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Why such a big squad? don't quite understand this. I wonder if this has anything to do with the whole Beale saga - bring in a bunch of fresh faces to lighten the mood. anyway, nice to see the likes of Godwin and Speight in there. No McCalman or Palu worries me a bit. Still not sold on...

well said BR

Absolutely. And if that's true Link should be stood down. but is there any actual truth to those allegations?? All i've read to date was some speculative article from GR. Seems to me journos are just trying to sell papers otherwise Link would be being investigated too.

This is the same bullshit that befell Deans when Cooper was investigated and suspended. Everyone turned their attention to Deans and how he was in some way to blame for Cooper acting unprofessional. This is EXACTLY the same. The only difference is that it was easier to side with Cooper than...

No but I think NSW fans are on the defensive because this will clearly be the end of beale. understandable but at the end of the day beale is going to get his comeuppance. Seems as tho Link did his best at first instance to put Beale's fire out in June without the ARU by keeping it in house...

Seems to me this is becoming a bit of a NSW v QLD issue. NSW fans on here seem generally more upset at the thought of Beale going and would prefer to see Link take the cope and King Cheika take over. I'm yet to hear any factual basis to suggest link is doing anything untoward, save for a bunch...

Not sure why Link has become the scapegoat. Beale needs to fuck off to league. im sick of his shit

Re Genia, people have been ultra critical of his 2014 form. To be fair, the Reds were shit in 2014. James Slipper was basically the only player that stood out as worthy of a test spot, but that is part and parcel of a team that is performing badly, i.e. individual performances were suffering...

Yeh I presume TPN wont be considered, but I also presume he wont need surgery as I haven't heard anything about him missing the EOYT

Yeah I agree with the comment about Cooper being a 'confidence player'. I think Foley should start at 10. I think its a bit tough on Cooper to put him on the bench and rely on him to win us the game in the closing stages, given that he has not had much involvement with the squad nor any recent...

I wonder if that's partly a Waratahs thing - whether the tahs players are more worried that a trip home would probably also spell the end of Beale's time at the tahs? just mere speculation on my part. I wonder if the players from the other franchises are offering the same support. At this...

In terms of making the forward pack more aggressive - the addition of Moore and TPN help a bit - with all due respect to the likes of Hansen and Fainga'a, those guys are a cut above the rest. In terms of the props Scott Sio is a very physical player, he's also been sidelined with injuries. In...

Thompson is a great signing for us! rounds out our Backrow nicely. He may have never quite cemented himself in the All Blacks 23 but he always stood out for the Highlanders. One of those players that was pretty dominant at Super Rugby level.

I'm no doctor but surely headgear offers at least some (albeit minor) protection during a head collision?

If the game was on this weekend I would think that To'omua, whilst being fit to play, might be rested as Querty suggests, but I'm hoping the extra week off will allow him to play. He's pretty important to our chances on the weekend. The options are pretty poor after To'omua. Beale - unlikely to...

Same Backrow Scrubber? I thought Higgers was ok. Good with ball in hand but one thing I noticed was that he had his head out of the scrum nearly the whole game. I tend to think he's still a better bench player. Palu or McCalman at 8 for me

I cant see why To'omua wouldn't play. He should easily recover from his concussion.

It's basically the same team that played so well against the Boks the week before (minus a few injury enforced changes). Selection isnt the biggest issues IMO and given the number of injuries, Link doesn't have many alternative options in any event.

Yeh Hooper, hell most of the players really need a week off to recharge the batteries. I thought Horwill was good on the weekend and should keep his spot. Bring Simo and Palu back into the starting side. We need way more impact from our bench to challenge the Kiwis. I'd bring Genia on the...

I thought I'd get the ball rolling. Terrible performance last week from the Wallabies but that performance will quickly be forgotten if they can roll the All Blacks next week. Don't know the last time the All Blacks lost two in a row so this game is anything but a dead rubber. Selections...