Waratahs 2024

[Braveheart81]

You'd have to think that Harrison's potential ceiling has fallen significantly over the last few years due to injury and the subsequent lack of development opportunities.

Wasn't there another kid who is the new saviour?

Jack Bowen.

 

[Yoda]

You'd have to think that Harrison's potential ceiling has fallen significantly over the last few years due to injury and the subsequent lack of development opportunities.

Wasn't there another kid who is the new saviour?

Jack Bowen…?

 

[Yoda]

Most is doing some incredibly heavy lifting here.

Yes… ok … maybe most was pushing it! Some…

 

[Hogan]

Most people on here last year were calling Edmed to be a Wallaby . Now after 2 ho hum trials it’s… “When is Harrison back”…I can’t keep up…

Edmed is a solid club player and Harrison is more suited to 15 imo. Young Bowen might be the man for the job? Would be a huge ask though considering his inexperience.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Max named at 15 which is great to see.

FLW (Fergus Lee-Warner) first hit out as well.

Young side

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[Yoda]

Edmed is a solid club player and Harrison is more suited to 15 imo. Young Bowen might be the man for the job? Would be a huge ask though considering his inexperience.

Possibly, although Coleman needs to pick his 10 and back up and stick with them….not chop and change.

 

[Rudderless]

Max named at 15 which is great to see.

FLW (Fergus Lee-Warner) (Fergus Lee-Warner) first hit out as well.

Young side

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No.7 Durbridge who finished Yr 12 in 2023 gets his shot tomorrow.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

DC must be a fan. Played in the trials at the back end of 2023.

Built like a tank for a kid. Intresting that he’s arguably the 3rd 7 for the Tahs. If a couple injuries hit would he get the call or do they find an older player/shuffle the deck.

 

[Hawko]

DC must be a fan. Played in the trials at the back end of 2023.

Built like a tank for a kid. Intresting that he’s arguably the 3rd 7 for the Tahs. If a couple injuries hit would he get the call or do they find an older player/shuffle the deck.

To my eyes, in the pre-Christmas Campbelltown trial he looked OK. Certainly didn't look like a schoolie, but I didn't think he'd be ready till 2025 on what I saw.

As there is no feed from Manly Oval can we get a couple of reports from attendees as to how he's progressing?

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

We’re in trouble if we get reports from Manly Oval. Games up at Rat Park.

Proper Rugby ground plus I assume still got premier grade cricket on at Manly.

It’s just interesting that this close to the season he’s still getting such big minutes.

 

[Shuteshieldfan]

Be a shocker if a Shute Shield mix-up team beats them though - even if the Waratahs is full of Academy players, it won't say much for the pathways system.....fingers crossed.

13 of the 15 starting players are contracted / on money.
Includes a Wallaby + Jorgensen.

Would hardly be calling that XV an 'A' side

 

[Hawko]

I'm expecting the Tahs to come out firing by Rd 1, they've had a pretty stable squad past 2 years and are looking relatively healthy on the injury front.

If you think that a quarter of the squad unavailable for round 1 is relatively healthy, then you and I have different understandings of relatively healthy.

 

[TSR]

If you think that a quarter of the squad unavailable for round 1 is relatively healthy, then you and I have different understandings of relatively healthy.

On Australian rugby standards only having a quarter of your assets unable to perform is fantastic

 

[Rudderless]

We’re in trouble if we get reports from Manly Oval. Games up at Rat Park.

Proper Rugby ground plus I assume still got premier grade cricket on at Manly.

It’s just interesting that this close to the season he’s still getting such big minutes.

Busy day at Rat Park tomorrow.

7’s By the Sea Tournament kicks off from 8am

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[Adam84]

If you think that a quarter of the squad unavailable for round 1 is relatively healthy, then you and I have different understandings of relatively healthy.

Besides Porecki and Perese, who from the starting XV will still be out injured for Rd 1

 

[Coleman Rees]

You'd have to think that Harrison's potential ceiling has fallen significantly over the last few years due to injury and the subsequent lack of development opportunities.

Wasn't there another kid who is the new saviour?

Jack Bowen

 

[Purce]

Problem is we are throwing guys out there like Max who haven't had the hit outs, then we'll get the shits as the team will be clunky.

We go in swings as to how we see our 12. I personally don't think Edmed is one, and am not a fan of the second playmaker option. It's unthreatening to a defence and tells you we are going to kick it away most of the time. Didn't work with Barnes and Halangahu and I don't think it would now. You need to be able to bend the line and have support runners off their hip. Look at Paisami. He has some flaws mostly around attackers being able to get past him with late lateral movement but he's added the ability to kick and pass from where it was a few seasons ago. We have that in Foketi. I think Perese can make a big difference in bending the line but we need support runners.

You're spot on about Walton. He's a Center. I'd leave Mark where he can do his best work and put someone at FB who has done it before. If that's Harry Wilson so be it. Walton hasn't even payed 15 in Shute Shield and he looks like he's trying to figure it out which you can't do now.

Ideally you have a 12 who can do it all. You're right in that foketi is the closest to that. Particularly going on his form over the past couple years.

I'm not suggesting that edmed is the starting 12 for Tahs but that I believe his current skillet is probably more suited to 12 than 10.

 

[Hawko]

We’re in trouble if we get reports from Manly Oval. Games up at Rat Park.

Proper Rugby ground plus I assume still got premier grade cricket on at Manly.

It’s just interesting that this close to the season he’s still getting such big minutes.

My bad. Thought it was at Manly Oval.

 

[Hawko]

Besides Porecki and Perese, who from the starting XV will still be out injured for Rd 1

Round 1 Hanigan and Porecki are in doubt, Porecki is listed as an Achilles injury (1+). That could be anything.
Perese is trialling this week.
Sinclair is round 2-4, Harrison is round 3, Lambert (16) is a knee and return is unknown, Holz is round 8-9, Ross is round 2-4.

The key problem is in the front row. Any injury to our front row against the Reds Is a potential disaster because although we recruited to strengthen it four of our main squad are out and two of them are long term.

 

[Pfitzy]

The key problem is in the front row. Any injury to our front row against the Reds Is a potential disaster because although we recruited to strengthen it four of our main squad are out and two of them are long term.

The hell are our S&C people doing?