Western Force 2025
- Thread starter RugbyReg
- Start date
Unfortunately, it appears that Campbell had ongoing issues with fitness.
brokendown
Bill McLean (32)
don't we all,lol
Attachments
Tazzmania
Bob Loudon (25)
Attachments
noknowledgeatall
Herbert Moran (7)
thats the result of watching too much schoolboy rugby and thinking that is the development arena for the wallabies.
Pasitoa was very very good at Nudgee but hasnt kicked on
Rhino_rugby
Herbert Moran (7)
Good point! Schoolboy rugby shows talent, but the jump to pro level is huge.
Pasitoa was great at Nudgee, but maybe the transition to senior rugby hasn’t been smooth. Do you think coaching, opportunities, or something else is holding him back?
noknowledgeatall
Herbert Moran (7)
My honest opinion is that Schoolboy rugby is about 8 to 10 game season/ year.
Pro rugby is 25 plus per year.
The young bodies are just not conditioned for it. Sending boys up against men is never a good idea.
Evidence is the number of injuries experienced in the young brigade.
Maybe they need time to grow and brittle up, get a bit hardened hence why I believe we shouldn't sign them to pro gigs until they have had 25 - 30 Prem grade games at club level.
At least the coaches, player managers and administrators would then be selecting on proven ability and not just potential.
RA does not have the money to keep pouring into players without a return.
Happy to have them on development squads and bit of $$$ to supplement their living costs so they can apply themselves to the objective.
Rhino_rugby
Herbert Moran (7)
I agree—jumping straight from schoolboy to pro rugby is a big risk. The physical toll on young bodies is evident with all the injuries.
Giving them 25–30 club games before pro contracts make sense; it builds resilience and proves their ability.
Development squads with some financial support sound like a balanced solution
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
The WA premier and $500m came to Sydney. The Perth Bears dream is alive and well
NRL boss Peter V’landys (the horse racing guy) secures funding guarantees for 18th NRL team in Western Australia.
Some intresting points. HBF getting an upgrade is a good thing. The rest really sounds like Rugby becomes a second class citizen.
- The cost of opening HBF stadium is estimated to be $150,000 each game, but the government has offered a period of rent-free use for the NRL.
- Other channels of funding from the government would include an injection of $25 million (joint funded by the City of Fremantle and the state government) into a temporary high-performance facility at Ken Allen Field in Fremantle while a long-term centre of excellence, which will double as a community asset, is built in Malaga.
- The WA government has also pledged to introduce rugby league into the curriculum of up to 24 high schools in the Perth metropolitan area and says it will fund community development officers to ensure that the elite program is linked to the community grassroots programs. A lack of connection between the two was deemed as a shortcoming of failed Super Rugby franchise Western Force. This made me laugh since they very much exist.
- WA government to kick in $120 million ($12 million a year over 10 years) to ensure a team was established on the west coast of Australia.
KentwellCup>ShuteShield
Ted Thorn (20)
oh fuck the rugby league curriculum in 24 high schools has me very worried.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
Some could say the WA Police should be the most worried about this entering the curriculum but it is a sign of how serious they will come with building the infrastructure for League to arrive and stay.
Tazzmania
Bob Loudon (25)
On This Day: WA bid beats Victoria to earn Super 14 licence
On this day, 20 years ago in 2004, Rugby WA’s bid for a Perth Super 14 franchise was successful, effectively becoming the birth of the Western Force.
It was December 10 2004 when the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) confirmed Rugby WA had won the race, with the Perth bid beating out Victoria’s submission for a team, despite Melbourne’s larger population and lauded sporting history.
READ MORE
On this day, 20 years ago in 2004, Rugby WA’s bid for a Perth Super 14 franchise was successful, effectively becoming the birth of the Western Force.
It was December 10 2004 when the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) confirmed Rugby WA had won the race, with the Perth bid beating out Victoria’s submission for a team, despite Melbourne’s larger population and lauded sporting history.
READ MORE
noknowledgeatall
Herbert Moran (7)
Been a long slow burn though.
Lets hope some success is coming the way of Force.
Rhino_rugby
Herbert Moran (7)
Great....
Rhino_rugby
Herbert Moran (7)
An iconic moment for the Western Force....Nathan Sharpe was the perfect choice as foundation captain his leadership set the tone for the team's early years.
What’s your favorite memory of Sharpe as captain?
