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Done that said: ↑ "I think that they need to allow the scrums to engage more quickly .It's no use removing "Pause" from the process as has been done this year , if it is included serreptitiously somewhere else .There were a number of penalties awarded for engaging "too quickly ". Let them get...

I thought I'd migrate some comments that appeared on the end of the Reds v Brumbies thread into a new thread as I think this issue deserves its own thread and will be ongoing as we see how the trial of the new call and the new interpretations develop. Yes, I'm quoting myself in some of these...

I got Folau on to my bench last week ready to bring him into the starting lineup this week. I'm going with that strategy but given how poorly I went it round 1, I would ignore what I'm doing :)

Haven't Easts also picked up Kirwan Sanday from Brothers?

The instruction is for the referees to call "Set" once both packs are steady. There is no engineering any penalty by delaying the "Set" call - if teams get stable quickly prior to engage, the "Set" call will come quickly - if they are not steady the call will not come until that is achieved. The...

We talked to Laurie Fisher about this last night on the Podslam and he said the teams have no problem with it - they all knew about it going into the season and the packs will just have to practice better discipline and hold their own weight back.

No longer up to the ref to escalate - it is now set that you only get one short arm in a match for early engagement, then it's full arm penalties from then on. This is a direction to all of the referees so we should see it in all matches. Lees looked like he was trying to remember whether...

Amen Brother!

I am laughing as well Belly. Imagine a bloody good (and common-sense) idea like this ever getting up. What were you thinking! You are, like a number of us, similar to Don Quixote! We keep tilting at windmills trying to achieve change but never really getting anywhere. One day they will listen...

Despite my prediction on last week's podslam that the Reds would lose to the Brumbies but then win this weekend against the Tahs, and despite adding several caveats to that prediction on this week's podslam, when forced to make a decision I have ended up tipping the Tahs on Saturday night!

You Choose - http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/you-choose-best-aussie-try-of-round-1-2013/

Agree

Bloody hell, this will take some getting used to for a rookie like me. I had Higgers and Beale and their negative numbers cost me big time.

Well, almost - Anae was a prop that the Reds tried to convert to a prop/hooker. There's no third hooker in the Reds squad of 35 or in the Reds College so they have gone down the prop/hooker route.

I have been to a number of pre-season sessions with Super referees present and they have been instructed not to call Set until they are satisfied the packs are still. There is to be no set cadence to the call and the referee will wait as long as necessary for the packs to become still before...

Reds have a bit of a problem at #8 don't they - fancy being reliant on Samo at 36/37 but we need him back and to remain on the park this year - the loss of Higginbotham is a big blow for the Reds as he was the only real alternative (and he is really only a #6). Agree on Shatz - Quirk outshone...

Not the exuberance of a new ref - this is part of the game management guidelines in 2013 - the ref is just following the way SANZAR want the game refereed. It may be a harsher interpretation than 2012 but the interpretations have been provided in writing to all teams in advance (and I'm sure...

Have also heard he is going to Sunnybank

It happens every year - an emphasis is placed in certain areas and it takes at least one game for teams to adapt. The teams were warned that the ruck would be an area of focus for the referees but in the first game they test the limits to find out what is and is not acceptable. You can bet...

So there's part of the game plan - Smith will be targeted by Toua using his speed and footwork against the bigger man.