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Yeah, we've been throwing a few too many bullets for the conditions, making it difficult for him

Another well placed kick from Petaia

Moana looking pretty scrappy, if we can keep it tight their discipline might come undone

Great kick from Petaia

Looks wet out there

For the most part yeah, I just hate hearing the "they're losing because they're kicking too much" complaint when the vast majority of stats show the teams that win regularly kick more, not less. I don't think cutting back on kicking helps you fix your execution issues there either.

I'll try and compile the team this afternoon, so try and get any remaining votes in before 5pm

They kicked 22 times against the Crusaders, with in a kick or two of every other game bar the Drua (15 kicks) and the Brumbies (28 kicks). Certainly the accuracy and chase on the tahs kicks needs to be better, but the problem is not they're kicking too much, it almost never is.

I think you underestimate the damage it would do to nine/Stan's long term sports plans to lose Rugby overnight, particularly if it went cheaply to fox (the likely outcome from hardball renegotiation). Rugby is very much in their current and future plans and it's not actually worth it for them...

For a final year of a television deal that is almost entirely about the lions tour? It's in neither parties interest to play hardball.

Not how a finding of not guilty works, it only states that the available evidence does not demonstrate that he did what he was accused of. In and of itself it makes no judgement on the credibility or trustworthiness of the accuser.

It seems Russ Tulloch has been dusted off a year early this time: The dump the NRC article from almost 10 years ago tells you all you really need to know about Tulloch.

Might not be workable until they're full time pros, but hopefully there's a plan for the women's side to tour alongside the men in the future. They're even more in need of the extra game time.

I feel like Bell would be better taking a year or two off, strengthening his feet (and taking the time to settle into his body, given he's still quite young), then he would be spending a year a or two transitioning into a back row position where his ceiling won't be as high. He's only 23 right...

Scenes from his first scrum against the crusaders:

Players unavailable for selection: David Porecki - Achillies (TBC) Thomas Lambert - Knee (Season) Archer Holz - Shoulder (TBC) Mesu Kunavula – Knee (Season) Ned Slack-Smith - Concussion (TBC) Daniel Botha - Achillies (Season) Mahe Vailanu - Knee (Season) Angus Bell - Toe (Season) So Botha...

PASIFIKA (1-15): Abraham Pole, Samiuela Moli, Sione Mafileo, Tom Savage, Allan Craig, Irie Papuni, Jacob Norris, Sione Havili Talitui (c), Ereatara Enari, William Havili, Fine Inisi, Julian Savea, Henry Taefu. Viliami Fine, Danny Toala RESERVES: Sama Malolo, Sateki Latu, Sekope Kepu, Ola...

REDS (1-15): Peni Ravai, Matt Faessler, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Seru Uru, Ryan Smith, Liam Wright (co-c), Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson, Tate McDermott (co-c), Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, Jordan Petaia, Hunter Paisami, Josh Flook, Jordan Petaia, Jock Campbell RESERVES: Josh Nasser, Alex Hodgman...

I can't see any reason they would end. Christmas/new year makes it a bit difficult to flow straight through though. Looks like the calendar will be Challenger series September/October, Saitama game October/November, break for Christmas/New Year and then UK tour late January to kick off the...

I think they've said everything will be free this year, but haven't been to specific on how that will work. I could see everything being streamed live for free but replays (or replays after a certain point) being behind a paywall on Stan for example.