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Now there's a wild sweeping statement if ever I heard one.

Clearly didn't talk much about Tom Wright then. Or Len Ikitau. Or Harry Wilson. I won't tolerate Eddie or anyone affiliated with Eddie taking even the smallest ounce of credit for this.

Now you're thinking. It's been the glaring deficiency of the Schmidt regime, and I fear Joe is on thin ice with the higher ups if he can't fix it.

Is that going to get the punters in the door, though? Come on mate we're in the entertainment market and Harry needs to understand that. I want swan dives at a minimum. Somersaults, backflips, any sort of choreographed work (using the ball as a phone/grenade/bowling ball etc). And if he blows...

That's it. You watch his movements for his second try. Was trudging in midfield with a few other players but read the play perfectly, stayed alive and ended up running the perfect support line. He does it all the time. Bobby V or Hooper would never score the tries he does. Although the one big...

Thought the ground experience was just first class. Well done to RA and those involved. Particularly loved what they did with welcome to country. Doing it before the players are out there, Lloyd Walker, mood lighting, just felt special rather than something tacked onto the anthems when...

Porecki was Wallaby captain? The therapy must be working because I've completely scrubbed that and the entire 2023 RWC from my memory.

Surely a home World Cup in 2027 is a factor here. Be a pretty amazing thing to be a part of.

He has the potential to be good, but Michael MacDonald good? I don't think so. Doesn't have the vocal range, for starters. MacDonald's work will echo through the ages. Reidy is handy but no MM.

It's the errors that get me. He's good for one knock on, one lazy penalty and one maddening attempted flick pass/double cutout/chip and chase per game. His handling and skills were revelatory five years ago, but it feels like a bit at this point. The juice isn't worth the squeeze, I just wish...

We also forget how bad Fox was towards the end of their deal. Skeleton staff who didn't do any homework, just coasting on former glories. Morgan Turinui gives more wisdom in three minutes than Fox gave you in a whole season.

My memory it was generally some piece of irrelevant trivia about a players uncle, who played 400 games for the Mount Isa Mud Dogs in the 1980s or some shit. But as far as colour goes it was fine enough. He was good in his day.

The only thing that holds me back from tipping them is they are the Force. Failure is baked into the walls. Don't get me wrong the Tahs have had a lean decade but the Force have been so consistently disappointing when it matters that I'm wary of putting my hard earned behind them. Early signs...

Didn't see Edmed being dropped

A lot of these judgements feel a bit premature. Very hot, early games, scrappy and disjointed affairs where neither team looked that comfortable with ball in hand. There's been enough flashes to show there's something there. Jorgo looks like a star, we know what JAS can bring, Kellaway rock...