Welcome one, welcome all to a different gala rugby Friday and the vinegar stroke of one other booming check weekend.
As we speak we take the helicopter view to fixing our rugby methods in ‘It’s Hamish Time’. Dive into some whispers thrilling these up north in ‘Captain Callahan?’. Preview our Murderball probabilities in ‘Steelers Wheel’. Ponder a frightening query in ‘What If?’. Then wrap up the rugby week with ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss‘. After which stay flummoxed by the scale of the effective handed to Latrell Mitchell. Think about if it had’ve been cocaine!
It’s Hamish Time.
Take a breath. For the nice of Australian rugby it’s time we talked about Hamish and simply what he might help us all obtain. Outcomes haven’t been the identical with out him. There’s been upheaval, uncertainty, ho-hum performances and it’s time we all assume afresh. What we’d like is a terrific communicator, somebody resolute, skilled, assured, keen to attract a line, roll the sleeves up and dig in. Somebody dependable and deserving of our help.
Hamish is that individual. A confirmed performer throughout completely different organisations with constant runs on the board. Positive, there’ll be opposite opinions and backlash from these wedded to the previous, however so what? That’s simply an incapacity to see the forest due to the tall, wooded materials blocking their view. In addition to, its the nice weak point of democracy: even idiots get a say. The time is correct. The time is now. This actually must occur. In my view, it’s time.
Hamish Stewart merely should begin at #12 this weekend.
Group simply introduced
Wallabies staff to play Argentina at Estadio Uno Estudiantes de La Plata on Sunday September 1 at 8:00am AEST
1. Angus Bell (29 Exams) – Hunters Hill Rugby 2. Matt Faessler (8 Exams) – USQ Saints 3. Taniela Tupou (52 Exams) – Brothers Rugby 4. Nick Frost (17 Exams) – Hornsby Lions 5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (34 Exams) – Randwick 6. Rob Valetini (44 Exams) – Harlequin Junior Rugby Membership 7. Carlo Tizzano (2 Exams) – College of Western Australia 8. Harry Wilson Captain (15 Exams) – Gunnedah Pink Devils 9. Jake Gordon (23 Exams) – Canterbury Juniors 10. Noah Lolesio (21 Exams) – Tuggeranong Vikings 11. Marika Koroibete (60 Exams) – Nasinu Secondary School, Fiji 12. Hamish Stewart* – Toowoomba Bears 13. Len Ikitau (31 Exams) – Tuggeranong Vikings 14. Andrew Kellaway (31 Exams) – Hunters Hill Rugby 15. Tom Wright (29 Exams) – Clovelly Eagles Substitutes 16. Josh Nasser (4 Exams) – Easts Tigers 17. Isaac Kailea (4 Exams) – Harlequin Junior Rugby Membership 18. Allan Alaalatoa (72 Exams) – West Harbour Juniors 19. Jeremy Williams (4 Exams) – Wahroonga Tigers 20. Langi Gleeson (6 Exams) – Harbord Harlequins 21. Tate McDermott (33 Exams) – Flinders Rugby Membership 22. Ben Donaldson (10 Exams) – Clovelly Eagles 23. Max Jorgensen (1 Take a look at) – Balmain Wolves *denotes uncapped
Captain Callahan?
Not since Sir Joh ran for President have Queenslanders felt so empowered. Whispers abound in rugby circles that NSW traitor and Gunnedah turncoat, Soiled Harry Wilson, could have the little (c) subsequent to his title this Saturday when the Cadbury troopers tackle those that couldn’t shoot down a kiddy fiddling royal in his helicopter in an 80s skirmish.
I for one am a giant fan of Soiled Harry, however, if the whispers are true I’m really somewhat ‘meh’ on the choice. The truth is, if true, I’d regard it as the primary poor name from St Joe and his council of rugby elders. It’s nought to do together with his egregious traitor-like actions in deserting NSW however extra that he’s nonetheless discovering his method at check degree. He’s removed from a assured future starter, and isn’t even captain of his state. And in a squad containing extra skilled and confirmed leaders (7As, The Commissioner, Methuselah, Joe Filth and The Lip) this would appear an odd selection as skipper.
After all I’ll scream and cheer, curse and drink for a Wallaby aspect led by him. However good name, or deserving, or long run? Not a lot. In addition to, Captain Bell, or Sir Angus, simply slides off the tongue.
Steelers Wheel.
The Paralympics have commenced and the place was Raygun as our flag bearer? It’s an outrage.
I bear in mind being pumped for the Tokyo Paralympics and the just about assured gold medal for our wheelchair rugby aspect, the Steelers, in Murderball. Then the video games started and our staff, nicely, sucked. It appeared the opposite groups on the video games had found out the Steelers’ plans 1 – 718, have been all the identical: get the ball to Ryley (Battman) Batt. And as soon as these plans have been foiled, our probabilities resulted in the identical method as our current ladies’s 7s marketing campaign: no medal whereas staring in disarray at a pile of puke on a Parisian disco flooring.
Nonetheless, 2022 did see the Steelers win the world title and this marketing campaign sees a beautiful mix of each expertise and thrilling new athletes within the aspect. In Battman and Chris Bond you’ve almost 600 matches of expertise. However you even have 5 debutants, Brayden Foxley-Conolly, Beau Vernon, Emilie Miller, James McQuillan and Josh Nicholson, and a document three feminine athletes, Miller, Shae Graham and Ella Sabljak, who competed at Tokyo 2020 in wheelchair basketball.
To be trustworthy, I haven’t heard a lot noise surrounding the Steelers. No grand claims, no grand guarantees, however excited, decided and maybe somewhat higher ready and a extra nicely rounded staff for these video games.
There’s a wonderful article to be discovered at paralympic.org.au with all of the stats and particulars.
*All video games LIVE on the 9 Community, Stan Sport and 9NOW
Thursday, 29 August at 7:30 pm – AUSTRALIA v GREAT BRITAIN
Saturday, 31 August at 3:30 am – AUSTRALIA v FRANCE
Saturday, 31 August at 9:30 pm – AUSTRALIA v GREAT BRITAIN
Go nicely Steelers #givemhell
What If?
Have you ever ever requested your self: what if the staff previously often known as the All Blacks, now the Minstrels, simply aren’t that good anymore? I imply if Sam Cane is the reply to your query, then the query already has you in a world of harm, doesn’t it?
What offers over the pond? Coach sackings, a crimson card recidivist as your captain. A winger as your #13, a #23 as your #10 and a beginning #7 who price you the World Cup? Positive they’ll nonetheless beat us (who hasn’t these days?), but when I didn’t already let you know this text was concerning the staff who loved frolicking with fleece, you’d assume this text was minimize and paste circa RWC2023 about Eddie & co!
So I problem you this: what in the event that they’re simply not that good anymore? What if the teaching saviour ain’t no such factor? What if he merely inherited the keys to the Ferrari as Crusaders coach? You recognize, simply begin it, level it and sit again and luxuriate in. Versus, say, a Leyland P76 that you simply needed to bounce begin and pray the carby didn’t shit itself mid-trip.
Proper now, I reckon Razor is pulled over on the aspect of the street, someplace close to the South Island shanty city of Howfukkaiendhere, hood up, steam billowing, wires smouldering, asking himself ‘what do I do now?’.
You Kiwis are in a contact of trouble I reckon. What if you’re simply not that good anymore?
Friday’s Goss with Hoss.
Shute Protect, Shite Combat.
East v Norths: Leichhardt Oval. 2.45pm Saturday, 31 August.
A simmering undercurrent of resentment and greater than a touch of underhanded dealings including a tang of spite to this weekend’s Shute Protect closing between the moneyboys Easts and nearly the remainder of the competitors.
I need to admit not being throughout the trivialities of this matter, so I’ll simply make it up as an alternative. Easts = unhealthy, all different sides = good. I did have a chuckle although when Easts President, Montgomery Moneybags, got here out this week and stated ‘Actual Good, not Actual Madrid’.
Maybe it is also a case of nice planning, engagement and reward for sustained Easts effort. Bastards. Might the most effective northern primarily based staff win.
Present me the, no matter it’s Kiwis use as foreign money. Lanolin oil? Woolly mittens?
Bugger me, 4 years’ pay for 3 months’ work! The place do I signal? That’s what’s been reported on stiffcuzzybrocuz.nz.co. Former Minstrels assault coach, Leon Macca, appears to be like set to get a mega payout as a result of he and Razor couldn’t agree on the lyrics of Kumbaya.
Speak about ‘Golden Hand Jobs Shakes’!
It’s a Miracle!
Tip of the hat to South African medical sort folks with injured lock (and pistol whip teacher), Eben Etzebeth now match to take his place within the Boks’ match day XXIII. After affected by a crippling, and doubtlessly life threatening, dose of halitosis, Etzebeth has confronted demise entrance on, gained the titanic battle and can rise, phoenix like, for his beloved quota lovers to face the Minstrels this weekend.
I’m getting misty simply fascinated about all of it.
Cherry Busters.
Very similar to a narrative Nutta instructed me sitting round a Blue Mountains log hearth about his adventures within the 80s, the Wallabies are about to have their fifteenth debutant this 12 months when the staff is introduced later right this moment. And very like Nutta, that’s a document. Essentially the most Wallaby debutants since 1962. After all, there aren’t as many cousins within the Wallabies story as in Nutta’s. However nonetheless.
The SMH has extra
Hospital Cup Closing
Ballymore performs hosts Sunday 2.45pm. Reside on STAN
For these with out that means or function of their lives and discover themselves residing within the QPRQ, the Hospital Cup closing is on this weekend. The perennial heavyweights, Brothers, tackle Melbourne Rebels Wests. Good luck to either side.
Till subsequent week. Go the Wallabies
Hoss – out.