waratahjesus said:
1. Carter was starting at outside as Horne was ruled a risk to see out more than half a game. Sidey hasnt been performing at training and he felt there was no other option.
2. Barnes rang NSW and said he was done with QLD not the other way around. He is on less money than he would have got had he stayed in qld as no third party deals were aranged and he had some that are now void as he left the reds.
3. He knows everytime an eastwood player comes into the team that people will talk and say there is favouritism shown, but says its no different to when the randwick boys were pulling the strings or the uni boys will be at melbourne and says keeping a core group of players together who arnt internationals through the club scene is a really good thing for the team.
4. he has a year option for next ear and said it is totally NSW call and if he is let go he would love to stay invovled with coaching in australia possibly back with the schoolboys and colts teams.
5. thinks sevens is overrated as a pathway to super rugby, would prefer a seconds comp and said the jnr waratahs/brumby runners games have been awesome and thinks people would turn up to watch them as curtain raisers.
6. thought the ARC was far to short a season to actually fill the void. doesnt see how a comp at that level could be sustainable unless the wallabies play more games in asia etc to raise money for it and said that will dilute test matches in australia.
7. would love to send phil waugh out a winner in the next two years whiel saying the young guys coming through will be ready to fill the void when he leaves, he thinks phil might actually stay and go straight into being a forwards coach, cant imagine nsw without him.
8. thinks benn and palu will sign in the next week.
9. had a few words for the anit Hickey crew, and that was for them to go get coaching credentials and put there game plans into action for the under sixes at there local club, he said wait two games then come back and apologise and he would be happy for them to buy him a beer.
10. great guy, and a lunch has made me believe great coach, he was open and honest and happy to answer anything i put to him, he said a bit more but i didnt loisten that well, will post if i remember
1. Horne was injured last year - if he knew there was a lack of depth in that position, why not rectify it? Surely there is a 13 somewhere in the world who could have been convinced to sign.
2. I don't care why he came, or how much he cost, I'm concerned about his often utterly shit play.
3. I don't care where they come from, just that they do the job.
4. things seem to be going in the right direction, so maybe he has a chance (he managed to drop Anesi after 6 weeks of mediocrity, so i guess he is learning)
5. absolutely agree regarding both points but...
6. some kind of ARC would be the best long term goal, for reasons discussed all over the place. The problem, as always, is the money.
7. I'd love it too
8. Great news
9. I would prefer to hear an answer to the Anesi mystery - WHY? or the Barnes dilemma, or a reason why when the tactics weren't really working he persevered with them. What is the story with Palmer? I think many of the criticisms were valid ones and sidestepping the issues by throwing up the 'see if you can do better' line doesn't impress me.
10. I'm sure he is a pleasant guy, and as someone pointed out, he does seem to have the players on side, which is a big part of being a good coach. I guess that could be the reason he didn't go into detail regarding the form of various players (team solidarity etc), so fair enough.
Keep it coming WJ.
