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You're forgetting the Brumbies/Fagan had some under the table deals go down when they sold off their original training grounds.

Is that really a problem though? For all the crap James did in the earlier part of his career, he's seems to have come out the otherside appearing to be a well rounded person and rugby player. I don't see it being a bad thing having a guy with experience and resiliency around the squad...

This is such silly rheotric. We saw this play out in 2023. Tupou was half cooked and then we lost Alan in the lead up. This then stretched our TE stocks significantly and as much as people like to shit on Taniela, we don't have a factory just spitting out international ready props. It's one...

I'm not going to justify whether Taniela is or isn't worth the money solely on his performances on the field. But that salary also keeps one of the most marketable players in Australian rugby. Between his antics when he was younger at the Reds and general social media presence he is one of the...

How? Having to prop up 3 Super Rugby Clubs meant costs went up 20%. Poorly run clubs are costing our code dearly.

Yeap completely agree. That first round bye has meant it's been a long first half for the Reds who have lost more players in injuries than what have come back. The Brumbies structure and decision making won it for them. Between the penalties and poor ball handling by the Reds it just gifted...

Canham and LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)'s dog shit hands have cost the Reds 14 points.

Do you lot shit on the 20 something year olds that head to the UK to find themselves like this? Noah's gone from living on the Gold Coast to Canberra for almost a decade. I'd be wanting out as well irregardless if my boss was leaving.

Playing devils advocate here. If RA had all the money in the world and was the most attractive place to work, who is your ideal candidate who is available?

I think you're being considerably unfair to Noah about this being a decent reason. There's a saying going around; "People Don’t Leave Bad Jobs, They Leave Bad Bosses" which I would imagine resonates with Noah. I'm not saying Joe and Co are bad "bosses" or coaches, but the saying demonstrates...

Dan and co, can you point to something NZRU that shows where their priorities lay in growing the game and how they achieve on doing that? We (Australia) only see where they say No rather than where they want to grow.

Given the high scores that is happening in super rugby, I would imagine it's C. The Reds believe you need to maximise the points you accumulate in order to win a Super Rugby game. It seems like wrestling momentum back in a game is extremely hard to do so you need to strike while the iron is hot. Only...

Seems to me like the NZ player simply let go of the ball into Madi's arms. Madi made contact with the ball before being on the ground, didn't move her arm to suggest she was playing it whilst being on the ground. She simply wrapped the player up and they just so happen to lose control of the...

Being objective here, what did he expect the other clubs to do? He bailed out on the Reds who had a development plan for him before leaving. After he left the Reds were investing in Tom and HMP. The Tahs have Tane and Lawson. The Brumbies have Noah and Jack while to Force have Donaldson...

From a Reds perspective, Brial has been performing at a high level and having consistent impacts on the game. Definitely gives me comfort that we have adequate coverage with him and Uru for the 6 and 8 position.

Damn sucks losing like that. Just didn't turn up to a big game and execute. Defensively the Reds did well to hold out the chiefs for sustained periods but between HMP missing conversions and Tate not taking the given 3, we really didn't put scoreline pressure on the chiefs to overplay their...

We've got the Australian Aidan Ross returning home after Super Rugby to help bolster stocks. Plus, its not like our scrum wasn't effective in the 2024 Spring Tour with young props in Zane and Isaac. Our prop depth is actually fairly healthy if we don't have a repeat of 2023 where we lose both Alan and...

That's grossly unfair to him. Prior to his Achilles going pop, he was playing regularly 70+ minutes at the Reds week in week out for a couple of years. Then he was undercooked going into the RWC and they rushed him while Eddie Jones overloading the entire team breaking both Taniela and...

I dunno BR, looking at the chargers Depth Chart there is only one recognised TE - https://www.chargers.com/team/depth-chart They may recruit further but it could be interesting to see how Jordan goes. I'd imagine JP may do alright at route running but he's going to struggle blocking the pass...

Finally we get a decent Ref. Was half expecting to get Doleman. I don't understand having Tom on the bench after last weeks game.