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Ah, that's a good point. Or Smith at 12 and McCabe/Coleman at 15. Not great, as neither of them are any good at kicking, so our gameplan might need to be altered a bit.

They'd at least have more heart than Kepu.

Fair points, but the difference is, looking at Slipper, Alexander or any of the others, even if they have a shit game they still look like they actually give a rats arse, and break out of a slow jog at some point in the game. 7 tackles in 60 minutes: Kepu made I think 1 tackle, hit 3 rucks for...

Watch it again, focus on him, and him alone, and see if your blood pressure rises. As bad as our prop have been this year, or even the last 5 years, i've never seen a performance as apathetic as that one.

Well, that IMO depends on the 10. With Lealiifano there, McCabe was our 12 in 2012 and they carved up, because McCabe did exactly what To'omua is doing now, what Fainga'a does for the Reds/Wallabies and what Nathan Grey did 10 years ago, what Nonu does primarily (his new found kicking and passing...

OK, well having seen how much To'omua has stepped it up as a 12, and Lealiifano's staggeringly good 2012 season as 10, is there any thought about switching them around? It surely cant have been missed by Bernie and Gandalf, and while I can understand them playing To'omua at 10 because he wasn';t...

He should be told 10 minutes before the game that unless he wins man of the match, his contract is being torn up. His game against the Boks in Brisbane was fucking disgraceful and i'll need a long, long time to forget it. My bet is that within 10mins he's walking around the field, and he'll...

Would really, really have liked to see Gill start this game. The Irish are going to make the breakdown an absolute shitfight. They'll treat it like Stalingrad, and Gill is by far the best breakdown thief/hand-to-hand combat in the sewers exponent we have (without Smith and Pocock). I really...

That is absolutely spot on with my dreams as well. Switch them around, let Lilo ignite the team at 10, like last year, and let To'omua be the axe wielding maniac straightening the backline from 12. I've never seen To'omua play as well as he is right now at 12, he seems to have all the skills...

Really? He only seems to be packing at 8 in a third of those scrums!

You can be an excellent player, but it doesn't make you a leader. Eg, Larkham. Was he ever a captain? Even George Smith, despite a few games, knew himself well enough to know he wasn't a captain. He was a brilliant player, but he was a cog in the wheel. People like Eales, Mortlock, McCaw...

I think this is why I give Palu such a hard time. Imagine if McCabe, Fainga'a, Horne or To'omua had the physique that Palu does? Fuck me, there would be carnage. If Mowen had the same physique? Palu plays well below his weight, that is what bothers me. He's the same size as Jonah Lomu, yet both...

You giant vagina, put your beer jacket on BEFORE getting there!

I would've thought there was a lot more to that loss than that. Morahan kicking the ball dead from 30m in front of our goalposts, and then being penalised in the ensuing scrum might have contributed more, IMO.

Hooper is a wonderful player, but Pocock he ain't, ffs. Hooper is the better ball runner, but Pocock is far more physical, dominates contact, makes life hell for opposition teams at the breakdown more (thus forcing them to commit more), and is the best pilferer in world rugby. Having stolen the...

Having seen To'omua play 12 last game, fuck I hope the Brumbies recognised that and switch him and lealiifano around next year. Lealiifano is a very adaptable player but his best position is by far, flyhalf. The extra responsibility of game management and being the flyhalf brings him out of...

Fair point, but Vaea is 10 years younger than Palu, and was out because of a blood clot, rather than 10 years of continuing structural and ligamental damage.

Palu ain't coming back, it's time to move on and find someone to actually PLAY in the 8 jersey for more than 100 minutes a season, then spend the rest of it moaning about how Palu is injured. 6. Mowen/Fardy (Fardy should move into 2nd row ASAP to fill the void of gaping shitness provided by...

Can anyone recommend a game that he played for the Tahs this year, where he got some reasonable gametime? I want to see what all the hype is and have a proper look at him, instead of just saying 'but he's huuuuuuuge, he MUST be the solution to all our problems, just look at him"

The ony bloke in Australian I know of who ACTUALLY (IE isn't just supposed to be, he actually DOES it) fits the description of a wrecking ball who skittles people when he runs without being stopped dead, is Ita Vaea. He's good for much more than 3 big hits a game too. Unfortunately, he's...