NEWS Siebold chuffed with pre-season fitness

[Allo]

So what you’re after is Craig Bellamy?

He didn’t say he wanted a psychopath

 

[Super Freak]

He didn’t say he wanted a psychopath

Got to admit it would give fans extra incentive to watch the games on TV, though. Just to see his reactions when the team ***** up.

 

[Harry Sack]

Got to admit it would give fans extra incentive to watch the games on TV, though. Just to see his reactions when the team ***** up.

Whole team charged with murder when he has a heart attack

 

[McHunt]

Travis failed to mention Brad Thorn and Peter Ryan were there as well:

Session with Broncos helps Reds
raise intensity ahead of Super Rugby season​

Reds recruit Henry Speight says a combined training session with the NRL's Brisbane Broncos has helped the Reds raise their intensity levels just over a month out from their first Super Rugby trial. While the Reds will kick off their Super Rugby campaign against the Brumbies in Canberra on January 31, they returned to pre-season training later than the Broncos and Speight said Saturday's session at the NRL club's HQ at Red Hill was a valuable "pick-up in pace". Several of the Reds have hardly stopped this year, with many in the squad having played the recent NRC season, while the team's World Cup representatives, who only returned from Japan just over a month ago, still to return to training.

New Reds recruit Henry Speight said the combined session with the Broncos was valuable. Photo: Getty Images

"It was a bit of a pick-up in pace but we only have, realistically, three training weeks before our first trial game and it's going to come around pretty quick," said Speight, the former Wallabies winger who has joined the Reds this season from the Brumbies. "The more we can do stuff like that - running our shapes against quality opposition who can really test us in some of those games - it's really going to benefit our squad." Slogging it out in 36 degree heat in Brisbane was little fun for either team but Speight said it was valuable. "It was good, tough, but both squads embraced it and embraced each other and it was very good to experience that," he said.

Isaac Lucas takes on the Broncos defence in a game of touch. Photo: Getty Images

"I've never been a part of a cross-code training session, so it was a good initiative from both coaches. "It's just an opportunity to come together and see how each other work and function as a unit and there's a lot of things we can take out of that and vice-versa from the Broncos' point of view. "We're representing Queensland and Brisbane, so to be coming together every now and then is a positive thing." Broncos coach Anthony Seibold has invited other codes into his training sessions in the past, including the Waratahs when he was at the helm of the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Broncos half Brodie Croft attempts to get away from Reds recruit Josh Flook. Photo: Getty Images

While they play different codes, Seibold said there was value in the meetings.
"I'm a big supporter of rugby union, I love the catch and pass and the skill level of rugby, so to bring the Reds down here with Brad (Thorn) and Peter Ryan, some guys who are really familiar to us here at the Broncos and have been great servants of the Broncos, it was great for us to host the Reds," he said.

"I'm very respectful of what Brad's trying to do there and I'm a big supporter of where they're going as a club and a franchise, so it was a great opportunity for us to compete."
Thorn and Ryan are among only a handful of players to have won NRL and Super Rugby titles, while Thorn is also a World Cup winner with the All Blacks.

Broncos hooker Andrew McCullough takes on the Reds' Hamish Stewart in a game of touch. photo: Getty Images

Speight said the respect held for the coach by both clubs was amazing. "A lot of our boys were looking at the Broncos boys - some of the Origin boys and Test players - and then Thorny walks in and there's just a bit of an aura about him and both squads respect him and even the trainers and coaches," he said. "He's a very humble man and he lives by his actions and that's something we're trying to emulate."

Session with Broncos helps Reds raise intensity ahead of Super Rugby season

Reds recruit Henry Speight says a combined training session with the NRL's Brisbane Broncos has helped the Reds raise their intensity levels just over a month out from their first Super Rugby trial.

www.rugby.com.au

 

[Sirlee oldman]

Travis failed to mention Brad Thorn and Peter Ryan were there as well:

Session with Broncos helps Reds
raise intensity ahead of Super Rugby season​

Reds recruit Henry Speight says a combined training session with the NRL's Brisbane Broncos has helped the Reds raise their intensity levels just over a month out from their first Super Rugby trial. While the Reds will kick off their Super Rugby campaign against the Brumbies in Canberra on January 31, they returned to pre-season training later than the Broncos and Speight said Saturday's session at the NRL club's HQ at Red Hill was a valuable "pick-up in pace". Several of the Reds have hardly stopped this year, with many in the squad having played the recent NRC season, while the team's World Cup representatives, who only returned from Japan just over a month ago, still to return to training.

New Reds recruit Henry Speight said the combined session with the Broncos was valuable. Photo: Getty Images

"It was a bit of a pick-up in pace but we only have, realistically, three training weeks before our first trial game and it's going to come around pretty quick," said Speight, the former Wallabies winger who has joined the Reds this season from the Brumbies. "The more we can do stuff like that - running our shapes against quality opposition who can really test us in some of those games - it's really going to benefit our squad." Slogging it out in 36 degree heat in Brisbane was little fun for either team but Speight said it was valuable. "It was good, tough, but both squads embraced it and embraced each other and it was very good to experience that," he said.

Isaac Lucas takes on the Broncos defence in a game of touch. Photo: Getty Images

"I've never been a part of a cross-code training session, so it was a good initiative from both coaches. "It's just an opportunity to come together and see how each other work and function as a unit and there's a lot of things we can take out of that and vice-versa from the Broncos' point of view. "We're representing Queensland and Brisbane, so to be coming together every now and then is a positive thing." Broncos coach Anthony Seibold has invited other codes into his training sessions in the past, including the Waratahs when he was at the helm of the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Broncos half Brodie Croft attempts to get away from Reds recruit Josh Flook. Photo: Getty Images

While they play different codes, Seibold said there was value in the meetings.
"I'm a big supporter of rugby union, I love the catch and pass and the skill level of rugby, so to bring the Reds down here with Brad (Thorn) and Peter Ryan, some guys who are really familiar to us here at the Broncos and have been great servants of the Broncos, it was great for us to host the Reds," he said.

"I'm very respectful of what Brad's trying to do there and I'm a big supporter of where they're going as a club and a franchise, so it was a great opportunity for us to compete."
Thorn and Ryan are among only a handful of players to have won NRL and Super Rugby titles, while Thorn is also a World Cup winner with the All Blacks.

Broncos hooker Andrew McCullough takes on the Reds' Hamish Stewart in a game of touch. photo: Getty Images

Speight said the respect held for the coach by both clubs was amazing. "A lot of our boys were looking at the Broncos boys - some of the Origin boys and Test players - and then Thorny walks in and there's just a bit of an aura about him and both squads respect him and even the trainers and coaches," he said. "He's a very humble man and he lives by his actions and that's something we're trying to emulate."

Session with Broncos helps Reds raise intensity ahead of Super Rugby season

Reds recruit Henry Speight says a combined training session with the NRL's Brisbane Broncos has helped the Reds raise their intensity levels just over a month out from their first Super Rugby trial.

www.rugby.com.au

Yep. Thorn has certainly earned the respect everyone has for him. Legend.

 

[something]

Awesome article

 

[McHunt]

Yep. Thorn has certainly earned the respect everyone has for him. Legend.

Sure is. I don't want to say it, but **** it: he should be our coach right now. I don't recall his name even coming up.

 

[The Strapper]

Sure is. I don't want to say it, but **** it: he should be our coach right now. I don't recall his name even coming up.

There is no way he would leave the reds mid contract but I would never say never.

 

[Kooly87]

Sure is. I don't want to say it, but **** it: he should be our coach right now. I don't recall his name even coming up.

I could be wrong, but I get the impression his heart is more with Rugby. He's highly regarded in Rugby circles too and while it's easy to assume we're the Broncos and that should have pull, it may be that he can earn better money and have a better lifestyle coaching in that code.

 

[Sirlee oldman]

Sure is. I don't want to say it, but **** it: he should be our coach right now. I don't recall his name even coming up.

A couple of years ago there was some discussion on here about trying to get him on board as an assistant. I think at the time he was working with a country Queensland rugby team but I could be wrong.

 

[McHunt]

I could be wrong, but I get the impression his heart is more with Rugby. He's highly regarded in Rugby circles too and while it's easy to assume we're the Broncos and that should have pull, it may be that he can earn better money and have a better lifestyle coaching in that code.

A couple of years ago there was some discussion on here about trying to get him on board as an assistant. I think at the time he was working with a country Queensland rugby team but I could be wrong.

Yep, he coached QLD Country which, unless it's changed massively from my day, is a rag tag bunch of amateurs. Just had a look at his coaching record with the Reds. It's actually pretty dismal. Might've jumped the gun on that one.

Incredible playing career though. In both codes.

 

[broncsgoat]

Yep, he coached QLD Country. Just had a look at his coaching record with the Reds. It's actually pretty dismal. Might've jumped the gun on that one.

Incredible playing career though. In both codes.

He effectively took over the Titans

 

[Sproj]

Any coach of an Aussie union side shouldn’t necessarily be judged on their record, rugby is almost dead in Aus, they have very few even half decent players.

 

[Allo]

Any coach of an Aussie union side shouldn’t necessarily be judged on their record, rugby is almost dead in Aus, they have very few even half decent players.

And any player of ours can just about be a walk-up start for the Wobblies. I’m amazed there’s not more players going over there tbh

 

[Kooly87]

Any coach of an Aussie union side shouldn’t necessarily be judged on their record, rugby is almost dead in Aus, they have very few even half decent players.

It would be very tight in the race for who failed to capitalise on what should have been the biggest free kick of momentum in a generation: - Rugby Australia after the World Cup at home in 2003, or Sydney after the Olympics in 2000. Both great events in their own right, where the momentum following them was utterly squandered by complete incompetence.

 

[Sproj]

It would be very tight in the race for who failed to capitalise on what should have been the biggest free kick of momentum in a generation: - Rugby Australia after the World Cup at home in 2003, or Sydney after the Olympics in 2000. Both great events in their own right, where the momentum following them was utterly squandered by complete incompetence.

I would say rugby. It has eventually led to Raelene Boyle-Castle taking over their game as they couldn't get anyone decent. She was seemingly a big part of running the Bulldogs into the ground after Greenburg started it and she is doing the same after whoever before her in union started it. She is not a fixer, you wouldn't get her in to save your club. It was like when Cronulla got Bruno Cullen in to save them despite him being a massive part for the last ten years of Broncos failure.

 

[Kooly87]

I would say rugby. It has eventually led to Raelene Boyle-Castle taking over their game as they couldn't get anyone decent. She was seemingly a big part of running the Bulldogs into the ground after Greenburg started it and she is doing the same after whoever before her in union started it. She is not a fixer, you wouldn't get her in to save your club. It was like when Cronulla got Bruno Cullen in to save them despite him being a massive part for the last ten years of Broncos failure.

I'd say it was extremely unlikely that Castle will still be in her job by this time next year.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

And any player of ours can just about be a walk-up start for the Wobblies. I’m amazed there’s not more players going over there tbh

Because even footballers are smart enough to not buy into a dying code. In another 5 or so years time, the sport may very well be staring at extinction in Australia.