Western Force 2017
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NTT
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While Onehunga Havili is 6ft 4, not 6ft 6 or 6ft 8, he is a very powerful unit who has had time to develop through the future force and NRC and will surprise a few people i think. I mean our other academy graduates have proven to be up to the mark.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
Yep, we're clearly doing something right with our development pathway in WA. The local boys have been far from out of place when they've stepped up to NRC and Super Rugby level.
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TOCC
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They haven't decided yet.. bounces between wing and backrow
IMO he is a backrower, but has the speed to play wing in the mould of Naiyavoro?
Shaker
Ron Walden (29)
100% a backrower. Wing was an experiment at best. Played his best rugby at Palmyra as an 8.
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NTT
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Hes a backrower, 6 or 8, who can fill in for lock. Havili himself asked to be put back in the forwards as standing on the wing wasn't suiting him.
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NTT
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Havili is a more natural rugby player than Naiyarovoro. Naiyarovoro needs to learn to get more involved and get yellowed less.
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NTT
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Get ready for a Georgina Robinson sensationalist article on Rugby Heaven tomorrow with a misleading headline and quoting from unreleased financial documents that she may or may not understand. Many figures in the article are just plain wrong and can be researched better and more accurately with the quickest of quick google searches.
If this isn't a shining example of stoking the fires of the Sydney medias obsession with blame the Force and no one else i don't know what is. To also insinuate the Forces situation is solely responsible for the funding situation of the Australian Under 20s program is ridiculous. The timing of the article is also not accidental as she is quoting unreleased documents that should be thoroughly examined by all parties on release and not speculated upon by a journalist who may or may not be presenting accurate information before such key meetings for the ARU.
I'll remove my tin foil hat now.
If this isn't a shining example of stoking the fires of the Sydney medias obsession with blame the Force and no one else i don't know what is. To also insinuate the Forces situation is solely responsible for the funding situation of the Australian Under 20s program is ridiculous. The timing of the article is also not accidental as she is quoting unreleased documents that should be thoroughly examined by all parties on release and not speculated upon by a journalist who may or may not be presenting accurate information before such key meetings for the ARU.
I'll remove my tin foil hat now.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
Surely you jest, NTT. There is no way that the Sydney rugby press could have an agenda, could there?
Fair dinkum, we shoot ourselves in the foot in this country with how political the game is.
Fair dinkum, we shoot ourselves in the foot in this country with how political the game is.
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Moono75
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"ARU spent $3m bailing out Western Force and less than $1m on the Australian u20s"
Yes, had a look at the article by Georgina Robinson and despite mentioning all Oz Super Rugby clubs had received monetary bailouts from the ARU in the body of the article, it is the Force emblazoned across and associated with the negativity of the headline. Maybe Georgina doesn't have editorial control over the headlines, but for fuck sake just provide a level and impartial playing field for us to compete on.
I see she has also tipped the Brumbies in the game Friday.
Yes, had a look at the article by Georgina Robinson and despite mentioning all Oz Super Rugby clubs had received monetary bailouts from the ARU in the body of the article, it is the Force emblazoned across and associated with the negativity of the headline. Maybe Georgina doesn't have editorial control over the headlines, but for fuck sake just provide a level and impartial playing field for us to compete on.
I see she has also tipped the Brumbies in the game Friday.
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TOCC
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Georgina doesn't like to check her facts
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Surely the thrust of the article is the problem with the Super Rugby format and that being the cause of the financial woes for the Australian Super Rugby teams and in turn the ARU for needing to bail them out.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
Her mentor is Growden what do you expect. They are both hacks
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
Well the libs just gave the Force 1.5mil in sponsorship and spent 100mil redeveloping Nov stadium for them and the glory so I guess that would suggest they want them to stick around.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/...h/news-story/0db83fedaf2fc85b6c62078fc575c58c
This is a very good well balanced article by Canno actually addressing the issues at hand an offering up more than jutlst cut the force or move them to Western Sydney.
This is a very good well balanced article by Canno actually addressing the issues at hand an offering up more than jutlst cut the force or move them to Western Sydney.
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