Except the tram is broken
Waratahs 2022
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Except the tram is broken
dru
Tim Horan (67)
Haha! I'd forgotten. What a pain.
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
yeah so up and running again but will be stopping one stop short of Leichhardt, so you can walk, but it’s an extra 700m
Still very dubious re Nawaqanitawase
Immensely physically talented unit, not a great rugby player
Leichhardt Oval is good for watching games but the hospitality is terrible (buying food or beer there generally involves massive lines) and it is not convenient to get to for most people.
I'm an old Balmain Tigers fan so I have been there more times than I can count and I will be going this year but outside of being a great spot to watch the game, everything else about it is pretty average.
It's a long walk to any of the decent pubs in the area.
In terms of Brookvale Oval, it draws a big crowd of mostly locals and certainly brings in a lot of locals who won't travel for games elsewhere but my god it sucks to get to for everyone else.
Anyway, we've just got to get through this season and then should have a nice new stadium that is conveniently located for most people to play at.
I'm an old Balmain Tigers fan so I have been there more times than I can count and I will be going this year but outside of being a great spot to watch the game, everything else about it is pretty average.
It's a long walk to any of the decent pubs in the area.
In terms of Brookvale Oval, it draws a big crowd of mostly locals and certainly brings in a lot of locals who won't travel for games elsewhere but my god it sucks to get to for everyone else.
Anyway, we've just got to get through this season and then should have a nice new stadium that is conveniently located for most people to play at.
Rob42
John Solomon (38)
Leichhardt also looks good on TV, which is something. Looked like a pretty good surface last year as well, which has been a problem at Brookie for several years.
Wilson
David Codey (61)
Waratahs have signed two kiwis - Geoff Cridge (lock) and Hamdan Tuipulotu (Tight Head, development contract):
Pass it to Dunning!
Bob Loudon (25)
If there's one thing that's tried and true for the Waratahs, it's signing a New Zealand second rower who has never broken out of the NPC.
Jamie
Watty Friend (18)
As mentioned in one of my earlier posts, that winger that plays for Northern Suburbs, is a try-scoring machine in the SS yet he looked way out of his league in Super Rugby. Maybe there is no one around at the moment that is worth a spot? I could be wrong, I
In any case, surely they will eventually land a good signing (Kiwi)
In any case, surely they will eventually land a good signing (Kiwi)
Rob42
John Solomon (38)
It's probably a good indication of Sydney rugby that a bloke like Darren Coleman, with a resume that includes the Brumbies academy, Japan, US, and NRC, is reduced to "HE WON SHUTE SHIELDS WITH TWO CLUBS!!!".
upthereds#!
Ken Catchpole (46)
Interested by this line from Coleman regarding the signing of development player Tuipolotu at THP
“We had some unforeseen personnel losses at prop and needed to strengthen our squad in that area,” Coleman said.
Who have they lost? Tatola, Fifita and Breen all played at THP for them I think - ARE there stories behind their departures beyond 'they were dropped'?
For THP
- the incumbent is HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes),
- the journeyman is Ruan Smith
- the newly promoted is Tauakipulu
- the WTS is Archie Holz
“We had some unforeseen personnel losses at prop and needed to strengthen our squad in that area,” Coleman said.
Who have they lost? Tatola, Fifita and Breen all played at THP for them I think - ARE there stories behind their departures beyond 'they were dropped'?
For THP
- the incumbent is HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes),
- the journeyman is Ruan Smith
- the newly promoted is Tauakipulu
- the WTS is Archie Holz