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Still disappointed by how that turned out

Willson on the left v Oviedo on the right in TRC. Oviedo has some crazy numbers. 100% of his metres were post contact

I don't think either would have been many post-contact metres. He went through pretty much untouched didn't he?

Wilson is clearly elite ball carrier - but he does seem a lot more effective when he's used wider. I dare say most of these metres will be from a some longer runs (try scoring!) when he breaks through the wider chanels. Add in the ball handling and kicks (!) I don't really understand why...

Is Hilton still Wallaby lineout coach (I think he came in for Parling through the year)? Given how that went on tour, maybe we should be looking elsewhere...... Edit: flat out wrong

Wallaby assistant v Super Rugby HC. I wonder which pays more?

Here's a fun stat. Before Bled 1, when Tate was injured, in 8 tests Australia scored 14 tries after 60 mins. Our opposition scored 4. After that, in 7 tests Australia scored 4 tries after 60 mins, our opposition scored 9 tries

The Reds have never won a final away from Brisbane, so they probably need to be finishing top 3 to get past week 1 of the finals. Unfortunately, my genuine expectation is that they won't be able to achieve it. Probably finish 4-5-6, and then lose a quarter final and bounce straight out

It's all relative though. The starting team against France were far better at this then the finishers against Italy. Samu etc were diabolical

I think it just shows he doesn't trust Stewart or LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto). Stewart was there purely for injury cover, and LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) hasn't been picked all year. He does make metres carrying. The wrap on LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) is he's not picked because he's a pretty poor defender, gives away too many penalties and doesn't work hard enough...

I do find the commentary around Tizzano pretty strange. H's never played like a "traditional" Australian 7. He barely gets a turnover all season, and never has. He's a tackle machine, pretty decent with the ball and clearly really strong organising forward packs, especially around mauls and similar

I think I've read this exact article every year over the last 10 years

We bring our replacement forwards on much earlier and drip feed them into the match At 64 mins France brought on 5 fresh forwards off the bench, plus an inside centre all at the same time. Fresh legs blow us away. Our approach gives us an advantage from around 54mins to 64 mins, at least...

Some pretty interesting comments on a podacst (maybe 8-9 combo?) this week about how the good teams aren't thinking of their subs as replacements, or a step down, they are thinking about who they want to on the field when the match is being decided (ie last 20 minutes), as well as having impact...

I struggle to imagine there is any potential new audience for rugby watching a sports program on the ABC at 11:30am on a Sunday, or listening to local ABC radio. That's just not where the next generations of supporters are