QLD Reds 2010

[TOCC]

well some may disagree with making money from pokies, but at the end of the day, through there grants they have funded the australian schoolboys comp, and opened up a new club on brisbanes southside. Not to mention developed there own club into one of the best in qld.

To bad the premier grade side is so low on the table this year

[TOCC]

Well its been a while since i first posted this, the Reds have been through a complete cleanout since then with new managment and a new coach, and they have added Richard Kingi to there roster for 2010 and Luke Morahan has been upgraded from a academy contract to a full time contract.

QLD Reds 2010

Leroy Houston
Ben Daley
Greg Holmes
James Horwill
Ben Lucas
Saia Faingaa
Anthony Faingaa
Peter Hynes
Blair Connor
Robert Simmons
James Hanson
Rodney Davies
Aiden Toua
Dayna Edwards
Scott Higginbotham
Poutasi Luafutu
Brando Vaalu
Charlie Fetoai
Quade Cooper
Adam Byrnes
Laurie Weeks
Jack Kennedy
Mark McLinden
Morgan Turinui
Ezra Taylor
Daniel Braid
Van Humphreys
Sean Hardman
Will Genia
Luke Morahan*
Will Chambers*
Lei Tomiki*
Richard Kingi*(academy contract)

In my opionion as well, the Reds have signed the 3 most promising schoolboy players in the current Australian Schoolboys Captain Liam Gill(backrow), Paul Alo Emile(Prop) and Kimami Sitauti(outside back).

Paul Alo Emile is probably the best prop to come through the system in recent years and is a absolute dominant beast, Kimami Sitauti actually has another year of school left but has already been signed, he played in the Brisbane Premier Grade Final for Souths on the wing, pretty impressive considering he is only 16, Liam Gill is just your typical workhorse backrow who leads by example.

Ewen McKenzie has also been in talks with new Wallaby recruit David Dennis about a possible move to QLD, also Ewen has mentioned he will look at upgrading Kingi's academy contract to a full time contract to reflect his new worth.

[Burgs]

Despite personal preferences (Turinui to the coaching staff for one...) I imagine this would be your (ie the Reds Selectors) automatic selections TOCC:

1 Greg Holmes
2 Sean Hardman
3
4 Van Humphreys
5 James Horwill
6 Scott Higginbotham
7 Daniel Braid
8
9 Will Genia
10 Quade Cooper
11 Digby Ioane
12 Morgan Turinui
13
14 Peter Hynes
15 Mark McLinden

With probably Houston at #8.
I assume not listing Digby was an oversight and I haven't missed hearing of him being transfered? Perhaps Digby at #13 if the Wingers are stronger than Centres.
Barnes at #12 and Turinui at #13 would have been a real bonus, such a shame for the Reds to see him walk.
If they could get that combination through a season uninjured then they just might get back into the middle of the table.

[James]

I would play:

1. Greg Holmes
2. Sean Hardman
3. Laurie Weeks (is he the heaviest Reds prop?)
4. Adam Byrnes (psychotic little bugger- I love it)
5. James Horwill
6. Higginbotham
7. Daniel Braid
8. Ezra Taylor (if fit)

9. Billy Genia
10. Quade Cooper
11. Will Chambers (to be moved into the centres when ready)
12. Morgan Turinui
13. Digby Ioane
14. Peter Hynes
15. Mark McLinden

16. Saia Faingaa
17. Ben Daley
18. Van Humphries
19. Tasi Luafutu
20. Ben Lucas
21. Anthony Faingaa
22. Aiden Toua

The Forwards reserves look pretty healthy and Kennedy, Simmons, Tomiki and Houston all have enough experience to slot in somewhere too but the backs reserves are a little green. Gotta hope there aren't too many injuries back there.

[Nutter]

Kimami Sitauti actually has another year of school left but has already been signed, he played in the Brisbane Premier Grade Final for Souths on the wing, pretty impressive considering he is only 16,

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but for the record Kimami finished school in NZ in 2008. Nudgee brought him over for 2009. So he has finished not only schooling but also his eligibility. He is 18+, as you have to be to play Premier grade.

Will play Oz 7s in 2010 and a real S14 bolter.

[.X.]

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but for the record Kimami finished school in NZ in 2008. Nudgee brought him over for 2009. So he has finished not only schooling but also his eligibility. He is 18+, as you have to be to play Premier grade.

Will play Oz 7s in 2010 and a real S14 bolter.

Welcome Nutter,

do you have some insider info?

[TOCC]

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but for the record Kimami finished school in NZ in 2008. Nudgee brought him over for 2009. So he has finished not only schooling but also his eligibility. He is 18+, as you have to be to play Premier grade.

Will play Oz 7s in 2010 and a real S14 bolter.

yeah your right, i posted that somewhere else and got corrected, forgot that i wrote it here, the bloke im talking about is Chris Sautia, heard a rumour he is changing his name for 2010, anyway he is still in year 12 next year, he is another bloke to watch out for.

Was a winger in 2009 but will revert to 13 in 2010 for Brisbane State High School

[James]

Whats the story with Aiden Toua, TOCC? Inside Rugby had him listed as leaving the Reds.

[TOCC]

yeah not to sure about Aidan, i know he lost his full-time Reds contract but i thought he was just shifting back to a academy contract, he has been injured quite a lot so not to sure whats going on there.

[TOCC]

Reds Academy

Back L-R: Mitchell Felsman, Ed Quirk, Andrew Shaw, Joel Faulkner, Jake Schatz, Aaron Chapman, Dominic Shipperley, Liam Gill
Middle: Kimami Sitauti, Aidan Toua, Jarrad Butler, James Slipper, Simon Morahan, Jono Lance,
Front: Ben Tapuai, Matt Lucas, Matt Taylor (coach), Paul Carozza (coach), Tom Van Kalken (performance coach), Albert Anae, Paul Alo Emile


Lots of future stars in there, Paul Alo Emile and Kimami Sitauti were the two best playere in this years Australian Schoolboys, Liam Gill wasnt that far behind. Jarrad Butler is a prodigy and made Aus Schoolboys in yr11 bus was injured this year.


Expect Quirk, Shaw, Shatz, Toua and Tapuai to feature in a couple of Super14 games in 2010.

[James]

Yeah I noticed Aidan Toua registered for the upcoming Reds trial. Inside rugby must have made a mistake about his departure from the Reds.

[TOCC]

Yeah I noticed Aidan Toua registered for the upcoming Reds trial. Inside rugby must have made a mistake about his departure from the Reds.

well he lost his professional contract and went back to a academy contract, so technically they were kind of correct

[GIGS20]

I can't believe you're defending Inside Rugby!