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I like the side, considering injuries. Looking forward to seeing Kane Douglas step up, and I'm curious to see how Samo goes backing up. Really happy to see McCabe back. His lack of interest in kicking and preference for tearing into the opposition at terminal velocity floats my boat. In Bled 1...

Daniel Halangahu. I'd like to see Pat McCabe, leadership group magnate, back at 12 and captain.

I think he'll have pretty ordinary stats again. He has improved to the point that he makes contact, slows and for the most part stops a ball carrier, but he doesn't actually complete a tackle often. He goes the strip or backpedals as someone else puts them down and goes to ground with them...

Who was that guy who used to sit on the bench for the wallabies? Tah? Went to Top 14? Does anyone remember his name?

I'll take solid, breaks some tackles, runs some lines and looks for work, chases kicks, doesn't drop the ball, doesn't miss tackles, counter-rucks. Did anyone do anything brilliant? AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) made consecutive try savers in the same motion. Samo and Timani smashed a couple of people. That was as...

Nasser is negotiating Cooper's top-up from the ARU via SBW and Jamie Pandaram.

I am as happy as the next guy (maybe not Gnostic) to blame Robbie Deans for all that ails Australian rugby, but I did have a couple of thoughts as I watched the second half this arvo. 1) I personally think Cooper at 85% is better at 10 than Barnes, and in some ways Cooper in his shell is a...

Almost good enough for origin. Having just rewatched to halftime, Higginbotham was certainly better than the week before, and I thought had a solid go physically. He goes into contact too erect or at least high, and he can be wastefully inaccurate, but I honestly think he is making progress...

Named radio. Or the Ghost Who Walks. Or something.

Must be pretty cheap in Melbourne, though. Ah, kudos to the Rebels.

Described as a niggle, having a MRI, but expected to be OK according to foxsports.

I wondered that too. Cooper isn't moving with the same confidence and freedom as last year, and maybe it's because he's on the comeback trail after munting his knee rather than Deans saying "You're at 10 but I don't want to see you handling, running or in fact being involved any more than...

Not every player is an instant success. When he started S15 it wasn't clear he was a good S15 player. He was large and fast and eye catching, good for one dramatic moment a game. He's starting tests now and the last fortnight has been been a big learning curve. We can only aspire for him to...

I think it's pretty clear that Deans made him do it.

A perfect storm is building for Eden Park. RD has been forced to name a team which is almost competitive. Sure, it isn't quite our best team, even considering injuries, but it is incrementally closer, and there is nothing like a complete shellacking to motivate a team when the coach seems...

I especially like the readers' digest version of history given in that foxsports article that merges the semi and the playoff against Wales.

A Cooper prone to go into his shell would be quite a well balanced fly-half.

But he fit that 40 minutes into 8, which is pretty impressive.

Neither would I. But maybe it would help him prioritise.

While JOC (James O'Connor)'s haircut is threatening his hamstring by increasing his wind resistance when he sprints and make him more upright, I don't think Higgers can actually see to catch the pill because the sparrows are scared out of their nests on his head when he sprints.