Western Force 2010 - Strengths & Weaknesess

[slomo]

mods , time for a front page poll,.... Where do you expect the force to finish in 2010.........
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[pieter blackie]

One of the biggest strengths is definitely the vibe between the guys. The photo shoot is a boring affair but with all the laughs that were going on it wasn't to bad

They are all having fun and everyone fits in. When Asked about Andre Pretorius, Tinky said that he is a wonderful person to work with.

[Burgs]

If seating means anything it would look like Andre is to be VC.
Also noted 35 in playing strip, 31+3 in Line Break, so perhaps Parsons is in?

[BDAVEY]

I cant see a yarpie being VC........surely not......

[chiselhead]

Rex

Although I know the original Rex Mossop, the old Wallaby and Kangaroo, I can't remember a poster called Rex Messup.

Nor have I ever been responsible for banning anybody, whether I have forgotten your username, or not.

I was a moderator on the TYS schoolboy forum which morphed into the present Green and Gold forum - not the main forum.

I could have banned somebody from the schoolboy forum but I didn't ban anybody; nor do I recall anybody getting banned. It wasn't exactly a hotbed of activity, except at tournament time.

Please post a retraction and all will be forgiven - but do it sincerely - don't make it a smartarse comment and think that will suffice.


As for Colo - now I know what you mean: The Colosseum forum. Yeah I wrote some posts on that about 3 years ago. Someone contacted me by PM on a Kiwi rugby forum. IIRR it was someone variously known on rugby forums as naza or Lord Naafi. He said that somebody was using my name on the Colosseum, or at least he thought so as the posts didn't ring true, and I should visit it if it wasn't me.

I visited and indeed: it was an impostor and the mods zapped him and I started writing a few things under my name. But it got very Sportal-like schoolboyish and it palled after a few months; so I haven't been back there for a couple of years. I may return to to see if things have improved and look up some posts by Rex Messup.

If I feel particularly malevolent I may sign up with another name and bear false witness against him. I doubt it though. I prefer to do things directly.


Sorry to hijack this thread briefly but RM's comments pissed me off.

Chin up old bean

[The Ethicist]

Try it in a PM next time.

Leave the niggle out Gerry
I've got no appetite for it

[PerthGirl]

Pocock for VC, he is Captain material after Sharpie gives it away

[Burgs]

I cant see a yarpie being VC........surely not......

I wouldn't have thought so either however he has the seat alongside the Coach with the Captain on the otherside, traditionally that would be VC.

I'm with PerthGirl, Bam to start his leadership apprenticeship for my vote.

[travelling_gerry]

Hard to have 2 captains in the forwards. Even if one is in charge of vice? ( )

So who in the backs is going to run the line?

[James]

The only candidates that spring to mind are Pretorius, Sheehan and Shepherd. The heart says Shepherd- he's been here since day one and he's a top player who has plenty of years left in him. But he really does need to stay injury free for a while. Pretorius has been captain of the Lions before so he's got the experience and Sheehan is pretty well respected as a captain of Warringah (who supply the Force with a fair few players) but those two are only on one year contracts aren't they? And this is their first year with the Force.

[todd4]

You would think Pocock would be the logical choice for VC. Pretorious will run the back line whether he is VC or not.

[Burgs]

To be fair on Shep, he has played 42 of the 52 fixtures to date!

[Lee Grant]

Pocock is the logical choice and seeing the path to be captain eventually may keep him in Perth, should he otherwise want to go back to Queensland - or elsewhere.

Meantime Daruda is leaving Agen. Reports are he didn't cut the mustard.

Has he burnt any bridges in Perth?

[Burgs]

Bridges intact as far as I know Lee however, I doubt he would want to come back just to get splinters again.
Rebels would do well to be on the phone.

[AndyS]

I would have thought Q'ld would be the go - he might not be first choice, but would probably be in with some sort of shot at 10/12/15.