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Tim Horan (67)
but you don't want to be blooding a guy who's marginally better than others with Wallabies experience at the age of 28.
Didn't realise he was 28, assumed he was a young one.
but you don't want to be blooding a guy who's marginally better than others with Wallabies experience at the age of 28.
Gordon is a classy flyhalf and will dominate his position once he gets a few Super Rugby games under his belt, but the timing must be right. Coming into the flyhalf position for a player who has never played Super Rugby is a big task and no doubt will be be scrutinised heavily. I’m anticipating seeing his name on the bench this week against the Tahs where the Rebels will probably get up, but who do you drop? I do see Gordon as the Wallabies long term flyhalf but Wessels needs to drip feed him into Super Rugby this year to get his mental game right. I still can’t believe he’s not at the Reds.I think Pincus being on par with the rest of the fullbacks is more a symptom of none of the fullbacks playing very well at the moment. But he could go okay on the wing too.
Deegan really wasn't very good, he wasn't all that good, he was just bearly serviceable as a Super Rugby flyhalf. But having To'omua playing 12 and having a a real play maker playing at 10. If I could choose I'd have had the Rebels sign one of Miotti, or McIntyre so they can have a real flyhalf at 10 and let To'omua play his natural 12. But from what I had seen of Gordon before he was poached, he's going to be very good. I think he was ready last year and had JO'C not shocked everyone last year he would have been getting good game time last year. When he signed with the Rebs I pictured him coming into the starting XV.
Regarding Team of the Week, I might be biased, but I felt Campbell was better than Pincus but Pincus has been playing out of his skin, and playing very well without doing anything spectacular. If Banks or Maddocks were playing as well as Pincus they'd be talked about as Wallabies options. Having said that Pincus is 28. I'd be hesitant to pick him in the Wallabies squad unless he's exceptionally better than the others and right now he's perhaps a bit better, than Maddocks/Banks, but you don't want to be blooding a guy who's marginally better than others with Wallabies experience at the age of 28.
Oh, I agree Maddocks is probably the most skilled / talented, but he just doesn't play to that level. Full back really is our shallowest postiion right now. On that is DHP ever going to play Rugby again? He's been out for months now and the longer it goes the more I worry he's never going to actually play footy again?
The reason I'd be looking at getting Gordon onto the pitch is he is ready, he was ready last year but turns out O'Connor is a gun flyhalf. Obviously bring him form the bench but I think for his devleopment, without the Shute Shield / QPG you've gotta find a way to get him that top flight game time.
As others have said the Rebs have had a tough trot to begin the season, so perhaps we'll see him given some burn against the Waratahs. I do think the Rebels would look so much better with an out and out flyhalf at 10. To'omua is fine but he's so much better as a 12. Plus if you've loured Gordon away from the Reds you've gotta get him game time otherwise why over pay him.
I checked the full website and it says they should be available tomorrow (Tuesday 16/03). They were held back longer than expected, for some reason. I was doing the same thing and was close to calling the membership number. See what happens tomorrow.Anybody here know when the tickets for the Waratahs game will actually be available from the link they send us when we order them.
I ordered mine more than a week ago, got a confirmation text right away with a link, but everytime I've clicked on it since all I get is a message saying the tickets are not available yet.
I checked the full website and it says they should be available tomorrow (Tuesday 16/03). They were held back longer than expected, for some reason. I was doing the same thing and was close to calling the membership number. See what happens tomorrow.
Whatever works for them!The tahs were hoping the rebels would forget they were at home and the Tahs might win via forfeit.
Whatever works for them!
Anybody here know when the tickets for the Waratahs game will actually be available from the link they send us when we order them.
I ordered mine more than a week ago, got a confirmation text right away with a link, but everytime I've clicked on it since all I get is a message saying the tickets are not available yet.
i think a hammy in a prop is probably 6+ weeks, not the usual 4 or so you may see in a back.Just heard Cam Orr on sen (in what was possibly the worst interview from a host who could not have got any more facts incorrect) & he said he was still 3 weeks off from being back. If it was just a hamstring (thats what he said) it must have been a bad one unless he did it trying to get up for the brumbies game.
Uelese and Gibbon both helping make up a strong bench front row.There should be a couple of guys back this week. More likely to see a bunch available for the Reds game after the bye