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Shit how did I mix that one up.

How are Lane, Saifoloi, Volavola and Daruda all going to fit at manly? Wouldn't be surprised if the two without super contracts are weighing up their options. EDIT: Don't worry I had my teams confused.

Who have wests picked up for next year? Last I heard Mooney was planning to bring some blokes from otago over.

And to explain why I think 3 backs would be a wise choice. Phipps/Sheehan are not going to add much in attack. McCabe is not going to add much in attack. Harris will kick goals but he is not going to add much in attack, and with every game he plays at this level he will be targeted more and...

Deans would have to be very active with his substitutions. As long a no one was injured - I'd take samo off after 30 mins, or after 45 if it is a slow match. Once Timani moves to 6 he has 10 minutes to expend every bit of energy in his body, before Hooper comes on and we hit them with a speed...

I wonder if deans might go with: 4. Timani 5. Sharpe 6. Samo 7. Pocock 8. Palu Then bring douglas on for samo (move timani to 6), then either bring Timani or sharpe off for Hooper, or leave them both on and take pocock off. Would allow for a 4/3 split on the bench which would be handy...

It is more the ARU's fault than simply deans fault. But still, I reckon if the wallabies in 2010/2011 were something special then smith would have stuck around for another year. You don't turn down the chance to be part of a winning world cup squad lightly.

Yes, but you can't put that many injuries, especially soft tissue injuries, simply down to bad luck. Well you can. And then you can spend the next however many seasons wondering why we are so unlucky with injuries.

Just bring back rucking and this shit will all sort its self out.

Meehan played this year with the storm U20's. Think he was at terrace, then state high where be played first XV in 2011. Wonder what club he will go to. Wests could use him and he would probably have the best shot at a regular prem grade spot.

To be the best you have to beat the best I reckon. WC seedings are important but they are not the be all and end all. I think these stats reinforce why we are not number 1. This style of play is working for now but the minute we come up against a 'complete' team we crumble (v boks away this...

Losing smith overseas was one of deans and ARU's bigger mistakes I reckon. Having him in the squad would have helped us immensely. I also think deans should have dropped giteau during the tri-nations in 2010 and told him to go and play some games at 9 so that he could have come into the WC...

Always thought browning would end up at 6 or 8. Will be very surprised if he doesn't make it to super rugby.

Next year's comp will be very competitive, brumbies could well do it if they get on a roll and get some home finals. However, I think the strength of the aus conference might do them in.

Fair punishment I reckon. Quade doesn't earn as much as many of us seem to think, 40k is still a lot of money, and with a 2 year good behaviour bond on top. I said many pages back that of his statements the only thing I disagreed with was quade saying he'd turn down a wallabies jersey. That's...

Swanepoel is a decent signing for the EPS. Never heard of Stephan Van Der Walt. Saffas galore at the brumbies but most of the selections are warranted.

TAS wouldn't have to give up the GPS, because the comp would be played in term 2 before the gps starts. (In my original post I was referring to TAS - the competition, not TAS - the school. Hope there is no confusion there.)

There would be a lot of flexibility in where you set up conferences. I would imagine if the idea every came to fruition there would be multiple different conferences within the cities, and then you could (to use the qld example) have a conference on the darling downs, gold coast, sunshine coast...

I have a massive problem with the signing of overseas journeymen like Hayward and Ebersohn. I don't mind marquee signings (like braid or delve), and I don't mind when teams sign a player like mike harris who is young, promising and aus eligible - but signing guys in their mid-20 who have...

Just read Lee Grants article about the schoolboy restructuring on the front page and found it very interesting. About a year ago now when the QLD GPS moved from a term 2 competition to a term 3 competition, I wrote a post calling for a new separate schoolboy competition to be played in term 2...