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I think McCauley is the only one not on yet.

I think Robertson is having a cracker of a game. On the other hand, the service from scrum half is not fast enough. Gordon needs to be told to speed it up.

Don't think so but with Johnson-Holmes playing blind side flank I think Gibson didn't want to put even more disruption into the mix.

Cron has had way more experience coaching than Thorne has.

Quite a bit, I think. Given the cattle Gibson shackled him with he has done miracles. That said, the Tahs defending was the best they have been all year and Gibson's the defensive coach, so he does deserve some credit.

Not sure I agree. He might be Super quality one day but he doesn't show the spark that Barrett and Mackenzie showed when they first came in. Maybe like Mo'unga he'll have a growth spurt.

Careful what you wish for! The players dropping out have not performed well and some of the younglings have potential.

The lightweight speedy Waratahs vs the big powerful Crusaders. Its just like back in the primary school playground and I expect the same result. Number 39 coming up.

Just when I thought Gibson had settled down and started to select the backs on the basis of performance he benches both Rona and Hegarty. Rona for crying out loud! He has just about been the best outside back! And this in a must win game! Keeping Rona on ice for the Chiefs, Crusaders and...

It would really be nice if he just played to his ability and stayed away from social media. Just a line of platitudes for the TV and throw away the phone! This game is ours for the taking if we just play to our abilities and DON'T try to win the game on every phase. Just build pressure and...

That has got to be a wind-up.

By the time you include the NH teams and some tight head props (the THP should always be the first player chosen and the reserve THP the second), Hooper will not be in the top 20, and on last night's game that is a fair evaluation. Pocock would be between Smith and Cane (and I'm a Waratahs...

There's optimism and then there's this, which seems to be in another dimension.

Looking forward to this, best two teams in comp in the final. NSW have to be favourites as long as they don't lose their way.

I wouldn't. Newsome is our bomb chaser and, although he's not as good as Folau, he's made some really good grabs. The backrow may also be that way, plus the 6:2 bench, because Wells and Miller were both under an injury cloud and Gibson might want some insurance. Bye next week should mean some...

Yes, it probably will but it definitely shouldn't. Gordon has been a class above all the Australian halfbacks this year except Genia. Powell is not a guaranteed starter at the Brumbies for a reason, Tuttle is light years away from rep honours, Ruru is very raw and therefore inconsistent. The...

They had one point guaranteed. Say they had an 80% chance of making the kick to give them two points - so equivalent to 1.8. To get another three points they had to score a try. The odds of doing so only need to be about one in three to beat the 1.8 expectation. On that basis IMO going for the...

As an independent (no skin in the game) observer I thought that the Brumbies played pretty well and didn't deserve to lose by that many. Less than 7 for a losing bonus point would have been a fair result. But the Clan scored off every half-chance they had and that is what the four good NZ Super...

People may be confused by the following, because for a while my name was on the match report on the front page (now corrected). I watched the game after seeing the Highlanders/Brumbies game. That game was very high quality and I thought the Brumbies only deserved to lose by less than seven...

I DON"T!!!!!!