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Kerevi has Wallaby potential, of that there is no doubt however I will be VERY surprised if he gains a cap this year. 2016 may be his time. He also doesn't fit the current Australian test mould of having your primary distributors at 9, 10, 12 and strike runners at 11, 13-15. The relative...

I'd suggest they'll go with something like the above, but perhaps they'll play Duncan at 10 or 12 and Nucifora, maybe Kamp and potentially rest Placid

Likely line up for first game? 1. Orr 2. Fainga'a 3. Sandell 4. Lealaialoto-Tui 5. Hanigan 6. Korzcyk 7. Gunn 8. Fakaosilea 9. Tuttle 10. Deegan 11. Kellaway (c) 12. Tuipolotu 13. Magnay 14. Newsome 15. Placid ?

This is what I mean. Beale also defends on the wing

I suspect whoever plays 10 for the wallabies will be stationed in the back 3 defensively with Horne or another winger for example slotting into defend at 10. Should help with bomb defusal efforts at the back and returning fire when required. Under this system having a playmaking winger e.g JOC (James O'Connor)...

This the first time Quade, Hunt and JOC (James O'Connor) have started for the Reds? Fuck therein lies the problem

Look, when we disagree about this sort of stuff (relative merits of similar players for a single position) things are rarely as simple as one opinion is right and other is wrong. Problems arise when we begin to make statements in order to drive home our point, and then repeat them so often that...

He did go with Jones (see above). The point is Carter or Horwill? Or do you say fuck it and pick a promising one like Coleman? Not sure I know what the answer is but I imagine one of the major goals of TRC will be to sort this problem out.

I still don't agree that it's entirely necessary to name 3 halfbacks in the squad. I get that there is a risk if somebody goes down in the captains run then injured in the first minute but honestly how likely is that really? The advantages of being able to take an extra back or back 5 forward...

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is fair to very good under the high ball. Speight is ok, Horne is not real good. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) does more than just "hack the ball as far as he can". The man can kick to a good standard when required, Horne much less so and Speight I don't really know. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)'s defense is good to excellent. Horne is...

So much of that was false I'm not sure where to start

Agreed, the Reds worth a look in are Slipper, Hanson and Holmes, Simmo, Gill, Genia, Cooper But Gill won't be looked at and Horwill will.

I've noticed that every time he comes up on a foxsports broadcast Pocock is listed as 115kg. He isn't 115kg. 105 maybe vs Hoopers 100. Nothing significant enough to get excited about.

Given the circumstances of both injuries I'd say it's probably more to do with his front on tackling technique I.e committed but usually impacting around the mid section with flailing arms etc.

My crazy thought for today is what if Scott Fardy had played 2nd row for the last two years at the Brums. Would we be considering a back five of 4 - Simmons 5 - Skelton 6 - Higgers 7 - Pocock or Hooper 8 - Big Dog 19 - Fardy 20 - Palu or Hooper or Pocock ? For mine the answer is I don't...

All the young blokes signed are good players but Jesus I hope there are no more Big Announcements of players signed with less Super Rugby caps than their age. Locked up the young un's we need but the experienced core is not yet there for us. Without it no coach, no matter how much better than RG he...

Jones has no claim to be picked as a backrower, he's played 2nd row all year. I'd be cool with him being picked in that role. If you want to cut down the no. of locks to fit more backrowers then Fardy already gives you that

I have heard from contemporaries of Nem's that when he was a schoolboy and colt it was the old story, prodigiously gifted athlete with hands like feet and lacked ticker. It wasn't the lack of coaching that drove him from Australia but is certainly disappointing that Australia does not get to...

If CFS and Thomson leave could we use the money and Marquee spot to buy us some Nadolo?

Apparently the Toulon S & C boss is Paul Stridgeon who was RFU/England head of S & C for many years and along with Adam Beard was the fitness coach for the Lions in 2013