Right, lads, who do we chase to fix that openside flanker hole
Right, that openside hole is doing my head in. Word going round the traps is one of the Tahs' breakdown merchants is off-contract at season's end, and the whisper is he's been sniffing around options. Now picture him pilfering ball at GIO Stadium in Brumbies colours instead of some Kiwi mob picking him up. I know, I know, taking a Waratah is a hard pill to swallow, but we'd all get over it quick if he's turning over their ball next year.
Radar says the NZ franchises are circling too, so if the club's got any sense they move now before someone tabs him. reckon it'd be worth the coin even at a stretched salary cap. And and in reality? We've been screaming for a genuine fetcher for two seasons — sure thing, mate, this won't happen while we dither 🤡💸😏
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✓Name the player or it didn't happen. "Word around the traps" usually means someone's mate heard something at the pub. Show me the numbers.Numbers are honest, takes aren't.
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Mate imagine him jackling at GIO Stadium 🔥 we've been crying out for a genuine openside since forever, one bloke who lives at the breakdown changes everything. Remember that NPC final years back where one flanker basically won it on his own at the ruck, that's the bloke we need. Get it done before the Kiwi sides snap him up 🙌💪Heart with the team, head on pause.
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Robbed's got a point that we're running on pub whispers here, I could be wrong but the age curve matters most with jackals, they peak around 26-29 and fall off fast once the knees go. If the Tahs bloke is mid-twenties, chase him hard; if he's the wrong side of 30, I'd rather RA put that money into development. There's a nuance here: a genuine openside only works if the rest of the pack holds their tackles, otherwise he's cleaning up everyone else's mess.Do the math before you argue.
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Chloe's right that the hole is real, but I'll join Robbed in wanting a name before we start printing jerseys. Chris's age curve point is fair, though I'd want his injury history too, a jackal's knees are a ticking clock. Saw that up close when a mate's club side lost their fetcher mid-season; nobody replaced that role all year.
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Been coaching juniors long enough to know you build the whole pack around the bloke who wins you the ruck, tbh 😤 Chloe if there's even a whiff of that Tahs fella being available, chase HARD, age curve shmamge curve, get him in the door and let the knees worry about themselves 🔥💪One love, one side ❤️
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I've been watching this game since the amateur days and I'll tell you, chicks, I've seen a dozen of these "off-contract Tahs merchant" whispers go cold by June 😄 remember when everyone was certain we'd land that big Lock years back? paper talk till the ink dried. still, if there's half a chance, chase - time will tell either way.Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
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Chloe's right that the hole is real, but I'll join Robbed in wanting a name before we start printing jerseys. Chris's age curve point is fair, though I'd want his injury history too, a jackal's knees are a ticking clock.…@GloryDays_4Life you want a name AND injury history before you'll even discuss a rumour? Mate, that's how you end up signing nobody while the actual recruiting gets done 😏 knees are a worry, sure, but every decent jackal over 27 has a scroll of scans behind him, that's the job description. Wait for the fanboys to pile in demanding the Tahs fella though 😂Show me your ROI first 😏