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2013 Not the Homecoming we wanted

We had trained at the new stadium on both Thursday and Friday but nothing would have prepared us for playing at the new NIB stadium for the first time.  It was disappointing that they had scheduled the AFL derby on the same day, yet it was great to see so many supporters come through the […]

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2013 A New Contract, a Win against the Reds and my Son was Born

They say things happen in sets of three.  The week started with my new contract announcement, was highlighted by the safe arrival of my son Hunter and reached a grand finale with the Force win over the Reds at Suncorp.  Finally on Saturday night we were able to transfer everything learned from the first three […]

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2013 Force For Life

As announced over the weekend it was great to secure my future and be staying in the west for a further two years.  It was an easy decision to make as I consider Perth home and the Force is my club.  I also believe that the Force team and supporters do not need another year […]

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2013 Tough Start to the Season

Although you go into every game chasing victory, we are pleased with the performance that we produced at Loftus on Saturday night.  The result didn’t go our way but this was a much improved performance by the team.   All players rose to the occasion and we played as a team.  It was a big occasion […]

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2013 Sore Bodies and Pained Minds

Every game in Super Rugby is a tough challenge and if you don’t play at your best teams will beat you.  But waking up Monday morning not only was the body physically sore but also the mind.  After numerous reviews of the game it highlighted how many opportunities we did create and how rarely we […]

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2013 A Long Travel Year Begins

This column which begun in Melbourne has now been traveling since 5am Saturday (Melbourne time), to where we finally hit our destination in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  The travel days which included a quick trip from Melbourne to Sydney, then quickly escorted to our flight Johannesburg.  Three flights, around 10,000km and over 12 hours actual […]

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2013 Preseason

We have finally reached the conclusion of the 14 week preseason; a preseason that has seen a refreshing move away from athletic fitness, to rugby game focus.  Last year we had only 25 rugby focused sessions; this year we have complete 65 before the first trial in Darwin.  Many players have admitted that in hindsight […]

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The Best Force 22 of all Time

With Nathan Sharpe retiring from Rugby at the end of the Super Rugby season the Force will be down to 6 members of the inaugural Squad of 35 players; Richard Brown, Cameron Shepherd, Pek Cowan, David Pocock and myself are the legacy of the squad hand picked by John Mitchell. Since the first season in 2006, 88 players have earned a Super cap for the Force.

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Super Rugby Travel Leaves Players Up in the Air

As we enter the fifth week of Super Rugby we find ourselves packing our bags again and heading to the airport for another leg of the competition. We have already racked up 22,653 kilometers flying distance, and it is only week five. The checklist is slowly ticked off, boots and joggers, training gear, mouth guard […]

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Super Coach Western Force

With Nathan Sharpe retiring from Rugby at the end of the Super Rugby season and bringing up his 150 super cap the Force will be down to 6 members of the inaugural Squad of 35 players; Richard Brown, Cameron Shepherd, Pek Cowan, David Pocock and myself are the legacy of the squad hand picked by John Mitchell. Since the first season in 2006, 90 players have earned a Super cap for the Force. The players and the number of caps they have earned for the club are listed below.

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