Melbourne Rebels 2024

[Wallaby Man]

Zac Hough? Has he been playing in QPR?

I know he was highly rated as a school boy but haven’t heard much since. Hopefully playing well

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Back row is going to be a nice problem. With Leota back we are loaded with 6/8s.

I can see a big future for Kemeny and believe he will one day wear Gold. So could see him getting a lot of starts at 6.

Only issue in the back row is no.7 if Dickie leaves. There isn’t much behind Wilkin.

This is true and he's a high calibre 7 but it is a position that we tend to produce a lot of around Australia. Look a a guy like Tizzano, was sitting as a 3rd option at the Tahs so he left and I'm glad he's back because he's a Super standard 7.

 

[GoMelbRebels]

1. Gibbon
2. Mafi
3. Tupou
4. Salakai-Loto
5. Canham
6. Leota
7. Wilkin
8. Ekausi
9. Tuttle
10. Gordon
11. Anderson
12. Feliuai
13. Ripley
14. Pincus
15. Kellaway
16. Rangi
17. Eloff
18. Talakai
19. Smith
20. Kemeny
21. ?
22. Vaihu/Vaihu
23. Gordon

Interesting that Kemeny is kept on the bench. But knowing us, we will never have a fully fit 23.
This is my best XV. Based off a few assumptions:
- Uelese, Fa'amausili, Louwrens, Hardwick & Ili move on. This is based off players already re-signed in their positions and Aus. eligibility.
- I think Ripley will be re-signed.

To be fair, does any SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) team have a fully fit 23?

 

[Wallaby Man]

Coach basically indicated Hardwick is off in the post match interview.

Said the players were up for it because of how special it was for Hodge, Hardwick and a few others.

 

[Dctarget]

Coach basically indicated Hardwick is off in the post match interview.

Said the players were up for it because of how special it was for Hodge, Hardwick and a few others.

Fair. Real shame, think we’ll really miss him next year. Quite surprised by how his running game has come on this year, really worked on his strength in contact. He’ll make some bleak european city a bit brighter.

did he specify who the others were? I guess Hosea & Philip.

 

[Wallaby Man]

Fair. Real shame, think we’ll really miss him next year. Quite surprised by how his running game has come on this year, really worked on his strength in contact. He’ll make some bleak european city a bit brighter.

did he specify who the others were? I guess Hosea & Philip.

No other mentions. Just said those names and then “others”. Didn’t indicate if others was in the match day squad or not.

Hodgey also mentioned several times when pressed about his thoughts on his last home game, that you never know after his stint in France. So would not surprise me to see him after that back. Which would be great, he’s such a good club man.

I could see Dickie in Japan

 

[Boof1050]

That’d be a dead set shame to lose Dickie. He’s really come into his own this year.

 

[Pone's Mullet]

Ekuasi again looked great - how about trialing him as a centre - has gas, ball skills, size - seems a very similar player to Levi Aumua - then we can keep Dickie

 

[Proud Pig]

It is a pity Dickie is not Wallabies eligible as I would have him on the plane to the land of the long white baguette.

 

[qwerty51]

It is a pity Dickie is not Wallabies eligible as I would have him on the plane to the land of the long white baguette.

He is on the plane there.

 

[Proud Pig]

He is on the plane there.

True but it would be nice if it was for the Wallabies rather than the Namibian brave beagles or whatever they are called.

 

[Pone's Mullet]

With the talk of London Irish's demise and to compensate for the loss of 2 locks - what are our thoughts on getting Adam Coleman back (Hobert boy after all)?

 

[Wallaby Man]

Knowing us we will sign Hoskins so we have 4 TH props lol

 

[swingpass]

With the talk of London Irish's demise and to compensate for the loss of 2 locks - what are our thoughts on getting Adam Coleman back (Hobert boy after all)?

never

 

[Dctarget]

never

you don't have $1.5 million free?

 

[Pone's Mullet]

you don't have $1.5 million free?

No denying he got paid waaaaayyyyyy over market value for that deal, maybe could be brought home on a lower $$$

 

[WFDS]

Uuuuuuuummmmm. We'd like to return Wells please? We've still got the receipt!

 

[GoMelbRebels]

Uuuuuuuummmmm. We'd like to return Wells please? We've still got the receipt!

You only had 90 days to return him, I told you to read the fine print.

 

[WFDS]

You only had 90 days to return him, I told you to read the fine print.

Fu@kin T's & C's!

I'm off to the Reds page! To try and hock him over there.

I feel it would be professionally courteous for all 5 Aussie teams to share the burden!

 

[Highlander35]

Salakaia-Loto confirmed on a two season deal via members email.

Josh Canham the only second row name dropped in the email, more or less confirms the departures of Phillip and Hosea in so many words.