Wallabies 2025

[waiopehu oldboy]

Benji Marshall LOL

 

[Wilson]

Has any league-ie ever moved to union as a playmaker

As in into a playmaking role or from one?

Benji Marshal is maybe the most recent one, in what was an ultimately unsuccessful shift, but it was also well after his peak in league and he was in particularly poor form before he left. Other than that, Karmichael Hunt was a secondary playmaker in both games, and had a reasonably succesful transition (via AFL). There are more if you go back further, particularly in the amateur era.

It is less common than some other positions in the Modern game, but I'd bet a big part of that is because play makers in league are very well values, where as some of the more common change over positions (wing and lock in particular) aren't.

 

[TSR]

Well, if we thought coaching in Australian rugby was tough, imagine guiding your English Premier League Club to their first trophy to their first trophy in 17 years and then getting sacked.
I know Spurs performed badly in the EPL and I don’t pretend I know anything really about soccer - but gee that seems hard line.

 

[Dctarget]

Can Ange coach Union? Start next year, 2nd season will be RWC. Win. Simples.

 

[Tomthumb]

Well, if we thought coaching in Australian rugby was tough, imagine guiding your English Premier League Club to their first trophy to their first trophy in 17 years and then getting sacked.
I know Spurs performed badly in the EPL and I don’t pretend I know anything really about soccer - but gee that seems hard line.

They finished 17th out of 20 teams in the Premier League

 

[TSR]

Yes - I’m aware of that. They also finished first in the Europa League. My understanding is that their low finish in EPL was due largely to Ange managing an injury hit squad without significant depth and prioritising winning the Eurpoa league at the expense of the EPL. He made it clear publicly that was their priority.

Happy to be corrected if my understanding (based predominantly on what I’ve heard on the radio and read online in the last 3 weeks) is wrong.

 

[Tomthumb]

Yes - I’m aware of that. They also finished first in the Europa League. My understanding is that their low finish in EPL was due largely to Ange managing an injury hit squad without significant depth and prioritising winning the Eurpoa league at the expense of the EPL. He made it clear publicly that was their priority.

Happy to be corrected if my understanding (based predominantly on what I’ve heard on the radio and read online in the last 3 weeks) is wrong.

Yeah but the Europa league is a secondary level trophy and they got very lucky with the draw. The final was between 2 really out of form teams and was pretty dross

There's finishing low and then there is finishing 1 spot above relegation. All teams that finished below them were relegated, and Spurs have one of the most expensive squads in the Premier league

 

[TSR]

You must be fun at parties.