Queensland Reds 2011 Squad

[BDAVEY]

So it wasnt exactly the doom and gloom plundering that some people predicted in terms of squad retention, IMO they have done fantastically well in retaing the core members of the squad and signing some of the best academy players in the country. Obviously losing Weeks and Braid is a loss but Byrnes and Kingi are easily replaced.

1. Ben Daley
2. Saia Faingaa
3. Greg Holmes
4. Rob Simmons
5. James Horwill
6. Scott Higginbotham
7. Ed Quirk
8. Leroy Houston
9. Will Genia
10.
11. Rodney Davies
12. Anthony Faingaa
13. Will Chambers
14. Digby Ioane
15. Peter Hynes

16. James Hanson
17. James Slipper/Albert Anae
18. Radike Samo/Van Humphries
19. Liam Gill/Lei Tomiki
20. Ben Lucas
21. Dominic Shipperly
22. Luke Morahan/Kimani Sitauti


Obviously 5/8 is the glaring spot, if Cooper were to leave then i imagine U20 5/8 Johno Lance would be promoted into the Reds squad as well as Ben Lucas reverting back to his original 5/8 position.

There are still 4 spots available for 2010:
-Quade Cooper
-Ben Tapuai
-prop
-halfback

gee thats looks ok on paper.... reds will be up there again next year for sure. Strongest Aussie team by far

[Endurance]

Cooper resigned for an additional 2 years

[dobduff11]

What has happened to aidan toua i thought he was really promising in the JWC and i am very surprised that they haven't promoted him

[TOCC]

Reds promoted Shipperly, Morahan and Situauti out of the Reds Academy, they have all show much better development then Toua.

Toua has had injury problems which hampered his development

[TOCC]

Reds fill there last position on the roster by signing North Harbours utility back Michael Harris.

Michael Harris
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 96kg
Born: September 8/07/1988, North Harbour, NZ
Representative honours: NZ – U 20's

He qualifies for Australia through his Australian born grandmother.



Reds 2011 likely starting side

1. Ben Daley
2. Saia Faingaa
3. James Slipper
4. Rob Simmons
5. James Horwill
6. Scott Higginbotham
7. Lei Tomiki
8. Leroy Houston
9. Will Genia
10. Quade Cooper
11. Rodney Davies
12. Anthony Faingaa
13. Will Chambers
14. Digby Ioane
15. Peter Hynes

16. James Hanson
17. Greg Holmes
18. Van Humphries
19. Jake Shatz
20. Ben Lucas
21. Michael Harris
22. Luke Morahan

Albert Anae, Radike Samo, Liam Gill, Kimani Sitauti, Adam Wallace-Harrison, Guy Shepherdson, Dominic Shipperly, Ben Tapuai, Ed Quirk


I remember one quote throughout 2010 was that the Reds had not one single Wallaby in there forward pack, having a look forward towards 2011 the Reds have potentially 10 capped Wallaby forwards in there team(humphries, higgginbotham pending)

[zimeric]

A very Handy squad to be sure.. If they ride off their 2010 form they will be tough to beat.
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[James]

The loss of Daniel Braid will be pretty huge. I know the Force have their own holes but the lack of a genuine openside flanker might limit the effectiveness of Genia and Cooper. To be fair to Daniel Braid he was arguably the 3rd best openside in the Super 14 for the last year or two. I am sure Liam Gill (is Andrew Shaw still in the squad) is a talented youngster but I doubt he's ready for that.

[TOCC]

He is definitely the biggest loss, I don't think it's a massive hole to fill though, Jake Shatz filled in at blindsided a few times throughout 2010 when Braid was injured, Ed Quirk debut'd in 2010 and he can play open side as well... Both those players are probably blindside flankers in the long term but can still play openside..

Lei Tomkik is a obvious replacement, he is a quality open side and was injured throughout most of 2010, I expect we will see him starting a few matches, and then there is Liam Gill, 2010 colt of the year who has performed very well in the 7's circuit, he will definitely get a few games in 2011.
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[GIGS20]

I remember one quote throughout 2010 was that the Reds had not one single Wallaby in there forward pack, having a look forward towards 2011 the Reds have potentially 10 capped Wallaby forwards in there team(humphries, higgginbotham pending)

I think I'm right in saying only one or two changes in the personnel as well, right TOCC?

If that's the case, it's also an indicator that Robbie has selected on merit (the Reds outperformed expectations and were rewarded with national places)

[TOCC]

3 i think, Byrnes, Weeks and Braid

[GIGS20]

Oh, yeah, forgot about Weeks.

Byrnes wasn't really a consistent guy IMHO, he was outed by Higginbotham pretty squarely by the end of the year

[James]

I thought Byrnes was a good 2nd row prospect but I didn't realise he's 29. He definitely has the frame and the aggression to be a top lock.

[TOCC]

Byrnes was lock, but he was dropped coincidentally not long after he signed with Melbourne, Rob Simmons was his replacement

Weeks isnt a big loss in hindsight, James slipper should fill the role nicely in 2011, at the time it was disturbing

Link has mentioned that Liam Gill has displayed the potential to be starting open side next year
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[BDAVEY]

Reds add Adam Wallace Harrison to there squad to 2011-2012, bringing the total signed to 30.. Likely lineup, with the possible contention been over the starting openside flanker role and who gets on the bench. 25 of the 30 man squad represented the Reds in this years S14 at some point.

1. Ben Daley
2. Saia Faingaa
3. James Slipper
4. Rob Simmons
5. James Horwill
6. Scott Higginbotham
7. Lei Tomiki
8. Leroy Houston
9. Will Genia
10. Quade Cooper
11. Rodney Davies
12. Anthony Faingaa
13. Will Chambers
14. Digby Ioane
15. Peter Hynes

16. James Hanson
17. Greg Holmes
18. Van Humphries
19. Jake Shatz
20. Ben Lucas
21. Ben Tapuai
22. Luke Morahan

New signings
Guy Shepherdson
Adam Wallace-Harrison
Radike Samo*

Promoted from Reds Academy
Albert Anae
Liam Gill
Kimani Situati
Dominic Shipperly
Ed Quirk

impressive on paper