Babbling 'brook

Yeah for sure, but to put pressure on himself, Lualala and Penny by introducing this to the media is childish I think. He needs to tone this down bigtime as he is on the road to being Luke Fitz in 2010.

Also when he says all his bad games have been at 11, that is ridiculous!

I understand Darcy does a lot in defence but the fact he offers so little in attack does bother me. Joe has taught him how to pass but there are times when he still takes the wrong option. I know you've backtracked a bit on Darce but you can't really say that he takes the wrong option but then advo...

If the backline were all 2 or 3 years younger than him, who were they?

Murray/Williams
Hanrahan
Zebo
Earls
Barnes
?
Jones

Does that sound right?

I worry how much this interview could come and bite him in the ass. I don't see why you' d leave out a guy as talented as Lualala from your HCup XV and when there will be mixing and matching, those are the games Earls wants to play 13 in.

If Jones doesn't get his act together he could well end up 15.

deco wrote:

pete (on eirne) wrote:Apologies gonzo is too strong a word (never thought I'd write that sentence!).

Sentence?

What sentence?

Touché Deco, touché!

Christ it worries me how much Earls wants to play 13 AND says it publicly!
Didn't realise he hated playing 11. I think his best games in Green anyway have been there. He's had some poor ones at 13 in Green.

A 2 hour long slow-mo montage of slick passes, tackles and offloads would be just fine. As a bonus feature, speed the 2 hours up times 4 for a half hour fast motion video with the Harlem Globetrotters music playing in the background. Super impose a sound bite of the Toulouse defense complaining tha...

Apologies gonzo is too strong a word (never thought I'd write that sentence!). My take on it is that we should introduce a new guy by partnering him with an old guy. I personally think BOD is the best old guy we have (better than Darce) and McFadden is the best new guy we have (better than EOM, Mack...

I think Darcy is pretty much gonzo so For HCUP: 12. McFadden 13. O'Driscoll For RABO: 12. Darcy 13. O'Malley That means one experienced guy playing with one less experienced guy which is pretty handy IMO. Maybe throw in Luke at some stage somewhere. The goal is obviously to have it so that it ends u...

Not sure Reid will ever "make it" though people would have said exactly the same about Madigan 18 months ago. now he is the son of god. Good point. hopefully he can make the step up. We seem a bit light on centres coming through. McFadden, O'Malley, Macken, O'Shea. Possibly Fitzgerald in ...

I'd love something like "20 of the best Leinster games" highlights of each or something. Or maybe "Leinster's best ever tries"

Thanks lads that is really informative. Looks like we have some guys in good position to step up. Interested by Furlong, Beirne, Thornbury, Conan, Leavy and Murphy. Think they could slip in well in the next 2-3 years or so. Also very excited about Jack McGrath getting more game time this season hope...

He's just a bit of a character I guess re: Castro. Always gives his all too. I think Gray is based that way due to his physical attributes, very big and very strong. He could do work in the tight but is more effective outwide and can carry well as Glasgow and sometimes Scotland play two 7's. Kearney...

He could have been really cheap alright. Can't imagine Denton, Roux or Bent cost a fortune either tbh

More like the pecking order as in who will get upgraded quickest in what position if you get me

for the senior squad it would be like:

Healy-VDM-McGrath-O'Connell
Strauss-Cronin-Dundon
etc

Would strongly disagree on the Gray comment. Why do you think he is a show pony?

You don't think Gray or Healy are worth a shout?

Would one of the lads who know the Leinster academy better than I mind doing something of a depth chart of academy players by any chance?

Dave Cahill wrote:Not particularly related to this precise subject and I don't want to say too much, but there is something very special in the pipeline in this general area.

Any more news Dave?
Even an indication of when this could/will go public?

Degz wrote:1. Woodcock 2. Du Plessis 3. Jones 4. Whitelock 5. O'Connell 6. Kaino 7. McCaw 8. Read 9. Genia 10. Carter 11. North 12. O'Conner 13. Smith 14. Ioane 15. Dagg

More than 1/2 that team are All Blacks!
That's depressing as an Irish man!