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Gareth Chilcott after his last game for Bath in 1993
“I thought I would have a quiet pint… and about 17 noisy ones.”
I just ran into KB , pram and partner walking on the beach front
Said hello, showed him my WF cap permanently glued to my scalp
And said “hope you stay here”
His partner seemed genuinely enthused at that prospect
I would like to think i helped in some small way in his decision making( either way!!!!)
The West reporting that re-signings should start soon.
Also mentioned that Cron hopes to retain the core of the current squad and add some extras.
On the Force Priority Wishlist as expected:
Jeremy Williams
Isaak Rodda
Hamish Stewart
Kurtley Beale
(I think almost all of us concur with that list)
Also mentioned as we all know, BPA, Dolly, Swain, and Robertson to be added next year.
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
If that's a quote then I would think if a player isn't announced with the rest pretty soon then can assume that is a position he is trying to get out of the Rebels negotiations.
Also, you will see I have started the Confirmed Squad thread, please keep using this one for tossing around names and speculation. I will leave the 2024 Unsigned list in this one too.
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
My big worry.
Forceman #261 Ronan Leahy debuted late this year and, while it was a great achievement for the young man it also highlighted a major issue we suffer.
Brumbies cap #260 Liam Bowron debuted in May this year, I can't find a #261.
Brumbies have played in this comp 10 years longer than us and counting our 2 years in the wilderness 175% of our life.
Why TF have we capped more players than them?
C'mon the
Very easy answer to your question.
Here are the reasons:
1) We are fairly remote to the heartland of rugby in Australia, and without a number of very high level of local players, we will always get more than our fair share of player churn.
2) Injuries happen and we possibly could have had more than them.
3) They are a more stable side over the years and have had the ability to field a more stable team year on year.
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
As always, you are pretty diplomatic with your comments, Tazz. Myself not so much
The way I'd put that, & allowing for a lot of players' naturally preferring to stay close to home, family & mates; is that the "system" has been purposely manipulated to not give us an even break. The manipulation has been evident in how quickly RA contracting proceeded on the East Coast compared to the West. That has improved somewhat, I think mainly due to the realisation at long last that warehousing players with little game time is detrimental to the national team. But I'd bet London to a brick that it will still be a factor.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David