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Reds 2023

dru

David Wilson (68)
You've obviously never been for a pub crawl from Paddington to the SFS before a match. Or from Central (KB (Kurtley Beale)/Excelsior/Forresters/The Clock/Cricketers Arms/The Taphouse/Captain Cook) from the other direction. Extra exercise thrown in for free.......

? I lived in Paddington for 6 years. SFS was a great stadium, I thought. Doesn't match Caxton street in my opinion, and of course it's rarely been effectively used for ages. Anything big has ended up in that ex-Olympic monstrosity.

Might change when the thing is rebuilt and re-opened.
 

Adam84

Rod McCall (65)
? I lived in Paddington for 6 years. SFS was a great stadium, I thought. Doesn't match Caxton street in my opinion, and of course it's rarely been effectively used for ages. Anything big has ended up in that ex-Olympic monstrosity.

Might change when the thing is rebuilt and re-opened.

Yeah I live in the eastern suburbs still.
SFS and Paddington is good, but not in the same league as Caxton St though. Especially Caxton St post match after a big win, it’s an awesome atmosphere
 

Lindommer

Simon Poidevin (60)
Staff member
What could be better than a Paddington pub crawl before a test at the SFS? Limber up at the Lord Dudley in Jersey Road with Jamie Couche's hospitality in a delightful corner pub. Roll down to the Four in Hand at the bottom of Elizabeth Street and grab a feed at their excellent bistro. Hike up Elizabeth Street to the new Grand National (when it opens). Wander along Underwood Street to the London Hotel; if there's a cuter hole-in-the-wall pub in Oz I haven't been there. Then comes a testing, genuine pub crawl along Oxford Street: the Imperial followed by the Paddo Inn, The Paddington, the Light Brigade ending up at the Centennial. From there it's a gentle downhill stroll along Moore Park Road to the ground. A colourful patchwork of genuine pubs with charm and character, this pub crawl comes with some much-needed exercise for free and a sense of achievement of something done with class and style.

The Caxton: it's difficult to tell the difference between an Archerfield tyre dealer's front yard and the Caxton beer garden with its industrial strength asphalt and lack of decent seating. As for Caxton Street and its ersatz craft beer cafes, they look like tarted-up milk bars. I can't say any more about this mish-mash of ordinary watering holes.
 
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LeCheese

Greg Davis (50)
The Caxton: it's difficult to tell the difference between an Archerfield tyre dealer's front yard and the Caxton beer garden with its industrial strength asphalt and lack of decent seating. As for Caxton Street and its ersatz craft beer cafes, they look like tarted-up milk bars. I can't say any more about this mish-mash of ordinary watering holes.
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Adam84

Rod McCall (65)
What could be better than a Paddington pub crawl before a test at the SFS? Limber up at the Lord Dudley in Jersey Road with Jamie Couche's hospitality in a delightful corner pub. Roll down to the Four in Hand at the bottom of Elizabeth Street and grab a feed at their excellent bistro. Hike up Elizabeth Street to the new Grand National (when it opens). Wander along Underwood Street to the London Hotel; if there's a cuter hole-in-the-wall pub in Oz I haven't been there. Then comes a testing, genuine pub crawl along Oxford Street: the Imperial followed by the Paddington Inn, The Paddington, the Light Brigade ending up at the Centennial. From there it's a gentle downhill stroll along Moore Park Road to the ground. A colourful patchwork of genuine pubs with charm and character, this pub crawl comes with some much-need exercise for free and a sense of achievement of something done with class and style.

Oh god I can already picture Cheryl and her botox’d friends drinking their low calorie high alcohol cocktails, while her dog/s sits miserably underneath the table.

While a gaggle of predominantly middle aged white men, stand around drinking craft beers in their RM Williams boots, jeans and dress shirts referring to each other by nicknames picked up at their $40k/annum private school.

Give me tarted up milk bar any day.
 

Wilson

Phil Kearns (64)
Wouldn't hate it if we lured Halaholo back from NSW/the wildfires, he was a standout for UQ last year and with Salakaia-Loto and Scott-Young departing there's probably more chance of him cracking a spot in the 23 up here next year than there is at the tahs.
 

PhilClinton

Tony Shaw (54)
Jock Campbell re-signed until end of 2024.

I think he will be surpassed by Grealy or Aubrey in the coming years (I'm biased towards Aubrey there). But it is still a good signing, you need experience in the side, definitely evidenced this year where I still firmly believe Hegarty should have been kept on for another season or two whilst Lynagh finds his feet.
 

dru

David Wilson (68)
There has been some discussion that the coaching team have some responsibility over our current game plan. I thought I'd re-visit who is actually in the coaching staff beyond Thorn and Lillicrap. Unfortunately this information doesn't seem to be on the Reds site anymore?

Anyone able to fill in?
 

mst

Peter Johnson (47)
There has been some discussion that the coaching team have some responsibility over our current game plan. I thought I'd re-visit who is actually in the coaching staff beyond Thorn and Lillicrap. Unfortunately this information doesn't seem to be on the Reds site anymore?

Anyone able to fill in?
I actually don't think you need to waste your time. This is more akin to Kenny Rodgers "Gambler" than trying to look for who else to drag in to the issues.

Post Super Rugby success, it was reported that Thorn was worried about where next he could take the group, how the further evolve. It was at that point he should of fold'em because it sounded like he already knew that he might have hit his coaching ceiling with this group. Add in a few injuries that forced changes and the recipe is just not quite right and the cake has flopped. Sadly I think its what we have got.
 

RugbyReg

Rocky Elsom (76)
Staff member
There has been some discussion that the coaching team have some responsibility over our current game plan. I thought I'd re-visit who is actually in the coaching staff beyond Thorn and Lillicrap. Unfortunately this information doesn't seem to be on the Reds site anymore?

Anyone able to fill in?

Brad Thorn, Jim McKay, Michael Todd, Crapper.
 

dru

David Wilson (68)
I actually don't think you need to waste your time. This is more akin to Kenny Rodgers "Gambler" than trying to look for who else to drag in to the issues.

Post Super Rugby success, it was reported that Thorn was worried about where next he could take the group, how the further evolve. It was at that point he should of fold'em because it sounded like he already knew that he might have hit his coaching ceiling with this group. Add in a few injuries that forced changes and the recipe is just not quite right and the cake has flopped. Sadly I think its what we have got.

Sorry MST, but that seems silly. Coaching success is certainly directed by the bloke at the top but is fully tested by the whole coaching team. Thorn has managed good things in culture, attitude and physicality. He’s been happy to rely on Lillicrap as the scrum specialist and, at least in the recent past he has engaged with specialist tactical input in the coaching team.

What I’m interested in is how that coaching group has evolved and has this been positive or backwards? Does it have development potential and if so what is happening to achieve it?

Can’t imagine that there is any real talk of dropping Thorn, the suggestion is silly.
 

mst

Peter Johnson (47)
Sorry MST, but that seems silly. Coaching success is certainly directed by the bloke at the top but is fully tested by the whole coaching team. Thorn has managed good things in culture, attitude and physicality. He’s been happy to rely on Lillicrap as the scrum specialist and, at least in the recent past he has engaged with specialist tactical input in the coaching team.

What I’m interested in is how that coaching group has evolved and has this been positive or backwards? Does it have development potential and if so what is happening to achieve it?

Can’t imagine that there is any real talk of dropping Thorn, the suggestion is silly.


Some of the commentary about Thorn taking his time to decide before he re-signed for 2yrs were from Horan interesting.
 

dru

David Wilson (68)


Some of the commentary about Thorn taking his time to decide before he re-signed for 2yrs were from Horan interesting.

This is a split from your starting point of the Reds needing to "fold their cards" on Thorn. It's about Thorn going further outside of the Reds, not about what he does inside.
 
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