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Like you I hope Johnson-Holmes is fit, even if its only for the first 40 or so. No criticism of Holtz, he's a rookie still learning his trade, and he's done really well so far but learning to prop takes years. Look what Franks did to us in the Canes game after we creamed their starting front...

I sincerely doubt it has ever happened.

Do you think they'll be worried if they win and so do the Rebels?

I remember us resting a whole lot of players against the Crusaders once. Boy, did that turn out well! Not.

You're right Reg, but we're a bit short of good backrowers.;) Assuming no one gets injured, it is interesting to speculate who is going to get a starting jersey next week. It's pretty cut-throat. Everyone in the back five will want to have a blinder, just to put themselves forward. I reckon...

Can't find the actual named Blues team (I am assuming Dismal's team at the top is a leg-pull) so tipping early might be a bit of a risk.

Said nobody who has actually heard him!

I reckon the bookies have got the line at about +40.

This encourages me to think that I might move up the tipping comp table if things all go to plan. Not tipping the Reds though, I reckon 5% of the voters are living in cloud cuckoo land

So does this mean Paddy (and Ned) will have to play in all three games or just selected in the 23? If one gets a HIA and has to sit out a game do they then have to miss the finals?

According to wiki he's spending time in both MLR and third division Japan. He's a short term injuty replacement for Johnson-Holmes.

Edmed was quiet last week but didn't do anything disastrous. Donaldson is still a ready replacement if Edmed collapses in a heap. So glad to see Ned back. If he goes OK and Hooper is still out next week then he can go to 6 with Harris and Cridge on the bench. Paddy Ryan back from Japan just in...

Perceptive people those New Zealanders! (irony). Clearly is the game of the round, could be the game of the regular season. Surprised there's not more heat on this thread. I'm getting increasingly confident about the Brumbies play, particularly their style, which is almost test rugby rather...

Forecast for Saturday has changed. Only 20% likelihood of rain, <1mm (meteorological talk for dry). A day ago they were forecasting 5-10mm so make of it what you will, but its more positive than it was.

Can't believe those odds. They're three points behind us on the table and its a Leichhardt home game. The bookies are playing with their own money, so maybe they know something we don't. But if I was a gambler I'd be loading up on the Tahs. Maybe the Kiwis are bigger gamblers than us and more...

The Waratahs have beaten all expectations to a pulp this year. Now close to the end of the season it can go two ways: the Waratahs can implode and drop back or they can continue their progress and put away a lesser team. That's the difference between Dan's hopefully confident and pretty worried...

The only thing he's got sewn up is a red card some time this year for tackling with his head.

I don't know that the position on the Super table is all that significant when choosing the test team. The Brumbies are a champion team - the sum of all parts is greater than the individuals. Put Banks in the QLD team and Petaia in the Brumbies and I think you would be ditching Banks from the...

That's a relief! Winning ugly is better than losing. Waratahs line speed (as distinct from line position) was just too slow tonight, which allowed MP (Moana Pasifika) to get up a head of steam. I think the emotional letdown from last week meant we did not play to our best. If we play like that next week we are...

The Reds need JOC (James O'Connor) back next week, Lawson can't place kick to save himself. Wilson is making far too many errors, falling back into the patterns he did last year as the season wore on. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto), Uru and McReight have been OK but the rest of the pack has been pretty average. That and the horrid...