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Hooper was no longer wanted by the Brumbies as they had signed Pocock. Probably goes some way to explain the fact that so many Brumbies fans didn't rate Hooper, despite him being consistently ranked in the top couple of players in the country year after year in any awards.

Gee we're looking skinny on numbers 3 to 8!!!

I know this is all just going to keep going around in circles, but I genuinely don't think it matters whether you have SRP (Super Rugby Pacific), a fully domestic comp or some sort of hybrid, unless you get buy-in from the public we aren't moving forward. Buy-in from the public requires a successful (not necessarily...

Not suggesting we should go back to amateur, just making a point that the holy grail of a domestic competition doesn't necessary bring success. For what it's worth, the way to progress the sport is increase player numbers at junior and club level, and increase the supporter base. And if I knew...

I grew up with a domestic competition. It was basically clubs, and a brief competition between Sydney, NSW Country, Brisbane and Qld Country. Attendances were pretty uninspiring, but it was all amateur so that didn't matter. We would then go onto the international field and get our asses kicked...

Hoggy, what you are saying is 100% correct, however it is also the way 99% of unsuccessful sporting competitions are operated. The critical point is, how do you make it popular, how do you attract these real and dedicated followers that become genuinely invested. Because I'm sure volleyball...

What is you domestic competition model? What will the teams be, how are you going to market it, how will you fund it, will the Wallabies be more or less competitive as a result of only playing ourselves? I am not trying to be a smart-ass here, I genuinely want to know what the proposed model is...

This whole fantasizing over some sort of domestic comp seems to completely overlook where the money might come from to run it. Or is the answer just to have an amateur competition, have all the better players go overseas, and rugby sink to the level of, say, water polo, with only a handful of...

I think we're in good shape for hookers and LHPs (if we can keep them on the paddock), but need a quality THP and a couple of genuine locks. Amotosero has a long way to go yet, Holloway is really a lock/six hybrid, and Sinclair and Lee-Warner are great squaddies, but really not starting Super...

Too many Tahs ;)

Disagree FP, what we need is someone to turn the culture of this group around, that may be Cheika, he did that for the Tahs last time, yes he may be a short term solution but that has to happen first, then we can have the guy with the details. This is what Thorn did with the Reds, and while the...

Yes I do watch league Linerunner, disagree with me by all means but can you leave out the arrogant thing.

Disagree Derpus. From what I've seen the guy runs strongly, defends strongly and makes some good decisions (obviously excluding last night). I'm not suggesting for a minute he's ready to leap into the Wallabies, but in the Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase)/Suu'ali trade I think we win. I guess Easts aren't going to...

Tough call on Holtz, bloke hasn't stepped onto the paddock this year and he's not up to standard! He battled a bit in the scrums in 2022 as a 22 year old, but so do most props at that age, TT being a great example. Not saying he will make it, but he's a huge unit and I want to see how he goes...

You seem like a lot of fun Michael, I'll look for you if I'm feeling a bit to cheery. I thought Bowen was a breath of fresh air in his first starting game, no of course he won't rescue the game, but it's by far the best performance we've seen by a 10for the Tahs this year. Overall they were...

Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase) doesn't ever put his body in a tackle. Notice defending against Paisami ther he goes to the side and grabs with the arms. In front of the line like that you have to get your body between the attacking player and the line and rive forward and up

Gleeson, Swinton and Peitsch working hard, Bowen looks classy, nothing else to like. Does Amotasero even have a brain??

When is this going to stop!!!!!

These guys are a disgrace

Under 12s stuff from the Tahs, just when you think they can't get any worse