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This was a really good post. The Reds are doing so many things well as a franchise, ticking off nearly all the boxes fans want to see. They're engaged with the grassroots, they're bringing local talent through onto the big stage, making smart signings, they're pushing the boundaries in...

Wasn't hugely impressed with either team, neither seem to have moved on much from last year. The Brumbies are an unbelievably cynical team, they make the All Blacks looks like innocent kids just having a run around. I think they'll make the finals and fall short again. The Reds look like they're...

Why discuss fun hypotheticals when you can talk about how awesome the Kiwis actually are? Pay attention to them!

He beats the first tackle every time in rugby, he'd be phenomenal in Sevens. Just have anyone with half a brain running off his shoulder and it'd be tries for days. Jeloudev has wheels but he was completely cooked after that long try. Is he coming back from injury? Conditioning could improve...

Oh, well then Folau is the obvious choice. He'd be devastating. Pace is something that's been lacking across Australian rugby for years now, it's an issue that needs to be addressed.

McMahon and Gill would do a job very quickly I suspect. That said, pace is what the team is really missing and neither of those two would help all that much.

It's a funny one. We really didn't win much with him, but is that on him or the players/tactics around him? Seemed to me that when he was allowed to cut loose and chase a game then things suddenly got rolling. I posted over on the Tahs thread that I think he'll go a lot better there than he...

Harris probably. Depends how confident they are in Hawkins. If they voluntarily let Hegarty leave it was a bad move. He's still young, experienced, not made of glass, and at the very least a competent proven commodity. They're all very good things to have in a backup flyhalf. There's been a...

Yeah I was more thinking about the outside backs. Hodge and Tuipolotu both look like 12s to me. The key is going to be getting the best players onto the park. Crawford needs to see way more time than he did last year. Want to see Placid start getting some serious minutes as well.

Same. Broken legs can go weird. What's the current depth in the backs look like? Outside Centre: Ellison, Inman Wing: Sefa, Shipperly, English, Crawford Fullback: Harris, Placid

Yeah what I predicted unfortunately. Was always a strong chance of happening with a bench like that.

Cheers mate. Really interesting stuff. Hopefully he shows up and has a big game.

That's a good size. Hopefully he can play. Interesting that he didn't make the Rising but they're giving him a crack now.

They've got an actual coach this time though. It's mainly the bench I'm worried about. They're not going to be good enough to maintain a tight gameplan, and the Blues have always been able to cut loose against anyone who lets the game break down. Anyway! It's just a trial game, and hopefully...

We're going to get absolutely smoked when the benches come on. Does anyone know anything about Ta Hosea?

Totally agree. You could say that about quite a few of the players who have now moved on as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not going to lie, Stirzaker stomping McCaw about 10 minutes into the season was one of my 2015 Rebels highlights. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's some top notch erotica. If he can build on his offloading and short passing game he's going to become a real handful.

Good pickup. He's no world beater, but he's got a bit about him. Think he'll look much better at the Tahs than he did the Rebels. And given how much rugby Foley has been playing having someone like Hegarty in reserve is no bad thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ayyyy. Truly though, he was absolutely immense that first year he moved down to Melbourne. Was the best 8 in the competition before Beau Robinson busted his shoulder. Just never able to put it together at Test level. Everything you could possibly ask for physically though. Sent from my iPhone...