People are being a bit harsh on MS. His match preview is nothing but level headed, in fact I'd go as fair to say he is being overly fair to the Force in an attempt to not seem bias.
The Force has just as many green guys as the Brumbies... no playmaker, and a Fijian winger who isn't match fit... I doubt he'll see the ball as Standard will kicking all day out of his 22...
Personally I think you give them too much credit here, 'Standard' (or "Chucker" as we call him) will be kicking out of his own in-goal by the 2nd half. The pressure will just be too much.
Other than that the team is full of ex-Brumbies… mmmm No Shep again! he makes less appearances than the Pope at a Jewish bris ceremonies...
Not just the team, but the bench as well. In fact the whole squad are x-Brumbies IIRC. And I think you are giving the Pope too much credit by comparing him to Sheps' appearance rate.
Just some tier 2 Wallabies and star Pocock… and old Sharpie…
Actually I'd say most are about teir 3. In fact I think we'd need to make a new category just for Force players trying to break into the national team. Maybe we can call it "waterboy" tier. It is more reflective of their ability.
I for one, would like to see more match previews from MS throughout the season. I'd even recommend him for the front page blog if the opportunity comes up. Barbarian will have some competition soon if he doesn't watch out!
