Recent content by Nelse

Yeah Holloway out for the season so he probably wouldn't have been in consideration. Horwill is the biggest surprise for me, and I'd say bringing him, Kepu, Naiyaravoro and Houston in from OS probably means there are only 26 players yet to be named for the 30 man.

I don't really mind any of them either. Most of them have been there for so long it would be weird not to hear them when the Rugby is on. But George Gregan, whenever he throws to the break at half time and recaps the score, he sounds like he has no idea who's playing. Constantly stumbling over...

According to the Tahs, you can't. They had a statement with the pic of Cat and Phipps that due to Daiken only coming on late last year, these jerseys won't be for sale, so they have the fan one instead.

I spoke to him after the Reds v Tahs last weekend. Nicest guy in the world (where I got the photo). I asked him if it was hard to be sitting watching the origin earlier in the week. He said "Look it was hard when I first came over because I really did miss it. But now I'm really enjoying my...

It was my understanding that pretty much all decisions regarding the officiating of the law was ultimately up to the referee. In that he can choose to listen to the TMO or not. I've seen plenty of times where the touchie (assistant ref) will call something like a possible forward pass or...

At the 2011 world cup, I went to a panel thing in a pub the morning of the semi final, with Clarkie, Kafe, Kearns and Damian Smith I think it was. Did some analysis before the game and took questions. Having something like that with past players/coaches/commentaters would be good. Pretty much an...

Chiefs have got Cruden back among others. I hope the Tahs can break that NZ drought, but it might be doubtful

I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, but that was my first feeling as well. The SMH article states that the negotiations for the ARU top-up were halted after the decision, but I'm wondering whether it was the other way around. Even so, it doesn't make much difference to the outcome...

Number of debutants depends on the coach. If it is still Deans there may be only 4 or 5.. If it's someone new then they may view that as an opportunity to blood some newbies and make a quick cultural change before London15

Looks like Marto and TripleM took this idea and made a bit of headway. They've got Classic Anzacs v Lions Legends in Brisbane on the 21st of June. The Classic Wallabies will be playing the Lions Legends in Sydney and theyve advertised that Gregan and Larkham will be involved. If they can add...

Yeah of course, I'm not saying that either. Just because there is a combination though shouldn't be the only reason for selection, and should only really be the deciding factor if there is nothing else to split them. Combinations have been a big part of Australia's halves for a while now...

Part of being good enough to be selected for a rep side is the ability to slip into new systems and plays that comes with playing in a new team. If the player is good enough, and Genia is without doubt good enough, then he should be able to play along side pretty much anyone. If Cooper plays...

I feel really sorry for Barnes. You are probably right that coaching has gone a long way to change his natural game to one that is kick first. I think the head knocks didn't help in that regard, especially when at one point even the slightest knock put him down. When he came onto the...

Anyone else here TJ mention in the Crusaders v Highlanders game about the 'crouch-touch-bind' going before the IRB in May and looking to come in on the EOYTs? From what I got from TJ was that there would be no release on the touch. I may be wrong. Anyone know if this is the case?

I think that should be the case for all teams. I've lost track of the South Africans. It would go away to increase the tribalism. You can put in context the teams you are playing. RL is good at that. In regards to the original suggestion, I don't believe it should change. As people have...