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But there's inevitably a limit to how a 2D camera shot can represent the 3D reality, and I think this situation highlights that. Higher resolution, higher frame rates are good, but I don't think they'd have answered the question. Same reason that VAR sends soccer fans crazy - it's often...

The "head contact process" from World Rugby seems like a good framework for refs to use, and it's also simple enough for commentators to follow. In the MK situation, it seems like there needs to be an additional mitigating factor added, though - how clear is the evidence of head contact? The...

No, actually the Waratahs 2014 premiership was the best thing to happen to Australian rugby after 2003. But Stan has been doing an excellent job, I agree.

Meh. At least Coleman has breathed the air outside of the Shute Shield, so he may have some idea of the real world. And he has the support of at least two Shute clubs, neither of which is Randwick!

Yes, this definitely needs as much as attention as the head coach role. I don't have any other names to suggest, but I hope it can be someone who can take some of the media pressure off Coleman over the next couple of years.

Playing a broken record, but Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) is just the type of player who needs the NRC - he's a standout at Shute Shield level (and U20s), but trying to learn defence and decision-making at Super Rugby level is just rough. It's ludicrous to suggest he shouldn't be in the squad, if the system was...

Quade? No need to read the entire thread, it hasn't been suggested yet. It will be interesting to see if Quade has a future in coaching, natural talents like him generally don't go so well at the coaching game. But he can try that at club level first. And no, I don't want to see him signed as...

Bloody hell! And I suppose they're throwing just just as much at the Giants. Crazy money. We'd be going ballistic if RA was wasting that kind of money

No doubt we need to pick and stick, and focus on developing a pathway for identifying good players and developing them through the system. But whichever coach is chosen now is going to have to withstand a year or two of frustration, and plenty of negative press. I don't want to see a young...

Cron does seem to have good contacts in the media, his every move through the last couple of years has been very positively documented. Undoubtedly he's a talented coach, but surely the Tahs need a head coach with more experience, even if paired with a strong DOR. A surprise that they're not...

Or just thinks he's a really good forwards coach.

Tahs team is still TBC. Hmm?

Yeah, not the NZ teams, it seems. Tahs have scored more points in SRTT than the other AU teams, or Chiefs

I think it's hard to complain about Whittaker's attack, it's sometimes looked pedestrian but it's been effective and improving. I don't think he's keen to be head coach, but I'd like him to be part of the future coaching team - they need that connection with someone who has a great Tahs history

The.Biggest.Problem.In.Australian.Rugby.

Good to see Foketi and Perese named in the backline, both recovering from injuries last start. That backline is as effective defensively as we can hope for, which isn't saying much.

Yes, and services like Google TV make it very easy to browse across streaming services, so Stan and Netflix lose some of the advantage of having all the content in one service, and might end up with nothing left but their original content. Live sport has been the last, best revenue raiser for...

It's interesting how the coaching talk has died down now, I guess we're all just battening down the hatches to weather the SRTT storm, and wait for the new coach announcement. Chris Whittaker has been seen as a uninspiring attack coach for quite a while, and yet attack is the one bright spot...

That's a rapid rise for James Turner, leapfrogging Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) direct from Shute Shield to Tahs starting XV. Good to see Dempsey back - he needs to deliver.

I really enjoyed his interview with Thorn after the game, walking the sideline. He just let him speak, and Thorn was, as always, great to listen to. It just seemed to add to a special moment - two former team-mates, RWC winners, sharing another amazing moment.