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Please no. If this kid can kick a long ball on the field, and not just for goal, then it becomes a pretty serious weapon with Debreczeni as well. Bomb it long, high workrate pack ties things up, play with a short field with strike runners like Sefa and Placid? It's all a bit South African, but...

Another Manly player signed. Some kid called Reece Hodge. Is he the one with the cannon boot?

I'm not sure his set up was bad, but he seemed to be getting his planting foot wrong and getting cramped for space. He's got a very wonky kicking style to begin with if we're being real. Those little chip kicks have such a high variance, and can go wrong so easily, that it's amazing it's been...

No idea about Mikey Mike but Stirzaker's out for the NRC with a shoulder. Big shame.

It's too late to bring in a specialist. Way too late to reconstruct or rebuild a kicking style before the World Cup. Going to be a matter of discipline, routine, and hope for the best from here.

Completely forgot about Kamana. He's in Japan now, right? Bit of a shame. Jones and Timani have got a lot to prove. They should be playing angry.

Yup. A recognition of the traditional owners of the land - Wurundjeri for Melbourne, the Gadigal for Sydney, Turball for Brisbane etc. - is all that's needed I think.

Fuglistaller is the logical choice as captain right? It's a strong squad. Nothing on last years obviously, but definitely good enough to be there at the pointy end with some decent coaching. Pretty keen to see how Tuipulotu and Sa'aga get on at this level.

Stirzaker's had a shoulder op apparently. Out for the duration.

Weeks had both his ankles done about a month back. With no PAE next year I wouldn't be surprised if he was given a few months off to recover.

After reading that I'm more glad than ever that Cheika is the Wallabies coach.

Sure, but defensive line speed is so great today that even that half second to set the pill makes it a risk. There's still a time and place for it. When the game degenerates into kick-to-kick is pretty much it though. There's absolutely nothing better than a barrel, but until...

A professional rugby player should be able to kick an accurate 50 metre drop punt with regularity. A torp will get you maybe an extra 10 metres if you really get onto it, or an extra 20-25 if you're a freak. They take more time to set up, require a bigger wind-up, and are a far lower...

Possibly? But Cooper had what, 60 minutes, and he didn't do a whole lot with them. I think Cooper at flyhalf gives us our best chance to win, but the Foley-Cooper pairing categorically didn't work.

The big question for the All Blacks is what happens if Hooper does get suspended because of pathetic Argentinean diving? Do we see the (erm) rise of the McCock?

Not really. Quade's hardly played any rugby this year. Cheika's trying to get him as many minutes as he can while still testing combinations out. Phipps-Foley-To'omua was worth a look. The street theory that Foley needs a minder, or at least another playmaker outside him, got another test...

He was a slightly above average goalkicker this year while being distinctly average around the park. The paucity of quality goal, and field, kickers is just weird. Far too many home-grown techniques. There's no solution for it right now, it's something that has to start getting addressed at...

Rattue's a dribbler. He's managed to get to Quade though, so job done I guess. I'm actually pretty encouraged by how the team have handled something that could have gone bad quickly. Stayed calm, got themselves lined up and sorted out, and then put their version of events out there.

Really? The only rugby player I can think of, off the top of my head, who comes close to what Kenny-Dowell is alleged to have done is Julian Savea and he gets a free pass because he's the best winger in the world. You might get some likes for it, but I reckon it's pretty ordinary comparing him...

10.5 with a very generous hand-timer maybe. He's quick, but not that quick.