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In that case Scarfie, you can take your pick of Turner at 13 or 14. He's been pretty dynamite for Eastwood at 13, and we all know he has the wares at 14. I believe Baxter isn't back yet for Norths, so it would be difficult to pick him. Hodgo has to get a starting spot, and Mowen/Waugh as the...

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I finally found footage of the first yellow card incident. Did I mention BAHAHAHAHAHA? That is one of the most ridiculous and soft yellow cards I have seen at any level, and my respect for Jonathan Kaplan has sunk to a new level (Joubert, of course, had no part in that...

Yeah, must say I'm in the same boat as TBH on this. It was, in fact, the marketing buffs at the ARU who instituted John Williamson or whatever his name is singing Waltzing Matilda. It was horrific to have the haka, then have this bloke strumming away in a faux singalong. Finally, the ARU...

Well, first of all you are right and I am an idiot. Any kid in U/10s would know he's a blindside. Noted. I had a look at the first half footage. I sped through a bit, but I counted 14 rucks he hit, just in the half, 3 of which we won turnovers, and once he gave away a penalty (then 10m). There...

Gnostic you seem to have a real bee in your bonnet about Elsom, to the point where your death-ride-coloured glasses are obstructing your view. His captaincy/leadership/diplomacy was fairly atrocious last night. I think everyone agrees on that. And it's been an ongoing issue. But his play as an...

The issue with McCabe, or Houston or any new players drawn from outside the squad is they don't know the system, their team-mates, or the game plan. They also probably (particularly in Houston's case) don't have the conditioning. I like McCabe at club level, and what I've seen from him at S14...

1. Robinson 2. Fainga'a (Moore isn't fit, no 'bang' from start) 3. Ma'afu (I'm generous) 4. Simmons 5. Sharpe 6. Elsom 7. Pocock 8. Hodgson 9. Genia 10. Barnes 11. Mitchell 12. Fainga'a 13. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 14. Shepherd 15. JOC (James O'Connor) 16. Moore - on @~50min 17. Slipper - on early, then one of them has an injury...

Is there any chance of someone uploading/linking footage of the first Mitchell YC? I watched that period, from kickoff to YC very closely on FTA coverage and no sign of the offence. Also, is it worth noting that I seem to recall the captains were warned about interfering while Mitchell was in...

I agree it's great to see A.Fainga'a get a go, although I think it will be largely to put a scare into Gits, if he's in the squad he has a shot. I quite like the selection of McCalman, I think he could be a real chance of at least a bench possie. I'd love to see him get a run in place of...

Scotty, while I agree that Genia can be as good as, if not better than, Gregan he still has a fair bit of ground solo, or as a partnership with Cooper to match up to 9. Gregan 10. Larkham. I would definitely agree that our current #1 forward pack could gain parity, but the backline as a whole...

RH When I was coming through there was talk that they were establishing an elite 'scrum school' for 15-18yo, which is basically exactly what we're talking about here. Like most brilliant ideas, it required funding, so they cut it... A few of us here on the boards have agreed that it would be...

So basically, running around like a headless chook is a goer? Fair enough. No surprise there, but perhaps a touch disappointing. At least RD will know for sure which players from this 22 he wants in 3N.

I like the cut of your team's jib, but it has the drawback of no less than five players being unavailable through injury/not in the squad.

Like Blue, I'd rather give my points to the bar staff, but since I can't... 3. Pocock 2. Daley 1. Cooper

Giteau's Report Card F-Off. Boom-tish.

Not really, no. Picking from within the squad, I'd have a go at: 15 Hynes 14 Turner 13 AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 12 Horne 11 Mitchell 10 Quade 9 Burgo 8 Elsom 7 Pocock 6 Hodgson 5 Sharpe 4 Mumm 3 Slipper 2 Fainga'a 1 Daley 16 Edmonds 17 Weeks (itching to go outside the squad but will refrain.)...

Yeah it's true, Blue. Had it not been for the extensive injuries and Deans' intransigence regarding Baxter, it's unlikely Slipper would have been anything more than an Aus A replacement. So, looking at positives, his "fast-tracking" is one. Scotty, your own post belies the fact that Deans DID...

Looking through the Round window, the word of the day is "inconsistent" I must say RH, approach with much caution any statement that begins I also feel a touch sorry for you in "platinum" 411, I find the 400s not to be the best seats around... Why not just head to Suncorp for the Ireland...

I was about to go to bed but had to come back to say that whilst our NH friend was ordinary (5/10), he was truly several tiers above the Uni v Beasts ref today. That, gentleman, was a true muppet.

Agreed, Agreed, Agreed. In particular, the decision NOT to play Hodgo (the best performing Aussie 7 and arguably most consistent backrower in S14 this year) when Jizz got half a game seems looney to me. Genia definitely wasn't fit, and seemed to pick up a niggle in the hand/wrist too. Gits...