Waratahs 2021

[Pfitzy]

Gentlemen, please!

The Shute Shield won us TWO Rugby World Cups in case you'd forgotten.

Fear not - there will be a cavalcade of current and former players ready to save the Tahs and deliver these lowly Waikatites (Waikatans? Waikatoans?) a sound thrashing because Premier Rugby is the soul of power and goodness in this world.

lol.

 

[John S]

Gentlemen, please!

The Shute Shield won us TWO Rugby World Cups in case you'd forgotten.

Fear not - there will be a cavalcade of current and former players ready to save the Tahs and deliver these lowly Waikatites (Waikatans? Waikatoans?) a sound thrashing because Premier Rugby is the soul of power and goodness in this world.

lol.

I was about to say queue the "surprise" call up from Sydney Uni etc

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

I was about to say queue the "surprise" call up from Sydney Uni etc

We could do worse than picking Osborne, Moore or Sandell.

 

[Pass it to Dunning!]

This shouldn't be a shock, but Tepai Moeroa's gone. Just signed a short-term contract with the Storm.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

This shouldn't be a shock, but Tepai Moeroa's gone. Just signed a short-term contract with the Storm.

Yep another expensive failure with that signing. Frees up salary cap at least.

 

[footy1>31]

This shouldn't be a shock, but Tepai Moeroa's gone. Just signed a short-term contract with the Storm.

can already see the news articles in NRL grand final week with quotes from Tepai having a crack at the Tahs, despite contributing zero on field outside of one good game at the end of last year

 

[7137]

This shouldn't be a shock, but Tepai Moeroa's gone. Just signed a short-term contract with the Storm.

About frigg’n time

 

[Blackadder]

can already see the news articles in NRL grand final week with quotes from Tepai having a crack at the Tahs, despite contributing zero on field outside of one good game at the end of last year

NRL 2021: Tepai Moeroa quits Waratahs, Super Rugby, signs with Melbourne Storm (foxsports.com.au)

Negativity has already started. Apparently promised a wallaby jersey and Rugby Australia paid him big money to leave

 

[7137]

NRL 2021: Tepai Moeroa quits Waratahs, Super Rugby, signs with Melbourne Storm (foxsports.com.au)

Negativity has already started. Apparently promised a wallaby jersey and Rugby Australia paid him big money to leave

“ with the promise of an Australian Test jumper”

Typical Hostile Fox. I call BS on that. He would have been promised an opportunity, not a jersey. He was never good enough. He was not good enough for Super Rugby 90% of the time!!

 

[Derpus]

Sounds like bullshit to me.

But, if RA gave Moeroa a top up that would be fairly insane.

 

[7137]

Sounds like bullshit to me.

But, if RA gave Moeroa a top up that would be fairly insane.

Top up or not when they signed him. He is off contract at the end of the season. To say Rugby Australia is tipping in 6 figures to get him off the books is laughable.

 

[upthereds#!]

I read Moeroa was on over 500k so would require RA pitch in

In regards to now, he is under contract until the end of the year, so it is not surpirsing at all that the eels would pay him what they can/want and RA keep paying the difference.

Moeroa gets what he signed for and in a place that wants him, and RA/Tahs still save money overall.

 

[Kenny Powers]

It never ends well for ex-league players in union and I wish some of the half wits running our game would realise this.

Unless they are going to play back three and not bring character issues to the game they will be over paid given they lack the extra skills required in Union over League. (Brad Thorn the exception.)

 

[Lightblue]

Yep another expensive failure with that signing. Frees up salary cap at least.

Another Tim Rapp debacle. Signed his ex Newington student on huge money while the youngsters coming thru ...Harrison, Tizzano etc are on peanuts in comparison.... and let Hunt go....Typical Waratah management incompetence ......Plus no doubt Board interference.....

 

[Rugbynutter39]

It never ends well for ex-league players in union and I wish some of the half wits running our game would realise this.

Unless they are going to play back three and not bring character issues to the game they will be over paid given they lack the extra skills required in Union over League. (Brad Thorn the exception.)

In fairness was schoolboy rugby pedigree so union not exactly foreign to him. Just was not super rugby quality...in comparison look at Wright who was school boy rugby player but went to league and now back in union and likely wallaby debut against France beckoning.

 

[Pass it to Dunning!]

In fairness was schoolboy rugby pedigree so union not exactly foreign to him. Just was not super rugby quality.in comparison look at Wright who was school boy rugby player but went to league and now back in union and likely wallaby debut against France beckoning.

Wright was also playing on the wing. All you need is to catch the ball and put it over the tryline.

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

in comparison look at Wright who was school boy rugby player but went to league and now back in union and likely wallaby debut against France beckoning.

Wright debuted last year

 

[Derpus]

I read Moeroa was on over 500k so would require RA pitch in

In regards to now, he is under contract until the end of the year, so it is not surpirsing at all that the eels would pay him what they can/want and RA keep paying the difference.

Moeroa gets what he signed for and in a place that wants him, and RA/Tahs still save money overall.

500k for a league flop. Damn man. I wish i was on rugby failure money.

 

[Froggy]

For one thing, Wright has a lot more skills than just catching the ball and putting it over the line, he's a very complete player.
More generally, I don't think the 'signing league players is always doomed to fail' argument stacks up. Yes, there have been some momentous failures (Moeroa certainly one) but I would suggest there have been plenty of successes too. Mat Rogers, Lote Tuqiri, Isi Folau before he went all homophobic, and plenty more.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

If people think we can ignore league talent with some union pedigree they may want to recheck that assumption