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Spent 10 years in the top end and could not agree more. Looked at working in PNG in the early 80’s and on advice from expats who had worked there or working there decided to work in an indigenous community instead. It was safer

I find it so frustrating that players catch and put the ball under their arm immediately! Both Adam and Royce did this when in space. It denies them the opportunity to draw and pass. I suspect Benji dislikes it as well, with his comment in the press conference re Royce should have drawn and passed

r six months is the no training time. Takes another 12 months to rebuild the base to compete. Speaking from experience with my son who represented Australia as a junior runner. Spiral stress fracture in tibia followed by stress fracture in back. A wasted 4 years minimum

You are correct re the trade in AFL but the player has to agree to be traded.There is a story of a player locking up his house so the club officials couldn’t get in and pressure to agree.

Vicious, I would point out that the two facts you present are actually opinions!

Very much so! The defensive techniques are not comparable! Less time in rugby to make decisions and then you have the contest work,b which leads to a completely different fitness and shape base.

That’s not quite correct t! It has been reported that numerous players have been approached. Therms like 7 wallabies, 10 current English internationals, current Welsh internationals etc. Nono specific names at this stage. Tindall and co understand if names are in public before the competition...

Actually was before they had league on tv. The last one I can remember was at the old Cumberland oval in 63/64 between Ken Thornett and Ken Bray?

Totally! It would seem to me that R360 would have little to no interest in most NRL players. They will look at players who have a union background.

Marky, now has serious competition for a wing spot within the wallabies squad! Starting wingers are Jorgensen, and O’Toole currently. Then waiting in wings are Potter, Kellaway, Daugau, pietsch, then pushing but not named in the squad are Ryan and Anderson. He is certainly not assured of...

At this stage they have no TV deal so limited to what the financial backers will put in! Waugh expressed some thoughts here! https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/09/08/why-r360-could-provide-a-world-cup-boost-for-the-wallabies-and-a-counter-punch-to-rugby-league/ It is interesting that they are in...

I would suggest that ther R360 guys have a very specific criteria for selecting players. They cannot ford to ‘happy to just field teams’ as they have to have a competition that is strong enough to draw viewers from the traditional rugby competitions. If that does not happen it will fall over -...

Ok I will bite! Taylan has to my knowledge no history in Rugby Union. From an outside centre perspective he prefers to take the man on the outside shoulder. That is a very large no in Rugby as it totally isolates the support players and makes it far easier for the opposition to turnover...

Lovely guy Denis and a very good player.

Played wing in Australian under 20”s last year. Defensively got caught out but Union has less time and space than league. Work off the ball was very good tidied up two loose balls at the back. No high balls to his wing, which was left by the way.

It was the reason the club struggled from the late 60’s on! According to Roy Masters when the Football club secured a sponsorship the Leagues club deducted that from their contribution. So never a net gain - that’s why the football club was so keen to get control and then take over the dancers...

We are reading about it in the paper? Means we are not going to sign him!

While both are true Parra wanted to ‘ merge’ with Balmain and Canterbury with Wests ( with the nrl keen for both to happen) it is important to remember that both Wests and Balmain agreed that the so called mergers were in reality ‘takeovers’. Hence to the surprise of the NRL the Wests Tigers...

Interesting! Spent 10 years in Darwin and played Rugby over the summer - wet season in the 80’s. Kick off was either 1.30pm, 3 or 5. It was always better getting the late game. The humidity is up there and the heat is constant but it is actually a really good time to be there. The rain is...

Not too sure about that! Hooper would have been very good… would look at a 7 with ball skills who could play hooker! There is so much more time and space in league compared to union