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  1. naza

    Quade Cooper and Summer Digressions

    I've really got to question whether Cooper is up to it mentally after his poor display tonight. Under pressure he fell to pieces. Not for the first time either. He doesn't get the concept of percentage football and takes unnecessary risks with bullshit behind the back stuff. This isn't...
  2. naza

    Planet Rugby Forum

    Seems to be an awful lot of posters online here. Anything to do with the Planet Rugby forum being offline for a couple of days ? Do any PR refugees need any sledging or abuse ? I am happy to step up and fill the breach.
  3. naza

    QRU loses $10.8 mill over 3 years

    http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby-union/qru-loses-108m-over-three-years/story-e6frepm6-1225852002830 Ouch. I knew things were rough but that's atrocious. Are the ARU going to have to take over ? I have no idea how anyone's supposed to run a S14 franchise with just $436K in gate receipts.
  4. naza

    Wackiest Position Changes

    Its the crazy season. Reveal your most radical selection/positional switch. This is your chance to be Bob Dwyer and move 122 kg second rower Garrick Morgan to breakaway or contemplate moving your pacy elusive outside centre (Luke Inman) to the forward pack. If Will Genia has a lock on...
  5. naza

    2nd 5/8th style inside centre

    The theory of a 2nd 5/8th inside centre makes sense. You have an extra ball player who takes the pressure off the flyhalf and gives the attack more options. With this Wallaby team, Matt Giteau runs the ball a lot and is a lefty, so having a Barnes/Cooper type makes even more sense. However...
  6. naza

    Is it fair dinkum ?

    Are the refs being bribed ? I've lost count of the number of test matches in which the All Blacks have gotten away with blatant cheating. There's pushing the line, there's cynicism and then there's Golly gosh! taking the piss. And what we're seeing the last couple of years, particularly in...
  7. naza

    Leadership

    We keep seeing the same mistakes and the same problems. Over and over again. Change is hard. Habits are hard to break. Change has to come from strong and effective leadership. Leaders set the bar, lift standards, inspire the troops, and raise everybody's potential. Most importantly they can...
  8. naza

    Robbie's Replacement

    Robbie has no answers. Who do you reckon does ? Due to the number of contenders, you get 2 votes.
  9. naza

    "We're close"

    I hope Robbie & Co stop peddling this crap. True, the Boks are clearly the best team in the world, have terrific talent, few weaknesses. But geez, they looked to do it easily. When they took their foot off the gas, we still got nowhere in attack. There can be no excuse for the utter lack of...
  10. naza

    Berrick Barnes

    5 minutes to go, down by 9 ? Yeah, let's kick down the middle of the field. Overlap out wide ? Let me run slowly sideways allowing the defence to recover. This guy kicks more ball away than Naas Botha, Rob Andrew, Chris Malone, Janie De Beer, and Ronan O'Gara COMBINED. Get Berrick Barnes outta...
  11. naza

    Beau Robinson

    Here's more on the Beau Robinson mystery I don't get it. He's obviously bloody good and S14 standard. Like tighthead prop, openside is a crux position where you want insurance. I rate him the 3rd best openside in Australia behind Smith and Pocock. Perhaps the Tahs don't like him showing up...
  12. naza

    Diving

    When did rugby turn into soccer ? Anybody else bothered by the increasing number of Hollywoods as kick chasers flop like they've been shot with an elephant gun ? Typically defenders are just standing their ground and the chaser runs into them in a deliberate attempt to milk a penalty. Perhaps...
  13. naza

    Halangahu rejects huge Ulster offer

    http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/union/halangahu-rejects-huge-ulster-offer-to-stay-a-waratah-20090503-aqz6.html Holy crap. $420K for Hangers ? :o I quite rate Hangers, despite him listening to Kurtley Beale's calls to put through stupid chip kicks, and am pleased he's staying. But the...
  14. naza

    Tahs attack (& other oxymorons)

    Fantastic piece by the legendary Geoff Mould http://www.rugbyheaven.com.au/news/news/waratahs-hard-to-watch/2009/04/17/1239475061157.html on the Tahs' attacking play This is pretty much the question all of us have been asking. The cricket practice story rang alarm bells. Then again the...
  15. naza

    Tah player exodus

    Probably a media beat up but scary nonetheless http://www.rugbyheaven.com.au/news/news/waugh-could-start-something/2009/03/28/1237657201272.html They seem to be tipping Sekope Kepu, Beau Robinson, Will Caldwell and Tatafu Polota-Nau to go overseas. The cupboard is pretty bare so that would...
  16. naza

    The ARU shafting forwards

    This is a bloody disgrace. The ARU have things backwards. Australian backs are the banking executives of rugby.
  17. naza

    Growden - still a fat idiot

    Rupert Guiness manages to capture the essence of the Brumbies-Tahs game in one sentence Brett Harris also hits the nail on the head Growden decides to take a stand against mediocrity and serves up the following buffet la turd What a farking amateur.
  18. naza

    Phil Waugh is finished

    It was obvious against the Canes and even blind freddy could see in the Chiefs match that Phil Waugh is finished. Admire his spirit, what's he's done for us but the way he's played looks to have take its toll. Its time to move on. I'm worried the Tahs won't have the guts to drop him. Suggest...
  19. naza

    Al Baxter's successor

    Baxter is 32 next month. Collapsing scrums is hard work and plenty of guys that age are forced to quit with neck/nerve/back problems. Who is next cab off the rank in the production line ? Guy Shepherdson fell away badly this season. Dunning won't be the same after his injury and is getting on...
  20. naza

    TYS Oz Player of the Year: Wales

    Can I give 6 points to Alan Lewis ? 3. Burgess 2. Moore 1. Chisholm
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