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You can always call up injury replacements, so yes it would make sense if they pull from this pool. However you'd be worried about the quality. If Mafi is out for a while and Asiati for the season, you'd be looking elsewhere for an injury joker as Nasser, and whoever non contracted who is below...

Poolman is ex Kings. 195cm, signed into the top tier of the WF academy (a group of 9/25). Signed as a playmaking 10/15 at the senior level. With that sort of size and playmaking background, sounds like a great 15 option for the future.

No Wilson Blyth or Faifua - perhaps more opportunity for Vest to get exposure here if those 2 are on injury layoffs.

I Agree, rebels tahs brumbies and reds do it pretty well But Western Force stuff it up a bit as they should be Black and Gold - never blue. Fiji is too blue heavy on the main strip- they have a bit of tropical green and their away strip is white. But Moana Pacifika literally means...

I'd think that Strachan and McGregor are the FB options

Already got enough kids and can't afford a current dominant starter.

I think most personal opinions and memories would be. But it's mine. Worth wasn't better, Campbell wasn't better, Maddocks wasn't better.

We shall see - I would submit that in 2021, the elder statesmen --Thrush, Holmes and Kearney, performed exceptionally well compared to their counterparts amongst Australian Super Rugby teams. Kearney in particular was IMO, the form Fullback and the Force backline was, as a unit, stronger with his...

Roberts to 12, Foketi to 13 and Perese to wing. Suddenly a lot better IMO.

In Sydney he is a likely starter at 10 or 15 whereas in Canberra he is bench at best.

Interested by this line from Coleman regarding the signing of development player Tuipolotu at THP “We had some unforeseen personnel losses at prop and needed to strengthen our squad in that area,” Coleman said. Who have they lost? Tatola, Fifita and Breen all played at THP for them I think -...

Eloff was signed as a 3 but had to cover 1. I'd love them to be both on but that would mean having Vannek on the bench (18) who I don't think is in the same league as Orr and Gibbon (who are both LH's) So for me - Starting Pone and finishing with Eloff with Orr and Gibbon as the 1 & 17 is the...

Lahiff is starting for Bristol so can't be that Janeesque

He looks in pretty good shape though! I know he is a giant and looks aren't an accurate show of aerobic capacity but he looks a lot more jacked and shredded then any other front rower in Australia and most the big backrows (eg Leota)

Lacks serious go forward in the centres. Yes Mataele was a good pick up but not replacing Taefu or TK will be in error I think.

Agreed on all points.

Could very well be Reimer or Scott from the bench for cover. Kennedy is an experienced professional lock/backrow - Hooper is the unknown IMO.

Would look stronger with a Kata replacement on the wing. Could be CFS. I'm a huge believer you need one of your wings to be a power player to balance the attacking options.

1. Orr 2. Uelese 3. Pone 4. Philip 5. Hosea 6. Kemeny 8. Leota 7. Hardwick 9. Powell 10. Gordon 11. Vudogo 12. To'omua 13. Ili 14. Kellaway 15. Hodge 16. Hanson 17. Gibbon 18. Eloff 19. RHP 20. Wells 21. Sorovi 22. Nuu 23. Pincus

1. Robertson 2. Kaituu 3. Medrano 4. Rodda 5. Timani 6. FLW (Fergus Lee-Warner) 8. Stander 7. Koteka 9. Prior 10. Mcintyre 11. Pulu 12. Godwin 13. Kahui 14. Mataele 15. Mcgregor 16. Ready 17. Lloyd 18. Holmes 19. Thrush 20. Anstee 21. Fines 22. Kuenzle 23. Tapine