Blackadder
Desmond Connor (43)
Exactly.
How about a rich bloke who financially supports the Western Sydney Team throws money around that the Tahs can't afford and bought Bell, Harris, Perese? The Tahs would be even worse than they are now.
Waratahs 2022
- Thread starter RugbyReg
- Start date
Exactly.
How about a rich bloke who financially supports the Western Sydney Team throws money around that the Tahs can't afford and bought Bell, Harris, Perese? The Tahs would be even worse than they are now.
7137
Alex Ross (28)
A few people seem to be judging decisions made in 2018 in relation to the circumstances of 2021. I have no love for the boffins at NSWRU, but it is not like they said no to having a second team in an Australian Super Rugby competition. They said not yet to a comp that wasn’t a comp. That is all.
GRR was a six-team comp in 2020 until Covid 19 brought it to a screaming halt.
There were already backers prepared to support the development of a team in Western Sydney.
Extremely short-sighted view by Sydney and NSW as it was going to cost them zero $s.
footy1>31
Charlie Fox (21)
another deserved tahs hit piece imo https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-...-never-made-him-an-offer-20210509-p57q9e.html still chasing our next Potgieter, certainly would have helped
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Apparently our backrow is too strong and it would have been a waste.
Better to spend our money on all these non-existent test quality Australia qualified locks and tightheads.
Froggy
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
And when they signed him, everyone would be belting them about spending all their money on a backrower when they have plenty and need locks and tight head props. FFS, this year we've had a backrower plying lock because we don't have any, and with Matera and Hooper back we'd have had someone like Harris or Tizzano missing the match day 23, and Sinclair playing in the row!
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
I'll put a tenner down that says they don't sign a big name lock or TH before next season.
Rob42
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Well, that would be a big mistake, but signing Matera wouldn't fix that problem, just give them less cash to throw at the other positions.
And then one of the surplus local backrowers gets frustrated and heads off to another team, and the Waratahs 2025 thread starts off with "how could we have let Tizzano go?"
Blackadder
Desmond Connor (43)
They don't have to be big names locks or TH. They just have to be big, strong, hard hitting players who actually know how to do their job.
They need to be able to be strong at the set piece (Strong not just capable). Hard runners and give the Tahs go forward.
Something the Tahs have lacked for years REAL bloody forwards
The Drua will be based in Fiji according to all reports. Also this is 2022 and the Tahs are one season away from being back at Moore Park.
In 2020 when the Western Sydney GRR team was mooted, the Waratahs were still looking at 3 more seasons largely based out of BankWest.
NSWRU wouldn't have had any ownership over that team. It would have been a competitor for players and eyeballs playing out of the same stadium at a time when the Waratahs were struggling. Why would NSWRU give their blessing for that?
Roger Davis confirmed to be resigning at the May 31 AGM according to Tom Decent.
Tony Crawford is set to replace him as chair.
Tony Crawford is set to replace him as chair.
Blackadder
Desmond Connor (43)
Exactly. Why the Hell would any organisation want to give themselves competition for fans, players or sponsors??
Sheepie
Sydney Middleton (9)
He's a 7. Tizzano has been outstanding and we have Hooper coming back. Adding more depth to 7 isn't what we need right now. Better off saving the import slot and that money for other positions.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
And yet the best pro team made exactly that decision to get Matera.
Just lucky that there are no good local backrowers in NZ?
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
Australia does have plenty there who aren't out of place at super level, particularly at 7. What is in shorter supply is genuine backrow muscle.
Matera, who might play openside in the grunt-based argie/saffer model, is really more of a blindside within an Australian soup context.
Anyway, I'm sure Paul Doorn knows what he's doing……
Sheepie
Sydney Middleton (9)
Swinton and Hanigan are already on contract and two of our better players and both would say that their preferred position is 6.
We're already going to be playing one of them at lock for significant periods of time.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
Did like some of what Swinton did last year, although I'm walking back on it a bit now.
Ned seems like a nice guy, so I won't prod the Tah embers there.
Tizzano, though, I wouldn't be surprised to see back in WA. Matera or no Matera.
Hanigan was one of our better players in 2020 and was good for the Wallabies. He'll be good to have back. His play has come a long way.
I wouldn't be too surprised to see Tizanno leave either. At this stage he's outside our matchday 23 for next year though.
Sheepie
Sydney Middleton (9)
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-...-as-davis-exit-confirmed-20210510-p57qee.html
Roger Davis is out of NSW Rugby, replaced by Tony Crawford.
What do people know about Crawford?
Roger Davis is out of NSW Rugby, replaced by Tony Crawford.
What do people know about Crawford?