Recent content by Raytah

Super signing. With Kautai gone and Alatini injured, Brums were looking bare at tighthead behind AAA & RVN.

Think it's Lington Ieli. Quality 122kg Aus U20s prospect at Loose Head. No need to go external there. If Kautai is out, and Alatini injured, will definatly need more tight head cover. Could do worse than Tom Ross if on the market.

Who do we want to see for Aus A this tour? Probably needs to balance next best XV with developing potential future Wallabies, who may still be a bit green. I would like to see: 1. Schoupp / Hoopert 2. Pollard / Vailanu 3. De Lutiss / Amone 4. Canham / Blythe 5. Amotosero / Swain 6. Hooper /...

+ Pasitoa if ever gets fit. Seems to be viewed as a 12.

So, seeing squad named today would expect the XV vs NZ to look like: Uys Grenfell Hill / Langi Ross / Thompson Fonua Langi / Cleverly Robinson Lemoto / Talialeva Grover / Blank Fowler / Mackay Conway Takai / Fittler Goldsborough Makasini Bassingthwaite

There's 8 or so from GPS schools and most of them were rugby scholarship players and objectively pretty handy.

Mot Goddard, although liked the look of his scrummaging last year and saw he has been named for NSW 19s. Think it was Uys, who has ended up in the 26 for NZ.

Watch the first game. The Aus U18s team (which had most of the lads picked for NZ today) were dominant. Not perfect, but looked pretty good to me.

- Heinz Lomoto looked class at 8 - Bassingthwaite looked good at 15 - Fittler got isolated a couple of times but was bending the line. - Makasini looked a handful on the sting - Liked the look og Rylands and Robinson in the backrow - Fonua and Thompson looked solid in the row. - Hill looked...

2 tighthead spots still available on the roster by my count. Shame to miss seeing whether Archer could kick on. Keen to see who McKellar has up his sleeve.

Dont forget Leafi Talataina who has been getting around Sydney in Tahs gear. Great carrier & lineout option. Is young but I reckon he'll be in the starting 15 by end of next year.

Probably depends who starts at #4 but will probably be Lee-Warner or Ben Grant to call the lineout.

Sould 100% atleast be picking - Skelton > Blythe - Sio > Kailea - Swinton > Leota - Samu > Tizzano The pack for this weekend should be: 1. Slipper / Bell 2. Faessler / BPA 3. Ala'alatoa / Tupou 4. Salakaia-Loto 5. Skelton / Amotosero 6. Swinton 7. Samu 8. Valetini / Wilson No scrum, no chance.

Still hopeful for (and frankly expecting something similar to): 1. Bell / Kailea / HTS 2. Porecki / Heaven / Dobbins 3. Tupou / Talakai / Holz 4. Lee-Warner / Daly 5. Amotosero / Sinclair 6. Leota / Di Staso 7. Gamble / Wilkin 8. Gleeson / Talataina 9. Gordon / Wilson 10. Edmed / Bowen 11...

Re. Hunter... and Flook Our C/D zone strategy on the weekend was to box, and our A zone MO was route 1 (same for Wales). So, dont think Joe will read much into quiet games for the centres. Will get more involved over time as our attack develops.