Queensland Reds 2026

[Wilson]

 

[Adam84]

Honestly didn't recognise Marika without a beard

 

[Wilson]

Good to see Max Craig is back too, wasn't sure what had happened there after he missed all of Super Aus

 

[Wilson]

No homecoming for Sam Greene is a surprise?

He plays for Shizuoka, but it wouldn't matter either way - he's with the Japan squad and expected to play against the wallabies.

 

[LeCheese]

He plays for Shizuoka, but it wouldn't matter either way - he's with the Japan squad and expected to play against the wallabies.

I am dumb, ignore me

 

[Tomikin]

Honestly didn't recognise Marika without a beard

It is so odd.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Craig Millar still bouncing around. He was in the Highlanders squad that won in 2015.

Just had a look at the Wild Knights squad and they have over 60 players listed. Obviously a good chunk off with international duties for many nations but that's crazy.

I guess you could stretch our sides overall numbers out if anyone who got a Super Rugby Aus or trial game is listed but what do 30 players for the Wild Knights do for most of the season once it starts and the likes of De Allande, De Jager are back.

 

[Highlander35]

do their day jobs with Panasonic i would assume

 

[Red Runner]

Smith finally playing.

 

[Adam84]

Reds vs Panasonic on Stan now.
Ballymore is looking dry, can confirm it hasn’t rained around this area for quite some time, and everywhere is looking dead

 

[Wilson]

Martens has a bit of size about him for a nippy bloke. He always looked pretty big in the under 20s, but that's still the case out there with adult pros. Offers a nice bit of something different to our halfback lineup and could make him very useful for covering other spots from a 6/2 bench.

 

[Adam84]

James Martens looking a strong attacking little(big) halfback in the first 5mins

 

[Major Tom]

Latu looks very much up to this level.

 

[Wilson]

Reds vs Panasonic on Stan now.
Ballymore is looking dry, can confirm it hasn’t rained around this area for quite some time, and everywhere is looking dead

*Aside from a quick fire storm last week that won't have made a difference. It's been threatening too all week but it keeps getting pushed back. At least it's not 40 degrees out there.

 

[Major Tom]

Martens has a bit of size about him for a nippy bloke. He always looked pretty big in the under 20s, but that's still the case out there with adult pros. Offers a nice bit of something different to our halfback lineup and could make him very useful for covering other spots from a 6/2 bench.

He’s 6’2. Let’s run him in the centres!

 

[Adam84]

I really didn’t think that was a yellow card, Anderson was on his feet to start with, but that’s just typical Damon Murphy

 

[Wilson]

Playing a bit too lose after last weeks easy game I think. Need to tighten up a bit.

 

[Adam84]

Reds forwards have thrown too many loose passes.
Uru, Fourie and Latu all guilty of passes going to ground now.

 

[Major Tom]

I really didn’t think that was a yellow card, Anderson was on his feet to start with, but that’s just typical Damon Murphy

Yeah not sure that was a fwd pass from Latu but whatever.

 

[Adam84]

Damon Murphy most influential person of this game so far, blowing it up against both sides far too regularly