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I reckon Schmidt is probably just weighing up two outside backs with poor defence who aren't going to play and going with the squad guy with 95 tests, over the one with 4.

I think he's just the dirt tracker 15. Not going to get a game except maybe against Georgia if there are injuries

38 players just announced in the squad. You would need to employ a bunch of new Super Rugby level pro players to backfill those on national duty

For what it's worth, Michael Atkinson has just interviewed Schmidt, and is saying on twitter that Canham was very close to selection, and MA doesn't think Canham is going overseas.

He's picked 3 locks ahead of Swain who didn't even play a final

The players' union already has a huge say in how things are run through the CBA and are voting members under the constitution. They are inside the tent on all of this

I think that's a pretty strange comment from Schmidt given only one of our teams won a final match.

Isn't the answer just that Rodda didn't want to stay in Perth for what was being offered. They tried to get him to stay in Australia by offering more money, and also an alternative place to play in Sydney, and he chose not to take that offer either? What's the issue?

It's still a pretty good team, though maybe a bit thin at 4,5,6 slot in Fa'agase, Asiata, Vest, Anderson, Brial, Thomas, HMP/Creighton, Anan and Henry (edit) with JOC (James O'Connor) there too Alex Hodgman, Matt Faessler, Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen, Seru Uru, Ryan Smith, Liam Wright (co-c), Fraser McReight, John...

I don't think people realise what legal threats they were under while the Rebels saga unfolded. They were restricted in what conversations they could have with players still contracted by the Rebels

What about Lynagh?

So the dirt trackers for Georgia line-up as (*I know it wont work out like this) 1. Kalea 2. Nesser 3. Nongorr 4. Smith 5. Blyth 6. Gleeson 7. Wright 8. Wilson 9. Gordon 10. Lynagh 11. Pietsch 12. Stewart 13. Feliuai 14. Flook 15. Beale That's a lot of Reds! Going to be an interesting team...

What's your experience walking through Sydney wearing a Warriors jersey?

I don't know how they view it, but their Japanese clubs are entitled to prevent them joining the squad until the international window. The player's contracts may even enforce it

38 man squad is pretty huge. I reckon we are going to see a lot of changes between the 2nd Welsh and the Georgian test. Everyone going to get a run

Swain paying the price for dropping two kick-offs last week?

Not going to be too many players missing out with a 36 man squad, and half the current players out due to injury or signing OS

The kangaroos only started wearing the chevron on the 1929 tour so it's not that. Both codes were plain or hoops until then as far as I know

I wonder if you asked Schmidt if he had open slather, how many players he would select from OS, with the international window limitation placed on them. So for the tests against Wales, the first time he sees the player is a couple of days before the first test. Integrating even the best players...

It's certainly the problem with our Super Rugby teams