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<blockquote data-quote="The TRUTH" data-source="post: 58005"><p><strong>Who will get Giteau</strong> </p><p></p><p>Brumbies face a bidding war for Wallaby star</p><p></p><p></p><p>All four Australian Super 14 teams will make formal approaches to the Brumbies' Matt Giteau in Canberra on Tuesday for the gifted centre-cum-fly-half's services for 2007 onwards.</p><p></p><p>Matt Giteau: Next up for auction...</p><p> </p><p>In what amounts to a bizarre auction, mediated by ARU official Shaun Berry, Giteau is expected to confirm that he has already decided his future does not lie in Canberra</p><p></p><p>Why Giteau would want to leave the Brumbies is unclear, although one source speculated he was simply "ready to spread his wings". </p><p></p><p>The news is a surprise to Brumbies coach Laurie Fisher, who has coached Giteau since he was a junior. </p><p></p><p>"Matty has given no indication of that," Fisher said to The Australian.</p><p></p><p>"Hopefully, he will see it is in his best interests to stay, especially in the lead-up to the World Cup next year. </p><p></p><p>"I'm not a Wallabies selector, but Stephen Larkham is highly likely to be the five-eighth at the World Cup, Stirling Mortlock is likely to be the 13 and George Gregan is a good chance to be the nine. </p><p></p><p>"You would assume playing with these guys on a regular basis would be more sound than playing inside and outside other blokes. </p><p></p><p>"I haven't spoken to him about his desire to stay or go. It's just heads down and on with the job. If we do that, there's got to be some implications for staying, I'd hope." </p><p></p><p>GIteau is seen at the Brumbies as the leader of the future generation, with George Gregan, Stephen Larkham and Stirling Mortlock all set to retire after the 2007 Rugby World Cup.</p><p></p><p>The Brumbies are anxious to keep Giteau, who is in the vanguard of the team's Generation Next. </p><p></p><p>After the World Cup, the Brumbies will almost certainly lose Gregan, Larkham and Mortlock, which means retaining Giteau would be even more vital to the team's future. </p><p></p><p>The Western Force have emerged as the most likely contenders for Giteau's signature because of the presence of friend Matt Henjak in Perth, after Henjak left the Brumbies last season.</p><p></p><p>But Giteau may prefer to go to the Waratahs, who look only to be short of one or two jigsaw pieces before they could be a championship-winning team.</p><p></p><p>There is no salary cap in Australian rugby union, although the ARU prefers the states not to pay above AU$110,000, the contract then topped-up by the national union. </p><p></p><p>Whether this particular unwritten rule is adhered to will be interesting to see, as the bidding frenzy begins!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Force are favorites :bana: ...... man i hope we sign him</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The TRUTH, post: 58005"] [b]Who will get Giteau[/b] Brumbies face a bidding war for Wallaby star All four Australian Super 14 teams will make formal approaches to the Brumbies' Matt Giteau in Canberra on Tuesday for the gifted centre-cum-fly-half's services for 2007 onwards. Matt Giteau: Next up for auction... In what amounts to a bizarre auction, mediated by ARU official Shaun Berry, Giteau is expected to confirm that he has already decided his future does not lie in Canberra Why Giteau would want to leave the Brumbies is unclear, although one source speculated he was simply "ready to spread his wings". The news is a surprise to Brumbies coach Laurie Fisher, who has coached Giteau since he was a junior. "Matty has given no indication of that," Fisher said to The Australian. "Hopefully, he will see it is in his best interests to stay, especially in the lead-up to the World Cup next year. "I'm not a Wallabies selector, but Stephen Larkham is highly likely to be the five-eighth at the World Cup, Stirling Mortlock is likely to be the 13 and George Gregan is a good chance to be the nine. "You would assume playing with these guys on a regular basis would be more sound than playing inside and outside other blokes. "I haven't spoken to him about his desire to stay or go. It's just heads down and on with the job. If we do that, there's got to be some implications for staying, I'd hope." GIteau is seen at the Brumbies as the leader of the future generation, with George Gregan, Stephen Larkham and Stirling Mortlock all set to retire after the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The Brumbies are anxious to keep Giteau, who is in the vanguard of the team's Generation Next. After the World Cup, the Brumbies will almost certainly lose Gregan, Larkham and Mortlock, which means retaining Giteau would be even more vital to the team's future. The Western Force have emerged as the most likely contenders for Giteau's signature because of the presence of friend Matt Henjak in Perth, after Henjak left the Brumbies last season. But Giteau may prefer to go to the Waratahs, who look only to be short of one or two jigsaw pieces before they could be a championship-winning team. There is no salary cap in Australian rugby union, although the ARU prefers the states not to pay above AU$110,000, the contract then topped-up by the national union. Whether this particular unwritten rule is adhered to will be interesting to see, as the bidding frenzy begins! Force are favorites :bana: ...... man i hope we sign him [/QUOTE]
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