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I also resent that people base Deans' legacy on his record against the ABs. The ABs are a far better team than Australia and it has nothing (or little) to do with coaching. I'm not saying we should just accept that losing to them is a fact of life, but a coach shouldn't be lambasted for it...

So is it safe to say that Link has inherited the Wallabies in a better position than Deans or Connolly did, regardless of why?

I think "mess" is a bit strong. Deans definitely inherited the Wallabies in a much worse place than he leaves them. The forward pack is about as strong as it could be and looked great throughout the Lions series apart from the scrum in the 3rd test. The back line doesn't need that much work...

Completely agree. If Horne were on the bench and Beale got injured, Folau could move to fullback where he has played most of the year, with Horne going to outside and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) pushing to the wing. With Mogg on the bench, if AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) goes down we are well and truly fucked. Considering AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) has essentially...

Wow, I was sure Kev was gonna get a ban when they appealed the case. I've suddenly decided that I must go to the game and have started scouring Gumtree for cost price tickets. Alas, it seems most people are trying to sell them for well over their marked value (saw bronze tickets at $300 a pop)...

I'm not saying he's not a good player, but the majority of those highlights were other people making breaks and him scoring typical winger tries. There was still some nice solo stuff in there and I appreciate that a good winger gets himself in position to score winger tries; just an observation.

Haha JSRF10. While I find that number to be quite high, there's also the fact that teams play better at home, which should account for most of that 18% difference.

It shows that these two just don't get it. They haven't broken any rules, but the thought that professional athletes should need rules is the problem. They should want to be in bed by midnight. O'Connor should have nothing on his mind other than the upcoming test. If he needs to blow off a...

Mate with the judiciary you never know. Someone could have had a rough night's sleep and Mitchell gets 4 weeks. The lack of transparency really irks me. Not so much in this case, but in many others.

I think it's likely that Deans didn't want to risk an underdone Smith on the second test but has every intention of including him in the third. I think that's a really good looking team if JOC (James O'Connor) can actually perform and we can stave off injuries for at least the 1st half. As for the JOC (James O'Connor)/Beale...

I think Mitchell got a pretty raw deal there. It looks like Zebo creates the overturning momentum by simultaneously trying to stay in-field and get to ground, while Mitchell is trying to drag him out. I know the onus is on the tackler but it looks like a fairly freak thing. Having said that, I...

While we're on the topic of Wallaby wingers, is anyone else salivating at the prospect of having Folau on one wing and Speight on the other later this year? Also, will Speight be eligible by RC or just Spring Tour?

That's something I forgot to mention. The Lions got away with a number of crooked throws. Maybe the Rebels should have picked up on this and started leaning a bit to their side. As for the penalty try and yellow card; I completely agree with the ref. Ref already had advantage to the Lions for...

My analysis of the game: The Rebels lost themselves this game. When you can't win an attacking lineout you're going to have a very hard time winning a game, or even scoring. The other thing that killed them was their poor kicking. The number of kicks they had go out on the full, not to mention...

Au contraire, I think there has been plenty of critical analysis. I've seen very little "O'Connor sucks!!!" sorts of statements and much more "O'Connor had very little impact on the game as evidenced by his stats and shown in videos analysing the opportunities he missed". The G&GR community...

I think the ARU needs to put one Super Rugby a weekend on FTA. Friday night is usually a big night for AFL/NRL so maybe if they put a Saturday night game on channel 10 every week or something. This would at least give the game some exposure to people who don't have Foxtel and as a diehard rugby...

My mate just linked this video of a similar incident last year. Unbelievable. Does anybody have an actual explanation?

I get what you're saying and I think it's understandable to see the analysis (even very critical analysis) for the couple of days after. Towards the end of the week I'm sure we'll start seeing some more measured posts about the positives looking forward and how JOC (James O'Connor) can win this game for us. To...

While I like MMM I think that Kimlin offers a similar level of physicality, but also has a levelheadedness and, surprisingly, quite nice ball skills (offloads) to go with it. He was also a standout in the Brumbies win against the Lions last week.

You've hit the nail on the head there; NZ's first-choice fly half wasn't available. I'm saying that our first choice fly half needs to have the passing/running/kicking game that he doesn't need to rely on other people to do his job. This is the reason I prefer a ball running second five; because...