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Charger, Ben McCalman is the perfect Number 8 for a backrow with both Pocock and Hooper. He plays tight, he can get involved in the lineout. If only he wasnt injured.

Right, so given Deans' decision to have crashballers in the centres, we can get both these guys on the field and still have Liam Gill starting too!

Pocock played at inside centre in his youth did he not...

For those that are interested, it was Michelak, Carter, McCaw and Farrell.

Then Luke Jones can make a name for himself at 6! Its all falling into place. I predict within 2 years Australia will possess the strongest and most balanced back row in international rugby.

The RWC was counted in last years awards so that is out. As I understand it, the way the system works is that each game, the panel awards votes and the player with the most votes wins. That system will count against Hooper who hasnt played enough games. It also means a game between Italy and...

Pocock and Hooper (along with Sharpe) are our best forwards. We need them both. I think a 6. Hooper, 7. Pocock backrow will be fine. Especially if we pick an 8 that can be involved in the lineout - McCalman, Higgers, Samo can all do that, and Palu gets involved too. For me, the first pick would...

Assuming Quade is gone and we have everyone is healthy, I like: Genia Beale Ioane Tapuai AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) Cummins JOC (James O'Connor) White / anyone but Phipps Barnes McCabe / Mitchell

With that signing what will our starting team look like? Longbum Charles Ma'afu Lynn Wykes MMM Hodgson McCalman Matheson Ebersohn Cummins Hayward Tupou Mafi SKN Whittaker Cowen Battye Brown Sheehan Godwin Dellit

Of course not. Force for the championship in 2013. Here. First.

I would like to see the following team start: Longbottom, Charles, Ma'afu Wykes, Lynn Cottrell, Hodgson, McCalman Mathewson, Ebersohn Godwin, Tupou Cummins, Mafi, Rapana Whittaker, Cowen, Battye, McCafferty / Alcock Turner, Seymour, Dellitt That isnt bad. Would be good to have another...

Beale at 10, OConnor at 15. Mitchell and Ioane on the wings. McCabe and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) in the centres. Cooper can come back in when he learns how to tackle. OConnor has the counter attack, kicking game and defence to make it at 15. He has also become a lot more dependant under the high ball in the...

I was going to say, Pocock is possibly the best player in Australia right now, and one of the best in the world. Hooper isnt bad, but Pocock is a massive step up. Hooper might be there one day, but Pocock is the current openside benchmark in world rugby. I bloody well hope this rumour is...

We have had arguements over McCalman over 2 forums, fair enough, we dont agree. And for what its worth, I dont think that Ma'afu should have been picked. We just really dont have any true tight heads (hopefully Palmer will be that). Id have preferred to have seen a young prop bought into the...

McCalman is the incumbent. There are very few decent 8s. And of those props you listed, Slipper, Alexander and Kepu are loosehead props who can play tighthead. They are not tighthead props. Id suggest that Saia Fa'ainga is the luckiest player picked. Hanson from QLD is better than him, and...

Remember as well that when the Force came in, the other 3 franchises were given plenty of warning and signed all of their big name players straight up to protect them. The Force were forced by the way their introduction went, to look to whatever players they could get their hands on. The Reds...

Love it! We will beat the Rebels next week and our surge up the table to the finals will begin :cool:

Head to head because i can: 1. Ben Daley v Pek Cowen Even (both are mobile but shit scrummagers) 2. Albert Anae v Nathan Charles adv Force 3. James Slipper v Salesi Maafu even 4. Rob Simmons v Toby Lynn adv Reds 5. James Horwill (c) v Nathan Sharpe even 6. Jake Schatz v Matt Hodgson adv Force...

Turners first game back after a year off and you are upset he didnt match the best halfback in the world?

Lilo probably has it over Sidey, neither are overly impressive, so swap the centre calls. Before Turner's injury he was ahead of White. Id have him ahead of Prior. And Sheehan isnt actually a bad halfback, he has loads of mongrel about him. White is a player of the future but lets not get too...