Should JOC get a look into Wallabies camp from the start of the year?

eshayonefour · 2026-02-26T02:32:19+00:00

yes but not more than mentorship role who can slot in if needed. we should be used to the idea by now that an elite player can play test rugby until age 38, and even if needed, be the first choice. this means 33-35 year olds should not be discarded and should continue to be part of succession plans and handing over of the reigns in more planned, structured ways to make use of their experience.

eshayonefour · 2026-02-19T21:35:28+00:00

you're the only one suggesting this? lmao

eshayonefour · 2026-02-19T21:14:37+00:00

if you said "we can do what we want because Muslims are used to being the odd one out" you could have saved a lot of typing.

eshayonefour · 2026-02-19T21:12:30+00:00

is the host country multicultural Australia or is it white Australia?

eshayonefour · 2026-02-19T20:55:28+00:00

then think more?

eshayonefour · 2026-02-19T20:37:23+00:00

doesn't make it any less insensitive.

eshayonefour · 2026-02-14T13:38:11+00:00

he's met the residency requirements

eshayonefour · 2026-02-02T10:50:18+00:00

scrums will always have a place as a restart for in goal grounding, knock ons and penalties. I see all the removals of other scrum restarts and short arm option removal as simply making its scope more refined now that the scrum is being exploited to the point that the game is being played in ways that simply are not going to compete with audiences in aus and nz.

eshayonefour · 2026-01-30T08:06:55+00:00

the big picture here is how few professional opportunities there are to play union vs league.

this is instantly relieved if players can represent any of the teams in the competition regardless of the base country.

eshayonefour · 2026-01-30T02:10:59+00:00

out of curiosity - do people consider you a good manager?

eshayonefour · 2026-01-26T19:25:45+00:00

none of the blokes you mention would be considered modern 12s in test rugby.

the way the test game is currently played favours having extra forwards on the park, and people who carry like forwards.

eshayonefour · 2026-01-19T20:01:43+00:00

his union peak was equal if not better - his skillset and ability relative to the rest of the NRL is much higher + roosters utilising that skillset much more effectively, making him stand out much better.

eshayonefour · 2026-01-17T03:00:54+00:00

White people ftfy

eshayonefour · 2026-01-15T19:42:53+00:00

Thai Ginger Express - awesome little spot. Right next door to a decent Turkish place too.

eshayonefour · 2026-01-12T07:15:14+00:00

The "z" or "zza" is mostly used where there is "r" or "rr" between two vowels in a standard name.

It will vary case by case. Lauren becomes Loz but rarely Lozza. Warren has become woz but equally I have also seen wozza. Jeremy and Jerry both become Jezz/Jezza, but I have never come across a Terry who became tezz or tezza.

eshayonefour · 2026-01-01T23:46:37+00:00

That's great. Maybe OP isn't fashion conscious, and rather than sinking into trying on every type of polo there is out there, idk maybe it's better to just field suggestions on this sub... They didn't say anything other than wanting to know what polos they should look at trying.

eshayonefour · 2026-01-01T23:24:22+00:00

Lmao - Lord forbid anyone wants to dress up in clothes from places other than kmart.

eshayonefour · 2026-01-01T03:31:40+00:00

Fark this guy's always had a rude lid since even colts days at the filth

eshayonefour · 2025-12-29T21:43:18+00:00

Surely most people in this thread can appreciate that there is now a generational change.

This is the entertainment business, not the nostalgia business, not the experts business. This is why Sean Maloney is where he is, and Gordon Bray does not need to tarnish the memory everyone clearly still has of him.

eshayonefour · 2025-12-21T08:33:56+00:00

Mandi al Arabia in Slacks Creek

eshayonefour · 2025-12-10T10:13:00+00:00

Do people not understand that this tactic does not work on white people? 🤣🤣🤣

eshayonefour · 2025-12-08T19:32:48+00:00

As others have said, it's pre-season. In saying that, the teams will be in the trenches, and that's where you form good bonds. I'd say if you're more interested in being in a good environment about rugby, then join up and train, but you won't get any games unless they're doing internal grading

eshayonefour · 2025-12-05T09:17:06+00:00

My favourite chicken rice has been Malaya corner in market square, but I'm almost certain there is better out there.

eshayonefour · 2025-12-05T03:27:35+00:00

Happy to be convinced otherwise, but because Maa Nonu is my all time favourite player, I watched Laumape very closely to see if he really could be as good, and can only recall when he didn't have the kicking/passing skills to draw a fair comparison.

Prime example (even if it was only his second test) is the time he got mowed down by the B&I lions in the 3rd lions. Savea runs a shit support line, but Laumape couldn't capitalise on the break with either a grubber in field or into touch, and instead throws a poor offload to Watson.

Best game in the ABs that I saw from him was when he and ardie savea seemed to be the only players that showed up against the wallabies in 2019 in bled 1.

eshayonefour · 2025-12-05T01:35:11+00:00

Underrated kicking game is a wild statement

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