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Is Palu really so untouchable? No reason why you couldn't have Horwill and Douglas locking with Mowen at 6 and Higgers at 8, or the other way around. That's four lineout jumpers, a strong scrummaging pair of locks, the ability to disrupt mauls, grunt work in tight and ball running out wide...

Inman gets dragged in because he trusts neither Mitchell or Sidey, with good reason mind. Vuna still isn't too crash hot on defensive positioning and gets caught out in no-mans land. Kingi, god knows why, seems to enjoy flying up out of the line at invisible attackers. English has done this a...

That's fine, but you've put them in the wrong positions. Benn Robinson would get slaughtered at tighthead.

I'll give you Queenslanders one thing, you're dedicated.

He's just not a very good player. He tries hard, and gets the most out of his talent - but really he's a bench player at best. I have no idea about English at 12. Has he ever played there before?

Yep. It's a serious problem because he does it whether he plays on the wing or in the centres. It's pretty clear Inman doesn't trust him in defence either. Came back inside to help Mitchell out, rather than just stay out on his man, more than once. 12 is a huge, huge, problem for us.

Ruggo Despite his supernatural, telepathic, connection with Quade Fainga'a would be fourth choice 12 at best. At the moment he'll be behind Lilo, Taps and Barnes.

Harsh. He was badly exposed out wide because Inman kept charging in to cover for Mitchell, who he clearly doesn't trust. Still, Vuna's one-on-one defence wasn't good enough. Not sure I'd trust him at 12. How about something like this for next week? Stirzaker (HAHAHA) Hegarty Vuna JOC (James O'Connor) Inman...

It doesn't even matter, that's the narrative now. Deans ruined Quade by picking players who didn't suit him and then hung him out to dry. Quade plays badly - Deans. Quade plays well - see h8ters he's that good that he can do it anyway. I personally think he's a brilliant, but flaky player. We...

Who even hates him? I don't think there's a single person on this entire place who does. There are perfectly legitimate criticisms that can be applied to his past performances at Test level. You can blame that on Deans all you like, but he didn't make Cooper throw awful passes, shirk tackles and...

Okay, so Quade good, Deans bad. The usual. Got it.

I'm really not keen on Horne against the Lions - especially if JOC (James O'Connor) is playing 10. A ball-playing, playmaking 12 just seems like a no-brainer to me.

lewisr The argument against Cooper is twofold, arguably threefold. Firstly, that he is a high-risk, high-reward player - as you acknowledge. That's fine when you've got a decent run of games and time to recover from a loss. This can apply for the Soup, or an extended run of games like the Rugby...

Yes. Like it or not there are questions over Cooper's mental fragility in big games. The Lions are three big games in a row. If Deans is going to pick two, Lilo and Folau, or even three, the first two plus Mogg, debutants - I think he's going to pick a safer flyhalf. Cooper is the highest reward...

There's still ages. If JOC (James O'Connor) is even half fit he'll play. One of the very most important players we have.

Hegarty's kicking was broadly shit I thought. Why, why, why, would you bang it down the throat of Piutau, Moala and Halai? Without even mentioning Ranger and Saili. Against a backline like that, you make sure the ball goes out. Inman was pretty good in defence I thought. Not great, but being...

oztimmay Jones is an idiot. I wouldn't listen to a word he has to say. Who plays six will probably depend on who partners Horwill at lock. If it's Simmons, the bestest most awesomest lineout operator ever [/Marto] then I think it'll be Higgers. If it's Douglas or Timani I wouldn't be...

JOC (James O'Connor) was clearly carrying an injury into the game. Didn't look right at all. Piggies stood up tonight. Great around the park and at the set piece. Backs got carved up. Defensive patterns just weren't right. Not sure rushing up in midfield that compressed was the way to go against a Blues team...

Higgers is playing himself into the Wallabies.

This is what you said. It's a strawman because it's a complete misrepresentation of what Deans has done in the past. It's a point you're making that doesn't support your conclusion because, well, it just isn't true. Half of the bitching on this place is because of Deans' 'exotic' selections...