Kangaroos for hire
November 23rd 2006 01:28
It's official the ARU have gone into panic mode. Australia's Wallabies are experiencing woe on their tour of Europe with defeat from Wales and Ireland, and a close shave against the Italians. Embarrassing.
As a result the press have already told us of an impending raid on rugby league ranks which David Gallop (NRL boss) has branded as immoral. Well lets forget the morality side of things and focus on the ARU's alternatives.
Next year is the 2007 Rugby World Cup and losing to Ireland and Wales, (all respect to them) is not an encouraging sign. Another problem for the Wallabies though, is that the usual 'rape and pillage' of rugby league ranks is going to be difficult to undertake with any significance toward the 2007 World Cup. Lets get it straight, most of the NRL players have contracts set in stone and to break them would mean breaking the ARU's bank (hard to believe possible) because they will need at least six 'top notch', 'A list', 'ten outta ten', 'fabbo' league players to be competitive at France 07.
One other option for the ARU is to politely ask their favourite league players "can you please help us win the World Cup in 2007". This sounds far fetched and demeaning. However, if you take a look at the schedule of play for France 07 you will notice that the kick off of pool matches begins at the end of the regular NRL season, so the Wallabies could quite easily draft in a few of the top notchers. Not every big name makes it to the finals series, for instance Joey Johns at Newcastle. I can't see much happening there next season so we can pen in Joey for pool match one against some Asian qualifier.
And in even more positive news for the Wallabies or Wallabies fans because the current crop of Wallabies wont actually be Wallabies come World Cup 2007. The knockout phase doesn't start until after the NRL grand final. That means the likes of Darren Lockyer, Greg Inglis, Mark Gasnier, Justin Hodges, Shaun Berrigan, Anthony Minnichello, Matt Bowen, Jonathon Thurston, Willy Mason, Mark O'Meley and umm . . . Nathan Fien will definitely be available for borrowing.
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As a result the press have already told us of an impending raid on rugby league ranks which David Gallop (NRL boss) has branded as immoral. Well lets forget the morality side of things and focus on the ARU's alternatives.
Next year is the 2007 Rugby World Cup and losing to Ireland and Wales, (all respect to them) is not an encouraging sign. Another problem for the Wallabies though, is that the usual 'rape and pillage' of rugby league ranks is going to be difficult to undertake with any significance toward the 2007 World Cup. Lets get it straight, most of the NRL players have contracts set in stone and to break them would mean breaking the ARU's bank (hard to believe possible) because they will need at least six 'top notch', 'A list', 'ten outta ten', 'fabbo' league players to be competitive at France 07.
Wallabies second rate
One other option for the ARU is to politely ask their favourite league players "can you please help us win the World Cup in 2007". This sounds far fetched and demeaning. However, if you take a look at the schedule of play for France 07 you will notice that the kick off of pool matches begins at the end of the regular NRL season, so the Wallabies could quite easily draft in a few of the top notchers. Not every big name makes it to the finals series, for instance Joey Johns at Newcastle. I can't see much happening there next season so we can pen in Joey for pool match one against some Asian qualifier.
And in even more positive news for the Wallabies or Wallabies fans because the current crop of Wallabies wont actually be Wallabies come World Cup 2007. The knockout phase doesn't start until after the NRL grand final. That means the likes of Darren Lockyer, Greg Inglis, Mark Gasnier, Justin Hodges, Shaun Berrigan, Anthony Minnichello, Matt Bowen, Jonathon Thurston, Willy Mason, Mark O'Meley and umm . . . Nathan Fien will definitely be available for borrowing.
fad dangals touch football
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