Waratahs 2011
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He is signed for the force
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Ken Catchpole (46)
He went very well in the Shute Shield Grand Final despite losing 7kg during the week from what I understand was a gastric complaint. Very powerful lad who has a big future although the Force are not exactly lacking back rowers.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
He's definitely a strong bloke but I am yet to see much of the real in-your-face spoiling, pilfering and general breakdown mayhem that a 7 should be causing. He may well not have had a chance to shine at Super but for mine there's a few ahead of him in the queue
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Does anyone think the clubs will actually use a rotation policy? They should in my opinion. Take Pocock for instance; unless injured, it's likely he'll play all of the Tests on the EOYT, then he'll return to Australia and get a couple of weeks rest probably before he has to start pre-season for the new Super season, which is longer. He's gotta be afforded some time of during the season, which is where a guy like Jenkins can get a chance to shine.
Hawko
Tony Shaw (54)
Pocock, Hodgson and Brown are all basically 7's, two of whom play out of position in the hope of getting a start. In Hodgson's case it hasn't helped get him a test game much, God knows why. Jenkins needs to move elsewhere, there's just too many class players in front of him at the Force. Best bet is probably the Reds or the Tahs; both of them don't have much depth at 7.
This argument probably needs to move to the Force thread, this is after all the Tahs thread.
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Correct, the good thing about McCutcheon is that he can play 6,7 and 8
DPK
Peter Sullivan (51)
I think 8 would be a stretch for Cutch at the Super level.
Hawko
Tony Shaw (54)
It worries me that our back-up 7 is known as someone who can play 6,7 or 8. No one thinks of Pocock as a 6,7, or 8, just as the premium fetcher in Aussie rugby. Deans makes some lousy selection calls but he sees that the back-up 7, Hodgson, is kept for that role. Just wish he saw Brown as the back-ups back-up and not an 8. We need to be bringing on a specialist 7 at the Tahs who plays 7 at club and gets 3 or 4 full Super games at 7 next year, preferably against the weaker teams, so he can learn his trade. Waugh has been a great warrior but he'll only have one more season, maybe two at the outside. I know Hickey's in his last season (or so I hope) but we need to be growing players for the future as well as just trying to win one trophy. That's the job of the head coach.
I think the fetcher can still make a big impact, but has to be there that much quicker than the oppo on the ball now
Not that it matters as he's doing so well in the new role, but I wonder how much of this was a natural progression for McCaw with age etc anyway
Hawko
Tony Shaw (54)
I don't know if Bowen is a good choice, I would have liked to see someone else with a bit more silverware on his resume. Last year the JW's did not cover themselves in glory either. However, I am an ABW man - Anyone But Weismantl. In 2009, the Waratahs backline coaching appeared to be non-existent at times, for much of the season there was no structure or penetration and it appeared that no one had been in pre-season training from the first four rounds or so. So this is good news, I think.
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Cyril Towers (30)
The JWs did alright. Beat Qld B twice and only lost one game all year and that was to the Brumby Runners when they were able to include a number of rockstars because they had played 2 days before. I think Bowen will go OK.
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