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Western Force 2025

Adam84

Rod McCall (65)
what happened to Campbell Parata, he was supposed to be the next big thing, went to NZ, back to WA and haven't really heard much from him and he is no longer in the WF squad?
 

ForceFan

Peter Fenwicke (45)
what happened to Campbell Parata, he was supposed to be the next big thing, went to NZ, back to WA and haven't really heard much from him and he is no longer in the WF squad?
Unfortunately, it appears that Campbell had ongoing issues with fitness.
 

ForceFan

Peter Fenwicke (45)

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Tazzmania

Bob Loudon (25)
Force coaching boost with appointment of ex-Force player Stannard

The Western Force are thrilled to confirm the appointment of the well-credentialed James Stannard to bolster the Club’s coaching staff for the Super Rugby Pacific squad.

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noknowledgeatall

Frank Nicholson (4)
Tim Horan had him in the Wallabies after one or two good games 2 years ago! He has talent, but talk about a premature call. I hope the young man has an injury free season and gets game time.
thats the result of watching too much schoolboy rugby and thinking that is the development arena for the wallabies.

Pasitoa was very very good at Nudgee but hasnt kicked on
 

Rhino_rugby

Herbert Moran (7)
thats the result of watching too much schoolboy rugby and thinking that is the development arena for the wallabies.

Pasitoa was very very good at Nudgee but hasnt kicked on
Good point! Schoolboy rugby shows talent, but the jump to pro level is huge.
Pasitoa was great at Nudgee, but maybe the transition to senior rugby hasn’t been smooth. Do you think coaching, opportunities, or something else is holding him back?
 

noknowledgeatall

Frank Nicholson (4)
Good point! Schoolboy rugby shows talent, but the jump to pro level is huge.
Pasitoa was great at Nudgee, but maybe the transition to senior rugby hasn’t been smooth. Do you think coaching, opportunities, or something else is holding him back?
My honest opinion is that Schoolboy rugby is about 8 to 10 game season/ year.

Pro rugby is 25 plus per year.

The young bodies are just not conditioned for it. Sending boys up against men is never a good idea.
Evidence is the number of injuries experienced in the young brigade.

Maybe they need time to grow and brittle up, get a bit hardened hence why I believe we shouldn't sign them to pro gigs until they have had 25 - 30 Prem grade games at club level.
At least the coaches, player managers and administrators would then be selecting on proven ability and not just potential.
RA does not have the money to keep pouring into players without a return.

Happy to have them on development squads and bit of $$$ to supplement their living costs so they can apply themselves to the objective.
 

Rhino_rugby

Herbert Moran (7)
My honest opinion is that Schoolboy rugby is about 8 to 10 game season/ year.

Pro rugby is 25 plus per year.

The young bodies are just not conditioned for it. Sending boys up against men is never a good idea.
Evidence is the number of injuries experienced in the young brigade.

Maybe they need time to grow and brittle up, get a bit hardened hence why I believe we shouldn't sign them to pro gigs until they have had 25 - 30 Prem grade games at club level.
At least the coaches, player managers and administrators would then be selecting on proven ability and not just potential.
RA does not have the money to keep pouring into players without a return.

Happy to have them on development squads and bit of $$$ to supplement their living costs so they can apply themselves to the objective.
I agree—jumping straight from schoolboy to pro rugby is a big risk. The physical toll on young bodies is evident with all the injuries.
Giving them 25–30 club games before pro contracts make sense; it builds resilience and proves their ability.
Development squads with some financial support sound like a balanced solution
 

The Ghost of Raelene

Simon Poidevin (60)

Some intresting points. HBF getting an upgrade is a good thing. The rest really sounds like Rugby becomes a second class citizen.

- The cost of opening HBF stadium is estimated to be $150,000 each game, but the government has offered a period of rent-free use for the NRL.
- Other channels of funding from the government would include an injection of $25 million (joint funded by the City of Fremantle and the state government) into a temporary high-performance facility at Ken Allen Field in Fremantle while a long-term centre of excellence, which will double as a community asset, is built in Malaga.
- The WA government has also pledged to introduce rugby league into the curriculum of up to 24 high schools in the Perth metropolitan area and says it will fund community development officers to ensure that the elite program is linked to the community grassroots programs. A lack of connection between the two was deemed as a shortcoming of failed Super Rugby franchise Western Force.
This made me laugh since they very much exist.
- WA government to kick in $120 million ($12 million a year over 10 years) to ensure a team was established on the west coast of Australia.
 
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