Aussie Pro Rugby
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby in general:
You've got to ask what's the point of the press conference?
I thought it was an excellent snapshot of Australian Rugby.
30 seconds of disorganised inept failed attempts at doing something,
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@majorrage said in Aussie Rugby in general:
No way that Cheika still stand for that is there? Surely he will walk. Surely.
He has told us many times he is filthy rich and doesn't need the job.
Strange appointment unless it is more hands on than it appears. Surely there would be a better slate of candidates post-RWC (could even see some NZ candidates willing to take a DOR role there) and what can someone in that role achieve in ten months in time for RWC? Also what is Ben Whittikar's role now?
The most obvious spot to upgrade is the assistants.
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@majorrage given he has life outside of rugby I think his bond with the players will keep him there. A resignation ( while justified) would be a bit of a betrayal to the lads I think.
Whatever opinion people have, he's always been pretty honest and straight forward, and internal rugby culture in a team is pretty special, we've all experienced that.
But it's a fucked up situation no matter how you dice it
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@siam said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@majorrage given he has life outside of rugby I think his bond with the players will keep him there. A resignation ( while justified) would be a bit of a betrayal to the lads I think.
This Cheika has an epic career outside the game narrative is getting a little bit silly. He has been a full time coach for over a decade I doubt you can just pick things up in an industry like that where you left off. He doth protest too much. I could only imagine how nauseating it would be if Ted mentioned he could walk into an easy six figures as headmaster at any school in the country anytime the press asked him a curly question.
That said Mike clearly is a real people person so I have no doubt there are a network of contacts ready to get him back into the game.
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@rotated I don't think he's said it much.
And my extreme authority on his outside life comes from a thread sentence where someone may have said he'd made a few million in the rag trade, ergo in my world, he's sweet for income and choices.He'll pick up a club coaching gig quiksmart anyway.
I've a soft spot for krusty, the Irish loved him and he looks like a classic Aussie bloke who'd be a good mate.
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It's official.
Cheika surives.
Scott Johnson appointed Director above Cheika.
http://www.rugbyau.com/news/2018/12/17/scott-johnson-appointed-to-wallabies-coaching-staff
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@kiwimurph and a board of selectors or some shit.
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@nta said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@kiwimurph and a board of selectors or some shit.
As someone capable of counting to 23 I am putting my hand up as a candidate, I think that skill will bring something new to the table.
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@rotated said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@nta said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@kiwimurph and a board of selectors or some shit.
As someone capable of counting to 23 I am putting my hand up as a candidate, I think that skill will bring something new to the table.
If you can't count to 24, you can't play this game
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@kiwimurph it's a blatant plot to have him resign in disgust.
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@kiwimurph it's a blatant plot to have him resign in disgust.
On the face of it - yes.
But at the same time surely ScoJo isn't coming in for significantly less money than Cheika to be his boss is he?
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Johnson and Cheika will be joined by a third, independent selector to make up a new National Selection Panel that will oversee Qantas Wallabies squad and team selection. The independent selector will be appointed in early 2019
..and Cheika reports to Johnson. So you’d assume Johnson is the head of the selection panel?
I can’t see that working. Cheika will be accountable as coach for a side he’s lost control of selecting
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Johnson remained in charge of Scotland and the 2014 Six Nations was a disaster, including a 20-0 humiliation by England at Murrayfield and a record 51-3 thrashing by Wales in Cardiff. "Under Johnson, supposedly a guru of attacking rugby, they went through the entire campaign without scoring a single try against any of the other home nations. When Cotter finally arrived, Johnson could not have looked more relieved to be passing the baton," Reid wrote in The Times. Reid noted that without actual coaching responsibilities Johnson "underwent a remarkable transformation" as he concentrated on his director of rugby role. "To all intents and purposes, the fast-talking, wisecracking, larrikin Johnson disappeared from public life. "The disappearing act was so successful that Johnson, the most senior rugby figure in the Murrayfield administration, was not mentioned by name in any of the past three SRU annual reports. The union tried to argue that he was working quietly and diligently behind the scenes; the first part was true, the second part open to question." Reid felt it was "debatable" whether Johnson could be linked to the lift in performance by Scottish clubs. Classy coaches Dave Rennie (Glasgow) and Richard Cockerill (Edinburgh) had been lured by "paying the going rate". "In truth, as nobody really knew what Johnson was meant to be doing, nobody could be quite sure if he was any good at it," surmised Reid. -
Nice one Beale....
'Get it baby, get it': Corey Norman, Kurtley Beale video leaked
Video has emerged online of two rugby players laughing at a man appearing to snort a substance
Video has emerged of a man appearing to snort an unknown substance off a plate while two well-known rugby players watch on. Overnight, a video was widely circulated on social media showing an elderly man appearing to snort something off a dinner plate while three men, including St George Dragons player Corey Norman and Wallabies veteran Kurtley Beale, watch on. -
