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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Nope.‘Handbrake’ Edmed was being tipped by many on this forum to be the Wallabies 10 this year after one good performance against an understrength Crusaders. Interesting how quickly things change.
Nope.‘Handbrake’ Edmed was being tipped by many on this forum to be the Wallabies 10 this year after one good performance against an understrength Crusaders. Interesting how quickly things change.
The Tahs would be fine on the loosehead side if Lambert was fit. Not that I think he's an amazing player, but he has the experience and physical conditioning to back up Bell alongside Thompson-Stringer.
The Tahs are certainly struggling for props on both sides at the moment with Bell, Lambert, Holz missing. Lambert is gone for the season I think. Does anyone know what the return time on Bell and Holz looks like?
Also, NSW have seemingly gone all in on Barrett as the future prop but he is way too small currently and they missed out on quality players like Massimo Delutiis and Tevita Alatini who are far superior scrummagers. (see the clip of Massimo easily benching 202.5 kgs at reds training!!)
Alatini played for the Rats and moved to Canberra with a large squad of NSW players like Johnno Ryan and Malakye Enasio. Massimo was from Qld then did time playing for Wests in the ACT before taking an offer from the Reds. Yes, Barrett has an academy contract but was in Fiji with the senior squad and has been present at other games. If you were going against the biggest front row in Australia wouldn't you put a seasoned scrummager on even if he was a Shute Shield player, not an underweight 19 year old?Bell is back in the side this week. Holz is still TBA.
All in? He's essentially got an academy contract. He's not part of the main squad.
Also, the other two players are from the Reds and Brumbies. We've signed the guy who has been part of all our junior teams and is clearly a good prospect.
Alatini was a Penrith Junior and part of the elite group that were unstoppable in the Juniors. Isiaha Katoa was the 10. He was over looked by the Gen Blue guys as did so many of those Penrith players. The Rats obviously saw something and developed it further.Alatini played for the Rats and moved to Canberra with a large squad of NSW players like Johnno Ryan and Malakye Enasio. Massimo was from Qld then did time playing for Wests in the ACT before taking an offer from the Reds. Yes, Barrett has an academy contract but was in Fiji with the senior squad and has been present at other games. If you were going against the biggest front row in Australia wouldn't you put a seasoned scrummager on even if he was a Shute Shield player, not an underweight 19 year old?
Alatini played for the Rats and moved to Canberra with a large squad of NSW players like Johnno Ryan and Malakye Enasio. Massimo was from Qld then did time playing for Wests in the ACT before taking an offer from the Reds. Yes, Barrett has an academy contract but was in Fiji with the senior squad and has been present at other games. If you were going against the biggest front row in Australia wouldn't you put a seasoned scrummager on even if he was a Shute Shield player, not an underweight 19 year old?
My understanding is that Alatini was originally a Wagga boy, and therefore has returned to his natural base at the Brumbies.Alatini was a Penrith Junior and part of the elite group that were unstoppable in the Juniors. Isiaha Katoa was the 10. He was over looked by the Gen Blue guys as did so many of those Penrith players. The Rats obviously saw something and developed it further.
Oof looks like I need a new map.My understanding is that Alatini was originally a Wagga boy, and therefore has returned to his natural base at the Brumbies.
Success has many parents.Oof looks like I need a new map.
Didn't you know that Wagga is really part of Canberra, because NSW just stands for Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong. Anything outside of those centres is really a different state.Oof looks like I need a new map.
Oof looks like I need a new map.
Didn't you know that Wagga is really part of Canberra, because NSW just stands for Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong. Anything outside of those centres is really a different state.
No don’t think so. Makes a mockery of the jerseyAccording to The Roar, the review of the Waratahs set-up (not just Coleman) will be run by Mike Chu, who's "High Performance Elite Education Manager" at World Rugby, and was for several years in coaching development at NZR.
This seems hard to process - choosing someone with broad, relevant rugby experience for this task is very unlike RA or NSW Rugby. Has he even played Shute Shield?