Waratahs 2019

[fatprop]

Bad experience this year?

I don't know how accurate it is but because the Sea Eagle don't pay for exclusive use, the place is an unofficial dog park for the locals, players have been said to not enjoy being tackled there at times

 

[Braveheart81]

I don't know how accurate it is but because the Sea Eagle don't pay for exclusive use, the place is an unofficial dog park for the locals, players have been said to not enjoy being tackled there at times

Hah! I thought you were talking about in the streets surrounding. I didn't realise you meant on the field!

 

[fatprop]

I honestly think we are kidding ourselves to think that any Australian team deserved to be in the Super finals. I'll leave alone now though - it is the Waratahs thread after all.

All the best going forward into 2019 guys.

Deserved? Well they got most points and "8" is the only logical format with structure,

What I really like was the way so many of the tries were created with great hands and catch & pass support play - real team tries - that is what I was happy about in the year

 

[RoffsChoice]

I really enjoyed the way the Waratahs created gaps in their opponents' defensive lines, and also made overlaps, and how quickly they exploited them. Only the Crusaders did that better this season, and it was down to the execution of fundamental skills by guys like Gordon, Foley, Beale, and Rona. Your loose forwards also did a good job supporting the backs out wide, and your locks were quick to get there as the second wave of support.

 

[dru]

Deserved? Well they got most points and "8" is the only logical format with structure,

What I really like was the way so many of the tries were created with great hands and catch & pass support play - real team tries - that is what I was happy about in the year

I’m not pushing it. Glad to see happy Tah fans.

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

Wikipedia being ruthless on Simmons

 

[RugbyReg]

First round of the season is at Brookvale against the Hurricanes.

So 1x Brookvale, 3x Parramatta.

My guess is 3x SCG and 1x regional (most likely Newcastle) for the remaining 4 games.

definitely Newcastle...

 

[Braveheart81]

Wikipedia being ruthless on Simmons

What a sad loser.

The only other wikipedia edits they've done is to an AFLW player to say they had a fling with someone (which have subsequently been deleted).

 

[Strewthcobber]

Not only that, but given how our lineout has gone this year, they are clearly wrong with their last line too.

 

[Pass it to Dunning!]

He's a decent player, but noone in Wallaby history has exceeded Simmons on the low talent-many caps axis.

 

[Strewthcobber]

He's a decent player, but noone in Wallaby history has exceeded Simmons on the low talent-many caps axis.

Surely that's to his credit?

 

[formerflanker]

I went to Brookvale Oval for the Blues game.
Ground entrance inspectors confiscated my Smith Crisps. My SMITHS CRISPS!!!
No approved sponsors product apparently.
And we lost. Not a good night.

 

[fatprop]

He's a decent player, but noone in Wallaby history has exceeded Simmons on the low talent-many caps axis.

The reality about representative selection is that they just have to be the best available at that time, not the best ever.

There aren't any 50 test players who are crap in reality

 

[barbarian]

I have to tip my hat to the Tahs for what they are doing next season.

They would have been under a fair bit of pressure to hold every game at the SCG, save for a token one against South African opposition at W Syd or Newcastle.

But I'm genuinely looking forward to heading out to Parramatta, and maybe Brookie as well. It could give the fanbase a real shot in the arm in those areas.
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[RugbyReg]

Agreed Baabaa. I reckon it’s a terrific approach. Looking forward to seeing how it plays out.

 

[fatprop]

Yeah the CEO seems quite sensible, a sensible, lower cost training centre, gone are the stupid marque signings and the turning the negative of losing our home ground into a positive

 

[Braveheart81]

definitely Newcastle.

The Tahs are playing the Sunwolves in Newcastle on 29 March.

 

[p.Tah]

Yeah the CEO seems quite sensible, a sensible, lower cost training centre, gone are the stupid marque signings and the turning the negative of losing our home ground into a positive

As opposed to the chairman who said in April 2016:

Pressed as to whether he was saying a move to Western Sydney “would spell disaster” for the Waratahs, Davis said: “Yep. That would be my expectation. Given where our fans are based, where our loyalty lies, where our training facilities are, where our office facilities are, it would be a bridge too far.”

Guess he changed his mind

 

[fatprop]

As opposed to the chairman who said in April 2016:

Guess he changed his mind

It maybe a disaster, but the approach is sound and anything is better than watching rugby at the SCG

 

[Lindommer]

.....and Davis went to King's. Has he forgotten where the King's school grounds are?

WESTERN FUCKING SYDNEY, ROGER. IN WESTERN SYDNEY........