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The fifth and final Ashes Test cannot be drawn. Rain is not forecast. The best case scenario is Australia will be batting for at…
The Ashes are won. Nevertheless, Australia needs to chase a 3-1 result to emphasise their ascendancy over England and confirm their re-emergence as a…
one fell swoop perhaps
Send him back to Bellamy: Storm call bluff as Smith apologises for causing 'deep offence'
CULTURE underpins any successful organisation
Of horizontal finance, sand gropers and the paranoid android: Equalising the NRL
Nonsense. Gould’s review of the Dragons is key to their recent success????
Around the Grounds: Gould already weaving his magic, Ponga cagey on long-term future
Plenty of white lines on the M1…
Around the Grounds: Gould already weaving his magic, Ponga cagey on long-term future
Rugby needs to stop cutting club sides in growth areas such as Penrith.
Goodbye Giteau Law? RA set to scrap controversial rule
Griffin gives another ordinary Bronco a gilt edged retirement plan
NRL Round 12 teams: Huge ins for Raiders, Sharks dump Townsend
Crushers
Chargers
Seagulls
Giants are basically the same club
A simple plan for NRL expansion
At least AFL pay for their stadiums rather than copy the parasitic NRL model.
A simple plan for NRL expansion
I’m nervous about Milford being recruited by Hook
Karmichael Hunt set for shock Broncos return
It’s a strange acquisition one week after trading Eddy Blacker to Penrith
McGuire set to join Dragons immediately
Ravalawa had a great game. Corey Norman’s two late line drop outs were embarrassing and naive.
Dragons finish over the top of injury-hit Knights
I thought the final Lomax kick looked good
Dragons finish over the top of injury-hit Knights
Great article LED but I can’t see MC accepting the position.
Michael Cheika can save the Waratahs – but not as coach
Hi Jez,
I’ll address your rhetorical question as it is core to the Waratahs’ current woes.
Let’s start with the context of which I know you’re very well aware.
Obviously there was a huge exodus of experienced players at the end of 2019 and 2020. These players were a fair chunk of the Tah’s salary cap. Tah’s reduce player expenditure by $1m for 2021.
Corona virus concerns allowed Hooper to justifiably recoup lost earnings with a ‘sabbatical.’
Penney was signed by Hore, who almost immediately, abruptly resigns (two days later).
Hore and Penney knew each other from Canterbury where Hore was an administrator. Was there conflict with the board over Penney’s signing?
Penney joined NSW in Oct 2019 and had little, if any, input onto the 2020 squad.
Penney again has little, if any, input onto the 2021 squad and is apparently surprised by smaller salary cap. Force have no salary cap and are backed by Twiggy Forrest and can offer players ‘overs.’
Penney appeared to be developing a team first community culture similar to Rennie to overcome culture of entitlement. Penney acts as paternal influence that is important with such a young team.
Players who signed or remained because they expected to play under Penney, such as Jack Whetton, may be having second thoughts.
in summary, players go to other clubs for a combination of better remuneration, looking for a coach to improve, or seek a better club culture.
Sacking Penney means the Waratahs can offer none of these. The board is responsible for players seek opportunity elsewhere.
Michael Cheika can save the Waratahs – but not as coach
April Fools Day
BREAKING: Waratahs sack interim head coaches for "failing to meet on-field expectations"
How do you reinstate a calm, competent coach and get rid of the venal and underperforming board that sacked him? hypothetically speaking of course.
Get your questions in for Issue 6 of Coach's Corner
Penny was useless as his results showed.
I presume that you have not ever coached based on this ridiculous sentence.
Winless Waratahs axe Rob Penney
This is exactly a private industry model where mates are given board positions on the proviso that they will not rock the boat, and retain those positions regardless of performance.
Rob Penney will rise again long before the Waratahs do.
Winless Waratahs axe Rob Penney
Andrew Laming claimed his victims were overly sensitive.
Winless Waratahs axe Rob Penney
Once again you resort to personal attacks rather than present a coherent argument. Your original comment is neither logical nor factual as I point out in my first reply.
Winless Waratahs axe Rob Penney
First you attack Penney, then you attack me. Yet you neither provide support for your baseless attacks on Penney nor counter my criticisms of your argument.
Winless Waratahs axe Rob Penney
Whilst I not a (sic) advocate of Thorn during his early years that brought little success
Clearly neither are you an advocate of Penney during his early years.
Reds fans generally supported their team. Yet this article’s comments show that Waratahs fans overwhelmingly support their team.
Where is the evidence to support your claim Penney has not, for whatever reason, not been able to … to instill (sic) in his players was belief, effort and “culture”.?
Like Penney’s sacking, your comment has no logic or merit.
Winless Waratahs axe Rob Penney
St George circa 1978 had Brad Buchanan, John Jansen, George Grant, Jack Jeffries and the great Rod ‘Rocket’ Reddy in the pack. Tony Trudgett was 5/8 with another Ken Kearney at half.
Big boppers and brilliant backs: Rugby league’s alliterative XIII