Highlanders 2024
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Absolutely no show of the gang getring back together. Brown will be on massive money. Not sure who the options are locally.
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@SouthernMann said in Highlanders 2024:
Absolutely no show of the gang getring back together. Brown will be on massive money. Not sure who the options are locally.
It was a complete and utter joke make. Not sure how I could make that any more obvious 😂
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Yeah I know... just give it to JL he has been stiffed for cosching roles for years
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Well here's the oil. Jamie Joseph wants the head coach's job in a great surprise to absolutely nobody... and I struggle to see a world where the change doesn't happen.
That will spell the end for Donnelly, so depending on their relationship/desires, Dermody could step back to be the forwards coach like Tana Umaga did when Leon McDonald took over as Blues coach. Not improbable, because his other options are heading off-shore, and I doubt he'd be a high demand head coach.
Is Kenny Lynn leaving a shame? Clearly he is highly rated, but our attacking metrics were still right down the bottom of the competition, barring defenders beaten, which really just measures and individual's ability to break a tackle. Not saying he deserved the sack by any means, but I'm not sure it is the end of the world either.
Flutey and Ben Smith could both be in line to take the attack portfolio if they go internal... which on the face of things would seem reasonably likely. Only other one who I could envisage off the top of my head would be Mark Ozich.
Dave Dillon's job is probably also up for review. Another coach who has been highly rated, but in his two seasons as defence coach, we've been thrashed several times by the top New Zealand sides, so it is hard to suggest he has done a good job. If Joseph is going to go full on getting the band back together, then potentially Scott McLeod could fill the void?
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@frugby said in Highlanders 2024:
Well here's the oil. Jamie Joseph wants the head coach's job in a great surprise to absolutely nobody. Only other one who I could envisage off the top of my head would be Mark Ozich.
A comment like that will have @stargazer purring whilst eating his pudding wherever he is currently hibernating.
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@frugby said in Highlanders 2024:
Dave Dillon's job is probably also up for review. Another coach who has been highly rated, but in his two seasons as defence coach, we've been thrashed several times by the top New Zealand sides, so it is hard to suggest he has done a good job. If Joseph is going to go full on getting the band back together, then potentially Scott McLeod could fill the void?
I just hope if Jake does take it over again, there is some continuity. That Dermody at least is retained in some capacity. I think like Tony Brown, he is more of an assistant coach, than a head coach.
I also hope they replace JJ in the role he is currently holding. Although, they need to be careful around who it may be, as they'd need to mix in well with Joseph. It is important too have someone managing to oversight of all rugby from identification through to delivery of high performance.
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@SouthernMann i like the sentiment of JJ's current role but i think i had expected him to be more visable
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2024:
@KiwiMurph Tanguitau going no where, most likely Vikena won't be either
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