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I hope Genia has the reins in terms of options as they get around the field. Sookface is growing into his name.

Delighted you can find a conspiracy in the face of any objective evidence of the same. :)

Cooper has tweeted a little on leaving the squad, less conspiracy theory than just too soon: Quade Cooper ‏@QuadeCooper Even though I'm confident & feel 110% the risk is to high..this gives me more time to "TRAIN" which = more time to "IMPROVE" :) gota work 2h Quade Cooper ‏@QuadeCooper Sux...

Maybe there's room for a side selected from players in the SHute SHield based in NSW participating in the super competition. A side the fans connect with.

Maybe Cooper has been released for a flashmob game of touch (twitter style) and will be back in camp on Wednesday for Saturday.

WJ, blaming the naysayers and the negative Nancy's for the Tahs abject performances is an impressively long bow.

Barnes didn't get much time at 10 in the RWC, apart from the playoff for 3rd with Wales. He looked good at 12, but McCabe really ended up doing a great job there. I'm not filled with confidence, but live in hope.

I can't wait to see the deck chairs reshuffle after we lose to Scotland.

better?

Waratahs 2013 thread

Well, congratulations to them anyway. But why don't they honeymoon in Australia?

No, the reds are merely - the champions.

Pfft. No one is the champion of a tournament that isn't finished. The reds are the reigning champions. The brumbies are contenders.

So - Quade Cooperesque? The thinking man's Quade?

Don't watch the Brumbies/Reds game from the weekend unless you want to be disillusioned. The road to victory at the moment for australian teams is to give the other team the ball at any opportunity and to force mistakes, legally or illegally, until you get a chance to kick it again or kick a...

I blame the Brumbies, and Giteau.

Perfect. Young guy, ambitious but already there or thereabouts, point to prove. Good fit, I think.

Bernard Foley is a smokie for a bench spot now in one of the games.

I'm pretty happy with how Quades going, to be honest, considering he has had no rugby beyond the 40 minutes v the Lions last week for 6 months.

Working on the principle that the best captains' improve their performance when they lead the team, I choose Ma'afu. He has enormous potential for improvement. Pocock can only play the same or worse as captain than his usual level of 210%, and Genia is regaining form without the armband.