Reds 2014
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I agree with all of this.
Albert, who has been aligned with the Reds for about a decade as a prop of considerable ability - is getting towards that penny dropping moment. He is so powerful, and is sanding down his scrummaging technique and really starting to blow pillars away in his counter-rucking efforts as an impact player at the back end of games. Should nail down a starting spot next year.
Curtis, is just incredible how he has been able to continually jump hurdle, after hurdle without a hiccup at this point. Considering the expectation that has been on his shoulders since he was 15, it shows incredible resilience and tenacity that he has kept developing at the rate predicted - because let's be honest the pressure placed on junior rugby players, who are still boys is enormous.
I have never seen Taulagi play, but he sounds like a great prospect.
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John Eales (66)
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He is a 20 year old fullback who plays for UQ, and is still eligible for Samoa. Has been signed by the Reds as a development player.
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Desmond Connor (43)
I agree re Shipperley. He has the talent but doesn't seem to be really applying himself. I suspect that he was even fairly ordinary playing at Premier Rugby level for The Filth - definitely against GPS in their game at Crosby Road.
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Probably too per-occupied with that med degree he is doing.
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Trevor Allan (34)
Article in the Aust. today says that Anthony Milford (19 year old fullback for Canberra Raiders) is interested in a code switch if the Raiders won't release his NRL contract to move home to brisbane (wants to be here to help care for his sick dad). If we're in the business of picking up league players he fits the profile of exactly the type you want i.e young, played rugby all his life, performed very well in 1st grade this year, lightning quick etc.
The reds are probably in the market for one more back 3 player, and with Turner on board perhaps looking for experience isn't so important. Would be a good pick up if he wants in.
The reds are probably in the market for one more back 3 player, and with Turner on board perhaps looking for experience isn't so important. Would be a good pick up if he wants in.
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If Anthony Milford wants to play union at the Reds, or is even merely interested in the idea, we should charter a flight to Balleymore immediately. He is so gifted, it makes my head spin. Blokes in the know say he is the best junior halves talent to come through junior footy since Thurston. I just hope he ends up in Brisbane in either capacity.
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Mark Ella (57)
I wouldn't mind seeing Shipperly converted to a 13. He has the required attributes. Do it now why he is young.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
All the right attributes to be a 13 bar the ability to tackle. Leave him on the wing.
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He is actually a pretty decent defender
thierry dusautoir
Alan Cameron (40)
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That he is, and he is certainly big enough, but you wouldn't call him the most natural footballer in the world. He still has a ways to go in a few of the finer points of the game, like passing for one.
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John Thornett (49)
Shipperly will never be anything but a winger because he has poor vision. If you watch him play he does not seem to read the game well.
A 13 needs to be very good in terms of vision and decision making (see AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) & Fainga'a). Shipperely simply does not have that ability, and it is something that is hard to coach.
A 13 needs to be very good in terms of vision and decision making (see AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) & Fainga'a). Shipperely simply does not have that ability, and it is something that is hard to coach.
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Mark Ella (57)
thierry dusautoir
Alan Cameron (40)
Someone should remindl him he possesses those abilities........as he isn't showing them at the moment
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John Thornett (49)
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