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Also, what the fuck did James Horwill ever do to Michael Cheika? How many times does he need to demonstrate that he's got more to offer than Dean Mumm before he's no longer dropped for him? It's not like Mumm is any younger.

The question is just if Will Skelton v. France or Will Skelton v. Most Other Nations is going to show up. So fucking tired of watching him switch from dragging/moving bodies to flopping around like a wounded fish.

Which is great if Foley has aspirations to play in the center or further out. I'm one of those crazy guys that prefers picking guys to perform their core roles first, and anything else is a bonus. Lilo's running game is nothing to scoff at either. Shame he broke his leg because he was fucking...

Christian is without a doubt the most skillful and deceptive ballplayer in Australia after QC (Quade Cooper) (Lance may have something to say about this if he returns to health in the same form he left it in) but the problem has been getting him to reproduce this form in tests. If he could manage that and to...

Two jumpers and a lock who isn't really known for his scrummaging ability has me pretty nervous considering who we're playing

Yeah if we're not looking at Jake Mac for the longer term I think keeping him at 10 while slotting QC (Quade Cooper) at 15 is a bit of a waste. Would just rather have the better play and better playmaker touching the ball more and providing the direction for the squad (QC (Quade Cooper)'s organization in the backline is just...

Would much rather have the experienced hand touching the ball 25+ times a game and leading from the front with a younger, less experienced playmaker able to choose their moments and insert themselves from deeper in the line (if that's the model we're looking at playing with). At 28 years old...

Ok, looked it up. Quade came on as a C replacement against the Argies in Mendoza and USA in Chicago. The Mendoza match was one QC (Quade Cooper) would want to forget - shaky kicking, the yellow card, no real penetration as a runner. Lots of long, looping passes to players waiting on the "train tracks". Can't...

I'm about to head off to bed for the night but I'll try to remember and check in on it in the morning. Quade can't defend or straighten the line well enough to really play 12 in my opinion. Even Beale has the acceleration that allows him to straighten and hit a half-gap or outside shoulder...

I would give a lot for Lilo to actually step up at Wallaby level. When was the last time To'omua play a full game of rugby? :confused:

I strongly, strongly doubt we will see Cheika attempt this again.

He went straight through the English line to score a try 11 days ago. He also had a clean break in the last test. 'Drani isn't lighting the world on fire but he's also asked to run directly into traffic a lot (his position in the line is generally right where the English defensive umbrella...

The first test when he scored his try? Lol

I don't even think calling the way the Brumbies played at the time "Jake Ball" is even necessarily fair. Their overall play style reminded me more of what the All Blacks do than anything else, just less offloading. They weren't afraid to get into a kicking duel because they knew they could...

It actually breaks my heart to say this and I know I've backed Houston a bit on here but I'm hardly more a fan of him than Gill.. but I think Houston would bring more balance to our back row than Gill right now. Of course, he's untested at this level so it's all in theory. I'm basing this...

This times a thousand. I've seen our ruck completion stats paraded around on here a bit over the last week but after watching the Melbourne test it's pretty clear that the stats aren't painting the whole picture. Watching our ball get slowed by players coming in or falling through the gate...

At the least Gill would give us a strong option to carry off the back of the ruck, even though it seems like doing so may currently carry a penalty of death based on how little it happens in the face of a rush defense.

Foley vs. Cooper aside - the Wallabies have some seemingly systemic issues with their attack at the moment that would clip the wings of any flyhalf. One of the big ones being that it seems we've nearly forgotten what an inside ball is or what the A-Gap/First Channel is.. Or what the blind side...

Looks like young young Liam Jurd has bumped Magnay out of the 13 jersey for the 5th/6th place playoff match at the U-20's. Interesting.

Can I just point out that Scrubber made one of the most balanced and reasonable posts in this thread over the last few pages Everyone feeling ok?