QLD vs Cheetahs

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QLD vs Cheetahs this Sunday

Barnes(cork), Hynes(knee) and Hardman(archillies tendon) were all casualties of the Stormers match but are all expected to be back. On top of that Hugh McMenimen has said he is up for selection are missing the previous 2 matches due to family reasons. Ezra Taylor is also back from injury, but he play his way through the QLD XV vs NSW XV match.

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Also it would appear i made a massive stuff up, i didnt realise that the Reds match was on Sunday, i just assumed it would be on Saturday or Friday, now i have already double booked to go to a mates b'day on Sunday and he doesnt have Foxtel

[brokendown gunfighter]

you will to excuse yourself early,to attend urgent family business

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McMenimen will be back this week!

Likely Reds lineup

15 McLindon
14 Vaaulu
13 Ioane
12 Barnes
11 Hynes
10 Cooper
9 Lucas
8 Houston
7 Braid
6 Higgingbotham
5 MMM
4 Humphries
3 Weekes
2 Hardman
1 Holmes

16 Faingaa
17 Edwards
18 Byrnes
19 Tasi
20 Genia
21 Faingaa
22 Connor

I would personally rather Connor starting in front of Vaalu and Genia in front of Lucas, but oh well.

[jargan83]

Reds will win and hopefully will win well, but whats with the Sunday game?
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[James]

Reds will win and hopefully will win well, but whats with the Sunday game?
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Is it a long weekend in QLD too?

This'll be a good one for the Reds to win. It must be nice to start your home season with a win.

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yeah i dont know whats going on with the Sunday game, bit of a pain in the ass really, and no its not a public holiday or anything like that

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1 Greg Holmes (Sunnybank)
2 Sean Hardman (Brothers)
3 Laurie Weeks (University)
4 Van Humphries (Souths)
5 Hugh McMeniman (Wests)
6 Scott Higginbotham (Wests)
7 Daniel Braid (Sunshine Coast Stingrays)
8 Leroy Houston (Norths)
9 Ben Lucas (Sunnybank)
10 Quade Cooper (Souths)
11 Peter Hynes (GPS)
12 Berrick Barnes (c) (Wests)
13 Digby Ioane (Sunnybank)
14 Brando Va’aulu (University)
15 Mark McLinden (Sunnybank)

16 Saia Faingaa (Souths)
17 Dayna Edwards (Sunnybank)
18 Adam Byrnes (University)
19 Poutasi Luafutu (Wests)
20 Will Genia (Norths)
21 Anthony Faingaa (Souths)
22 Blair Connor (Norths)

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Hugh McMenimen has returned to the side, he is still dealing with a family illness, so its inspirational stuff to see him turn up. Also Ioane will remain in the centres since it would appear Turinui is probably going to get surgery and be out injured for the season.

[Burgs]

it would appear Turinui is probably going to get surgery and be out injured for the season.

Give thanks for small mercies, makes selection time far less awkward.
Doesn't say too much for their rating of Anthony F if they are selecting a specialist Winger at #13 instead of a Brumbies capped Centre though.

A major bonus with Hugh back though, should be going in fairly optimistic I would have thought.

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Give thanks for small mercies, makes selection time far less awkward.
Doesn't say too much for their rating of Anthony F if they are selecting a specialist Winger at #13 instead of a Brumbies capped Centre though.

A major bonus with Hugh back though, should be going in fairly optimistic I would have thought.

yeah, it is kind of a blessing in disguise, i have always said that at best Turinui would be out of the starting 15 by mid-way through this season. In saying that i would still prefer him be on the bench and providing depth rather then out injured completely.

Anthony Faingaa is a inside centre and makeshift 5/8, he is definetly to small for outside centre.

I am suprised by Ioane though, he seems to have really stepped up since the end of the 2008 S14 season, the wallaby tour and deans mentoring seems to have done wonders for his play.

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QAS Reds 2nd XV:

1 Ben Daley (Reds/Gold Coast Breakers)
2 James Hanson (Reds/University)
3 Jack Kennedy (Reds/Souths)
4 Martin Perkins (GPS)
5 Robert Simmons (Reds/Sunnybank)
6 Cameron Bracewell (Gold Coast Breakers)
7 Andrew Shaw (QAS Reds Academy/Brothers)
8 Jake Schatz (Academy/Sunnybank)
9 Brendan McKibbin (Academy/Brothers)
10 Jono Lance (Academy/University)
11 Aidan Toua (Reds/Easts)
12 Ben Tapuai (Academy/Gold Coast Breakers)
13 Charlie Fetoai (Reds/Sunnybank)
14 Albert Vuli Vuli (Souths)
15 Rod Davies (Reds/GPS)

16 James Charalambous (Academy/Easts)
17 James Slipper (Academy/Gold Coast Breakers)
18 Ezra Taylor (Reds/University)
19 Mitch Francis (Gold Coast Breakers)
20 Curtis Franks (Easts)
21 Brett Gillespie (Academy/Brothers)
22 Billy Ngawini (Gold Coast Breakers)

Interesting points, Billy Ngawini is a former Gold Coast Titan, for those in the know he is actually a very good leage player and will more then likely make a name for himself in union, only defected at the start of this year.

This is a very good QAS XV side, it has the same makeup as the one which demolised the Force Academy a few weeks ago, many of these players will progress on to being regular Reds and Wallabies IMHO.

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Phil Mooney is getting the Reds set up very well in my opinion. I believe this is the makings of a very successful Reds era.

This is exactly what was needed after the Eddie Jones disaster.

[lmaag]

Let's hope so

[Burgs]

That 2ndXV Front Row certainly has future stars written all over it!
Charlie Fetoai would be another perhaps a little mystified at ommission from #13, I thought he had played some pretty good Rugby there last year or two?