Coleman Rees
Allen Oxlade (6)
Wasn’t a genuine suggestion maaaaate
Waratahs 2024
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molman
Jim Lenehan (48)
I know the Kiss/Irish connection, but a bit of a baffler if we didn't look at him with the Tah's genuine lock stocks are light. We have so many hybrids in Holloway, Hanigan and now Lee-Warner. I think he'll be a good pickup for the Reds.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Yeah he looks like a good solid toiler, I'm keen to see how he goes in Super. I was pretty surprised when we picked him up and certainly the history with Kiss must have helped, but hearing the wraps Hoiles has on him the tahs might have missed a trick there.
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KOB1987
John Eales (66)
I also saw you say on the reds thread that the Waratahs #7 looked out of his depth, but you also say here you don’t know his name.
His name is Charlie gamble and he’s not out of his depth. I think he is returning from a long injury layoff, so perhaps a passive approach is by design.
Steve_Grey
Alfred Walker (16)
Correct - didn't know his name on either thread, hence referring to him as #7 [his position]; thank you for the information.
Yoda
Ron Walden (29)
Like to bet on that….I reckon they’ll finish at the bottom…
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
NZ Rugby‘s moral standards for contracting/selecting players with checkered a history with/against women isn’t a great benchmark to measure against.
Jimmy_Crouch
Ken Catchpole (46)
Was also at a completely different stage of has career. Smith was 29 and Beale is 35. Smith also didn't sit out for over a year like Beale has.
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
I wouldn’t conflate violence & abuse with infidelity. I’m sure there’s a bunch of Wallabies who’ve cheated, Kurtley was just unlucky enough to get caught.
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
And one is the greatest All Blacks scrum half of all time, I understand they’re different just pointing out we shouldn’t clutch our pearls over it. He’s a douchebag and if his on field performance merited a contract then so be it.
Jimmy_Crouch
Ken Catchpole (46)
How would we know? Is he going to run our for Norths, Randwick or Easts (or a new club) in the SS come April?
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Lalakai Foketi may have picked up an injury on Saturday night, he's going for scans on his wrist on Monday. From:
amp.smh.com.au
Why the Waratahs are happy to be written off after two heavy trial losses
NSW were thumped by the Reds in a trial at Roma on Saturday night, a week after being thumped by the Rebels. Nerves will be jangling in Tah-town with the season opener just a fortnight away.
Nuggetyflyhalf
Bob McCowan (2)
Breaking news: NSW have signed Nuggetyflyhalf to steer them round the park this year.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
After the last trial It's very concerning through the key positions. I know Porecki was out but Mahe was being picked off for fun, Gordon is Gordon and Walton ain't a Fullback even if he's the backup behind Max who will be coming into the season cold.
I'm not willing to trash Edmed yet as I think it's a hard gig being outside Gordon who plays what he sees which for all the tries he's scored, can put the backline in bad positions.
They need to tighten up the discipline as well. All for aggressive defence but there were multiple borderline late, without the ball and no arms shot that don't need to be done. Look at how Bell hit Hodgman....
I hope it was a case of a heavy workload but I doubt they have been doing much more than the Reds or Rebels...
I'm not willing to trash Edmed yet as I think it's a hard gig being outside Gordon who plays what he sees which for all the tries he's scored, can put the backline in bad positions.
They need to tighten up the discipline as well. All for aggressive defence but there were multiple borderline late, without the ball and no arms shot that don't need to be done. Look at how Bell hit Hodgman....
I hope it was a case of a heavy workload but I doubt they have been doing much more than the Reds or Rebels...
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
I played for a premier grade team years ago, in trials the coaching staff would put us through a 30-40min high intensity warmup/cardio session leaving a few especially in the forwards gassed by the start of the match. Never knew if it was done intentionally or not, but didn't happen during the season and naturally the guys were a bit more sprightly in the actual games. Maybe the Tahs are doing the same.
The Honey Badger
Jim Lenehan (48)
But his little cubicle experience didn't end in court. But I agree - once he is found Not Guilty of a crime he should be eligible. weather or not a clubs wants the baggage or if he is even good enough to get a gig, another question altogether. I think he will be playing overseas
A 10 will always look shit if his pigs aren't doing their job. they get deeper and deeper and deeper trying to get some time
But Edmed needs a really talented set of go forward backs/backrowers (Perese, Gleeson and randomly Foteki) around him because he offers little to nothing in attack. Tackles well, good kick out of hand, great goal kicker, but unlikely to send a pass neatly to put a runner in space or make that darting run
When he has worked, he had a healthy Gordon running the game from 9 with plenty of dynamic flat runners making space and Gordon darting behind as the opportunities ensue
Yoda
Ron Walden (29)
Gordon overplays his hand… would not want to be a 10 outside him…
If a player is killing it, they can get away with a lot, apparently Andrew Johns rarely trained when there was a good surf running