Rebels 2020
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Peter Sullivan (51)
if true, perhaps more a reflexion on the dressing room than Wessels.
KevinO
John Hipwell (52)
Well he lost the fans, so would not be surprised that his lost the dressing room if true.
Patrick or Nick?
Tomikin
Simon Poidevin (60)
Professor Peter Phipps from Sydney Uni
https://sydney.edu.au/architecture/about/people/profiles/peter.phibbs.php
Tomikin
Simon Poidevin (60)
The irony of trying to be funny and getting the names wrong.. or was that write
upthereds#!
Ken Catchpole (46)
2019 was the year and they stuffed it. Much harder with the list below and that's best case.
1. Faulker 2. Uelese 3. Ainsley
4. RHP 5. Phillips
6. Jones 8. Naisarani 7. Wilkins
9. White? 10. To'omua 11. Hodge 12. Meakes (if reds don't get him) 13. Magnay 14. Maddocks (if Tahs don't get him) 15. DHP
16. Rangi 17. Saaga 18. Pona 19. Leota 20. Cottrell 21. Hardwick 21. Goddard 22. Tupou
I can see Rebels pursuing off contract brumbies Peni & Taliuali
1. Faulker 2. Uelese 3. Ainsley
4. RHP 5. Phillips
6. Jones 8. Naisarani 7. Wilkins
9. White? 10. To'omua 11. Hodge 12. Meakes (if reds don't get him) 13. Magnay 14. Maddocks (if Tahs don't get him) 15. DHP
16. Rangi 17. Saaga 18. Pona 19. Leota 20. Cottrell 21. Hardwick 21. Goddard 22. Tupou
I can see Rebels pursuing off contract brumbies Peni & Taliuali
Pone's Mullet
Alex Ross (28)
Rebelsfan
Billy Sheehan (19)
A few days ago, Paul Cully wrote of Daryl Gibson that 'one finals appearance in four years with a team stacked with Wallabies is underperformance pure and simple. More fool the board had they allowed Gibson to continue on for another year. At least the self-aware coach didn't appear to be asleep at the wheel.
Let's take a long hard cold look at the Rebels performance : No finals appearances ever - and 2019 the team was stacked with Wallabies - surely underperformance pure and simple. More fool the board for allowing Wessels to continue for another year.
Let's take a long hard cold look at the Rebels performance : No finals appearances ever - and 2019 the team was stacked with Wallabies - surely underperformance pure and simple. More fool the board for allowing Wessels to continue for another year.
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Rebels had a stellar squad but I feel that championship window has now passed, losing test players like Mafi, Coleman, Genia, Cooper, Naivalu and Koroibete, and also the guys like Timani, Fainga'a, Reid, English, Debreczeni who provide strong depth and squad experience.still have a good team for 2020, but would take some exceptional coaching, which I just don’t see with Wessells
James Pettifer
Jim Clark (26)
The problem isn't just missing the finals. The problem is that we won 7 games divided into two parts
- winning the first 3 games against the brumbies twice and the highlanders (who rested some players) before the Rebels game plan was worked out
- winning 4 games out of the remaining 13 against the two teams at the bottom of the competition (Reds and the Sunwolves)
We had a single successful game plan. Once that was worked out, any of the vaguely capable teams could completely shut us down.
Pone's Mullet
Alex Ross (28)
I wonder how much lies with the players or Wessels? I don't buy that there wasn't a plan B, I think maybe the players got a bit complacent, There was never any chance that QC (Quade Cooper), WG, DHP, RH, AC (when fit) were ever going to be dropped so weren't playing for their shirt.
I'd like to see a senior DoR come to put the fear into the players, a Eddie Jones, Jake White type of character.
I'd like to see a senior DoR come to put the fear into the players, a Eddie Jones, Jake White type of character.
Rebelsfan
Billy Sheehan (19)
Again, more fool the board if they don't take action