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Yep, agree JOC (James O'Connor)'s tackle should have been in bold on my previous list O'Connor v SA (Brisbane) 16.45 2nd half

Some highlights in defence (best of which are in bold): Pocock v England (Perth) 7.45 2nd half AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) v Ireland 58.40 Robinson/Fainga'a v SA (Brisbane) 9.30 Horne v SA (Brisbane) 25.08 Pocock v SA (Brisbane) 34.25 O'Connor v SA (Brisbane) 16.45 2nd half Slipper/Maafu v SA (Brisbane) 30.26...

HJ – you make a good point – the closest I can see is Law 20.8(j) "Front row players must not twist or lower their bodies, or pull opponents, or do anything that is likely to collapse the scrum ...". The laws of rugby are pretty poorly written (in legal terms) so are sometimes open to...

Here's a review of Quade's defence I've just posted http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/austins-chalkboard-quade-cooper-in-defence/

9. Genia 10. Cooper 11. Ashley-Cooper 12. Barnes (Goal Kicker) 13. Chambers 14. Ioane 15. Beale 20. Burgess 21. JOC (James O'Connor) (can cover every position except #9) 22. Giteau (can cover #9, #10, #12) I think AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is a must in the starting lineup but we need something more at #13. What we...

1. Robinson 2. Moore 3. Alexander 4. Sharpe 5. Horwil 6. Elsom 7. Pocock 8. Palu 16. TPN 17. Slipper 18. Vickerman 19. Hodgson TPN will always be second choice hooker until he starts throwing consistently at lineouts. Moore clearly better in the set pieces and that is far more...

The G&GR statistics from Saturday's game are now available at http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/statistics-and-austins-thoughts-from-bledisloe-4/

I wonder if we won't see JOC (James O'Connor) start at fullback with Beale on the bench. I can't believe Davies would just slot straight in so team could look like those attached. Not saying that would be right, just trying to work out what Robbie might do.

The last part in the Wallaby back line video highlights series from 2008 to 2009 is now up. You can also see the previous parts so you can compare footage from 1979 to 2009. See http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/wallaby-back-line-history-part-6-2008-and-2009/

RugbyReg - agree with your teams except that I think Robbie will have Mitchell and Turner on the wings with JOC (James O'Connor) on the bench and can see no way he'll drop Giteau, so I'd interchange Giteau and Barnes. Have to agree with RedRooster - Kingi's club form was dissapointing, even though not playing...

That's gold!

Ruggo - I think you're right about Genia. Think back to his game against the Boks in Brisbane this year - we all raved about his performance (9 rating from G&GR). The All Blacks told everyone they were going to focus on shutting down Genia and Cooper, which they did very well. The...

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Agree that "not bad" shouldn't guarantee selection next game. At the same time I think that selections should be based on players playing better than the guy in a position for a change to be warranted. For example, I think JOC (James O'Connor) has done a pretty fair job on the wing given he's been playing out...

RedsHappy - thanks for the compliment but far from falling back in love with Giteau, I've watched the game again play by play to prepare our stats and stand by my earlier thoughts on Giteau that he wasn't bad (apart from his kicking). I see John Eales thought the same thing this morning "... it...

Agreed Scotty "Kafe spoke about his technique and said he leans back just before contact and this hooks the ball plus reduces his power." I looked at his technique in the Matt Giteau Kicking Analysis videos a couple of months ago and that's exactly the flaw that causes these problems...

There was no disgrace in that loss - the All Blacks were the better side in the second half - the Wallabies stepped up and are much closer to them now. Genia, the worst player on the field - I have to disagree with that comment. It was AB pressure on Genia and Cooper that was causing the...

Giteau fell back into his bad habit of not following through. As a result pulls all his kicks - or is it just that he can't kick in Sydney?

Has to be Cooper signing - wouldn't be anything negative to distract players before the game.

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