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Not sure how you can say any game against the Moana can be anything more than a banana skin game.
'Statement game': Brumbies smash Moana Pasifika as Lolesio, Wright and Toole light up Canberra
Call me crazy, but is it possible the Rebels are in the wrong here?
Exclusive: Rebels threaten Civil War as peace talks with RA end in another blow for Super Rugby
Purely speculation, but if I were able to put money on it, I’d bet the Rebels Board might find themselves able to be personally liable for the debts.
So the board will have plenty of motivation to find whatever money they possibly can, rather then finding the best way forward for the club.
Exclusive: Rebels threaten Civil War as peace talks with RA end in another blow for Super Rugby
Can we PLEASE, be positive. The Reds had 17k to beat last year’s Super Rugby WINNERS! They went 80 against the Hurricanes and were a dodgy penalty away from beating them too! The ‘Tahs beat the Crusaders! (Granted the Crusaders look like a shell of their former selves.)
Point is, things are actually looking GREAT for Aussie Rugby. Let’s talk about that.
RA reeling and facing a mass exodus of biggest stars - there are three key reasons why they're in peril
Ironic timing given the performance of the teams over the weekend. ????
How do the other Australian sides emulate the Brumbies' set-up? The Reds might be showing us how
So some napkin maths for those playing at home.
$11m over say 7 years (the Rebels Sale to VICRU for ‘One Dollar’ with a heap of debt). Is about $1.5m a year in TAX.
That works out to be about $5m a year in profit (unlikely) or they’ve not paid GST on about $15m of revinue per year. Obviously, there should be some kind of split between the two. Say an even split of the tax is about no GST on about $10m, and profits of about $1.5m.
But no matter the split, $11m *feels* like A LOT to have accrued over the last 7 years alone. So I wonder if Andrew Cox ‘good bloke’ knows much about Australian Tax Law?!
Why things could be about to get even uglier for Rugby Australia in fallout over Rebels debacle
I suspect that the Rebels are banking on the ATO being directed to settle the matter. Because “ATO bring down football team” is a bad headline.
Rugby Australia’s position in this is quite ironic, because it is both villain and saviour. Allegedly owning the Rebs money, also guaranting their player wages for the year.
Ultimately, what a mess. The idea that at a multi-million-dollar organisation board documents can go missing is simply unacceptable. That is all digital or scanned in IMMEDIATELY.
Also the number of $22m in tax feels like maybe they’ve litteraly not paid tax since at LEAST their ‘sale’ to VicRU for ‘one dollar’ (IIRC with a load of debt too boot) back in 2017. That would put the tax bill at $3m a year for 7 years, even that feels high. I wonder if ‘good bloke’ Andrew Cox had any idea the Rebs weren’t paying tax.
Why things could be about to get even uglier for Rugby Australia in fallout over Rebels debacle
The Brumbies at one point had 17 players in the Wallabies squad.
On the flip side of the Reds, a few of those squads had fewer than 5—even like 1 or 2.
Also, you’d ideally have a Super Rugby Team having 2 or 3 teams under them.
Why RA CEO is leaning into 'beating heart' of club rugby in third tier plan as crunch talks loom
The problem with SRAU is that it doesn’t (significantly) increase the exposure for young players, and imagine the Brumbies under Rennie playing SRAU… they’d literally not have a team!
Why RA CEO is leaning into 'beating heart' of club rugby in third tier plan as crunch talks loom
Not to mention that bad clubs get whooped, while good clubs don’t get challenged.
The whole point of a ‘second tier’ is for it to be harder than club, not just the best club teams. You want to be combining 3–5 clubs into an NRC team, and combining a few NRC teams into a Super Rugby team.
Why RA CEO is leaning into 'beating heart' of club rugby in third tier plan as crunch talks loom
McReight HAD performed very well at test level last year too. AND has been the best 7 in the comp. Why go back to Hooper…
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
I would have almost gone Liam Wright, Wilson & Valintini with Gleeson off the bench.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
That hasn’t considered anything this year. And frankly his form at Super Rugby this year suggests otherwise.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
I guess the problem is, on current form, he’s not performing. We have an up-and-coming player. But they name the non-performing player Captain…
Can’t really captain the team if you aren’t in the XV, makes looks … regrettable for the coach if their captain isn’t even in the 23. And Hooper (nor McReight) can really be coming off the bench.
So they name Hooper as Co-Captain, they may as well just send McReight to go play in Japan, because clearly being the best 7 in Super Rugby doesn’t matter.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
But that’s the thing, if you apply that logic, you NEVER pick anyone who isn’t in the team.
I’d ask you this, when last year was McReight clearly worse than Hooper?
Yes, Game 2 against South Africa was not great from McReight, but you have to balance that against game 1 where he was one of the best on ground. Not to mention, he actually wasn’t bad, just made tackles instead of getting on the ball… because SA targeted him after he dicked all over them the previous game.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
Yeah, if Hooper was going to stand up, he would have already. If EJ wanted to actually change Aussie Rugby, he’d do something crazy, but probably needed, he’d have announced a different Aussie 7 as his captain… Or at least he’d have named someone like Samu Kerevi or something, not just maintain the status quo with Hooper.
Bottom line is Eddie Jones wasn’t brought in because everything is going great in Australian Rugby.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
McReight was ineffective against Chiefs in QF, once he is up against top forward packs he is nullified.
Um, did you miss the bit where he made 28/28 tackles?! Not sure what more Hooper would have done? He wouldn’t have made any of the turnovers McReight would have.
Obviously yes the Chiefs ran at him, that’s what teams do with a known jacker, but he still had two or three pilfers, and was still a threat at a number of other breakdowns.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
AAA is in a worse position than Hooper, at least Hooper is the ‘safe’ option; but neither are clearly the best player at their position. AAA is at minimum on par with Tupou (although unknown). While Hooper is pretty clearly behind McReight at least on Super Rugby form.
It’s kinda f–ked that McReight can be the best 7 in the whole comp, yet Hooper is ‘Captain’.
I think the crazy pick is Donaldson, I’d have gone with JOC, at minimum get him working with CG because when Quade goes down, when could be after the World Cup, we will need him. That might be slotting in at 12 or to come off the bench to pull us out of the fire if CG is clearly out of his depth.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
I think the lack of genuine alternatives is tough. It’s crazy that nobody thinks Hooper has been the best Aussie 7, yet he’s captaining the team. This won’t change things—and there is plenty that needs to be changed.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
I think the most insane part of this is Hooper clearly isn’t the best 7 we have. He might not be the best 3, then add in some options who while objectively worse than Hooper might enable an even better backrow (like Liam Wright, although now injured so out of contention).
Despite probably not being in our best 15, definitely not in our best 23 if he’s not picked to start, he’s named as Captain…
Just send McReigth back home if his Super Rugby form—being the best 7 in the comp, if not easily being the best in the country. You can’t keep picking Hooper, and expecting the Wallabies fortunes to change. Hooper probably ins’t our best 7, and might not be our second best, and given he’s a specialist 7 he can’t be a third option.
COMMENT: Eddie has made one huge gamble - and it's not the No.10 call - as he avoids ruthless Hooper decision
Crazy thing is, Hooper isn’t even second, and if Dizzy plays like he has been consistently, Hooper could be as low as 4th. Not to mention Wright, who’s a sneaky great option allowing a carrying 6 & 8.
REACTION: Thorn hailed for 'perfect storm' that blindsided everyone in one of the 'top two wins of his tenure'
Yeah, I think this is kinda the problem with Vest, he’s a good player, but he’s not the sort of guy you can depend on for ‘back to back to back’ games. But he’s got a good game or three in him over the course of a season. Great guy to have covering holes in your squad, but if you’re picking him for long stretches at Super Rugby level, it’s not going to be a good time.
REACTION: Thorn hailed for 'perfect storm' that blindsided everyone in one of the 'top two wins of his tenure'
Try taking AAA, Slipper, Frost, and Swain & Pollard out of the Brumbies for the season and see how they go. (At times the Reds were out Fa’agasi too IIRC)
While Wright isn’t some attacking weapon, he’s not been much worse than Hooper this season.
Pick me Eddie: McReight stakes Wallabies claim to lead Reds to crucial win over Force
I think Wright at 7 is a little-bit crazy, but it’s kinda crazy like a fox… a genuine lineout running 7! Sure, he’s a different type of 7, and he’s a little slower (although Hooper hasn’t been all that quick this year), but plenty of amazing back rows & locks suddenly become viable with a 7 who can run the lineout!
Pick me Eddie: McReight stakes Wallabies claim to lead Reds to crucial win over Force
Interesting, the Reds scored one less point, but held the Rebels to two fewer points. Nothing between the Reds and Hurricanes.
Hurricanes put half-century on Rebels in ugly scoreline for embattled Super Rugby franchise as injuries add up