Cameron Lilycrap appointed Physio for the next 3 years.
Cameron Lilycrap appointed Physio for the next 3 years.
No one else except "the boys" want to work for the QRU at the price they are offering?On one level a great hire. Good physio and all.
Will appears yet again jobs for the boys joining (at least) Graham, Stiles, Thorn, Connolly, Frawley & Robinson who have gone through no due process but are playing vital roles. Unlike the others he has a level of competence and experience.
Cameron Lilycrap appointed Physio for the next 3 years.
I don't like this.
Used him as a physio before, and was not impressed. His old partner Victor Popov was a much superior physio a long time ago. Had the pleasure of being with Popov and then Roger Fitzgerald for years. Would recommend them, but not Lilycrap.
Heard the same from other health professionals who have been involved at the Reds when Lilycrap was at the Reds previously. They were unimpressed with his performance and player treatments.
Looks like more jobs for the boys to me.
Really, really hope he has improved.
The Reds needed a serious expert, preferably someone with a Sports Masters or PhD/research interests and RECENT experience in high performance rugby to head up medical and rehab.
Instead they went with Crapper (who is employed only part time btw). I doubt things are likely to improve on the injury front.
Courtesy of Wayne smith:
Meanwhile, the QRU astonishingly is still not ready to make a call on whether Richard Graham should remain as coach. The QRU board will meet tonight but former Wallaby Damien Frawley, who has been commissioned to write a review of the Reds’ High Performance group, still has not completed his report and the matter will drag on, seemingly indefinitely. It may be that a decision will be made to declare the position open and that Graham might reapply.
By contrast, however, Auckland’s Blues have moved smoothly to replace coach John Kirwan with Tana Umaga so they can begin rebuilding.
Yet every other franchise in every other sport has applicants crawling over cut glass for the opportunity to be the team physio.I'll point out again that the Reds have been looking for a physio for six months and couldn't find anyone interested.
Lillicrap must have got better in the last eight years. I have no idea how good he was before.
...This is so Yes Minister it is not funny.
Yet every other franchise in every other sport has applicants crawling over cut glass for the opportunity to be the team physio.
Why is it so?
This is great news indeed. I predicted the report would go on as there are many aspects that will need further investigations and more reports needed to asses these aspects.
Makes sense that there be consistency through this period and RG should stay on till all reports are finalised and fully assessed.
I would say the final report on the 2015 season will be presented in 2021. We'll have an exhaustive plan on how to fix the 2016 Reds to implement then.
This is so Yes Minister it is not funny.
The decision on the coaching position will be made by a more rugby-specific group than the QRU board, according to QRU chairman Rod McCall, although the board would be asked to sign off on the appointment.
That removes any hint of criticism of Graham’s close personal friend and business manager, Chris White, voting on his appointment. A six-year veteran of the Reds board, White played no part whatever in Graham’s appointment as Queensland coach in 2012.
White, though standing strongly by Graham for whom he acts in an unpaid adviser’s capacity, indicated yesterday he would be entirely guided by Carmichael and the state and international players on the board, McCall, Frawley, Mark Connors and Paul McNicholl.
The Reds have had an extensive search for a Physio. They have been looking since before the season started
My concern is the good structure being built around the coaches will be used as an excuse to try Graham again as head coach.