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Desmond Connor (43)
Looks like the Tahs will be signing lots of kids to start rebuilding the club. Cotton, McDonald, Tizzano, Donaldson, Harrison, Harris and Tafa, Bell. All good prospects for the future.
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You assume he wanted to go to the Tahs. I wouldn't be convinced of that!
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Tizzano is a great signing.
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Alan Cameron (40)
Sydney boy who wasn’t given much of an opportunity here who’s rugby gave him two years in Ireland and two years in Perth?
He’s only 23/24 and he’s lived in three cities since being 18.
If he’s enjoying it, I don’t see why he wouldn’t want to tick Melbourne off too.
They have a better squad anyway. He’d be mad to come home.
Plus I prefer when young players take contracts outside of their home town.
If he comes back he’ll be getting pissed every weekend with his school and Randwick mates, who can afford to do so because they’re carpenters or accountants or marketers who don’t need their body to be in tip top shape.
Chuck him in a city where his only friends are his team mates and watch him prosper. Make him live with Reece Hodge for a bit. Bingo bango bongo we’ve got ourselves an athlete.
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David Wilson (68)
Sad inditement of life in Sydney.
I think it depends on the kid and how the club supports them.
But you can't stop a kid (or adult) going through KFC each night after training or going on a bender and falling asleep on Cleveland St. In the end they have personal responsibility or they don't
Some units take their opportunities, others don't for a plethora of reasons
There has been some studies with AFL clubs on some of the nebulous factors to take into account picking up a young draftee, a lot was down to meeting their parents and gaining insight from their teachers and coaches. With great talent sometimes comes a great propensity for risk taking, that can lead to those special moments on the field and also doing drugs, gambling etc
It ain't an exact science
I would have thought that Sydney's lack of nightlife would be good for some of these troublesome young ones...
It is still better than it was when I was searching for somewhere to drink at 2.00am as a munchkin
That sad trudge to and from the cross in the early morning because no taxi would pick your drunk arse up seems to be forgotten
I really like what I've seen of Harrison. Good skills, good instincts, and a calm and steadiness that belie his years. He also has that quality that Giteau and O'Connor had as young lads- the ability to play bigger than he is; and I think a lot of it is balance and core strength. I'm far from sold on Mack Mason, and when he turns out to be the next Tim Donnelly, we need to make sure Harrison is up to speed and ready to step in.
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Desmond Connor (43)
So watching the NRC besides the players already signed or re-signed who else looks like they might be worth a shot at a contract?
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Dick Tooth (41)
Can we sign him? I thought he is a Fiji capped player and that would exclude him. If we can then yeah
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Desmond Connor (43)
Probably not.
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Desmond Connor (43)
What do people think about Tuitakau Kioa the lock from Sydney?
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Rod McCall (65)
He is playing 8, but I think he is probably a 6 at super rugby level. Probably an area of strength for the Waratahs