Aussie D, I heard the same thing about MO ego.Seems like lots of similarities between his time at brumbies and leinster. Came into both teams coaching attack year after they had won and were renowned as fantastic attacking teams (brumbies had just won s12 2004?), Leinster a couple of years ago under Joe Schmidt? (incidentally seems he also went to leicester year after they had won as well??)Turned both teams into attacking disasters and was sacked from brumbies during the season in 2008 and from leinster this year, mid contract.
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Trevor Allan (34)
Matt O'Connor would have been a better option as HC (though not as good as Matt Taylor), supported by Tim Lane as attack coach.
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Trevor Allan (34)
Also, has there been any update on JJT's knee injury?
As mentioned elsewhere, it seems very strange having MO signed for 3 years, Stiles for 2, RG for 1? I hope this is part of some sort of plan by the QRU and not some 'we'll see what happens- last man standing' scenario? Can't imagine it all being hunky dory with Stiles reported to be next line line and MO now being appointed for 3 years, both being interested in HC role before RG was reappointed. Maybe they should all stand in a circle so they can keep looking over their shoulders!! Will be interesting to see the difference Marah can make, he has prepared previous teams very well based on his last two jobs at Reds and Brumbies. It will be so good for the youngsters to have a guy like Brad Thorn overseeing their development.
9 months of rehab! Won't be back till the middle of next year.
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Trevor Allan (34)
Well fuck that sucks, but it's not entirely unexpected it did look bad on TV.
Who do we get?
Who do we get?
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Bob Loudon (25)
Poor guy, didn't he injure himself in the 1st match of this year's Super Rugby and spent most of the season on the sideline?
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That's a shame, with the squad sizes limited to 32 are they able to deregister players with long term injuries(keep paying them of course) to bring in another player?
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Greg Davis (50)
Chibba seemed to like the wing too
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Tony Shaw (54)
Interesting points dru.
One aspect of this whole 2016 Reds coaching group scenario is just this managerial complexity - MO'C has hitherto principally been an HC. Working for RG is a form of demotion for him, in these terms, and additionally he applied unsuccessfully for the HC position. He cannot be coming to this thinking that 'I have a huge amount to learn from my new HC, who's achieved so many titles and developed so many fine players.'
Let's hope for the best from this mix, but aspects of it are a recipe for tension and lack of harmony.
(FWIW, sources tell me that these types of issues become a major problem between Deans and McGahan and led to dysfunction in this period of the Wallaby coaching group.)
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Tim Horan (67)
Ditto.
I understand the diaspora. But I was living overseas during the last nadir and can't claim I stood by the blokes. I'm hanging around this time.
I can't see where this is going and a level of maturity is needed in the absence of ego, if this coaching crew is to pull through.
One hope is that these guys all have a reason to commit to rugby while living in Brisbane.
That's all I've got.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Vidot possibly to the WWE instead of the Reds. Wtf?
http://m.couriermail.com.au/sport/n...ainment-contract/story-fniabm4i-1227521787350
http://m.couriermail.com.au/sport/n...ainment-contract/story-fniabm4i-1227521787350
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This was the quote at the bottom of the article
Vidot said if his WWE experiment doesn’t work out, he will most likely quit the Broncos to join the Reds.
“It’s not a done deal yet ... it’s up to Richard Graham (coach) and whether he is interested in signing me,” he said. “I have a few options up my sleeve so my mind isn’t made up yet.”
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Andrew Slack (58)
And his name is...
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Alan Cameron (40)
And 2016 has started perfectly.
I can just see him showing up for training in Feb to much fanfare, on a massive pay and be broken for most of the season.
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I can just see him showing up for training in Feb to much fanfare, on a massive pay and be broken for most of the season.
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Bill Watson (15)
Oh come on be fair now. RG needs something like this to use as an excuse for the 2016 season. "It's hard to be successful at Super Rugby level when all your elite players are injured for most of the season". With an excuse like that the board are bound to give RG a further number of years beyond 2016
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