Reds 2011

Jim Mckay is the attack coach, Matt Taylor is the defence coach - its on the website

Free 2-3 metres, but an easy tackle and guaranteed to stop it there (opposed to mauling it down the field).

This defensive technique is showing up the fact that the maul is a contradiction of the rules as far as any other part of the game is concerned.

Called a mate at TSS - Taylor coached 2006 and 2007, Jones 2008 and 2009, Wallace 2010

How many different schools has Jones been the coach of now?

No he didn't play his Junior rugby in Scotland. He went to school at Villanova in Brisbane and then Teachers college. Taught on a contract at Villanova after returning from Scotland were he played club rugby and may have played for Scotland. I will ask next time I see him. Left Villanova to take up a position with TSS. The rest is history.

Sorry yes he did go to Lauries, and he had 2 stints teaching at Villa as he coached taught my eldest in the under 14's on his return from Scotland.

Guy Shepherdson is looking pretty bloody fit


Jarrod Butler is looking pretty big as well

Link's got a big gut

Check this out from the Reds. This is awsome and there should be more of it.

http://www.youtube.com/user/queenslandreds#p/u/3/MVRpSOrs0Gk

Well looks like all the stuff I was told is crap - oh well. Apologies for misleading in that case. Definitely barking up the wrong street there.
I was sure we were told he played scotland u20's or A's where was injured and ended his playing days.

Jarrod has a future if he can pick up on last year's efforts. He is true worker and has great talents.

Shep looks to be in tremendous condition doesn't he? great news.

Who is the young red nut in all of the preseason photos, looks a tough lad.

As only a youngster, I can honestly say this is the best Reds squad I have seen put together.

from the photos you can definetly see that Liam Gill has packed on a bit of bulk, and James Hanson is looking pretty fit as well, whether this translates into a onfield performance or not is another thing, but its good to know that they are at least fit.

Tranquility, you are most defiently right, this is the best Reds team put together at least in the past 8 years, even from a basic perspective of counting how many current Wallabies there are in the starting team, the only ones missing from the backline are Rodney Davies and Will Chambers, in the forward pack the only exclusions are Leroy Houston and 'openside flanker'. Yes yes, wallaby caps arent the be all and end all, but its at least a basic indicator.

I have heard he has lost 15kgs so it's not as big as it was

Ipswich Grammar for a hundred years, TSS for 2 (2008 and 2009) but assisted i think for another year in 2007, and Churchie in 2010 onwards

^^ probably trying to stamp his claim for retaining the Captaincy in 2011..


Liam Gill not big enough??

Jeez that's good from Genia

Gill is looking a lot bigger than I thought he was!