Waratahs 2019
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Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Transurban are the fucking worst.
I don't think the stadium is on the same level as the on-going Transurban toll road monopoly fiasco. That shit boggles the mind.
The Stadium would not get built unless it was publicly funded. And as a major city we ought to have a modern, functional stadium. And given the % of the budget it represents i don't think it should have been the issue it was made out to be during the election.
The issue for mine was with process more than outcome.
If they announced they were knocking down and rebuilding Allianz for a cost of $700m then I don't think they would have received much backlash.
But they announced Parramatta AND Allianz AND ANZ for a cost of $2.7b (in the first instance), which of course raised a number of eyebrows.
And it all went downhill from there.
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WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
Not saying that they will but it's something I'd hate to see after the outlay. And changing the law to sell an asset with a majority government isn't that hard.
Tahs live streaming a 'major announcement' in 7 or so minutes. God knows what it could be.
This is the description: The NSW Waratahs will be announcing a major change to their key structures that will change the face of how the rest of the season will be seen, leading into the Rugby World Cup.
Edit: Well this is what it was:
This is the description: The NSW Waratahs will be announcing a major change to their key structures that will change the face of how the rest of the season will be seen, leading into the Rugby World Cup.
Edit: Well this is what it was:
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
Seriously. That has to be one of the worst April 1sts I've ever seen. Quite fitting.
The Honey Badger
Jim Lenehan (48)
You are not supposed to do the April fool thing after Midday
Blackadder
Desmond Connor (43)
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/mack-mason-and-australias-flyhalf-future/
Good assessment of Mason's performance. I hope he's given another shot.
Good assessment of Mason's performance. I hope he's given another shot.
Pass it to Dunning!
Bob Loudon (25)
Ugh. I'm tired of this game-time argument. When Beale, Cooper and Foley were Mack Mason's age, they had Wallabies caps. If he was good enough, he'd be getting more game time.
Silverado
Dick Tooth (41)
He was supposed to start last week instead of Newsome but pulled out late (I think it was a groin strain)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Injuries are a <br>minor setback for a major comeback! </p>— Curtis Rona (@Rona1Curtis) <a href="">April 3, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Congrats to the Waratahs for letting more talent leave our shores, clearly someone (and not some nobody, a RWC coach) sees his potential and willing to give him a go, he will do his time in Japan (be a success) and then be given gig in NZ rugby and we will lament the day we kept Gibson for those extra two year (hand in head) but why would he want to stay at the Tahs.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12219469
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12219469
We also had close to the worst scrum in the competition last year and this year it started off terribly as well.
I agree that Cron is highly promising but this concept that we should elevate him to head coach before he's ready so we don't lose him is also a problem.
People make the same argument about promising young players that we should select them for the Wallabies more often to encourage them not to leave.
The threat of leaving can't be an excuse for elevating someone before they're ready.
Cron shouldn't have been the Waratahs head coach this year and I'm also not sure he should have been elevated to head coach next year. If we lose him it will be a shame but it's also pretty clear he would have been a strong chance the year after. If waiting one more year is too much then how long would he have been head coach for anyway?
His CV is less impressive than Whitaker's.
What is there to suggest that elevating Cron to head coach won't come with the same problems with Gibson in his first couple of years or the same issues with Thorn now?
You made some valid points, albeit ones I don't necessarily agree with, and then you said Whitakers CV is better, you cannot use his playing CV as a marker, its a totally different beast. He coached a D2 french team and they came 11th, his Rays team came 8th.
Cron took on a basket case of a team and missed out on finals by one spot, then went back to back (winners and finalist) and took the Rays from 2 wins ever to semi finals in his first year, I think Cron trumps Whitaker on the coaching CV.
I think the point is that, Waratahs are going to lose a very good coach and one that long term could have been a huge asset to the country. lets all hope its just fluff to get some clicks.
Come on the Tahs, but no confident for the weekend.
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