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I’m having a chuckle suggesting a 32 point win to be clear! My real prediction is a 2 point win. I think Schmidt is looking to end the tour with a real statement.

No issue with the players that go over and earn their stripes via time in residence. EG qualifying through living in the country for 5 years or whatever. However the pricks that cherry pick overseas players based on these ridiculous grandparent rules, without any effort whatsoever in player...

I agree with these, but also adding in Liam Wright (not that he’s an outsider exactly), depending on recovery timeline etc. I was thinking about it over the weekend: I think he was such a significant loss for Schmidt. Likely planning ahead for bringing Skelton into the fold, Wright offered that...

Without even clicking the article I knew it would be written by Atfield. He’s essentially a PR stooge for soccer.

True. Just odd there’s been no confirmation either way. And I am an eternal optimist!

I asked him over X about if he had any insight on Faessler being fit. He said he’s ’not going to be available as far as he understands’. So not promising, but you never know…

Could Nasser have been called in as cover in case BPA or Pollard got injured in warm up vs Scotland? I’m just crossing my fingers in hope that Faessler is good to go. Although there’s been no news on him, whereas we’ve heard that Williams is recovering well from illness…

I think we need to go hard at this final match. A lot to gain from a really strong performance (with a win being incredible of course). If possible, injury recovery dependant, we play JAS.

Just watched the game then. Some quick thoughts: We got sucked into the Scotland niggle. Lost our cool, and they benefited. Our in field kicking game was a big let down. In that first half we should have put on some tries with our dominance, we dink kicked it away, along with some poor line...

Yep this is where some of this planned (and forced) load management will hopefully help us. Fingers crossed Tupou, Slipper, Faessler, Williams, and JAS are good to go, along with the return of McReight. I reckon this is the big one that Schmidt has been priming them for. If these guys are fit...

Or Potter at 13?

With all of these challenges, I was expecting a loss but then hoping for a ripping battle against Ireland to round out the tour. All hands back on deck and healthy. So the serious injury to JAS hurts big time. I wonder what we do there.

Williams now another late scratching due to illness. Frost in. Holy moley.

Sounds like due to the snow the Wallabies captains run may not be going ahead either. None of this bodes well.

Shit.

5 mins into the France - Argentina match and already two big, lengthy, and I’d content very unwarranted TMO interventions. A blight on the game.

Let’s hope so. He’s gotten no relief from Slipper unfortunately through injury and head knocks.

The guy I’m most worried about who is playing massive minutes, but basically can’t be rested as he is so important to us, is Bell.

I know it’s not about money but Joe send me your bank details and I will deadset chip in a few hundred of my own hard earned dollars to keep you around.

You are all very convincing. I’m on board - in Joe we trust! In this scenario, I wonder who the other starting lock and bench lock will be? Frost to start, LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) on bench? Someone is going to be desperately unlucky.