Recent content by Slim 293

Maybe, if he wasn't a journalist... An Australian rugby journalist.

God damn it Christy you hack - Ieli.

2024 RUGBY AUSTRALIA AWARDS FINALISTS John Eales Medal To be announced on the night Wallaroos Player of the Year Desiree Miller Cecilla Smith Tabua Tuinakauvadra Shawn Mackay Medal Men's Henry Hutchinson Henry Paterson James Turner Women's Maddison Levi Isabella Nasser Faith...

As per above... https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-announces-10-year-ban-for-players-and-agents-who-negotiate-with-r360-20251015-p5n2rq.html

There will be a handful of players returning for those last three tests though...

They definitely need to field their best available side considering how many key first choice players are unavailable...

Not quite... after pushing Donaldson out of the ten jersey for most of 2022 Edmed started the first three rounds of 2023 and then suffered a back injury after round four which put him out for ten weeks, and then he came off the bench for the last couple of games. The Tahs re-signed him for two...

But they haven’t changed their tune… that’s the point.

Not everyone who has been contributing to Australian rugby gets a turn playing for the Wallabies…

Not really… He signed with the NRL, Schmidt didn’t pick him and he got an early release… He signs a three year deal with RA, and he gets selected.

Does signing a three year deal count?

Maybe not so hot... https://www.theage.com.au/sport/rugby-union/after-one-nrl-season-the-wallabies-re-sign-a-world-cup-hopeful-20251013-p5n1zq.html

Doran was wrong!?

Probably because he was fit enough to play against Argentina, picking up another one of those "injury frustrations," and then didn't make it back in time for the second Bledisloe test, and now they've assessed he needs further time off...

Going back to an earlier conversation, I managed to overlook this nugget...