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How bad is the playing surface at Suncorp Stadium? OK for NRL, with no rucks, mauls, or contested scrums!

As I said earlier this week, run on 'Aussie Mike' for the goal kicks! You know it makes sense, I'm Mr Doug.

Good to see cousin Dave interviewed by Gordon Bray in the middle of Suncorp Stadium! Mr Jarse, as I said to Sam's Grandparents tonight, this being Sam's first cap, will mean the chance of him featuring on the TV coverage, over and above the thrill of being at SS!

Shit, cousin Sammy is limping!!

Spent over half an hour on the phone tonight, with cousin Sammy's Grandparents (on his paternal side, which is my side of the family). Anxiety and pride are at a high, but we all know that Sam Carter can "do the job"! Good team, good coach, good weather, good venue, and (hopefully), good...

When Sam Carter was selected in the initial squad, I said to his Dad in a txt msg: "one giant step towards the 2015 RWC". I'm sure we all hope that today's result will be "ditto" for Ewen James Andrew McKenzie and the 23 players!

I must say I was surprised to hear Steve Moore on ABC radio this morning, saying: "we are not concerned about results or outcomes". I've got news for you Captain Steve, "we are"!! We can only hope he was thinking about past encounters involving Australia and France.

Scoey, with respect, the Gold Coast is the 6th largest city in Australia, the second largest LGA (Local Govt. Area), in Australia, the tourism capital of Australia, and when a national sporting team is based here for a week, I would expect some interest from our city's only locally-based TV...

I emailed Channel Nine Gold Coast News yesterday morning and advised them that Camp Wallaby was at Sanctuary Cove, and that it was very 'ordinary' that they hadn't bothered to do a story in any of their sports segments this week! I also said that I expected to see a Wallabies segment as their...

Too much info Pfitzy! I'm told there are absorbent inserts for those problems! Getting back to attendance numbers, Mrs Doug reminded me today that Rugby tests at Suncorp Stadium often come with a large percentage of fans wearing elastic-sided boots, a sure sign that they are "country folk"...

One 'positive' from a Suncorp Stadium crowd of, say 35,000 v's 45,000 would mean 10,000 extra fans watching at home, at their club, or the pub, and being 'exposed to' the advertisers products!!

Re the projected low crowd figures being tossed around. Im not surprised, given the almost total absence of coverage on radio and television news here in South East Queensland, with a maximum of 10-second segments on ABC tv, Chns 7 and 9, and not much more on the match broadcaster, chn 10. It...

Sam carter will not be overawed by the occasion, nor will he 'let the team down'. He comes from good stock, with a father who has played against the French in France, having been accommodated in "second-rate, rural hotels", with all their luggage being "mysteriously lost". Later in his career...

Yes boyo, much jubilation in our home today with a second family member, Wallaby #879, cousin Sammy, following in his Dad Dave's footsteps!! I saw the team list on this thread just as the 'phone rang, and tried to tell Mrs Doug, but was too choked up to get any words out! On the phone was Miss...

This question has probably been asked many times, however, I can only ask: When does the team announcement take place?!

Cousin Sammy doubles his try tally for 2014, prior to coming up to the GC tomorrow!

Cyclo, I think I went out with the odd "egregious Miss" back in the sixties!! Well done to the Tahs and their supporters. I just decanted my first stubbie for the day to toast the win!

Aussie Mike, Wallabies answer to their goal-kicking woes. We could run him on for the kicks, like they do in American football matches!!

Time's up! The "biscuit tin" team of 2011 is: Elsom, Robinson, Moore, Ma'afu, Sharpe, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Mitchell, Giteau ,Genia, JOC (James O'Connor), Cooper, Pocock, McCalman, Beale, Chisolm, Brown, Slipper, Mumm, S Fainga'a, A Fainga'a, Burgess, Barnes. So, the six players from Robbie Deans' 2011 22 included in Link's 32...

I love the 'reasoning' by members with a greater knowledge of Wallaby history than me, given they don't have the biscuit tin in front of them! This exercise was designed to be a 'brain stimulant' prior to Friday night drinks, and the weekend's activities!