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I agree that Daley and S Finger should get another go. I think Daley will struggle again but I like his pluck and his work around the park. I'd put Laurie Weeks at THP. Restore the tripod. Laurie got some bad press after the BBs game, but he only really got into trouble when he went to LHP, a...

I don't. I think the real problem was at LHP last night and that Ma'afu was on a hiding to nothing because of that. Playing 2 THPs and a rookie hooker won't fix it. Probably wouldn't be on roller skates as often but would go down a lot. Baxter has only played a small amount of LHP and was never...

Signed with the tahs for 2 years. Good signing too, he will push Josh Holmes out of the number 2 spot and put a lot of pressure on Burgess.

I think Weeks deserves another go. He struggled playing for BBs on Tues but nowhere near as bad as Ma'afu, and I think he is a better scrummager than Salesi. When he was yellow carded at the end of the game he was on the loose head side, where he never plays, so to judge him on that is a bit...

Yep, but he wins his lineout ball and is proving to be a tough bastard who has improved out of sight this year. Those other boys are still pups who haven't been tested against the big boys yet.

Holmes went alright when he played for Qld and has some experience, Fairbrother doesn't get pushed around much and is eligible (I think) and Henderson went alright at the Force.

Well, he's been doing it for a long time and no one's belted the snot out of him yet. He's a bit like Ian Healy, you love him when he's on your team, but he's an absolute prick if you're playing against him. One things for sure, he doesn't shirk the hard stuff. He's tough.

3. Cooper 2. Burgess 1. Pocock

Match payments are $2000/game. Standard pro academy contract says that you get upgraded to full contract if you are named in match day 22 3 times (eg Kane Douglas and Pat McCutcheon).

I reckon McDuling at Uni is worth considering. He's had a year or so of getting belted by old men and he's getting better and better.

I am one who looked at the selection of that front row and was very worried. However, thinking about it some more, maybe it's not so dumb. There is no way they are going to dominate the English scrum but if they can find a way to break even it will give us some valuable experience in the bank...

Mate, I watched it and agree it was a very intense game and there was clearly a lot on the line for both teams. Uni was pretty rusty and Hangers had one of his off days. Manly were fantastic at the breakdown and clearly outpointed Uni there. Set pieces were pretty even with maybe Uni shading...

Lee, as usual you are correct about most things with the Tahs academy. The money for pro academy, though, is pretty ordinary. Usually around $10,000-$15,000 for the year whereas a rookie contract is usually $55,000 and minimum full contract is $65,000 with bonuses for matches. Not all the pro...

Mate, Slipper wasn't creamed in the scrum by nearly everyone in the S14. He didn't even get that far. He only played twice. This is crazy.

This is my understanding of it as well. I know that Kurtley himself and no one at the Waratahs was worried about this. From what I heard Kurtley was trying to stop a skirmish at a family function. The cousin was just trying it on in the hope that she might get some dollar to stay quiet. Kurtley...

I thought Beale did enough last night to keep him at FB. I think he will be very dangerous in combination with QC (Quade Cooper) if they have a few tests together. They look like they enjoy playing off each other.

Thanks Lee, Wow, losing to Scots. That hurts.

3. Sharpe 2. Beale 1. Horne

From what I hear he was working on the family farm and playing outside centre ffs! Great player and great to have him back. I still think Macqueen is grooming him to become the Brett Robinson type at the Rebels. Reliable player with great leadership skills.

Great choice as captain. He is as passionate a player as any in this comp and has a huge amount of respect in the club. Davo is the natural choice of course, but this is his first week back from the Young Yabbies, so he needs to settle in. Both will provide desperately needed experience to this...