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I am not convinced that JAS should start at 12. He gets lost in defense and his tackle technique could get him in hot water.

And he manages to land on top of 2.5 of them

Bell was pumped in the scrums. Is it because Tupou was out? Frost was his 2nd row? He has an injury? The Welsh tighthead is a beast? Faesler isn't 130kgs? Never been a dominant scrummer? With Slipper in the 23 I think we have had a weakness exposed. I am hopeful it can be patched up before...

Just watched the replay last night; 3. Bell 2. Valetini 1. Kellaway.

Skelton and Frost. Then Williams / McRight and Bobby V. Bench LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) for Skelton Gleeson for back rower. Feel sorry for Wright. He added alot earlier in the year.

Isn't it a nod to the Gunnedah Red Devils ?

Could Carter have been treated any worse? He was abandoned the minute Quade was dropped. Hung out to dry by Eddie Jones. Reminded me of the front row debacle when Eddie had the wallabies the first time around. Coaching should be more than getting the team in a huddle and saying " Don't be...

Without Swain, who would you have? I still have a soft spot for Rodda and Arnold but they are not in the squad.

Who are your lineout jumpers for these pairings?

Question without notice; What are the strengths and weaknesses of our second rowers; Also, once we know these attributes, what is the best way to utilize them on game day. Also, what pairings create the most synergy and create the best fit for the gameplan. I will start with; Lineout Scrum...

I haven't read any comments so this might be a repeat of some themes. 1. The starting front row were great but didn't last long. Once they were gone we barely made the advantage line. 2. Advantage line was where it was lost. 3. Some basic errors e.g. Gordon penalised for not retreating...

Lots of chat about a player that has been endorsed to hold his spot by the coach. How about those kickoff receives ?

Forwards win matches. The backs haven't looked great but they are behind a well beaten pack. If we had all of our best forwards available and they were well coached/drilled we might get to parity in some parts of the game v the boks. Scrum, lineout, kickoff receipt (not many of those)! phase...

3. Frost 2. McReight 1 . AAA.

These threads tend to be about picking players and get skewed for peoples preferences. The thing that has pissed me off about this years RWC is not the players it is the gameplan. I feel for all of the players in the 33 man squad plus the players just outside the squad they have not had a plan...

I have only seen the 10 min highlights. It seemed that Fiji won it in the forwards.

The Fiji coach must have bugged my living room. Radradra to the wing. Things are looking ominous.

It still annoys me about Quade. He seemed to be mentoring Carter Gordon really nicely. CG has got a bit lost. Reminds me of when Drew Mitchell got his first start. Played really well until Eddy got in his ear. Took him a while to rally after that.

Looked to me like Semi Radradra made some bad defensive reads vs Wales. Their first try came from North breaking the line off first phase lineout ball running an unders line. Second try from Tompkins drawing 2 defenders and North running another unders line. Plus the dropped ball at the 81min...

My Bad. I meant Leota. Sub him for a lineout option.