathway system, the quality of their club S&C, the level of overall depth in rugby, the cooperation in Super Rugby to adopting a national framework, the ability of Australian rugby to successfully bring through consistent talent in key positions (like 10 where Rennie had a choice between seasoned vets who couldn’t stay injury free or novices who had played 1-2 yrs of pro senior rugby) and the ability of the Australian rugby set up to provide the level of high level rugby to develop talent.In crunch time, players are a reflection of their coach
It's not a good faith discussion when people continue to act as if the horror injury toll was just bad luck and not largely due to archaic training practices by RennieThey are also a reflection of their pathway system, the quality of their club S&C, the level of overall depth in rugby, the cooperation in Super Rugby to adopting a national framework, the ability of Australian rugby to successfully bring through consistent talent in key positions (like 10 where Rennie had a choice between seasoned vets who couldn’t stay injury free or novices who had played 1-2 yrs of pro senior rugby) and the ability of the Australian rugby set up to provide the level of high level rugby to develop talent.
Not saying Rennie shouldn’t have done better but whether we are talking Jones or Rennie putting such a big emphasis on the head coach without any reflection of the peripheral issues is madness.
Rennie had over 23 top players out injured….How is a 35% win record a "pretty good job"?
Stop the revisionist history
I don't think anyone doubts that Skelton is a good chance of making the squad. Certainly he's the first lock picked from OS and just about the only player who could force out one of Cooper, Kerevi and Koroibete when everyone is fit (assuming it stays at 3).Eddie popping into La Rochelle, you wouldn't think he would be going to see Skelton if he wasn't a realistic chance of being one of the overseas players at the rwc
Well I didn’t specifically mention that point as I have no idea as to whether that is a valid claim or not. I agree it doesn’t look good. But plenty of pro rugby teams have periodic bad injury tolls. The fact that the Reds, Rebels, Force, Tahs and Brumbies have all experienced a period of high injuries in their respective squads (and some of the Kiwi teams too) says to me that it is likely to be over simplistic to attribute it to Rennie alone. But, sure, it seems to high to be just bad luck.It's not a good faith discussion when people continue to act as if the horror injury toll was just bad luck and not largely due to archaic training practices by Rennie