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We don't know. Beale could add quite some spark to 12.

Talent isn't linear though, it's a normal distribution. There will always be people in any competitive pursuit who have the talent to succeed at some level but not to succeed at the next level. International sport is an extreme filter for talent. It's when people are promoted past their talent...

Reckon so. He certainly does the hard yards of a world class 8. And having two shorties doesn't seem to affect our lineout.

Not since his injury. He had the advantage of lightning pace, and would have been close to the fastest man in Supe before his broken leg. Hopefully it's just a training defecit and it will come back.

Only 26? Get him in there.

Houston has unlimited potential but he always did. I'd give him a run.

Hodge has shown plenty at Supe level, including a hat trick and twofer. Every new player is picked on their Supe form.

It must be noted how many tackles the Wobs had to make. Missed tackles rise as a function of the tackles that have to be made. There's a limit to defense, and exhaustion sets in.

I've been prevaricating kiap, but if you say so then I'm prepared to give it a run. Give him a shot.

Seriously? We get a win more years than we don't. It's series wins we can't deliver.

No, same. Halfback sweeper. One 10 / 12 running wide sweeper for the midfield kick returns / counter. One 10 / 12 defending in the line for turnovers. A solid structure.

This. fatprop for selector.

"On Autralian soil until at least 2018" is a bit different to "last game". There's a lot of rugby this year, and in 2018 and beyond.

Damn right, a big, bloodied, tough lock.

Unlikely after a Wallabies win.

Only if he's horribly injured.

Well done wallabies! A good win against a strong international team. Onwards and upwards.

3. Genia 2. Cooper 1. Hooper

It's true that the lineout set the platform for 50% of all tries at the past 2 RWC's (more, in fact). However, it's also true that Australia scored the most tries of any team from the lineout, and also the highest proportion of their tries from the lineout of any team, at the last RWC, with the...

Well, that's what the Internet says. But the Internet has so many complex agendas surrounding those two players and positions that I doubt that even it can agree with itself. I doubt the Wobs management think so. I don't: I think it works just fine. But KOB is right. A high-quality 8 could...