Waratahs 2020
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Bobby Sands
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Sign Tane Edmed.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
I thought he was signed for sevens by RA
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Dick Tooth (41)
Yes he is
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Bobby Sands
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Fair enough. I think he’s got a hell of a future.
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Ted Thorn (20)
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/st...dd-a-shute-shield-star-to-super-rugby-roster/
Really don't know how the Waratahs let Guy Porter slip through their hands? He is very talented and would have been a solid inclusion.....
Really don't know how the Waratahs let Guy Porter slip through their hands? He is very talented and would have been a solid inclusion.....
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Seems to be a skill it happens on such regularity.
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David Codey (61)
Narr.. you guys just aint good at spotting talent.
I'm not really convinced that Guy Porter should have been a priority recruitment target for the Tahs. He could have certainly been given a wider training squad contract but I think younger guys we have at that level like Mark Nawaqanitawase will surpass him pretty quickly.
The Tahs have the same issue the Eels have in the NRL, so many players "slip through their hands"
The things is - plenty of units sign from the SS, the Tahs can't pick everyone up - they don't have the money or the space to fit them all in their squads.
So they make their selection decisions and like every other side they hope that a percentage of their picks don't turn out to be duds, keep them good'ens and jettison the duds each year
And rinse and repeat while listening to how "x" got away
Guy Porter is 22, has been playing Shute Shield for a few years and I genuinely think this is the first time he has ever been mentioned in a Waratahs thread.
No one thought he was a player we should sign prior to someone else signing him.
No one thought he was a player we should sign prior to someone else signing him.
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Chilla Wilson (44)
And possibly if CT didn't report the signing, we still wouldn't be talking about it. Yes, I think this is the first I've seen him mentioned too. From what I saw of him this year looked ok, might have been worth a wider training squad spot, but then again might have been a dud.
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Bobby Sands
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Absolutely, its just basic social phycology around scarcity.
"Simply put, humans place a higher value on an object that is scarce, and a lower value on those that are in abundance."
Given he has been signed by a competing organisation he is now "more valuable" based purely on the fact that he is not available to be signed.
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Bobby Sands
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Also interesting the Tepai Moeroa is on the extended bench for Parra in their first final, and not in the 17 (at this stage).
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Jason Little (69)
Not really true BH. I've been mentioning Porter for the last two years on and off, and pretty sure some of those would have been on a Tahs thread. I m ost recently questioned his absence from the Sydney NRC squad about two or three weeks ago, before any mention of being signed by the Brumbies came to light.
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Desmond Connor (43)
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/09/11/super-rugby-waratahs-holloway-munster
Jed on loan to Munster. Hopefully he picks a few skills and doesn't get injured
Jed on loan to Munster. Hopefully he picks a few skills and doesn't get injured
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Few good club players in centres going round that have been impressive while Connor Vest been good for country which could be lock option target for tahs