O'Connor has been officialy stood down over the airport incident .Shame realy but I think he started too young too fast too much money and fame [infamy ?]
I think some of the stuff he's done is pretty minor but you need discipline on and offfield these days ,gone are the boozy tours akin to touring rock stars !
Wasnt there a bleedin' British Lions player who actualy bopught a dead springbok [ the actual antelope one ] back to his hotel ? Days of legend and thunder !
Yeah thats true if he goes "Oop north " he may well be lost for good ,and that would be an utter shame to lose someone so talented .
I have allways thought that in the ABS or even the boks environment his talent would match his ambition with proper management and support !
O'Conner has a lot of potential but wrong friends and wrong influences may just turn him into another Ben Tune (A brilliant kid who went to waste)
O'Connor needs to be disciplined and maybe a stint in the army will suit him fine.
Hmm...dont know if I would want him with me in a shit fight Freddie , too much the rock star not enough team man at this time .
The three amigos have a lot in common.
They're all unquestionably talented, none of them pitch up in the big games when the pressure is on, they all say stupid things in the media, none of them can keep his temper and none of them can hold his liquor.
Sad waste of talent in all three cases.
There is one in every team - sadly for the Wallabies they have 3! Think Tuilagi for the English, Zac Guilford for the ABs!
Zachs Dad passed away watching him play didnt he ? Thats gotta be hard on a young bloke plus losing that guiding hand as well . At least mitigates a bit .
Players like James have got lost in pop culture styling , their image has become the centre of their own attention. Bin them, cut off the funds and let them learn what it feels like to dig your way out of the scrap heap and back into consideration.
zac , his are personal battles, James his are personal obsession. No comparison
Yup, these guys are missing a few sheep in the top padock , lol
I dont get how these young fellas have enough discipline to train hard etc but cant just get pissed or whatever out of the public eye ? Dumb as !
had to happen but the worst thing about it is its the wallabies who are hurt the most, as bieber has been one of their better players in 2013.
hard to understand how they cant be disciplined enough to not put themselves in that position, especially bieber whose known as one of the amigos, but im sure the media didnt help matters much either, painting players in the worst possible light is a more attractive story and the more attractive the story, the more $$$$ they get.
but the blame lies squarely on biebers shoulders.
with bieber out of the equation, where too from here with the wallys backline???
possible wallys backline
9 genia, 10 m toomua, 11 honey badger, 12 c leilafano, 13 t kurindrani, 14 AAC, 15 i folau
21 n white, 22 q cooper, 23 j mogg
mozart it just comes down to being bad people end of story. maturity is one thing but if you dont have a good character then what good will maturity do? they just grow up learning all the little nuances of being a prick and getting their way. JOC is not as talented as everyone makes out, some of the stats he has been turning over have been a disgrace. but everyone keeps saying well gosh he is so talented we just hae to keep playing him so he doesnt change he learns that he is a total prick but so special that he can just do what he wants. he had potential but its counted for fug all and the new crop are surpassing him quade and beale. the three amigos should be dropped forever! i remember a story about how jake dropped schalk for two games because of discipline issues on the field. we need something like that. ewan just isnt handling any of this as good as i thought he would.
