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Hey hold on. You guys are witty and all, but since when is not baiting Reds not part of the Waratahs 2015 strategy?

Liking these comments. On reflection I really like the McCalman Hooper mix but that does not help me figure on the ideal 6. I have liked Fardy as an individual in the last couple of games and 2013. Is he the right balance? I see Palu very much the same as McCalman, just grinding out the...

Then you can shove the Queensland off field genius theory where it is unlikely to see sunshine, and then explain why Link was so vocal and forward about why it was such a fantastic plan. Shit, I thought it was just a fucking incompetent disaster but now you say it was all well planned and...

Forcefield, I think your observation of combinations is spot on. I am a big Palu fan, but more because of the unsung hard yards he does in close, a bit like Tim Gavin. He is long past the days of making the big ball carrying impact week in week out. As a Tah fan I cannot forgive Higgers his...

Yes, I also regret listening to Fox Sports! I hope your"time on my hands" is due to a recent lottery win. In which case you might consider increasing your support of the Force :)

It is hard to see us coming up with a winning 2nd row combination unless Skelton makes huge strides and someone else steps up in 2015. The 8 man bench could be our saviour by just running through 4 locks every game. While the versatility in the backline may have cost us in the past by enabling...

I am a huge fan of Folau. Probably more for what I think he will bring in the future (my position since he started, an obviously moving goalpost). however I think his laziness is still a liability though. Looking at Lee Grant's analysis in particular I thought (correction required?) Folau...

The more I think about it, the more I see a Cheika/Foley/Larkham RWC

emuarse, I hope that Cheika is persisting with the team he thinks will win and be the core for the RWC, the time for chopping and changing expired a while ago. Regarding the scrum I think 2005 was the low point. I think Dunning and Baxter were crucified for what was a woeful pack performance...

Holy shit ForceFan, my inadequacy overwhelms me. I will be watching next week with a slightly different viewpoint. Thanks. No wonder League fans complain about the complexity. I hope the rest of you are not going to tell me that this is rugby watching 101, I will need to find a different...

This thread is dead, TWAS and I agree! No doubt the game now constantly evolves, for a whole lot of reasons. Yes, I am placing "trust" in Cheika and it is totally subjective. However there is real value in living and breathing a value such as "leaving things better than I found them"...

No season can ever be complete without two satisfying victories over the Reds. 2015 will be no different. On the other hand the most memorable NSW performance in the 2014 Super Rugby campaign was Round 1 v Reds in 2013. The team just ran the ball even though in every play the carrier and...

Coaching development is such an important issue for Australian rugby. In 2007 we apparently had no domestic coach capable of stepping up and in 2013 and 2014, only one. This is not a simple issue. Everyone lauds Wayne Bennett but check out how he leaves things when he goes.

Thanks TWAS, you were posting while I was typing!

Back on thread, the Waratahs 2015 campaign could well be a model for the rest of Australian rugby on how succession and long term development is managed. Personally I think Link was lousy at the Waratahs, possibly just did not interfere to much at the Reds and probably did not make the best of...

Calm down TWAS, you kicked this line of discussion off by gleefully fantasising about the immediate demise of NSW. I am just expressing an opinion that Cheika is unlikely to adopt a position that succession at NSW is not his problem. Of greater importance is the realisation that as a...

A great summary HJ! No doubt in my mind that Hodgson brought that point of difference with his strength over the ball. I even agree that Hooper does not seem to have that strength over the ball of Smith/Waugh/Hodgson. How many times do you all think/write/hear about the importance of winning...

I have never met Cheika but I would be staggered if he did not consider that an absolute imperative was to leave the Waratahs better than he found it. Without a long term succession in place you can only expect to achieve the dizzy heights of shithouse. He will have a plan and he will not have...

Thanks RR, I have read the article again and the sentence is poorly worded. As the current payment is $25m where does the reference to Fox's current $15m come from? Surely TEN does not pay $10m. It could be that the journalist didn't get his facts straight or didn't understand. A common problem...

I thought the previous reports were that there was not much on top of the existing deal ($25m) with the additional money ($15m) basically coming from offshore broadcasters. That is a ringing endorsement for southern hemisphere rugby (overseas interest) and a thumbs down for the domestic...