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Just another reason for Dick Graham to be booted. Utterly irresponsible to keep Slipper playing through the Soup. Good win this morning I thought. Tough, niggly, opposition and we handled them pretty comfortably. Great impact from the bench two weeks in a row. Still lots to work on but we're...

Get Mogg in there I reckon.

Truly? Get them into the Rising then. Give Dutton a call, get that citizenship lined up. No substitute for speed.

Jesus Christ. How much do you want to infer from that post, when did I say Beale was exceptional? I'm just talking to what I imagine the thinking was behind his selection. I could be completely wrong of course, maybe he's been picked to see if he can offer something at fullback. But if we're...

I don't mind it. We saw in the Soup semi how much Beale helps Foley out. Looks like a tight, ball control, team - almost the opposite in intent to what was picked last week. Cooper and Beale on the bench to cut loose if needed.

I haven't noticed Placid as being super super quick? He's fast, but nothing too special. Naivalu would be pretty comfortably the fastest in the country I'd think. And that's exciting that he's learned how to pass. I spent quite a bit of the last NRC criticising him for that - especially in...

My main concern for next year is points scored. We ended up with 319 - the fourth lowest in the competition - ahead of only the Reds, Blues, and Force. 319 is about 20 points a game, two converted tries and two penalties which rings roughly true. Debreczeni is too limited as a playmaker at...

JOC (James O'Connor) had just turned 18 when he debuted for the Wallabies. If you're good enough you're old enough etc. etc. Let's see what if he can do in the NRC, if he shows up then get him signed.

Mmm I don't think he's quick or explosive enough to play 8 at the top level. He plays heavy. Everything we wanted Sita to be only five inches shorter. He's shown he can be a good Soup lock, don't blame the Rebels for persisting with it.

Can never have enough backrowers. He brings pace and linebreaking ability out wide. A McMahon-Reid-Thomson backrow is a lot of fun. Colby at 7 could work just fine too. Need an 8 who can jump if McMahon is the 6 and Timani is locking, so it's a good shout. A big hard bastard lock would be...

Like for like swap for Higgers. Don't mind it. Mustn't have been keen on Timani at 8.

It really would have been a team of the weak if he managed to make it. He got into that Wallaby squad on physical potential alone. Potential that he still has, but has never been able to fully reach. He was stagnating even before that Rd.3/4 game against the Force last year. Went straight off...

Yeah, Super Rugby is harder than the Shute Shield. He's just not an especially good rugby player. He gets away with it at club level because he's a monster with a huge tank. As for next year, we're going to sign Tala Gray right? I think I'll cry from frustration if we don't.

Australia, France, Wales, Ireland? He just wasn't very good this year.

SBW did absolutely nothing without Cruden. There's plenty of teams who he wouldn't walk into. Fekitoa is the real deal though. He's going to be a terror for the next decade.

Devastated for Jones. His agent should be on the phone to France.

Ha fair call. Maybe a touch early to start bitching about next year.

Criminal waste. Good luck to him wherever he goes. Looking forward to another year of the Tom and Dom show.

He's been comfortably the second best scrumhalf in Australia this season. Very, very, unlucky to miss out.

I'm sure there's a reason too. I'd just love to know what it is. Because we saw two months of Tom English making one tackle and one run a game. I can't believe Veainu would have been any worse in that situation. And Phipps WAS a disaster for us. He was utterly godawful. Good coaching and a...