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Agree. I'm not too happy that Koribete was selected ahead of a guy like morahan who deserved to be rewarded for his form in the nrc and would be more likely to get game time. My inside sources tell me he's only been sticking around with the force for the possibility of playing for the wallabies...

Ninja, I was one of the people that thought Horwill should have been chosen ahead of Douglas at the World Cup, but I thought he really showed what he was capable of at that tournament. At his best he has a hard edge and a good all-round game and he already has the experience of playing in a...

Skelton is an interesting choice. If would have thought it was almost time to move on from him. Man douglas is clearly desperately in need of an offseason. We really need him to get back to his 2015 form.

I think fardy getting dropped for mumm is pretty harsh. Like slipper he's been ho-hum this year but i thought he played one of his better games off the bench last week. But whatever. Must be there to offset skelton in the lineout...still Chieka seems to have a hard on for mumm (thats not a...

Slippers omission is noteworthy. He's had a pretty poor season by his standards, but he was actually pretty solid last week. Still i understand the move. Its the right opportunity to give Robertson some more test experience and hopefully it fires up slipper. Slipper could definitely use and...

Agree Phipps is much faster, but his passing isn't on Genia's level imho.

3. Coleman 2. Moore 1. Arnold HM: Foley, Phipps, DHP, Folau, Timani

- Re the Cheika comment, just to clarify my earlier post, I didn't mean to credit Cheika for unearthing those blokes. I just meant that he has now tried them out at test level and luckily for him it turns out they look to be right at home - I think its a bit over the top to suggest Cheika has in...

I'd probably keep the same side. I wouldn't rest anyone. That said if Pocock is a bit banged up, I don't think we necessarily have to risk him. McMahon is a strong replacement. Maybe give Sefa a start over speight, who I think has been found out a bit on defence.

If we can take anything from a pretty poor 2016 its that Cheika has somehow identified a handful of blokes that look to have a long future at test level. - Love what I'm seeing from Coleman, Timani and Arnold in the forwards. All big, physical guys that catch and pass, and are regularly...

Interesting to see Tupou in the squad. Cant say I watched QLD country that closely this season but they appeared to have one of the poorer scrums. Certainly has potential but is it too early to be playing him against some of world rugby's better set piece teams? I like the idea of bringing him...

That is one thing I actually noticed when Phipps came on against the Argies. the passing was all over the shop. It really does make a huge difference too. One thing the Kiwis are so good at; every pass is out in front of the man, on the button.

lack of quality no.9 on the horizon is a major worry.

Impossible to say really. That 2011 team was greater than the sum of its parts. Everything they touched turned to gold. then again they had a bit of luck with their draw.

It's certainly a better squad than 2016. There's enough starch in the pack, and flair in the backs, to do something, but as Gel says, its really about whether they can get they get the most out of the talent. Remember the year Rocky Elsom went back to the Brumbies. Some stupid pundits were...

A few thoughts on the teams named:- 1. Really like the look of the Wallabies side from top to bottom. Particularly interested to see how the centre combination performs. Kerevi will have some holes in his game at 12, but I think the Poms will have a hard time containing him. 2. One look at...

Like Nonu for the Kiwi's, worrying about Kuridrani's Super rugby form is a waste of time because he's a proven quantity at test level

good to see Douglas back with the squad

horrible game to make your debut at fullback. He apparently got hypothermia standing at the back, barely touched the ball all game. i would like to see him get another cap at some point. not the most heralded players, but he has his moments of absolute beauty on attack

Agree with the other guys MHCS re Suncorp. The map that shows up on the screen (which appears to show big parts of various sections as still available) is very misleading. I personally sat and looked through the various sections on offer and the large majority are 99% full. I'd estimate that...