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Johnnie Wallace (23)
They canned the Eddie podcast just as it was about to get properly interesting. Lame.
Wallabies 2023
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John Eales (66)
Is that official? Damn, it was the best podcast of the week.
Waleed Aly
Banned
What sort of money is Jorgensen on?
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John Thornett (49)
SBW special
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John Thornett (49)
To be fair, Eddie's co-host turned it from a 'podcast' to just a weekly interview with Eddie. I never found it to be conversational, more Eddie just replying to questions.
You'd be better off getting Eddie to chat to Turuni or Kimber. I think that'd be a more engaging 30-40 minutes.
molman
Peter Johnson (47)
So the current coaching team for the Wallabies is;
HC/Attack: Eddie Jones
Consultant (Attack): Scott Wisemantel
Skills & ?: Berrick Barnes
Maul & ?: Pierre Henry Broncan
Lineout (& Scrum?): Dan Palmer
Forwards: Neal Hatley
Defence: Brett Hodgson
.... have I missed anyone?
Eddie Jones
Scott Wisemantel
Berrick Barnes
Pierre Henry Broncan
Dan Palmer
Neal Hatley
Brett Hodgson
whitefalcon
Bob Loudon (25)
Did Palmer get announced?
to be fair he killed it in 7s and his last year at 15s, he was unstoppable at club level.
Rob42
John Solomon (38)
Yes, Izzy Katoa has just gone from Sydney schoolboy rugby straight into NRL.
The Ghost of Raelene
Andrew Slack (58)
Feels like a lost one for Rugby. Lockie Miller doing well for the Knights but played League until he was spotted by Rugby 7s
Same thing. League through and through. Was dominating for Penrith lower grades while playing school boy rugby. Only at the school because of league. Not really lost by Rugby.
Marce
John Thornett (49)
Actually, if he trains like a League player is gonna lose some weight, they run more kilometers in training than rugby players. As if he trains like a 7s player all the year. So I think could be play at the forward pack or even as a wrecking ball centre over there
rugboy
Bob Loudon (25)
I think there is little chance he would have been offered 1.6 - 1.8 mil in League. Even a desperate club overpaying would be lucky to hit a million for him. He hasn't established himself yet and definitely not as a fullback which is his only chance to earn a million. Considering Cleary is the highest paid at 1.3 mil no chance an NRL club pays 1.6 for Sua'ali'i
rugboy
Bob Loudon (25)
Could have said exactly the same about Sua'ali'i before he signed.
The Ghost of Raelene
Andrew Slack (58)
True, good call. Freaks gonna freak. At least he had junior rugby play even before going to Kings for all of Highschool
Lost to basketball really. Wasn't he playing 1sts bball in year 8 or something absurd.
dusk
Cyril Towers (30)
That's just not true lol. Katoa and his family moved to Sydney to support his brother playing in the NRL. It was clear he had ambitions to play in the NRL whether he played for Barker or not. Sua'ali'i played for Eastwood in his junior years... It is not the same scenario.
You've got to remember this contract doesn't start until 2025. Ponga is on 1.4 mil this year. Mitch Moses was offered 1.4 mil to go to the Tigers next year.
Not sure, how much league you watch but he has certainly established himself as a star with all the right attributes for a quality fullback, only reason he doesn't play there at the Rooster is because they happen to have the Australian captain playing there. He tore it up for Samoa at fullback at the World Cup. At 19 years old I don't think it is inconceivable a battler NRL club tried to nab him for well over 1 mil/year for 2025
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
I think this gets lost within the discourse about his pay a lot. In 2025, it might not be that much for him or RA.
Rebel man
Jim Lenehan (48)
Yeah I had high hopes for him. Just didn’t work out because of his knee.
Also he was a back rower when we recruited him so between learning a new role and the reco he was up against it
Absolutely. Particularly when blokes like Tom Banks and Rory Arnold are getting 1.5mil to play in Japan in 2023
Or in Rory's case not play....