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No reason why we couldn't kala. Wouldn't be easy in the initial stages of getting everyone on board pulling in the same direction but long term for the local comp it Could be a massive boost. Help to show our local kids that there they don't need to rely on that other comp to succeed whether they be player, coach, ref etc. As to what the Eastern states mung beans do I couldn't give a shit. I reckon we should only bring in players who genuinely approach us to be here not as a means to an end. Maybe that could be Peks job to weed out the peanuts who don't buy into our culture.
Yep, we need to be as self reliant as possible, we have seen what being tied too closely to a governing body can do to you (when they don't give a rat's arse about your future)
I would actually like the Force team to be totally selected from Pindan. No bringing over ring ins. Guys like Phillips etc would have to be aligned to a WA club. You want to play for Force, you become a sandgroper. Simple. That will keep the Quades, Sanchez, etc east of the rabbit proof fence.
The long sobs of autumn's violins wound my heart with a monotonous languor
whilst I can understand that the need for a "no dickhead policy" or that we may end up with the cast offs of the ERUs Super Rugby sides who have no passion for our state or our Jersey in the Indo-Pacific Competition.
You are all forgetting a few things.
1. Dave Wessels is coaching
2. Hodgo will be involved and will have a say.
3. John Welborn and Andrew Forrest are in control.
I believe with all my heart that for those reasons listed above The Western Force 2.0 will be a dickhead free environment.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
I want it dickhead-free but also (and this is my main point) to see WA guys coming through, like we had when the Force were in SR.
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Did you see James O'Connor scored a try on the weeknd?![]()
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Like yourself I have been feeling very despondent the last week or so, and like yourself I also had a chance to catch up with Matt and Jodi after the game, they relayed similar information, however most important to me was their demeanour, the were both excited and upbeat about what was happening and if we have learnt anything over the past year is that Matt wears his heart on his sleeve for Rugby in WA and I left with a spring in the step and a new found faith in the Phoenix rising from the ashes.
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
Jeez Tazz haven't heard some of your positive posts for a while was wondering what you've been doing.
What’s the latest any news on the formation of the new comp?
So it will run during the local competition? Does this mean clubs will be less inclined to pay to hang onto Force Fringe/Future Force etc. if they are going to miss half the local season? Makes it tough to grow the clubland competition if the creme is potentially taken off the top.
Get me inside a boardroom and I'll get any decision I want
Possibly. But not a helluva lot different to what has been the case with Super Rugby. In fact it may limit the squabbling about which pro players are available for this club or that during Premier Grade finals......and introduce a whole new squabble about who is NOT losing Force players for finals.![]()
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The IPRC is going to run in the same widow as the NRC so club rugby should be finished by then. Either way, the clubs form part of the pathway to NRC and IPRC so really they shouldn't be prioritized on who gets what player, they should be developing and promoting their players for higher honours in conjunction with things like the Future Force, Super U/20s etc. The ultimate goal is to have as many WA produced players earning good money playing in the IPRC and the Wallabies as possible.