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Thread: Western Force players, coach vow not to sign with Melbourne Rebels

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    It's a smart choice going to the Brumbies, best chance out of the 4 teams for developing and eventually being picked up by the Wallabies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chiraag View Post
    Brumbies are going to have a killer backrow next year with Isi and Pocock.
    Alcock is pretty handy too

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
    Alcock is pretty handy too
    He's going overseas isn't he, Eck-meister?

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/b...c10d65ea58da51

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    Hmm
    I didn't know that as I don't follow the Brumbies. I just know how good a player he is from when he was over here.

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    Someone on G & GR in the comments said Coleman and the HP's done deal to Rebels. Anyone else heard this?

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    Doubtbits a done deal. Wessels now in Ireland. Cant see he'd do that journey if not ser ious about it. Adam also apparently being hunted by munster

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    i haven't felt so flat! With fixtures announced and my team missing 😳

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    Quote Originally Posted by terrycobner View Post
    Doubtbits a done deal. Wessels now in Ireland. Cant see he'd do that journey if not ser ious about it. Adam also apparently being hunted by munster
    As a Munster fan, this makes me happier

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueandblack View Post
    As a Munster fan, this makes me happier
    As a potential Munster fan.....yeah, you get it

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    C'mon the

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    My grandmother was born and raised in Cork, which is Munster territory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueandblack View Post
    As a Munster fan, this makes me happier
    As a Leinster fan this makes me sad-er-er

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    Great game, Fucken battled right through to the 80!

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    Back to reality now, this turned up in my twitter feed:

    https://www.playersvoice.com.au/pek-...a-club-ruined/

    "Stress, tears & a club ruined
    Pek Cowan - Contributor"


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    This is a story about unemployment. It’s about kids crying at having to move states and leave their friends behind, and mothers delivering babies into a world of uncertainty.

    It’s about stress and anger and disrespect and mortgage payments. It might be about depression, but I wouldn’t know for sure, because I’m not trained to diagnose it, and there are no professionals around to help.

    It’s the story of the Western Force’s destruction and it hasn’t been told outside of the playing group until now.


    THE FLAME IS NOW A CANDLE
    Matt Hodgson and I are the only two guys who have been with the Force since the start. That’s 12 seasons now. There have been so many people who contributed to the club during that time – the fans, the volunteers and tons of others. We’re not even going to be able to say goodbye to them.

    I’m not sure what I’m going to do. I’m only 31 and could play for a couple of years. And I’m contracted until next year anyway. The hardest thing for me to deal with is the thought of moving states to represent a union that didn’t want the club I bled for.

    My passion for rugby has always burned brightly. It is barely a candle now, just faintly flickering, and it could extinguish entirely unless I find a way to reconcile all the things that have happened over the past month.

    Part of me just wants to stay in Perth and make them pay me for next year. A big, ‘Stuff you’ for all the mistakes the ARU has made along the way that led to our demise. Part of me thinks about going overseas. And part of me is pretty excited about this new comp Twiggy Forrest is backing that could potentially be up and running next year.

    It still feels like a bad dream. Sometimes you think you’ll wake up from it and go, ‘That was terrible, but everything’s OK’. But it’s not. Every day since the Force’s execution was confirmed has been worse than the one before.

    Guys are looking for contracts and trying to organise their lives. That’s not easy. Super Rugby teams are pretty much full for next season and there is an argument going on between the ARU and franchises over who is liable to pay out existing contracts for Force players. Overseas markets are closed, too.

    We’ve pretty much been left high and dry at the worst time of the year."



    There is a lot more to read there, so click the link above and have a read.

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    That was hard to read! I am so sorry what they have done to our players.. thank you Pek and all the Force guys we appreciate you I'm just sorry your employer doesn't and has shown you so little respect.. you have my respect always..

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueandblack View Post
    There is a lot more to read there, so click the link above and have a read.
    I'm not sure I can, it was hard enough getting to the end of that!

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    C'mon the

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    Told you so, Munster it will be. Just checked out the Super Rugby draw the great news is I will only be watching 3 games played by FUARU teams.

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