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Stewart was terrific and diverse and you get the sense he has far more potential in him. A handful of things he tried were creative but didn't quite work. You get the feeling he will learn with him when some of those things will/won't work and how to be slightly better at them.

Good news. Whether we win or lose our next game, we dodge SA and NZ next year.

And maybe the tide is turning. As I said, my comment was not about the current crop, more that I'd like to see gaps in our senior side plugged and that previous U20 hopefuls in some positions haven't cracked on like we hoped. On the other hand we have depth in spades with props. Take tighthead...

That's the size of it. No offense to any of the current players. Hamish Stewart looks great. My point was that we had a prop problem and now we have high quality young props coming out the wazoo. At senior level we have position problems- behind Foley, Genia, at 6 etc. Can we do the same thing...

Australia clinch in 44-15. What a cracker considering being a man down. Some of those forwards are going to be sensational in a few years. Whatever effort we put into developing quality props over the past few years- can we put the same into 6s, 8s, 9s and 10s? Couple of good guys running around...

You have to laugh. We play better with 14. 0 points conceded in 45 odd minutes with a man down so far. 10 points conceded with the full 15 in the first 20.

I thought that. But a long while later I thought- how do you get better at playing in wet weather without practicing in match conditions. If something more important was on the line, I'd say go ahead and play a bit more conservatively. But if conservatively rules your life, you don't get any...

As a Robertson hater, I was really impressed. Hope he can keep it up.

That's the tricky bit- meaning for who? It has plenty of meaning for West Australians. It might not have any means for anyone east of the Nullarbor, but then- why should it? Hopefully, it will also have meaning for those regions that have not had a professional team in the past. I don't...

It is a sign we have a spring back in our step that people are disappointed we didn't earn a 3+ try bonus point in an away game against a New Zealand side. How a few weeks can change our perspective. :)

Well done Rebels. Always good to see an Aussie side get up over the Kiwis.

Hah! Why on Earth would we want that?

Ali Williams?

I don't see why WSR can't work with just one Australian side (i.e. the Force). As long as some form of remotely reasonable broadcast deal can be arranged, there really is no barrier. I wouldn't be surprised if you got bigger away team turn-outs against Asia/Pacific based teams than you would...

Speaking as a WA fan, I am pretty sure we want one simple thing: Participation in a professional competition where we can celebrate our local players safe in the knowledge that we are treated as equal partners and not liable to be (a) cut from the competition at the whim of corrupt officials...

I would have to say I would prefer teams to be representative of a region and would prefer a team like the Sunwolves to a team like the Wild Knights. But it does make me wonder how the private market could fare with this IPRC. How would things go if the Wild Knights did join the competition? Or...

I don't know who has a bigger chip on their shoulder, you or the Force fans you are referring to.

I love it how, not content to be New Zealand's bitch on the field, we entertain the thought of being their bitch off it. If New Zealand is complaining about our teams (a) stop recruiting our players and (b) dilute your talent a bit. Add an extra team or two. Oh that doesn't suit you? How do you...