Search results

Only surprise for me of note was no Matt Todd. Very good player and a good opportunity to build a bit of depth. Guess they plan on giving Cane every minute they can, but I'd have argued give Todd some time and exposure while they can too.

Yes JOC (James O'Connor) and Foley would give a lot of headaches to defend against and create a lot of uncertainty. Foley could play centre too I think, I like how he reads lines of play. I'd lean to one of them at centre and try Inman at inside centre as I prefer direct inside centres but it seems to me...

Earlier in the year Beale and JOC (James O'Connor) seemed to be calling for the guys around them to step up more. They have. I'm sorry to see Beale go play wise, you don't replace a player like that. He is a freak and on song one that brings alive his team. Same with O'Connor in a different way. O'Connor...

Yup, I do.

Without diving into the details the second half was studded with the Tahs having their momentum broken by the ref while the Crusaders seemed to have free rein, but to be fair it was the other way round in the first half. The reffing was awful, end of, took me back to frustrations with Lawrence...

From where I sit there is a lot to be said for locks with steel in them. We've missed Vickerman, I can see MMM's appeal. But I think Pyle is by far the best choice. Plays huge under pressure. Has Wallabies camp exposure. He's ready.

I'm also a big fan of Foley. It seems to me he has had a stellar year, a combination of coming into his own as an individual who can crack open any defense and getting to grips with being the playmaker for a Super Rugby team. One of the big finds of 2013 with To'omua and for me a big opportunity lost if...

Stormers 2012 proved to me that the Rebels sans Beale and JOC (James O'Connor) had big potential. I am not sold on the idea of losing them, but the last two games have been a very valuable wake up call for all. Very surprised and disappointed to hear suggestions JOC (James O'Connor) hasn't been pulling his weight with Rabo...

JOC (James O'Connor) is an excellent tackler, he has only missed four all year. People are making a lot out of the Ranger thing when it was plainly obvious, or should have been, he was not even attempting a tackle as he was hurt. But he does have a small mass and can be bumped. it was Carter and McCabe last...

Nope, as I say, not enough mass but you have to give him credit for putting his body on the line like that when he already had a chest injury. To get back OT I don't see JOC (James O'Connor) at Tahs, reckon he will hang in there in Melbourne, pure guess tho.

In the current game it seems to me you need a heavyhitter outside your flyhalf, and JOC (James O'Connor) has amazing talents, but heavyhitter isn't one of them. He is just too light. Really strong and explosive but not enough mass. In that awful wallabies roulette game we all indulge in, not least the...

true but DC is on 0 try assists and we'd all leap at him as our 10 for the tour. Stat for stat JOC (James O'Connor) is better, but stats aren't really what a flyhalf is about, we all know they're the glue that brings disparate forces together into a harnessed team. For whatever reason Quade isn't showing that...

Circular argument Lewis, no one else has scored such a big score against the Kings, though as I recall Crusaders put them to the sword. The fact they did is a reflection of their offensive capabilities. Doesn't automatically follow however that the Tahs offense is always the best way to undo a...

Rarely sees the ball? He had more runs than any other Tah back except Betham, 3 less than Palu, 1 less than Hooper or Foley and the same as Dennis :rolleyes:

not to single you out but this is fallacious logic. Of course a lot of those stats came out of the Kings game, the Tahs thrashed the Kings. Something the Brumbies didn't do, do we discount the brumbies game too? Statistics are a means of keeping an objective assessment but only if your data...

I'd have my cake and eat it too and play both, with Higgers at 6 (80 mins but switching to 8) and Palu 55 or 60 and switching to Gill or Madness.

Palu plays very tight, makes good ground and gets offloads off regularly, pure gold in tight. He is also a beast in rucks and mauls and hammers out tackles. He isn't catching the eye the way Higgers does, but he's a huge workload player. Higgers brings a different dimension that can be...

Have to say I am really looking forward to this game, a really good preview into how the Wallabies might be played under Ewen. The Reds should be in ok shape save for the loss of Genia and I'd say that if Quade gets any kind of platform he is going to terrorise them.

If a team makes a lot of errors it is usually because they are under pressure. If you criticise your team for errors often I think what you are really saying is you let the opposition in.

It should be Pyle, but I doubt it will be.