Quote Ferdy="Ferdy"My main gripe with average australians coming over here is that i would imagine that most will be on inflated wages to get them here. and probably costs the club more.
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This "Aussie" thing doesn't stack up.
People always seem to quote Donald, Cross, Delaney (in recent times) and say [iJoe Bloggs[/i could do as good a job, so why sign an Aussie?!
Funny though that you rarely here people throwing Webb, Leuluai or Lauitiiti's names into the mix?
I employ over 100 people. Sometimes when you interview someone, you think they'd fit right into your organisation. You think they're exactly what you're looking for, sometimes you're right, sometimes they turn up for work and they're not what you thought.
Or sometimes you just see potential in their attitude, demeanour, and work ethic, and think even if they lack some of the skills, given time under your regime and your working environment, you can develop the talent side. And sometimes you can, sometimes you can't.
Or sometimes you're just short staffed, think "they'll do" and they turn out to be the best employee you've had in years.
Sometime your recruiting decisions work out, and sometimes they don't.
Have any of us ever had a relationship with Brett Delaney (example) that isn't as player/fan? Perhaps when GH spoke to him, he was professional, dedicated, hard working, honest, punctual, committed & driven. Perhaps GH knew he was an "average" centre, but thinks that Brett Delaney, the person, is the sort of person he needed in his organisation, and that he would put his faith in his coaching staff to make Brett Delaney, the player, work for what his organisation needs him for.
Maybe that will work out and he'll become a stand out second rower, maybe it won't and he'll go home as 'average' and a poor choice at the end of his contract.
Either way, I would suggest that the fact he's Australian has little, or nothing, to do with either outcome.
As Bloodbath would say... Closet Racism.