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It isn't. He'd be behind both Prior and Stirzaker in that regard. He's got an excellent kicking game, a nose for the tryline, defends well and he has an above average passing game. I'd argue that he's probably the most well rounded scrumhalf we have, although he lacks that transformative...

Well that's fine, but it's a slightly different issue.

Him. Or Prior. Phipps has somehow almost always been better for the Wallabies than he has been for the Rebels. I'd still be watching through my fingers if he started though.

Link to the stats? We barely have any reliable base stats at all, let alone anything even resembling advanced metrics to give us a properly decent idea of performance. I don't think he's been anything special to be honest, he'd be a way down the order for a World XV. I'd say he's been good...

Oh come on, you can use all the ellipses you like but he hasn't been all that. He's been good, even very good a couple of times, but let's not get carried away. The only way you can say he's been exceptional is if you consider it exceptional for an Australian forward to fulfil the requirements...

Partially disagree. I don't think it's so much they're ignoring the breakdown, it's that we actually need one forward who can run the ball. From the pack that we've seen most under Link, who would you actively class as a ball-carrier? Slipper Moore Alexander Horwill Simmons Fardy Hooper Mowen...

@Gnostic Mate, that's a really good post. Hard to disagree with any of that. The one thing I think you've missed is defence. I haven't had a look at the stats, but my feeling is we've been significantly worse this year than we have in the past. We had that one blowout in the third Lions Test...

Exactly. When are we going to give these guys a chance? The June Tests? The RC? Presumably we won't next EOYT because suddenly we're almost at the WC and need to 'develop combinations.' How about that Force kid Manu? Or some of the young scrumhalves - Frisby, Prior, Stirzaker? Foley is a good...

This is actually an excellent shout. He'll have to come back and prove he can hit the heights he reached this year again though.

I'd be inclined to give him a longer honeymoon if he hadn't campaigned so hard, and so openly, for the job and then hadn't been so forward in saying he knew how to beat New Zealand. Instead, we've regressed in almost all areas, and there aren't exactly any positive signs going forward save a...

Take about two inches off the height listed for pretty much every player and you're there I reckon. Hegarty's tough, but he's not exactly a physical force.

Booooo. That's annoying. @RoffsChoice. With no West, then Hegarty is the obvious choice. Roberts had one good game at fullback and was well below average at all other times. I agree that Stirzaker and Hegarty should start, but Burgess will more than likely get the first crack. The problem...

Well... Our options at the moment are Roberts who is blech, Hegarty who is wildly limited - although seems to know how to win, and that's about it. There's certainly room for another flyhalf in the ranks. He makes sense given the type of player he is as well, especially given the way the Rebels...

Yep. And from what I've seen that holds. He can hold his end up, but can seriously shift around the park. I'm starting to get unreasonably excited for this season. So much is going to come down to coaching, which has been deliriously sub-standard in seasons past. I really, really, want Timani...

Smith is good. PAE and Weeks are both adequate, PAE has the potential to be very good though. Haven't seen a whole lot of Lahiff, haven't been super impressed by his scrummaging, but he's been decent around the park. I think what we're forgetting is just how bad Henderson was. Great bloke I'm...

Nope. One of the few players who physically stands up. No coincidence that the whinging about Hooper's size and physicality has only started when he hasn't had Palu in the backrow with him.

Beat me to it.

Maybe the people voting know more about rugby than you?

Yeah, I get that side to it. Obviously it matters when you're trying to work out who can fit into a squad, but outside of that I'm really not fussed whether they're Australian or not.

Am I the only person who doesn't care where a player comes from as long as they're willing to properly commit to the Rebels and will hang around for at least a couple of years?