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He was playing 8 but he's not who I'd replace Poey with. Sio stays because he might turn it around, Kepu in at 3, Horwill in for injured Simmo (Carter on bench), big dog to 8 (Gill on bench), lilo and Kerevi to swap. 1. Sio 2. Moore 3. Kepu 4. Arnold 5. Horwill 6. Fardy 7. Hooper 8...

Yeah Cheik "cutting" players from the squad all a bit of bullshit isn't it.

Scrub I heard the same thing that Holmes was willing to stay at the Reds on the same coin until retirement... But for some unknown reason got tapped. Makes my blood boil. So Reds are losing a THP prop and they will need to pick one up. The decision is whether they back Talakai to regularly...

CFS can ride the pine I'm

I still think Hunt would be a better 12 than he is a 15 given the chance to play there. My preference would be to move Magnay to the wing initially, Hunt and Kerevi at 12/13 and find another fullback (?Mogg).

I see Houston and Tui performing similar roles, Schatz something a bit different and Browning something a bit different again. The unknown is Timu and what he will bring. The Reds are sorted regardless at 6/8 (even in the likely event that CB or Schatz leave). We need 7's though, at least one...

For me the forwards pick themselves (either Horwill starts with Simmons or Arnold does the. It's either then Skelton + McCalman or Horwill/Arnold and McMahon on the bench.) In the backs I have previously advocated 9. Phipps 10. Foley 11. Horne 12. Lilo 13. Kuridrani 14. DHP 15. Folau 21...

I thought both cards were soft (especially the first one) but just on the side of correct sanction. Very unfortunate. Our chances of a victory are cooked but I hope Magnay doesn't get too down or retreat into his shell. We need him angry and running hard to progress further in the tournament...

Is anyone able to put together a list of the squad we know are on contract by position?

Schatz has been a good servant for the Reds but I can't see the Reds needing all of Timu, Houston, Tui, Browning and Schatz to cover 6 & 8 (though Curtis can play 7 passably). One has to go and if it is a choice between Jake and Curtis I'll take the latter.

I went back and watched Horwills game for Quins vs Montpellier in the champions cup final. He was excellent, probably best forward on the field against a team containing Jannie and Bismarck du Plessis, akapusi Qera, fulgence oedrago, JL du Plessis and Paul Willemse (of the blue bulls last year)...

Just because Lilo has to be the back up 10 doesn't preclude him from starting at 12 (see the way the Tahs used Foley and Beale for the last 3-4 years). I have also previously stated that I think the Tahs not having a primary ball carrying threat in the centers or on the wing is what was making...

Isn't it customary to have local boys come in to butt heads and hold hit shields whenever the Wobs are in town (the AB's do this too)? Though I suppose that doesn't explain Godwin's presence

I suspect those commercial, game development and corporate bills are creative ways of saying we paid way too fucking much for JOC (James O'Connor), QC (Quade Cooper) etc. last year

Cliff Palu was quite outstanding tonight in the time he had. Hopefully he still raises standards at training etc.

Brumbieman God love you but you're clearly not an S&C professional, i suggest that we feel free to express our observations (I.e Sefa looks to have lost a step of pace) but leave the mechanistic theorizing to the experts

I hope the Reds hang onto Browning but I don't know how likely that is. Tui, Timu and Houston all offer similar things, with Browning offering a bit more presence over the ball at 6 or 8 + a superior lineout option. He balances the group nicely and I think Schatz time is up

I reckon that Felsman deserves a good run in the NRC this year and at the very least an offer of a pre-season with the Reds. He's absolutely shredding in QPR.

No he's not, he's resuming his position that he played up to the age of 18 with some of the skills he picked up in league. He's an 8, not a center

The Reds need c) because Jake Mac is 1-2 years away from being a 10 that is prepared to play very well in Super Rugby. Elsewhere he would be playing off the bench but at the Reds he is not. The Reds have 3 10's on the books, none of whom are ready to dominate Super Rugby. That needs to change so one of them is...