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That's a good point, but then it comes down to the reasons for the loss of faith. From where I'm sitting in a relatively rugby neutral environment - Melbourne - it seems to be largely a case of mob mentality. I just can't see how there's that much to be unhappy about with the squad, there...

That was the first good game he's played all year in fairness. The rest of the time he's been all but invisible on attack and gets exposed far too easily on defence. He does the same thing Lachie Mitchell does, gets too front on, plants himself and then gets burnt on either the outside or...

Of course I don't. Can we please stop with the pseudoscience? I don't have any numbers, you don't have any numbers. That we don't have thousands of outraged fans from New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria and Western Australia tells me that the 20-odd people on here who are WEALLY WEALLY unhappy...

How many people are losing faith? Seriously, there's a minority of people who have thrown their collective toys out of the pram because of one selection. There's a weird entitlement complex developing, where the ARU not only have a responsibility to win for us, they have a resonsibilty to do...

English isn't a big re-signing. Jones is. Really, really, hope we can hang onto JOC (James O'Connor).

Who said anything about nutso Queenslanders? Lose your chip and then try this. One incoherant, and entirely incorrect, rant shouldn't be taken as the broader opinion of the Australian rugby public. Most of us would like to see Quade in the squad but can understand why he's been left out. Most of...

You think the ARU should make decisions based on what Queensland supporters think? Couldn't make it up.

No. The incessant hand-wringing, chest beating, hair pulling and general wailing from a certain vocal section of the Australian rugby community is.

You found a couple of good points in there?

'Factual evidence.' Solid start, unfortunately the rest of the letter is drivel. I just hope we win the series with nice 3-0, enough to shut the whingers up until we lose the Bledisloe again and the tears start to fall afresh.

Big Jim Horwill sounds like a proper name for a captain to take on the Lions.

What exactly is an 'impact maker' and how does Pyle differ in that compared to Simmons and Timani? I don't think he's got a shot at all mind, Deans has shown no inclination to pick him in the past, no reason that's going to change now.

Why did my post get deleted? If we're not allowed to call Tom Waterhouse a dickhead then I'm done.

Your thoughts on Brand O'Connor?

9. Stirzaker/Burgess 10. Foley 11. Sitauti 12. JOC (James O'Connor) 13. Inman 14. English/Vuna/Someone 15. Woodward Is a seriously decent backline. Shouldn't get my hopes up.

Actually, just one more thing. Even if 'most Aussies (outside QLD) hate Cooper because he speaks very poorly and looks working-class,' what does that matter? Does anyone actually think players gets selected because of their public popularity? The idea that Cooper should hire a marketing firm to...

Are you serious? This is a direct quote That is Saffa-level conspiracy theory insanity. I can't believe we're even having this conversation.

I think we're just happy to have a scrumhalf who can actually pass. We are a noticably quicker and sharper team with Stirzaker on. The entire backline plays flatter as well. His kicking > Phipps' kicking. Defence is clearly not quite there, but that's a much easier fix than fundamentally flawed...

Just rewatching the game now. Only about 15 minutes in, but Stirzaker's passing and speed to the breakdown are both brilliant. What it's letting Hegarty do is stand very flat, especially on second and third phase ball. He doesn't have a great pass, but he's confident and brave enough to take the...