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Chris McKivat (8)
His CV has certainly taken a whack over the last fortnight. Hard to think of one area they have developed over their preseason. Wonder what they have been doing all summer?
Rebels 2017
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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
What's Richard Graham doing these days?
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David Wilson (68)
Nothing to do with Australian rugby I hope
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
I think we need to contact Bill Belichick and get him to implement his evil double agent plan into the All Blacks.
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
The torpedo
Peter Fenwicke (45)
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David Wilson (68)
On the evidence of the past two weeks, whatever it was didn't involve basic catch/pass skills or defence.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
so since round 8 last year the Rebels have won 3 of 11, conceding 457 points at an average of 41 per game. in their last five games they have shipped 57 to the Stormers, 85 to the Crusaders, 28 to the Reds, 56 to the Blues and now 71 to the Canes. If they are to survive something really has to be done.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
i've watched a bit of training, they have actually worked very hard on fitness and basic skills. thought they looked pretty slick.
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
What round did Stirzaker return to the starting team last year? Think it was about round 6 but really not till round 7 as he only lasted 20 min against the tahs
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Peter Sullivan (51)
causality or coincidence ?
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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
I agree there, saw a bit of training and they looked good. It's game plan where it is failing.
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
McMahons record as captain does not look as bad.
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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
I always saw McMahon as captain (and he was for Aussie U20s). We may keep him if is given the role. He very much practises what he preaches.
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Chilla Wilson (44)
The Rebels worked hard on skills and introduced a number of new ideas in what looked to all observers like a very well-run preseason. Sadly, results are poor so far. There is time to turn it around, but turning HUGE losses into wins is not as realistic as turning close losses into wins so IDK if it's possible.
The answer here isn't simple, maybe it does involve new coaching leadership. I, for one, would like to see Zain Hilton given a shot, but others worth looking at are Matt O’Connor and maybe Tim Davidson even? Though Tim is a bit green, it would be a nice full circle recruitment.
Still, like I said, the answer here isn't that simple. The Rebels talent management needs to be rethought from the ground up. Buying guys a few years too young, and paying overs for mid-level developed talent just doesn't work.
We need to assume more risk with our signings and bring more ideas to them. We can't keep making the 'low upside, low downside' decisions. It just doesn't work when were trying to get talent to move away from home to Victoria.
The answer here isn't simple, maybe it does involve new coaching leadership. I, for one, would like to see Zain Hilton given a shot, but others worth looking at are Matt O’Connor and maybe Tim Davidson even? Though Tim is a bit green, it would be a nice full circle recruitment.
Still, like I said, the answer here isn't that simple. The Rebels talent management needs to be rethought from the ground up. Buying guys a few years too young, and paying overs for mid-level developed talent just doesn't work.
We need to assume more risk with our signings and bring more ideas to them. We can't keep making the 'low upside, low downside' decisions. It just doesn't work when were trying to get talent to move away from home to Victoria.
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John Solomon (38)
Richard Graham is currently an assistant coach with Georgia.
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Richard Graham would be an awful signing. The Rebels need to look forward and make ambitious decisions.
This whole 'low floor, low ceiling' decision making never bares fruit.
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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Just to be clear - I was joking about Richard Graham.
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David Codey (61)
It HAS to involve new coaching leadership.
the style and recent results are a reflection of the head coach.
He has continually signed guys that no one else would,and is consistently wrong about whether they are up to this level.
If you want to grind the other mob down, you have to be physically dominant, and you need to have an extremely high percentage kicker.
His team has none of these features, so the results are highly predictable.
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