The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
Wallabies just put an Instagram clip out that says Tate has signed through to 2025. Earlier one says 2027.... Bit up in air right now. I tend to think 2025 makes more sense.
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qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
2025 (Lions) with 2026 being a sabbatical and returning for 2027 (RWC) makes the most sense!
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
But there one from 6hrs ago says 2027.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
Typo on one of them I'm assuming.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
All the reports and posts but that one say 2027, it's likely the most recent one is a typo, probably based on the fact that 2 year extensions seem to be the most common.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
I feel ya…
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
I’d days it is pretty close to a fact, Brumbies admitted they have had some of their long term lease for their training facility at UC returned to them. They had paid upfront for the lease from money made in selling their last ground, but they’ve now had that partially refunded and lease shortened to provide a financial injection into the club to shore up finances.
But I’d say it’s a fact for all Super Rugby clubs, QLD and NSW also. None of them are flush with cash. Rebels and Force don’t make their reports publicly available.
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Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Nah he would be on a top-up. It could be a back-ended contract even with anticipation that White probably won’t be around past 2024, he definitely isn’t making 2027.
As much as Tate says he loves Queensland, he isn’t signing a 4 year contract without some kind of top-up. Super Rugby salary alone isn’t that good.
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Marce
John Hipwell (52)
I follow rugby 24/7 and it has been a common topic here. The financial struggle of Brumbies and almost any Aussie side.
They found hard to get a main sponsor for their jersey in 2022 and got it with the start of the competition. Ray White and just for a year. After that they struggled to find another main sponsor for the 2023 season and got the new one few weeks before the competition started. Those are indications they are struggling
Also, they lost many big names in recent seasons and had to figure out with minor signings
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Ignoto
Peter Sullivan (51)
Brumbies would be in a stronger position had Fagan not screwed the organisation.
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
RWV got a R.A. top-up despite never playing for the Wallabies.
Doesn't necessarily mean they're getting '000s.
McDermott and Wilson are 100% getting something from R.A. even if it's a smaller portion of their contract than bigger stars.
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
No way?
Micheal
Alan Cameron (40)
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, as I have 10+ pages to catch up on, but I'm not too surprised by the players that have missed out.
This is because I think Eddie has simply swapped some of the obvious players who have missed out -- who all are either bench players, or squad players -- for players that he simply needs more data on. I think he'll look at these players to get a gauge of whether they have more merit moving forward with, relative to their counterparts in the 'obvious exclusions' list.
Harry Wilson missed out, but he's very unlikely to start at 8 or 6 in place of Valetini or Holloway. Langi Gleeson has only played a handful of Super Rugby games and a handful of Australia A games, so more data would be useful here.
Noah Lolesio missed out, but it's clear that he shouldn't be Australia's first choice flyhalf leading into the RWC (hopefully Quade will be fit). With ~40 Brumbies and ~20 Wallabies performances to draw insights from, Eddie would assume he has a good idea of his ability. Carter Gordon is still an unknown quantity at Super Rugby level, let alone Wallaby level, so more data would be good here.
Same thing with McDermott / Gordon and Lonergan etc.
This is because I think Eddie has simply swapped some of the obvious players who have missed out -- who all are either bench players, or squad players -- for players that he simply needs more data on. I think he'll look at these players to get a gauge of whether they have more merit moving forward with, relative to their counterparts in the 'obvious exclusions' list.
Harry Wilson missed out, but he's very unlikely to start at 8 or 6 in place of Valetini or Holloway. Langi Gleeson has only played a handful of Super Rugby games and a handful of Australia A games, so more data would be useful here.
Noah Lolesio missed out, but it's clear that he shouldn't be Australia's first choice flyhalf leading into the RWC (hopefully Quade will be fit). With ~40 Brumbies and ~20 Wallabies performances to draw insights from, Eddie would assume he has a good idea of his ability. Carter Gordon is still an unknown quantity at Super Rugby level, let alone Wallaby level, so more data would be good here.
Same thing with McDermott / Gordon and Lonergan etc.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
Re Tate - and Jake Gordon - I would suspect they received similar phone calls. Something along the lines of 'we obviously need a 3rd halfback in the squad but you're not doing it for me right now'. The 3rd one cant be Louwrens or Simpson, and I doubt the understudies at the Reds and Tahs are front runners ahead of the aforementioned. So unless Nick Phipps suddenly re-signs with a Super team and plays the house down it is going to be one of those two, if not both of them - the message from Eddie was 'get your shit together'.
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
Clearly he's laying the groundwork for Tawera Kerr-Barlow to make his debut in the Canary jersey against the All Blacks in the town of his birth. 
He's more Argentina than NSW, to be fair...
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Michael Lynagh (62)
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Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
Thats a little unfair. Hanigan may not carry as well as Wilson but he is getting there. The rest of his game is better. Lineout, scrum, defence etc and he plays 5/6 and not only 8. I would say that Wilson is in competition with Gleeson for a spot, not Hanigan.
SouthernX
John Thornett (49)
I think Wilson is a better defender than Hanigan.
Wouldn’t know where to get the statistics. Just eye ball test. (That’s the one eyed rabid qld reds fan eye ball test mind you)
if any tribal warratah fan wants to prove me wrong with next level stats, happy to be schooled.
Wouldn’t know where to get the statistics. Just eye ball test. (That’s the one eyed rabid qld reds fan eye ball test mind you)
if any tribal warratah fan wants to prove me wrong with next level stats, happy to be schooled.