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Wizard of Oz: How the 'best young coach in New Zealand' signed for the Western Force
Paul Cully Article on the Forces Acquition of Mark Ozich:
New Zealand rugby's loss could very much be Australia’s gain.
Tony Lewis, the former Tasman chief executive who turned the Mako into a benchmark province before joining the Western Force, has revealed to Stuff how he landed Hawke’s Bay coach Mark Ozich, with a glowing recommendation from Māori All Blacks icon Ash Dixon forming a key part of Lewis’ due diligence process..."
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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.”
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
Hi TIF you have Reesjan Pasitoa listed in the squad twice with different years. Once at FH and the other at outside back.
Generally speaking you aren’t learning much if your lips are moving!!!
Sounds like a great coach signing by the Force. Lewis, Hodgo and Sampson seem to be doing a really good job of filling the gaps in the Force squad and weaponry.
I am also super excited by all the RugbyWA development work and coaching I have seen going into the WA squads (U16, U18, U19, Perth Gold) at the moment. This must bare fruit for WA and the Force down the track.
With NSW and Vic shutdown with Covid at the moment, WA and the Force could steal a year of progress from them.
Agreed. I saw some criticism of the recent signing because he's an eastern states product, but I think a longer term view is more appropriate.
Getting all this quality from outside improves our knowledge and competition for spots.
You don't see Qld crying about grabbing a good prospect from NSW or even wa.
Even Canterbury do it. It makes the program the destination
That will bear fruit in about five years
C'mon the
But the article said he's played both codes as a junior.I suspect that means he signed a letter of intent with many at birth and got picked up on a scholarship at some Sydney rugby schoolAt least, as a winger, the transition is easier and he's played a bit before.Let's not forget who weve already got in the squad tho
C'mon the
I went to the Force Players page to check some stats on FLW and Tom Robertson, and the page said "2022 Squad coming soon". Hopefully an announcement on the full squad soon.
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
When searching for the players' profiles on the Force site, I see it still says "Full 2022 Squad coming soon". I have a feeling at least one more big name is to be announced.