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Wow, 108kg? He was 95 kg last year I thought. If he is up to 108 kg, then my line about him being too small is outdated. Im still not sold on his scrummaging abilities though. Both should be in the squad and both should be given opportunities to play off the bench for Moore.

So with TPN gone who is going to be wearing 16 for the 3N? I guess the front runners are Fa'ainga and Charles. I think Charles is the better option as he is bigger that Fa'ainga and better in the tight. Fa'ainga however has international experience and can play well in the loose (Charles does...

I ahve concerns for tight head. I think Longbum and Ma'afu are the covers for there. I might be wrong but I thought that Longbum was a loosehead who can cover both sides, and I am not sold on Ma'afu being a decent scrummager. And if it is Longbum then Cowen would be the starting loosehead. I...

Timani is off to Japan isnt he?

Id love to think so, but without Smith and JOC (James O'Connor), there is very little in the backline to trouble oppositions. That will change of course if the Force recruit well. The forwards will be more than a match for any in the competition, provided we can get a decent tight head prop in. The Rebels...

Its the end of the season so how did each team go? How did we expect them to go? And where too from here? Force Overall I was a little disappointed with the way the Force went this season. There was the team there to really challenge the best and I was expecting a mid table finish at...

I dont believe that Timani has been one of the best two locks over the super rugby season in Australia. Which one of Sharpe or Horwill would you drop to include Timani? I cant see the justification for dropping either, but then I havent seen that much of Timani this season to make a decent comment.

I was going to say the same thing GC! For me: Robinson Moore Kepu Horwill Sharpe Higgenbotham Pocock Samo Genia Cooper Ioane Giteau Fa'ainga Smith Beale TPN Slipper Wykes Hodgson Burgess JOC (James O'Connor) Gerrard There are a number of players who might be in that team but shouldn't come to NZ - Fa'ainga...

Force: 3 Pocock 2 Hodgson 1 Smith Rebels 3 Delve 2 Mortlock 1 Gerrard Im surprised there is so much love for Stannard - his kicking was average and I didnt think he had a huge impact on the game. It wasnt a bad game, but he was quiet.

Why did he start so late in the season? I thought he was coming back half way through.

There might be a few saffers available too. I hear Francois Hougaard (sp?) is being eyed off by a few teams over there. Surely coming over to Perth for a couple of years would be good for him. He could still be under the eyes of Boks selectors as well...

We are trying, they are all quite young still. The best option in teh short term is Kyle Godwin who is 19 next year I think.

I said we dont want 1 dimensional play-destroyers!

Inman is at the Rebels next year too. Depth isnt the issue, its predictability. All the centres we have are the bash it up style (well, maybe not Fairbanks, but he isnt up to standard these days, and Ripia is an option, although he hasnt got the x factor I was after).

Smith is gone.

The Force have come into some money, and while I would like to keep it in house, we need another player capable of distributing the ball. I am not convinced that a centre pairing of Sidey and Dellit will work long time, it will be too predictable. Especially with Cullet and Shep in the...