Shaker
Ron Walden (29)
No problems with Genia/White but Powell is a surprise.
Reds 2020
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No problems with Genia/White but Powell is a surprise.
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
By the same token, Brumbies supporters would have been miffed if Powell wasn't there. Next year's the year for Tate. He'll be there for sure if he puts in the same sort of showing as he did this year.
Finsbury Girl
Trevor Allan (34)
"He has already surpassed his Australian rivals Nick Phipps, Jake Gordon and Joe Powell. There are reports former Brumbies halfback Nic White is returning to Australia and will be available for the World Cup but it would be a retrograde step if he made the squad ahead of McDermott."
"Let’s face it, the Wallabies have been woeful the past three years and if Cheika continues to pick the same players, he will get the same results."
"Let’s face it, the Wallabies have been woeful the past three years and if Cheika continues to pick the same players, he will get the same results."
Strewthcobber
Mark Ella (57)
If all we have to complain about is the third halfback going to the guy who plays for the team that makes the semi with 4 more wins in the season then the selectors have probably done a pretty good job.
Shaker
Ron Walden (29)
Until you see the Hookers...
Ted McMahon
Stan Wickham (3)
Reg, do you have an update on this?
The front page of this thread (which I think is what you’ve quoted) is up to date as far as I am aware.
got links?
Ignoto
John Thornett (49)
Toua is named on Honda's 2019/2020 player list; http://www.honda-heat.jp/en/players.html
Timu has signed for 2 years - https://translate.google.com/transl...gage-avec-montpellier,8277040.php&prev=search
Cancelled Account
Desmond Connor (43)
Didn’t you hear, Cordingley’s reducing the squad. We’ve got a run on team with 15 contracted players. Throw Rodda into flyhalf, Speight into Hooker and JP into the centres. That’s called saving money. Thorn and McKay on the bench for injuries.
Strewthcobber
Mark Ella (57)
Lots of these players have been signed up, it just hasn't been announced yet. Got to generate some kind of interest for memberships for the next six months
liquor box
Greg Davis (50)
dangerous game to play, I look at it and think to myself why would I pay money to a franchise that doesn't even have a team to put on the field next season.
How do you get to the end of the season and not have at least every spot on the field covered?
At a minimum, we should have 23 players signed so we can at least play a game and then recruit/re-sign the rest of the squad to apply pressure to the 23 we already have.
LearningCurve
Bill Watson (15)
And then once they announce the squad a little while later they can announce that some of the players aren't welcome....
I notice on the Reds website this week that the 'squad' has disappeared and the 2020 squad is to be announced soon. I wonder who the new names will be? Speight we know about - where do others think the weaknesses are? Forwards seem pretty solid. 10/12 seems shallow, not sure what our fullback options are?
SouthernX
Peter Johnson (47)
My belief is you go out and resign the absolute stars like your Kerevis or amcDermotts
For the rest of the squad... unless there is a glaring weakness at a certain position of depth then you allow the playing group battle it out in NRC a and see which current players excel over their club counterparts or you sign the club counterpart who’s stepping up and putting his hand up for a gig at next level.
For the rest of the squad... unless there is a glaring weakness at a certain position of depth then you allow the playing group battle it out in NRC a and see which current players excel over their club counterparts or you sign the club counterpart who’s stepping up and putting his hand up for a gig at next level.
dru
Tim Horan (67)
Yep, it wasn’t very comfortable last year, sounds like things will be similar leading into 2020.